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Vehicle 79965


Wickham Railbus

Builder: Wickham
Layout: Railbus
Length: 38ft
Coupling Code: None
Coupling Type: None
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30481
Diagram: 612

Allocations

Sep-58 New to Leith Central
circa Apr-59 Transferred to 63A (Perth)
06/03/62 Transferred to 60B (Aviemore)
16/04/62 Transferred to 65J (Stirling)
13/06/64 Withdrawn from 65J (Stirling)

Notes

mid-May 1959 - For the Wickham railbuses in May 1959, SC79965 was at Crieff, two on the Devon Valley line, leaving two spare.

Disposal

Scrapped by TW Ward, Inverkeithing

Images:

Wickham railbus at Crieff

Unknown

A Wickham railbus in Crieff station, looking towwards Comrie. Date unknown, probably 79965. Walter Burt Collection.

Wickham railbus at Stirling depot

18 June 1962

Wickham railbus SC79965 stabled on Stirling shed, believed to be on 18 June 1962. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Wickham railbus at Stirling shed

11th August 1962

Wickham railbus SC79965 stabled the company of a 350hp shunter on Stirling shed. 11th August 1962. The KDH Archive.

Wickham railbus at Stirling South depot

circa 1965

Wickham railbus Sc79965. No details with this image, it appears that it could be after withdrawal in 1964 - it is seen at Stirling South shed at the end of a siding blocked by a partially dismantled diesel shunter. Stuart Mackay Collection.