Vehicle 79162
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: 30199
Diagram: 551
Allocations
| 04/03/57 | New to | 64A (St Margarets) | |
| c. summer-58 | Transferred to | Leith Central | |
| Nov-59 | Depot code change | 64H | |
| 19/10/72 | Withdrawn from | 64H (Leith Central) |
Notes
09/04/77 - withdrawn vehicles in Ely Yard: 56303, 79086, 79089, 79100, 79103, 79104, 79105, 79109, 79156, 79157, 79158, 79161, 79162, 79164
11/09/77 - Withdrawn vehicles noted at Ely awaiting movement to Snailwell: SC79083, 79086, 79089, 79100, 79103, 79104, 79105, 79109, 79156, 79157, 79158, 79161, 79162, 79164.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:
| 2 | 79105 | 79167 | 79477 | 79442 | 79162 | 79111 | Noted 31st August 1957 | ||
| 79106 | 79162 | 79440 | 79482 | 79164 | 79110 | Noted 15/08/70 - at Edinburgh Waverley1 | |||
| 79106 | 79162 | 79440 | 79482 | 79164 | 79110 | Noted 17/08/70 - at Edinburgh2 | |||
| 79099 | 79105 | 79480 | 79162 | 79096 | Listed at 64H - 10/06/71 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
Images:
29th June 1964
A Swindon Inter-City DMU led by DMSL Sc79162 arrives into Kingsknowe station on 29 June 1964. Stuart Mackay Collection.
11th September 1977
Withdrawn Swindon Inter-City intermediate DMBSL SC79162 at Ely on 11 September 1977. Rob Edwards.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 29th June 1964
A Swindon Inter-City DMU in Kingsknowe station on 29 June 1964. The DMSL at the far end is Sc79162. Stuart Mackay Collection.