Class swindon-79xxx DMU images identified by Set No.
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18th May 1978
79088
Sc79088 in the leading vehicle of this long Swindon Inter-City formation arriving into Glasgow Central on May 18th, 1978. Rex Holt.
September 1979
79088
Sc79088 leads a six-car Inter-City DMU into Newton -on-Ayr on September 1979. Karel 1999.
September 1979
79168
The grounded body of withdrawn SC79168 in Ayr depot, September 1979. Karel 1999.
28th October 1979
79168
The grounded body of Swindon Inter-City DMSL SC79168 at Ayr depot on 28 October 1979. Brian Daniels.
Unknown Date
79168
The grounded body of withdrawn Sc79168 at Ayr depot, date unknown. Spannerman37025.
602
27th March 1967
A Swindon Inter-City 79xxx series DMU after hitting station buffers. The image from an unknown newspaper, the caption read 'Passengers from the crashed train hand in their tickets as they pass the damaged end of the platform'. The undated newspaper clipping is courtesy of Graham Johnston. It is thought to have occurred on 27th March 1967 in Edinburgh Waverley platform 14 and the train was the 07:30 from Glasgow Queen Street, as detail in the comments section by John W. Note how the yellow panel is painted on the side of the route indicator box but the lining isn't, and the set number painted on the lower corner of the yellow panel, these set numbers were introduced in November 1966. Unknown Newspaper.
605
18th July 1967
A mixed livery Swindon E&G DMU (set 605) approaches Falkirk Grahamston with the 11:30 Glasgow Queen Street - Waverley service on 18 July 1967. At this time there was a half hourly service between the two cities, trains on the hour from each end were fast services via Falkirk High, normally taking 56 minutes. Services on the half hour were stoppers running via Falkirk Grahamston and normally taking 71 minutes. Note the Park Royal railbus in the siding, likely 79971, in between services to Grangemouth. Stuart Mackay Collection.
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