Vehicle 79974
Park Royal Railbus
Builder: Park Royal
Layout: Railbus
Length: 42ft
Coupling Code: None
Coupling Type: None
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30480
Diagram: 613
Allocations
| 12/11/58 | New to | Leith Central | |
| circa 1959 | Transferred to | 67C (Ayr) | |
| 4w/e 31/07/62 | Transferred to | 65H (Helensburgh) | |
| 01/08/62 | Transferred to | 67C (Ayr) | |
| 17/06/63 | Transferred to | 60A (Inverness) | |
| 19/03/64 | Transferred to | 67C (Ayr) | |
| 03/11/66 | Withdrawn from | 67C (Ayr) |
Notes
mid-May 1959 - Sc79958/9 had arrived in Hamilton for driver training by mid-May 1959. The former had worked the first month of the Beith branch service - not devoid of failure and replaced by SC79979 (after it had spent several months on the Crieff branch). SC79959 had been on the Aviemore - Elgin line until replaced early in April by Sc79970. The other Park Royal SC79974 was at Ayr.
Disposal
Scrapped by J Connell & Co, on location at Eastfield depot
Images:
1959
Park Royal railbus SC 79974 in 1959 in "Somerset Sidings" (adjacent to Somerset Road) at the east end of Ayr MPD. Hamish Stevenson.
Unknown date
Park Royal rail bus SC79974 stabled in "Somerset Sidings" (adjacent to Somerset Road) at the east end of Ayr MPD. Date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Unknown date
A new looking SC79974 arrives into Prestwick station with an Ayr - Kilmarnock service. Date unknown. Hamish Stevenson.
Unknown date
Park Royal railbus SC79974 seems to be fairly new when seen in this undated image in Kilmarnock station, but has already received a bash to the cab corner. Hamish Stevenson.
circa 1964
A Park Royal railbus at Kilmarnock probably on an Ayr service circa 1964/5. The headlamp above the blind shows it's one of the two original ScR vehicles 0 or 4. They differed in the yellow panel era - 79974 had the corresponding part of the headcode panel painted yellow (this one), on the other vehicle it remained green. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1966
Railbuses SC79974 and SC79968 on Ayr depot circa mid-late 1966. The Park Royal was not withdrawn until November that year, but had sat out of use since at least May. On the right is Crab 42863. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Unknown date
Park Royal railbus SC79974 facing an AC Cars railbus. The only details with the negative were 'Glasgow', and this is presumably Eastfield depot where the vehicle languished for a few years after withdrawal in 1966. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1967
Park Royal railbus SC79974 at Eastfield in the company of NBL shunters D2759 and D2768 and another unidentified one on the right. Date unknown, it was never allocated to the depot but it did end up there after withdrawal where it lingered and deteriorated for several years before disposal. Stuart Mackay Collection.
6th January 1969
Park Royal Railbus SC79974 stands silent at the rear of Eastfield 6 Jan 1969. John Grey Turner.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: unknown
A Park Royal railbus (SC79970 or SC79974) in Arrochar and Tarbet station, date unknown. It will be working the shuttle to Craigendoran. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 30th July 1966
Partially dismantled Wickham railbus Sc79968 is seen at Ayr on July 30, 1966, with Sc79974 behind. David Mant.
Date: circa 1966
Sc79968 and probably Sc79974, Ayr depot, circa mid/late 1966. Graham Clark.