Vehicle 79442

Swindon Inter-City 79xxx series

Builder: Swindon Works
Layout: Inter-City
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: White Circle
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Lot Number: 30197
Diagram: 560

Allocations

Disposal

Scrapped by J McWilliam, Shettleston

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

Images:

14th February 1957

A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR43) showing a compartment in brand new Inter-City buffet car Sc79442 on 14 February 1957. It has one of the removable tables fitted - normally stored in the corridor. The wood paneling is note on the trafolyte plaque above the window as being Golden Ash from Europe. The carpet does not appear to be lying flat. British Railways.

14th February 1957

A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR44) showing a inside brand new Inter-City buffet car Sc79442 on 14 February 1957. This shows the buffet area with the wooden roller shutter down at the serving counter. British Railways.

14th February 1957

A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR45) showing inside brand new Inter-City buffet car Sc79442 on 14 February 1957. This shows the buffet area with the wooden roller shutter up at the serving counter. Note that the counter is still pretty enclosed with only a small area open to the inside. British Railways.

14th February 1957

A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR47) showing the inside of brand new Inter-City buffet car Sc79442 on 14 February 1957. This shows the buffet area with the wooden roller shutter down at the serving counter. British Railways.

14th February 1957

A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR48) showing the buffet area in brand new Inter-City car Sc79442 on 14 February 1957. This looks towards the compartment end, the serving hatch is to the right of the photographer, British Railways.

14th February 1957

A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR50) showing the inside of brand new Inter-City buffet car Sc79442 on 14 February 1957. This shows inside the kitchen area from the serving hatch end. British Railways.

14th February 1957

A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR51) showing the inside of brand new Inter-City buffet car Sc79442 on 14 February 1957. This shows the sink end of the kitchen area. British Railways.

14th February 1957

A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR52) showing the inside of brand new Inter-City buffet car Sc79442 on 14 February 1957. This is the cooker and boiler in the kitchen area taken from the external doorway, the serving hatch is to the right. British Railways.

14th February 1957

A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR53) showing the inside of brand new Inter-City buffet car Sc79442 on 14 February 1957. This shows the staff toilet, the sliding door on the right is to the gangway. British Railways.

14th February 1957

A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR54) showing the inside of brand new Inter-City buffet car Sc79442 on 14 February 1957. This is the public toilet which was at the compartment end of the vehicle. British Railways.

14th February 1957

A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR55) showing the inside of brand new Inter-City buffet car Sc79442 on 14 February 1957. This is the corridor from the compartment end, the public toilet is on the left. The swing door into the buffet area is open. British Railways.