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Vehicle 50667 / 53667


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

4w/e 17/05/58 New to 86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61Depot code change88A
Sep-63Depot code change86A
May-65 Transferred to 82A (Bristol Bath Road)
4w/e 31/05/69 Transferred to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
May-73Depot code changeDY
02/03/86 Withdrawn from DY (Derby Etches Park)

Notes

4th May 1958 - new at Swindon Works

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50667 - original number
53667 - from Mar-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Dec-72 - WR AWS removed
Jun-75 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50713 59273 50667 Noted 18/09/1971 - at Crewe1
50713 59281 50667 Noted 12/08/72 - at Peterborough2
50720 59281 50667 Noted 24/11/72 - at Ipswich3
50720 59281 50667 Noted 24/03/73 - in Birmingham New Street4
50720 59281 50667 Noted 27/04/73 - at Derby4
50737 59280 50667 Noted 14/07/1973 - at Birmingham New Street1
50737 59280 50667 Noted 28/07/73 - at Thetford2
EP585 50737 59255 50667 Noted 30/08/74 - at Derby2
EP585 50737 59255 50667 Noted 05/09/74 - in Birmingham New Street2
50713 59276 50667 Noted 30/07/75 - on xxxx 1725 Leicester-Birmingham NS
50713 59276 50667 Noted 30/08/1975 - at Derby5
50713 59276 50667 Noted 13/08/77 - on 2M85 1531 Lincoln St Marks-Derby
50713 59290 50667 Noted 07/06/80 - at Norwich2
EP510 50713 59257 50667 Listed at DY - circa Jun-82
EP510 50713 59257 50667 Noted 05/06/82 - at Norwich2
53713 59524 53667 Noted circa 03/19836
53713 59524 53667 Noted 15/03/83
510 53713 59524 53667 Noted circa 02/19846
510 53713 59258 53667 Noted circa 05/19846
EP510 53713 59258 53667 Noted 15/09/84 - at Norwich2
510 53713 59258 53667 Noted 22/03/19856
53713 59258 53667 Noted 12/07/85
53713 59258 53667 Noted 23/08/1985 - at Derby7

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Ipswich Transport Society
4: Leonard Rogers
5: Peter Wallwork
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Robert Chilton

Images:

Class 120 DMU at north of Worcester Tunnel

May 1965

A Swindon Cross-Country DMU led by W50667 is seen north of Worcester Tunnel in May 1965. Cardiff General is on the destination blind. Michael Mensing.

Class 120 DMU at Glen Parva Junction

Unknown date

Set number: EP510

A Class 120 DMU carrying set number EP510, presumably 50667/53667 closest, approaches South Wigston station at Glen Parva Junction in Leicester circa 1985. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 120 DMU at Nottingham

31st July 1983

Set number: 510

Between 1982 and 1984 I spent many happy hours with my friends chasing around the North of England after the remaining Class 40s. In between times, we did of course go bashing other quality classes, and the pairs of Class 20s that used to be employed on Summer Saturday workings from the Midlands to Skegness were always a riot! Seen here, on Platform 3 at Nottingham Midland station on Sunday 31st July 1983, is a vintage Swindon built Class 120 3-car DMU [Derby Etches Park based set EP510] - as we awaited our first Class 20 move of the day. DMSL 53667 is closest, the Met-Camm centre car and 120 DMBCL on the rear are presumably 59524 + 53713. Chris McKee.

Class 120 DMU at Stratford-upon-Avon

25th May 1985

Set number: EP510

For the 1985 Summer timetable an 06.37 Saturdays Only Stratford-upon-Avon to London Paddington train was introduced. Contrary to a rumour started by one of the station staff at Stratford this was not a class 50-hauled train to match the weekdays Paddington to Birmingham express which ran via Hatton but a DMU formed on most occasions of a pair of 3 coach Tyseley class 166 units. On 25 May 1985 I saw the ECS arriving from my then home's kitchen window and went to the station to capture this view of a pair of Derby-based class 120s led by EP510 (probably 50713 + 59257 + 50667) in platform 2 with 55012 heading a 3 coach class 116 in P3. It was common practice at the time for Tyseley to use whatever resources they had available but this was the only time that I saw anything but class 116 units on this train. Peter Tandy.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 4th May 1958

Brand new Cross-Country DMSLs W50666 and W50667 seen at Swindon on 4 May 1958. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 23rd April 1974

Set number: EP585

Picture quality isn't very good but this has rarity value. It's the first and only time I ever saw a Swindon cross country DMU (power cars 50737 + 50667, seems to be EP585) at Reading which according to the destination blind was on a special, as expected (possibly a 'Explore Britain' adex). Also the discarded GWR ATC ramp between the down main and the through line and the up main and through line. At this time there were very few of them left as they were being replaced by the standard BR AWS, a brand new one can be seen on the through line. 23rd April 1974. 54A South Dock.