Swindon Inter-City 79xxx series 3/6-car DMUs
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79083
Date unknown
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.
79105
1st May 1976
Rover's Returned.
After spending many years in Scotland SC79105 has returned home. These units were built at Swindon Works and were always known as Inter-City Units, they dated from 1957.
Taken on 1 May 1976. It had been withdrawn from Leith Central in 1972 and would be scrapped at Snailwell in 1983. Geoff Dowling.
79109
17th July 1979
Former E&G vehicles stored at Ely on 17 July 1979 awaiting movement to disposal at Snailwell scrapyard. SC79109 is in the centre, on the right seems to be SC79089 and on the left should be SC79164. Phil Bevan.
22nd May 1962
On 22 May 1962 the 1.30pm ex-Glasgow Queen Street passes through Princes Street Gardens on the final part of its journey to Edinburgh Waverley, formed of a Swindon 79xxx series DMU. Michael Mensing.
24th September 1964
Two three-car Swindon 79xxx sets arrive into West Calder station on Thursday 24 September 1964. Stuart Mackay Collection.