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Vehicle 51023


Class 126

Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Inter City
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: White Circle
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30413
Diagram: 551

Allocations

27/10/59 New to 67C (Ayr)
06/05/73Depot code changeAY
05/10/81 Stored U. AY (Ayr)
p/e 28/11/81 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr)

Notes

4th May 1981 - Seen at Troon in middle of 7-car set, coupled to two DMBS cars

Modifications

circa Aug-80 - Gangway(s) removed

51023 was involved in the following incident:


lifted by crane

30/8/73 - Shields Jct (Glasgow), ScR

Collision involving Class 126 / EMU

Info from Bill Read

21:35 Wemyss Bay to Glasgow Central passed a signal at danger at Shields Junction at ran into the back of the 21:10 Ayr to Glasgow Central, formed Sc51017/Sc59398/Sc51023 & Sc51033/Sc59406/Sc51011. Serious damage, 5 fatalities and many injuries. The leading car of the Class 303 EMU, SC75857, impacted with the rear car of the DMU, SC51011, at 65 mph as the DMU was pulling away from a signal stop at about 15 mph. The EMU drove beneath the DMU, a fire broke out and both cars were consumed. Apart from some damage to the rear of SC59406, the other cars suffered only minor damage. The EMU had passed a red signal.


Disposal

Scrapped by A King, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51043 59394 51023 Noted 27/02/60
51028 59401 51023 51021 Noted 11/03/60
51033 59402 51023 Noted 13/03/60
51034 59402 51023 Noted 15/04/60
51047 59403 51023 Noted 09/07/60
51048 59394 51023 Noted 08/12/60
51031 59410 51023 Noted 27/12/60
51031 59391 51023 Noted 05/01/61
51043 59391 51023 Noted 24/01/61
51044 59391 51023 Noted 14/02/61
51037 59406 51023 Noted 11/03/61
51037 59406 51023 Noted 21/04/61
51033 59406 51023 Noted 17/05/61
51033 59395 51023 Noted 13/06/61
51036 59099 51023 Noted 06/07/61
171 51050 59402 51023 Listed at 67C - Aug-70
51036 59411 51023 Noted 15/08/70 - in Kyle St sidings1
51046 59403 51023 Noted 11/09/71 - at Ayr station sidings1
51047 59397 51023 Noted 06/04/72 - on Ayr depot1
51045 59398 51023 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2
51034 59393 51023 Noted 15/04/1975 - 12:35 Glasgow to Ayr3
51031 59412 51023 Noted 04/04/1977 - 07:27 Stranrear to Glasgow, unit failed at Ayr3
402 51032 59408 51023 Listed at AY - 01/02/81

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork

Images:

Class 126 DMU at Ayr

26th February 1977

A Class 126 set formed SC51023, SC59403 and SC51033 in Ayr station on 26-02-77. Vincent Haworth.

Class 126 DMU at Glasgow Central High Level

18th August 1979

Class 126. Vehicle 51023. Glasgow Central High Level. 18/08/1979. Alistair Logie.