AC Cars Railbus images identified by Vehicle No.
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79978
January 1961
AC Cars railbus W79978 seen on Swindon shed in January 1961. Stuart Mackay Collection.
5th August 1963
AC Cars railbus W79978 is seen on the Circencester branch working the 2.20pm Kemble - Cirencester service on 5 August 1963. Michael Mensing.
5th August 1963
AC Cars railbus W79978 leaves Cirencester with the 2pm service to Kemble on 5 August 1963. Michael Mensing.
4th April 1964
W79978 waiting to leave Kemble for Tetbury on what I think was the 10.20(SO)to Tetbury on 4th April 1964 the last day of service Robert Thomas.
4th April 1964
W79978 arriving at Kemble on 4th April 1964 on the 4.25 from Tetbury the last day of service. Robert Thomas.
4th April 1964
W79978 arrived at Tetbury on the 5.00 from Kemble on 4th April 1964 the last day of service. The photographer as a youth of 17 was interviewed on the train for radio by Tom Salmon of BBC West. Robert Thomas.
4th April 1964
W79978 waiting to leave Tetbury on the 5.58 to Kemble on 4th April 1964 the last day of service. Robert Thomas.
17th May 1964
AC Cars railbus W79978. The print recorded this as in Laira depot on 17 May 1964. Unknown.
1967/8
An former Western Region AC Cars railbus, presumably 79978, at Falkirk Grahamston. Date unknown, but 1967 or 1968. Stuart Rankin.
27th January 1968
The final day - 27th January 1968, and W79978 waits in Grangemouth station, and it would be the last railbus to operate in BR service. Hamish Stevenson Collection.
79979
1958
Brand new AC Cars railbus Sc79979 circa early 1958. It would have whiskers added before delivery. AC Cars.
circa early 1958
A front view of AC Cars railbus circa early 1958. Image courtesy of Phil Trotter. AC Cars.
1958
A side view of brand new AC Cars railbus Sc79979 circa early 1958. Image courtesy of Phil Trotter. AC Cars.
1958
The interior of an AC Cars railbus, presumably Sc79979 in early 1958. AC Cars.
1958
The drivers compartment of an AC Cars railbus, presumably Sc79979 in early 1958. British Railways.
1958
A driver posing at the controls of new AC Cars railbus Sc79979 for a publicity image in early 1958. AC Cars.
8th August 1958
A Scottish Region publicity image (negative 8842) showing AC Cars railbus Sc79979 "at the border sign at Gretna". One of a series of images taken to commemorate the arrival of the first railbus to arrive in Scotland on August 8th 1958. Image courtesy of the AA MacLean Collection. British Railways.
8th August 1958
The first railbus to enter Scotland - Sc79979 - at the Gretna lineside border sign on 8th August 1958. It paused there for a series of photos, this one with (left to right) Inspector D. Robertson, Perth, driver D. Brown and guard W. Scott, Polmadie. British Railways.
8th August 1958
The first railbus to enter Scotland - Sc79979 - at the Gretna lineside border sign on 8th August 1958. It paused there for a series of photos, this one with officers of the Scottish Region - (left to right) Messrs. C Ross Campbell, Motive Power Superintendent; C.W. Stewart, Assistant General Manager; Mr. James Ness, General Manager; and M.G. Maycock, Chief Civil Engineer. British Railways.
19th August 1958
The Scottish Region's first railbus Sc79979 at Gleneagles station on 19th August 1958. On that day it did a demonstration run to Blackford and back for officials. British Railways.