Class swindon-79xxx DMU images
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29th March 1958
The 5.5pm Birmingham Snow Hill - Swansea High Street approaches Acocks Green on 29th March 1958. Formed of two three-car Swindon Inter-City sets, the rear containing a buffet car. The closest power car in the second set - the fourth vehicle - is back to front as the van was adjacent to the van on these sets. Michael Mensing.
30th March 1958
A 6-car Inter-City formation (a 3-car with buffet and a 3-car without) leaves Evesham with the 9.00am Swansea High Street - Birmingham Snow Hill on March 30, 1958. This was a Sunday diversion on the Midland Railway route via Cheltenham. W79088 leads. Michael Mensing.
2nd April 1958
W79089 at the front of a Swindon Inter-City DMU in Birmingham Snow Hill forming the 8.35pm to Wellington on 2 April 1958. The vehicles were fitted with brackets for coach letters by the outer passenger doors, but in this case the coach letters have been applied to the passenger windows. Michael Mensing.
29th April 1958
A 79xxx series Swindon Inter-City DMU (in a three plus three formation) on an up service at Saughton Junction on 29 April 1958. Stuart Mackay Collection.
20th May 1958
The 3.05pm Carmarthen - Birmingham Snow Hill service approaches Widney Manor on 20 May 1958. It is formed of two three-car Swindon Inter-City DMUs, the first with a buffet car. Michael Mensing.
7th August 1958
A six-car Swindon Inter-City 79xxx set passes through Princes Street Gardens towards Edinburgh Waverley on August 7th, 1958. Stuart Mackay Collection.
26th September 1958
The diverted 4.0pm Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Queen Street passing Garrowhill Halt on 26th September 1958 formed of a Swindon Inter-City DMU. Walter Burt.
Unknown Date
A Swindon Inter-City DMU on Tyseley depot, date unknown. Intermediate DMBSL W79083 is closest, new in September 1956, it would move to the Scottish Region in late 1959. Image taken by Peter Shoesmith. Geoff Dowling and John Whitehouse Collection.
circa 1959
Swindon 79xxx series Inter-City and Derby suburban DMUs inside the newly opened diesel depot at Tyseley circa early 1959. British Railways.
circa 1959
Maintenance underway on a Swindon 79xxx series Inter-City DMU in the newly opened Tyseley diesel depot circa 1959. The machine is a 'Wakefield Dick' combined used-oil removal and refill unit. British Railways.
9th March 1959
Two DMUs seen at Saughton Junction on 9 March 1959. The Swindon Inter-City set will be on a Edinburgh-Glasgow service, the Met-Camm is one of the two-car sets originally delivered to Dundee (all the ScR three-cars had whiskers from new). Stuart Mackay Collection.
9th March 1959
A Swindon 79xxx series Inter-City set at Saughton Junction on March 9, 1959. Stuart Mackay Collection.
11th April 1959
A three-car Swindon Inter-City DMU forms the 1.20pm Birmingham Moor Street - Leamington Spa General service seen in Acocks Green (and South Yardley) station on 11 April 1959. Michael Mensing.
22nd April 1959
Replaced on the Birmingham - South Wales route by Swindon Cross-Country DMUs, this Inter-City DMU is working the 1.20pm Birmingham Moor Street - Leamington Spa General service, seen leaving Acock's Green on 22 April 1959. Intermediate DMBSL W79089 leads the non-buffet set, it would move to Scotland in October. Michael Mensing.
8th June 1959
A six-car Swindon Inter-City DMU on a B service at Saughton Junction on 8 June 1959. The vehicles are recorded as 79102 (with roofboard) + 79163 + 79472 (with roofboard, not recorded as moving from WR to ScR till 9/59) + 79440 (buffet, moved WR to ScR 6/59) + 51008 (an Ayrshire vehicle on loan to Leith Central) + 79096. Stuart Mackay Collection.
25th July 1959
A Swindon Inter-City DMU passes though Princes Street Gardens on the last stretch of its journey from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley on 25 July 1959. Stuart Mackay Collection.
3rd October 1959
A six-car Swindon Inter-City DMU on an Edinburgh-Glasgow service passed a Met-Camm DMU on a Dundee service at Saughton Junction, 3 October 1959. Stuart Mackay Collection.
31st October 1959
A six-car Swindon Inter-City DMU at Saughton Junction on 21 October 1959. Stuart Mackay Collection.
31st October 1959
A Swindon Inter-City DMU on Glasgow - Edinburgh duties at Saughton Junction on 31 October 1959. Stuart Mackay Collection.
31st October 1959
A Swindon Inter-City DMU at Saughton Junction on an up Glasgow service on October 31, 1959. 65243 is in the sidings. Stuart Mackay Collection.