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M51577 as part of a 2-car set with M51586 at Leeds, 10/10/85. Malcolm Clements.
M51577 as part of a 2-car set with M51586 at Leeds, 10/10/85. Malcolm Clements.
M51577 facing a Class 110 at Leeds, 10/10/85. Malcolm Clements.
A Class 120/108 four-car DMU working a Preston to Colne service, was climbing Farington Curve on October 12th 1985. The train was formed of a two-car Swindon Cross-Country Class 120, with Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) M51577 leading, coupled to M51586, with a two-car Class 108 bringing up the rear. Buildings in Preston town centre are visible on the skyline, including the 309ft spire of St Walburges Church, visible above the rear car of the train. The wooden post and rail fence visible on the left centre of this scene, marks the course of the Preston - Ormskirk route running in a cutting. Martyn Hilbert.
Class 120 DMU set P557 (W51578 + W59580 + W51587) in the St Ives platform on St Erth on Sunday 17 June 1979. David Russon.
Class 120 DMU set P557 (W51578 + W59580 + W51587) arriving into St Ives with a service from St Erth on Sunday 17 June 1979. David Russon.
A Swindon Cross-Country 3-Car Class 120 DMU formed of cars W51578, W59580 & W51587 was stood at Teignmouth with a Paignton to Exeter St Davids 'all stations' service on July 24th 1979. When this image was recorded the set was allocated to Plymouth Laira depot. The unit would move briefly to Cardiff Canton in 1980, but by 1982 was working in the North West working from Newton Heath. It remained there until 1986, when the set was transferred North of the Border to Ayr for its final stint of operation. The unit was scrapped in 1988. Martyn Hilbert.
Class 120 Swindon Cross-Country set P557 heads away from the camera at St Dennis Junction on September 20, 1979. Steve Davies Collection.
Complete with its first class saloon, Swindon Class 120 Driving Motor Brake Composite (DMBC) W51578 was leading a Worcester to Birmingham New Street service at Blackwell, grinding its way up the last few yards of the Lickey Incline at almost walking pace on September 5th 1981. Martyn Hilbert.
At Ormskirk on 3/9/84 are M51578 + M59580 + M51587 waiting to leave Ormskirk with the 18:32 to Preston. Hamish Stevenson.
A three-car Swindon Cross-Country DMU with Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS) M51578 leading (and centre car 59580), was arriving at Rufford with a Preston to Ormskirk service on July 25th 1985. These were the days when during the evening peak, the passing loop at Rufford enabled two units to pass. There used to be three different DMU's that worked to Ormskirk in that late afternoon/early evening period. The first, in the late afternoon would be a West Yorkshire set (101 or 110) that had worked to Preston from Leeds, whilst the second would be the regular unit that had been running back and forth all day, the third being a Class 120 off a Manchester - Blackpool working, bringing the non- too common sight of a Swindon Cross-Country DMU to the Ormskirk line. Martyn Hilbert.
A grimy-looking three-car Swindon 'Cross-Country' DMU formed of cars M51578, M59580 & M51587, was stood on the Up Slow at Leyland station with a Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria service on December 28th 1985. Martyn Hilbert.
Class 120 51578 at Snailwell on 4 September 1988. Nicholas Youngman.
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.
Two two-car Class 120s in Sutton Park station. There were no details on the slide other than a process date of April 1969, and this is thought to be the Gilks-Grenside Educational Specials Numbers 4 & 5 on 22 March that originated at Kingston. Closest is set 503, presumably 51579 + 51588, and the other set will be the other Reading Class 120 twin, set 502 (51574 + 51583). Stuart Mackay Collection.
Swindon Cross-Country set C558 is in the centre road at Worcester Shrub Hill on 12/2/77. The lack of water pipes on the roof of the closest vehicle means it is DMBC 51579. It sits next to 1023 Western Fusilier on Western Finale charter from Exeter St Davids to York via Leeds. Stephen Burdett.
Leaving Plymouth on 6th May 1978 class 120 set C558 (51579, 59264 & 51588). Ian Buck.
A three-car Class 120 dmu (set C558, presumably 51579 + 59264 + 51588) appears to be stabled in the down through road at Totnes, while Class 50 No. 50 045 Achilles arrives with the 09:46 Penzance - Paddington service on Thursday 29th June 1978. Tom Harper.
On the right W51579 of set C558 leads the 10.10 Swansea-Shrewsbury past the 08.40 Milford Haven-Swansea which has W50649 at the far end at Loughor on 6 September 1980. Robert Thomas.
Class 120 Swindon Cross-Country DMU set C558 (51579 + 59264 + 51588) at Horton Road Crossing, Gloucester, most probably with a Swindon line service. Circa early 1980s. Curly42.