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Vehicle 79109


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

18/12/56 New to 64A (St Margarets)
c. summer-58 Transferred to Leith Central
Nov-59Depot code change64H
19/10/72 Withdrawn from 64H (Leith Central)

Notes

07/01/75 - 79083 + 79109 noted on South Gosforth depot for spares recovery
24/08/75 - 79083 + 79109 noted on South Gosforth depot for spares recovery
24/10/75 - withdrawn vehicles 79083, 79109 and 79164 noted at Ely
09/04/77 - withdrawn vehicles in Ely Yard: 56303, 79086, 79089, 79100, 79103, 79104, 79105, 79109, 79156, 79157, 79158, 79161, 79162, 79164
11/09/77 - Withdrawn vehicles noted at Ely awaiting movement to Snailwell: SC79083, 79086, 79089, 79100, 79103, 79104, 79105, 79109, 79156, 79157, 79158, 79161, 79162, 79164.

Disposal

Scrapped by A King, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


1 79103 79160 79447 79482 79156 79109 Noted 31st August 1957
79109 79168 79478 79161 79100 Listed at 64H - 10/06/71

Images:

Swindon 79xxx at Glasgow Queen Street

12th January 1957

Sc79109 at the head of a three-car Swindon Inter-City set in Glasgow Queen Street on 12th January, 1957. The power car has no crest on the bodyside, but is carrying an 'Edinburgh - Glasgow' roof board. George Bett.

Swindon 79xxx at Millerhill

April 1973

Withdrawn Class 126 units at Millerhill in April 1973 (SC79109 closest). Most of the withdrawn E&G Swindons, which is what we knew them as, ended up stored at Millerhill Yard before being taken south for Scrap. They then hung around in East Anglia for a quite a while as we kept stumbling across them when we were on trips at such unlikely places as Ely and Mistley awaiting devouring by Kings scrapyards in Norwich and Snailwell. Some also went to Swindon for cutting up and sat alongside the Westerns waiting their turn to go. Alistair Ness.

Swindon 79xxx at Ely

17th July 1979

Former E&G vehicles stored at Ely on 17 July 1979 awaiting movement to disposal at Snailwell scrapyard. SC79109 is in the centre, on the right seems to be SC79089 and on the left should be SC79164. Phil Bevan.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa 1975

Withdrawn Swindon-built 79xxx vehicles at Ely circa 1975, Sc79164 closest, Sc79109 behind. John Law.

DMU

Date: 21st February 1976

E&G Swindon vehicles at Ely Station Yard on 21/2/76 awaiting movement for scrapping - it would be four years before they moved to Snailwell. Right to left are DMSL Sc79164 and DMBSLs Sc79109 and Sc79083. Bob Gregory.

DMU

Date: 3rd August 1976

Many of the 79xxx series Inter-City units were spread around the country after withdrawal as they slowly worked their way to Snailwell. Here DMS SC79164 and an 'leading' DMBS SC79109 are seen at Ely on 3/8/76. Ian Francis.

DMU

Date: March 1979

Sc79164 in a scrap line at Ely awaiting movement to Snailwell. March 1979. On the left is Sc79109. Karel 1999.

DMU

Date: 29th November 1980

Grounded 'white circle' Swindon built 'Intercity' ex Scottish Region DMU cars were awaiting the end at the King's scrapyard at Snailwell on a snowy November 29th 1980. The units were built in 1956 and worked between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh until 1971 when they were replaced by Class 27's on push-pull duties. Centre is SC79164, on the right SC79109 and on the left facing away is believed to be SC79105. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: 29th November 1980

The end of the line for four former Scottish Region, Swindon built 'Inter City' DMU power cars. The intermediate car is SC79164, two of the others are noted as SC79105, SC79109 (the latter with the cab facing us). They stand off the rails in Kings Scrapyard at Snailwell in Cambridgeshire on a wintery 29th November 1980. The units were contaminated with asbestos and would be passed through the on-site firing tunnel before the charred remains were cut-up for scrap. Martyn Hilbert.