Class 120 DMU images
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25th March 1961
A Swindon Cross-Country DMU, led by W50651, is seen taking the Stourbridge line at The Hawthorns Halt with the 4.00pm Birmingham Snow Hill - Hereford service on 25 March 1961. Michael Mensing.
25th March 1961
A Swindon Cross-Country DMU is seen at The Hawthorns with a Birmingham Snow Hill bound service on 25 March 1961. W50706 is leading, which was allocated to Cardiff Canton at the time. Michael Mensing.
31st March 1961
The 08:45 Aberdeen - Inverness is seen leaving Keith on the 31st March 1961. Hamish Stevenson.
13th April 1961
The 3.30pm Oxford - Birmingham Snow Hill is seen as Acocks Green on the 13th April 1961. This is one of the third and final batches of Swindon Cross-Country sets, which comprised just nine sets all delivered in 1961. Note that the formation contains two DMBC vehicles. Michael Mensing.
May 1961
Two Swindon Cross-Country sets led by W50716 form a Birmingham - Swansea service seen at Acocks Green in early May 1961. Michael Mensing.
13th May 1961
A Swindon Cross-Country and a Derby Heavyweight set (later Class 120/107) in Glasgow Queen Street ready to work the 12.10pm to Edinburgh Waverley on the 13th May 1961. At the time three of these Swindon sets were allocated to Leith Central. Michael Mensing.
June 1961
A Swindon Cross Country DMU, closest seems at be W50647, with a Cardiff service at Widney Manor in late June 1961. Michael Mensing.
10th June 1961
A Swindon Cross-Country DMU at Gloucester on a rainy 10 June 1961. The open door is obscuring the vehicle number but the brake vehicle (far end) is recorded as W50669, so this is presumably W50718. Stuart Mackay Collection.
1st July 1961
Am SLS Special DMU train under Fforchdwm Viaduact at Garth Tonmawr on 1st July 1961. Image by Derek Chaplin. Now this is a very obscure location to find a DMU in South Wales, the line to Garth Tonmawr colliery. Fforchdwm viaduct built in 1840 to carry the Glyncorrwg Mineral Railway across the Plenna Valley. Apparently, it was blown up by the Army on 14/07/1979 as it was too dangerous a structure. It does not look too safe here in 1961. Peter Brabham Collection.
12th July 1961
A nine-car Swindon Cross-Country formation heads away from the camera at Patchway on 12 July 1961. Cardiff is on the destination blind and each coach has letters in the letter holders on the side, the closest vehicle being A. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
August 1961
W51579 sits on the bridge over Rainbow Hill, Worcester on the 27th August 1961. Note the curtains, normal in first class but Swindon built sets also had curtains in second class. Michael Mensing.
September 1961
A Swindon Cross-Country set arrives into Acocks Green and Yardley station with a service for Birmingham Snow Hill in September 1961. Michael Mensing.
2nd September 1961
A Swindon Cross-Country DMU is seen arriving into Worcester Shrub Hill station with a Ledbury service on 2 September 1961. Despite the vehicle being less that a year old, the paint seems to be peeling off around the headcode box. Michael Mensing.
2nd September 1961
W51580 at the front of the 6.25pm Oxford - Moreton-in-Marsh, seen in Kingham station on the 2nd September 1961. The set, which is towing two 4-wheel vans, would soon be transferred to Plymouth. Michael Mensing.
9th September 1961
A Swindon Cross-Country set at Suckley station with the 6.50pm Bromyard - Worcester Shrub Hill on the 9th September 1961. Michael Mensing.
20th September 1961
Three Cross-Country sets form a nine-car DMU formation with a tail load (possibly a horsebox) working the 4.08pm Birmingham Snow Hill - Oxford - Paddington over Lapworth troughs on 20 September 1961. Two sets (front and rear) are of Swindon build, the centre one a GRC&W, the two types can be told apart by the quantity of roof vents. DMBCL W50701 leads, W59290 is behind. With three buffet cars on the train, and no through access between the three sets, would all three buffets be manned? Michael Mensing.
20th September 1961
W51581 leads the 11.35am Stratford-upon-Avon - Leamington Spa as it begins the descent of Hatton Bank on 20/09/61. Note the 'markings' on the cab dome. Most green DMUs that had white domes were self-coloured glass-fibre, these Swindon vehicles had steel cab domes painted to emulate the others. Michael Mensing.
20th September 1961
A Swindon Cross-Country DMU forms the 12.25pm Birmingham Snow Hill - Carmarthen service seen passing the old Claverdon station on 20 September 1961. Michael Mensing.
28th October 1961
W51585 at Birmingham New Street with the 2.03pm to Worcester, 28th October 1961. This more unusual view shows the grilles covering the exhaust pipes that the Swindon vehicles had. Michael Mensing.
28th October 1961
W51585 at Birmingham New Street with the 2.03pm to Worcester, 28th October 1961. Michael Mensing.