Vehicle 79969

Wickham Railbus

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

Allocations

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 BR, Cowlairs Works

Images:

November 1959

This was an official British Railways image that was also issued as a postcard. Taken at Glen Douglas (nowadays a passing place between Garelochhead and Arrochar & Tarbet stations) it is almost certainly Sc79969 when it was introduced to the Craigendoran - Arrochar & Tarbet service in November 1959. British Railways.

November 1959

Wickham railbus SC79969 poses at Glen Douglas station for a publicity image, one that would appear on the cover of the January 1961 Scottish Region edition of the British Railways staff magazine. The vehicle has Arrochar on the destination blind, an almost identical image (number 8985 on here) displays Craigendoran. British Railways.

9th November 1959

A Scottish Region publicity image (negative 11390) showing Wickham railbus Sc79969 at Arrochar & Tarbet station on 9 November 1959. It had started working the Arrochar - Craigendoran service the week before on the 2nd. Image courtesy of the AA MacLean collection. British Railways.

9th November 1959

A Scottish Region publicity image (negative 11392) thought to show 79969 on 9 November 1959. The caption reads "DIESEL RAILBUS CRAIGENDORAN - ARROCHAR AND TARBET SERVICE Diesel railbus above Loch Long. This railbus, which seats 48 passengers, replaced the 'Push and Pull' steam trains on this service from 2nd November 1959. Railbus was built by D. Wickham & Co. of Ware." Image courtesy of the AA MacLean collection. British Railways.

1960

Sc79969, probably at Arrochar & Tarbet in early 1960. Hamish Stevenson.