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Vehicle 79967


Wickham Railbus

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

Allocations

30/01/59 New to Leith Central
Nov-59Depot code change64H
by May-60 Transferred to 63A (Perth)
w/e 06/05/61 Transferred to 60B (Aviemore)
w/e 29/07/61 Transferred to 63A (Perth)
19/10/64 Transferred to 60B (Aviemore)
04/10/66 Withdrawn from 60B (Aviemore)

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 Perth shed

Unknown date

Wickham railbus SC79967 on Perth shed, date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Wickham railbus at Perth shed

circa 1963

A Wickham railbus, thought to be SC79967 - it had a slightly narrower yellow panel than the others, on Perth shed circa 1963 The Bristol railbus partially seen on the left is SC79959. Stuart Mackay Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa 1963

Bristol railbus SC79959 on Perth shed, circa 1963. Note how the panels to access the heater has been removed, the Wickham railbus behind is thought to be SC79967. Stuart Mackay Collection.