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Vehicle 50675 / 53675


Class 120

Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Cross Country
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: BR Standard
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30334
Diagram: 586

Allocations

2w/e 31/05/58 New to 86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61Depot code change88A
Sep-63Depot code change86A
06/05/73Depot code changeCF
3w/e 17/02/79 Transferred to CH (Chester)
Mar-86 Withdrawn from CH (Chester) - also noted as 11/05/86

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50675 - original number
53675 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

p/e 09/06/73 - Dual AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


CTN511 50716 59262 50675 Listed at 86A - May-70
CTN511 50716 59262 50675 Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
50716 59262 50675 Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport1
50716 59262 50675 Noted 04/10/72 - at Pritchatts Rd, Edgbaston2
50716 59277 50675 Noted 31/08/1974 - at Newport1
C511 50716 59277 50675 Noted 05/09/74 - at Newport3
C511 50716 59262 50675 Noted 13/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C605
C511 50716 59262 50675 Noted 09/04/75 - on 1A41 1452 Swansea-Paddington with 56289 + C509
C511 50716 59262 50675 Noted 23/02/76 - on 2C40 0710 Cardiff-Swansea
C509 50716 59262 50675 Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
50716 59292 50675 Noted Sep-76 - at Crewe with 51580/59586/515892
C509 50716 59262 50675 Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
C509 50716 59262 50675 Noted 27/08/1978 - Llanelli4
C509 50716 59262 50675 Noted 18/09/78 - on 2C19 1830 Cardiff-Hereford
50716 59262 50675 Transfer to CH - 3w/e 17/02/79
50716 59275 50675 Noted 27/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station4
50716 59275 50675 Noted circa 08/19825
53716 59275 53675 Noted circa 04/19835
53716 59091 53675 Noted circa 09/19835
53716 59091 53675 Noted circa 10/19845
53716 59091 53675 Noted circa 07/19855
53716 59091 53675 Noted 11/09/85
53716 59091 53675 Noted 07/12/85 - on 10:20 Aberystwyth - Wolverhampton service with 51179 + 543586
53716 59091 53675 Listed at CH - circa Jan-86

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Gerald Brown
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Baumann

Images:

Class 120 DMU at Aberystwyth

1985

A Class 120 Swindon Cross-Country set (M53675 + M59091 + M53716) await departure from Aberystwyth in 1985 with a service for Shrewsbury. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 120 DMU at Penhilig

22nd July 1985

Taken on-board Swindon Cross Country DMS 53675 at Penhilig, 22nd July 1985. The reflection shows the lights are on ready for going through the tunnel, ones on the luggage rack being prominent. Tim Stubbs.

Class 120 DMU at Winwick Junction

29th July 1985

A Class 120/101/120 hybrid at Winwick Junction on 29 July 1985. DMSL 53675 leads, it was allocated to Chester, the other two are presumably 59091 and 53716. Chris Thorp.

Class 120 DMU at Machynlleth

11th September 1985

M53675 + M59091 + M53716 at Machynlleth with the 13:30 Aberytswyth - Crewe, 11/9/85. Hamish Stevenson.