Vehicle 79111
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
| 07/01/57 | New to | 64A (St Margarets) | |
| c. summer-58 | Transferred to | Leith Central | |
| Nov-59 | Depot code change | 64H | |
| 4w/e 05/06/71 | Stored | ||
| 19/10/72 | Withdrawn from | 64H (Leith Central) |
Notes
05/01/75 - on Botanic Gardens depot for spares recovery
18/01/76 - 59775/6/7/8/9 and 79111 noted at Botanic Gardens depot, withdrawn, awaiting removal for scrap. All noted there again on 21/2/76.
06/03/76 - 59776/8 + 79111 noted at Botanic Gardens depot, withdrawn, awaiting removal for scrap
Disposal
Scrapped by Bird Group, on location at Hull Priory Yard
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 2 | 79105 | 79167 | 79477 | 79442 | 79162 | 79111 | Noted 31st August 1957 |
Images:
April 1957
Sc79111 leads a Swindon Inter-City DMU through Princes Street Gardens with a Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh Waverley service in April 1957. The formation comprises two three-car sets, these services would soon become six-car sets formed two power cars, two centre cars, two power cars. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 14th May 1960
Two Swindon Cross-Country sets arrive into Glasgow Queen Street with the 10am ex-Edinburgh on the 14th May 1960. At the time six of the seven ScR sets were allocated to Hamilton. On the left is Swindon Inter-City leading DMBS 79111. Michael Mensing.