Vehicle 79094
Swindon Inter-City 79xxx series
Builder: Swindon Works
Layout: Inter-City
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: White Circle
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30200
Diagram: 552
Allocations
| June 1957 | New to | WR (Western Region) | |
| 18/06/59 | On loan to | Leith Central | |
| Nov-59 | Depot code change | 64H | |
| 31/12/61 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | - Previously on loan now permanently transferred |
| 4w/e 05/06/71 | Stored | ||
| p/e 01/04/72 | Withdrawn |
Notes
circa Jun-59 - WR Inter-City cars are being transferred to Scotland and are appearing with SC prefixes. Amongst those which have arrived are SC79091/4 and 79440.
Disposal
Oct-72 - Sold to LAMCO (Liberia)
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79094 | 79440 | 79088 | Transfer to Leith Central - w/e 20/06/59 - from WR | ||||||
| spare | 79094 | Listed at 64H - 10/06/71 |
Images:
circa 1958
A Swindon Inter-City DMU forms a Birmingham to Swansea service leaving Cheltenham Malvern Road circa early 1958. The leading vehicle appears to be W79094. British Railways.
24th November 1982
A rare view of 79094 (and an unidentified partner) running in service after being exported to Liberia. It is fortunate that the vehicles retained their BR numbers on the cab fronts during this period. Taken at Greenfield Quarry on November 24th 1982, the traincrew are Pete Fisher & Augustus Nelson. Keith Mitchell Collection.