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A 6-car Swindon Cross-Country formation seen at Acocks Green in 1959. Michael Mensing.
Swindon built diesels on display. A Cross-Country DMU, behind it another DMU car then a GWR railcar, and a Warship diesel hydraulic locomotive are seen at their birthplace. This negative had a date of 18 March 1960 on the sleeve but the condition of the three-car suggests earlier, possibly 1958. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The SLS West Midlands railtour at Minsterley on September 12th, 1959. Steve Davies Collection.
These are of my 120 trip to St Combs. A contact in the GNSR group does not know of another 120 visit, so it is likely to be rare, if not unique. Eric Stuart.
A Fraserburgh service at St Combs circa 1960, with the rare use of a Swindon Cross Country DMU on the line. Eric Stuart.
A St Combs train at Fraserburgh. Eric Stuart.
Two Swindon Cross-Country sets arrive into Glasgow Queen Street with the 10am ex-Edinburgh on the 14th May 1960. At the time six of the seven ScR sets were allocated to Hamilton. On the left is Swindon Inter-City leading DMBS 79111. Michael Mensing.
A Swindon Cross-Country DMU on the Killin branch on 19 May 1960, during a layover of the Six Lochs Land Cruise. WS Sellar.
A Swindon and GRC&W Cross-Country DMUs are seen north of Malvern Link with the 5.40pm Cardiff General - Birmingham Snow Hill service on Sunday 19 June 1960. Michael Mensing.
A Swindon Cross-Country set in the 1960s on a Six Lochs land Cruise from Gourock, which took it around the Callander / Crianlarich circuit, and is seen in Crianlarich station. Stuart Rankin.
The 08:45 Aberdeen - Inverness is seen leaving Keith on the 31st March 1961. Hamish Stevenson.
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.
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.
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.
A Swindon Cross-Country set arrives into Acocks Green and Yardley station with a service for Birmingham Snow Hill in September 1961. Michael Mensing.
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.
A Swindon Cross-Country set at Suckley station with the 6.50pm Bromyard - Worcester Shrub Hill on the 9th September 1961. Michael Mensing.
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.
A Swindon Cross-Country DMU in Oban station, date unknown. This was likely one of the summer 'tourist' services from Glasgow Queen Street that ran via Loch Lomond (rather than Callander as the service trains did). Note the sideboard. Paul Redmond.
A Swindon Cross-Country DMU in Hatton station, Leamington Spa on the destination blind. Date unknown, this third batch of these sets were on in the area in the 1961/2 period. Roger Geach Collection.