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Vehicle 50698 / 53698


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
06/05/73Depot code changeCF
20/06/82 Transferred to CH (Chester)
by Mar-85 On loan to DY (Derby Etches Park)
13/05/85 Transferred to DY (Derby Etches Park)
Jan-86 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
09/03/86 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
28/09/86 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
Feb-87 Stored U. HA (Haymarket)
Mar-87 Withdrawn from HA (Haymarket) - also noted as 10/09/87

Notes

29th January 1958 - New at Swindon Carriage Works.
27/07/87 - 51189 + 51782/8/94 + 53172/4/698 + 59285/682 moved Aberdeen Ferryhill to Snailwell hauled by 26007 Millerhill to Newcastle then 37051 to Whitemoor.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50698 - original number
53698 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

p/e 28/10/72 - Dual AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50698 50700 Noted 29th January 1958 - On trial
CDF502 50698 59264 50649 Noted Feb-62
50698 50649 Noted Aug-68 - at Shrewsbury1
CTN602 50698 50649 Listed at 86A - May-70
CTN602 50698 50649 Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
C602 50698 50649 Noted 06/09/73 - on Cardiff Canton depot1
50698 50649 Noted 25/08/1974 - at Carmarthen2
50698 50649 Noted 30/08/1974 - at Newport2
C602 50698 50649 Noted 08/10/74 - on 2B36 1415 Cardiff-Weston SM
C602 50698 50649 Noted 21/12/74 - on 0910 Bristol TM-Cardiff with B574
C602 50698 50649 Noted 27/03/75 - on 22M67 1510 Cardiff-Crewe with C501
C602 50698 50649 Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
C602 50698 50649 Noted 12/01/77 - on 2C74 1605 Swansea-Pembroke Dock with C511
C602 50698 50649 Noted 07/09/77 - at Shrewsbury1
C602 50698 50649 Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
C602 50698 50649 Noted 02/07/1978 - Swansea Area3
C502 50698 50649 Noted 23/08/1978 - Cardiff Central3
C602 50698 50649 Listed at CF - 03/03/80
C602 50698 50649 Noted 30/08/1980 - Landore Depot open day shuttle from Swansea
C602 50698 50649 Noted 25/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station3
C602 50698 59535 50649 Noted circa 10/1982 - operating from Newton Heath4
53698 59535 53649 Noted 27/05/1983 - at Shrewsbury on 14:40 to Chester5
53698 59535 53649 Noted circa 12/19834
53698 59535 53649 Noted 28/03/1984 - at Chester4
53698 59535 53649 Noted 22/03/19854
53698 59535 53649 Noted 23/08/1985 - at Derby6
TS401 53698 59535 53649 New set number at TS - Jan-86 - set number never applied
53698 59535 53649 Noted 17/01/86 - on 09:22 Derby - Crewe service7
TS401 53698 59535 53649 Noted 13/02/19864
507 53698 59535 53649 New set number at AY - Mar-86
507 53698 59535 53649 Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986
53698 59285 53648 Noted 7th July 1986
507 53698 59285 53648 Noted 31st July 1986
507 53698 59285 53648 Listed at Ayr - August 1986
53698 59285 53648 Noted 26th September 1986
507 53698 59285 53648 Transfer to HA - 28/09/86

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Peter Wallwork
6: Robert Chilton
7: Martin Baumann

Images:

Class 120 DMU at Llangunllo

2nd April 1966

W50698 leads this 2-car Swindon Cross-Country set away from Llangunllo tunnel with an afternoon Shrewsbury - Llanelli working, 2nd April 1966. Michael Mensing.

Class 120 DMU at Penybont Halt

14th May 1966

The 2.50pm Shrewsbury - Llanelly service heads away from Penybont Halt on 14 May 1966. The rear vehicle is DMSL W50649, the DMBC is presumably W50698. Michael Mensing.

Class 120 DMU at Cockett

11th February 1978

Set number: C602

Two-car Swindon Cross-Country Class 120 DMU set C602 (presumably 50698 + 50649) are seen heading to Swansea at Cockett on 11 February 1978. Robert Thomas.

Class 120 DMU at Landore depot

30th August 1980

Set number: C602

Class 120 DMU set C602 (W50698 + W50649) in Swansea Landore depot with an open day shuttle to High Street station on 30 August 1980. Paul Redmond.

Class 120 DMU at Edinburgh Waverley

1st November 1986

Set number: 507

A Class 120 set with two brake vehicle in Edinburgh Waverley on November 1st, 1986. This should make it set 507 formed 53698 + 59285 + 51781. Gordon Thomson.

Class 120 DMU at Haymarket

circa January 1987

Set number: 507

A Class 120 seen between Haymarket station and depot, the slide process date was January 1987. Closest is DMBS 53698 carrying set number 507, the centre car is presumably 59285 and the rear car is another brake vehicle still with a yellow first class stripe presumably 51781. Stuart Mackay Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 14th May 1966

The 2.50pm Shrewsbury - Llanelly service heads away from the camera after departing from Penybont Halt on 14 May 1966. DMSL W50649 is closest, presumably with DMBC W50698. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: mid-1973

Set number: C602

Class 120 DMU set C602 (W50649 and presumably W50698) is seen three miles north of Craven Arms in mid-1973. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 30th August 1980

Set number: C602

Formed of 50649 + 50698 Class 120 set C602 is seen at Swansea on 30/8/80. It was working shuttles to the Landore open day. Chris Lings.

DMU

Date: 30th August 1980

Set number: C602

W50698 from Class 120 set C602 in Swansea Landore depot with an open day shuttle to High Street station on 30 August 1980. Robert Thomas.

DMU

Date: 30th August 1980

Set number: C602

Class 120 DMU set C602 (W50649 + W50698) in Swansea Landore depot with an open day shuttle to High Street station on 30 August 1980. Paul Redmond.

DMU

Date: May 1981

Set number: C602

2 x 2-car class 120 DMU's with set C602 (presumably 50649 + 50698) leading set C605 call at Llandrindod Wells on the Central Wales line with the 10.46 Shrewsbury to Swansea in May 1981. Adrian Nicholls.

DMU

Date: 27th May 1981

Set number: C602

Under leaden skies 2-Car class 120 DMU set no.C602 (50649+50698) leads a 2x2-car class 120 formation into Llandrindod Wells on 27/05/81 with train 2V93 the 10.46 Shrewsbury to Swansea. These units were fitted with headlights specifically for this lengthy single line through Mid-Wales many years before it became standard on BR traction. Adrian Nicholls.

DMU

Date: 1st November 1986

Set number: C507

W51781 is at the rear of M59285 + M53698 heading out of Uphall with the 11:18 Edinburgh - Bathgate on the 1st November 1986. This is set 507, a few weeks earlier the vehicle still had its Cardiff set number C615, the new set sticker failed to cover the 'C'. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 1st November 1986

Set number: C507

Set 507 (W51781 + M59285 + M53698) arrives into Uphall station with the 16:03 Bathgate - Edinburgh on the 1st November 1986. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 5th December 1986

Set number: C507

Set formation C507 consisting of vehicles W51781 M59285 M53698 is seen working the North Berwick-Edinburgh Waverley shuttle service at North Berwick on 5/12/86. This example had been transferred from Western Region - Cardiff Division in May, the car numbers still had W-prefixing and the C-prefix set number. It also has a bracket between the two cab front windows for carrying the extra headlight used on the Central Wales line. Graeme Phillips Collection.

DMU

Date: January 1987

Set number: 507

Swindon class 120 set 507 (W51781 + M59285 + M53698) rasps its way up the grade towards Lochmuir summit with an Edinburgh to Dundee stopping service. January 1987. Bruce Galloway.