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Vehicle 50696 / 53696


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: 30335
Diagram: 587

Allocations

Oct-57 New to 86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61Depot code change88A
Sep-63Depot code change86A
May-65 Transferred to 82A (Bristol Bath Road)
w/e 07/06/69 Transferred to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
May-73Depot code changeDY
02/02/86 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
09/03/86 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
28/09/86 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr)

Notes

4th May 1958 - new at Swindon Works

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50696 - original number
53696 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50696 59255 50647 As delivered to -
50696 59267 50676 Noted circa Sep-67 - in blue with small yellow panel
EP497 50696 59267 50676 Noted Jun-69 - ex-BTL509
50696 59267 50676 Noted 15/06/69 - at Tyseley with M prefixes1
50696 59255 50655 Noted 21/12/70 - at Norwich1
50696 59263 50678 Noted 01/03/72 - in Birmingham New Street1
50696 59263 50685 Noted 09/08/1972 - at Birmingham New Street2
50696 59263 50685 Noted 11/05/73 - at Crewe1
50696 59263 50685 Noted 30/07/73 - on 1035 Lincoln St Marks-Crewe
50696 59263 50685 Noted 17/08/1973 - at Leicester on 20:35 to Birmingham New Street with 50697 50290 and 506892
50696 59263 50685 Noted 25/05/1974 - at Birmingham New Street3
50696 59280 50685 Noted 07/07/74 - at Derby1
50739 59588 50696 Noted 28/08/1974 - at Swansea3
EP594 50696 59290 50689 Noted 03/07/1975 - at Derby2
50696 59290 50689 Noted 07/07/1975 - at Nuneaton2
50696 59290 50689 Noted 13/12/1975 - at Birmingham New Street 2
50696 59287 50657 Noted 10/08/76 - at Bury St Edmunds4
50704 59274 50696 Noted 09/04/77 - at Peterborough4
50736 59290 50696 Noted 28/08/77 - on 2050 Derby-Burton Relief with 50704 + 59274 + 50656
EP514 50696 59280 50687 Listed at DY - circa Jun-82
EP514 50696 59280 50687 Noted circa 01/19835
53696 59087 53663 Noted circa 12/1983 - 53696 labelled EP514, 53663 labelled EP5025
53696 59121 53663 Noted circa 03/19845
53696 59121 53663 Noted circa 11/19845
EP514 53696 59121 53669 Noted 22/06/85 - at Norwich, 53669 carried set number EP5014
53696 59121 53669 Noted circa 08/19855
53696 59121 53669 Noted 15/11/85 - on 16:30 Crewe - Lincoln service6
53696 59121 53669 Noted 17/01/86 - scheduled for 16:30 Crewe - Lincoln service but failed and replaced by 51184 + 543426
TS403 53696 59121 53669 New set number at TS - Feb-86 - number never carried
TS403 53696 59121 53669 Noted 28/02/19865
53696 59121 53669 Noted 1st April 1986
505 53696 59121 53669 Noted 1st May 1986
505 53696 59121 53669 Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986
505 53696 Listed at Ayr - August 1986

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

Images:

Class 120 DMU at Swindon Works

October 1957

Official Swindon Works image (Negative 5CR/92) showing DMBC W50696. Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957. British Railways.

Class 120 DMU at Swindon Works

October 1957

Official Swindon Works image (Negative 5CR/93) showing the front of DMBC W50696. The jumper cables are not yet complete. The white tape is from damage to the plate glass negative. Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957. British Railways.

Inside a Class 120 DMU

October 1957

Official Swindon Works image (Negative 5CR/94) showing the drivers compartment of DMBC W50696. Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957. British Railways.

Class 120 DMU at Swindon Works

October 1957

Official Swindon Works image (Negative 5C/237) showing DMBC W50696. The white tape is from damage to the plate glass negative. Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957. British Railways.

Class 120 DMU at Swindon Works

October 1957

Official Swindon Works image (Negative 5C/240) showing underframe on Cross-Country DMBC W50696. The white tape is from damage to the plate glass negative. Noted as June 1958, but more probable to be October 1957. British Railways.

Class 120 DMU at Hinckley

21st September 1969

Set number: EP497

Etches Park Class 120 set EP497 (M50696 + M59267 + M50676) wrong line working at Hinckley on Sunday 21 September 1969. Phillip Malin.

Class 120 DMU at Manchester Victoria

9th November 1985

With three different types of first generation dmu's in view, a Newton Heath allocated Swindon Cross-Country class 120 dmu set comprising of cars M53696 + M59263 + M53655, waits to leave Manchester Victoria's platform 14 with a Blackpool North service, 9th November 1985. This view has totally changed beyond recognition, all the platforms are now straight with a 21,000 seat arena built on top of them. Andrew J Crowther.

Class 120 DMU at Kilwinning

circa early 1986

Set number: 505

Class 120 DMBS 53696 at the head of set 505 arriving into Kilwinning station circa early 1986 probably on an Ayr-Glasgow working. Brian Ward.

Class 120 DMU at Glasgow Central

April 1986

Set number: 505

Class 120 hybrid set 505 in Glasgow Central station in April 1986 (also still carrying EP514). It is formed of 53696, Class 101 centre car 59121 and M53669. Graeme Phillips Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 22nd March 1970

Set number: EP497

Etches Park Class 120 set EP497 (M50676 + M59267 + M50696) with Leicester on the destination blind, wrong line working at Hinkley on Sunday 22 March 1970. Phillip Malin.