Vehicle 79164
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
| 18/03/57 | 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| 19/10/72 | Withdrawn from | 64H (Leith Central) |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
14/10/74 - on Cambridge 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24/10/75 - withdrawn vehicles 79083, 79109 and 79164 noted at Ely
09/04/77 - withdrawn vehicles in Ely Yard: 56303, 79086, 79089, 79100, 79103, 79104, 79105, 79109, 79156, 79157, 79158, 79161, 79162, 79164
11/09/77 - Withdrawn vehicles noted at Ely awaiting movement to Snailwell: SC79083, 79086, 79089, 79100, 79103, 79104, 79105, 79109, 79156, 79157, 79158, 79161, 79162, 79164.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:
| 6 | 79100 | 79164 | 79480 | 79446 | 79166 | 79101 | 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 | |||
| 79088 | 79157 | 79481 | 79164 | 79086 | Listed at 64H - 10/06/71 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
Images:
circa 1975
Withdrawn Swindon-built 79xxx vehicles at Ely circa 1975, Sc79164 closest, Sc79109 behind. John Law.
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.
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.
September 1976
Withdrawn Swindon Inter-City 79xxx vehicles stored at Ely while the await movement to Snailwell for disposal. September 1976. Alan Rintoul.
24th June 1978
BR Swindon Works built Class 126 DMSL SC79164 is seen dumped in Ely Station Goods Yard on the 24th June 1978. Withdrawn from use by BR Scottish Region in October 1972 she would spend several years stored at Ely before being scrapped at the nearby Mayer Parry yard, Snailwell, Cambridgeshire in December 1981. Bob Woolnough.
March 1979
Sc79164 in a scrap line at Ely awaiting movement to Snailwell. March 1979. On the left is Sc79109. Karel 1999.
10th April 1979
Former SCR Inter city DMUs await scrapping at Ely on 10th April 1979. David Scott.
5th May 1979
Withdrawn former Edinburgh - Glasgow vehicle SC79164 in Ely Yard on 5 May 1979. Rob Paterson.
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.
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.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 11th September 1977
Withdrawn Swindon Inter-City leading DMBSL SC79100 at Ely on 11 September 1977. It faces the rear end of an intermediate DMSL - possibly SC79164 - which has a condemned date of 11-72 painted on, there is also a paint date on the solebar of 25-8-67. Rob Edwards.
Date: 5th May 1979
Withdrawn Swindon Inter-City DMBSL SC79100 in Ely Yard on 5 May 1979. On the left, with the door removed, seems to be SC79164. Rob Paterson.
Date: 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.