Vehicle 59685
Class 120
Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Cross Country
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: BR Standard
Lot Number: 30561
Diagram: 561
Allocations
| 09/01/60 | New to | 61A (Kittybrewster) | |
| 3w/e 02/04/60 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| 4w/e 04/06/60 | Transferred to | 61A (Kittybrewster) | |
| 3w/e 19/11/60 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| w/e 03/06/61 | Transferred to | 61A (Kittybrewster) | |
| 2w/e 12/05/62 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| Sep-62 | Transferred to | 67A (Corkerhill) | |
| 4w/e 01/06/63 | Transferred to | 61A (Kittybrewster) | |
| Jan-67 | Transferred to | 60A (Inverness) | |
| 4w/e 30/06/68 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| Aug-69 | Transferred to | 60A (Inverness) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | IS | |
| 4w/e 01/03/80 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| 05/10/81 | Transferred to | DY (Derby Etches Park) | |
| circa 1984 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| circa Mar-85 | On loan to | DY (Derby Etches Park) | |
| Apr-85 | Ex-loan back to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 02/03/86 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 23/09/1977 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51781 | 59685 | 51790 | Transfer to 66C - 2w/e 12/05/62 | ||||||
| 51781 | 59685 | 51790 | Transfer to 67A - Sep-62 | ||||||
| 51781 | 59685 | 51790 | Transfer to 61A - 4w/e 01/06/63 | ||||||
| 51781 | 59685 | 51789 | Transfer to 66C - 4w/e 30/06/68 | ||||||
| 51786 | 59685 | 51794 | Noted 17/08/70 - at Inverness1 | ||||||
| 51785 | 59685 | 51794 | Noted 30/03/1976 - at Inverness2 | ||||||
| 305 | 51786 | 59685 | 55011 | Noted 06/09/76 - in Inverness station, set number only on 51786, 55011 has set number 2, 55005 also attached1 | |||||
| 301 | 51787 | 59685 | 51789 | Listed at IS - mid-May-78 - Refurbished set | |||||
| 51787 | 59685 | 55011 | Noted 03/07/78 - at Inverness3 | ||||||
| 51787 | 59685 | 51789 | Transfer to AY - 4w/e 01/03/80 | ||||||
| 51787 | 59685 | 51789 | Noted 1st March 1980 | ||||||
| 398 | 51787 | 59685 | 51789 | Listed at AY - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 51789 | 59685 | 51787 | 59686 | 50159 | Noted 6th February 1981 | ||||
| 51787 | 59685 | 51529 | Noted 30th August 1981 | ||||||
| 51787 | 59685 | 51529 | Noted 30/08/1981 - Branch Line Society Ayrshire Wanderer Railtour day 2 of 2 | ||||||
| EP504 | 51787 | 59685 | 51789 | Listed at DY - circa Jun-82 | |||||
| EP504 | 51787 | 59685 | 51789 | Noted circa 09/19824 | |||||
| EP504 | 51787 | 59685 | 51789 | Noted circa 01/19844 | |||||
| EP504 | 51787 | 59685 | 51789 | Noted 28/12/84 - at Lincoln St Marks1 | |||||
| EP504 | 51787 | 59685 | 51789 | Noted circa 02/19854 | |||||
| 51787 | 59685 | 51789 | Noted 29/08/85 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Eddie Knorn
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 30th August 1981
The 1981 BLS Scottish Tour was the Ayrshire Wanderer which ran in two parts. The Sunday tour (30 August) started and finished at Ayr and here we are at Girvan Goods. For some reason we spent ages here, probably due to awaiting a path on the Stranraer line where we were headed next, so I put the time to good use and walked much further away from the train to take my shot. It was formed of 51787/59685/51529. Alistair Ness.
Date: 30th August 1981
The 1981 BLS Scottish Tour was the Ayrshire Wanderer which ran in two parts. The Sunday tour (on 30 August) started and finished at Ayr and here we are at Girvan awaiting the road south. The formation of the train was interesting as it comprised two ex Inverness based Class 120 vehicles SC51787 + SC59685 and Class 101 SC51529. Alistair Ness.
Date: 30th August 1981
The 1981 BLS Scottish Tour was the Ayrshire Wanderer which ran in two parts. The Sunday tour (on 30 August, formed 51787 + 59685 + 51529) started and finished at Ayr and here we are as far as you can get at Stranraer harbour. The mileage men were all crammed into the front coach to get the last drop but Alan and I elected to forego the scrum and walk down to take our pics. Alistair Ness.
Date: 30th August 1981
On the second day of the Branch Line Society's "Ayrshire Wanderer" railtour, August 30th 1981, a mixed formation set was used. The leading end here is Class 120 Swindon-built "cross-country" car 51787, the trailer is a similar former buffet car (59685) and the far end is a Metro-Cammell class 101 car (51529). This was taken at Barrhill station. Jeremy Chapter.
Date: 30th August 1981
With the Ailsa Princess as a backdrop the BLS Ayr & Stranraer railtour on 30 August 1981 almost reaches the buffer stop at Stranraer Harbour. The tour ran from Ayr and was formed of 51787 + 59685 + 51529. John Horne Collection.
Date: 12th February 1983
Set number: EP504
Class 120 set EP504 (51787 + 59685 + 51789) at Matlock on 12 February 1983. An image from the Jim Freebury Railway Slide Collection. David Page.
Date: 12th February 1983
Set number: EP504
Class 120 set EP504 (51789 + 59685 + 51787) at Matlock on 12 February 1983. An image from the Jim Freebury Railway Slide Collection. David Page.
Date: 12th February 1983
Set number: EP504
Class 120 set EP504 (51789 + 59685 + 51787) at Matlock on 12 February 1983. An image from the Jim Freebury Railway Slide Collection. David Page.
Date: 16th March 1985
Set number: EP504
Class 120 set EP504 (51787 + 59685 + 51789) at Lincoln St. Marks. on 16 March 1985. Rob Paterson.