Vehicle 50738 / 53738
Class 120
Builder: BR Swindon Works
Type: 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
| 4w/e 27/12/58 | New to | BL (Bristol Marsh Junction / Bath Rd) | |
| by Jun-62 | Transferred to | CDF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 10/09/62 | Transferred to | TYS (Tyseley) | |
| 3w/e 01/02/64 | Transferred to | 84A (Plymouth Laira) | |
| 4w/e 04/05/68 | Transferred to | 82A (Bristol Marsh Junction / Bath Rd) | |
| 4w/e 23/11/68 | On loan to | 81D (Reading) | |
| Dec-68 | Ex-loan back to | 82A (Bristol Marsh Junction / Bath Rd) | |
| May-70 | Transferred to | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| w/e 22/10/77 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| 03/02/83 | Transferred to | DY (Derby) | |
| Jan-86 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| Mar-86 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| 28/09/86 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| Feb-87 | Stored U. | HA (Haymarket) | |
| Mar-87 | Withdrawn from | HA (Haymarket) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50738 - original number
53738 - from 1984 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50738 | 59299 | 50693 | Transfer to 81D - 4w/e 23/11/68 - on loan | ||||
| 50738 | 59299 | 50693 | Transfer to 82A - Dec-68 | ||||
| CTN502 | 50738 | 59299 | 50693 | Listed at 86A - May-70 - (also noted as 50735 - 59294 -50693) | |||
| C502 | 50738 | 59299 | 50693 | Noted 31/10/72 | |||
| 50738 | 59262 | 50693 | Transfer to DY - 03/02/83 | ||||
| 53738 | 59262 | 53693 | Noted 11/02/85 | ||||
| 53738 | 59262 | 53647 | Formation change - DY - circa Sep-85 | ||||
| TS400 | 53738 | 59262 | 53647 | New set number at TS - Jan-86 - number never carried | |||
| 524 | 53738 | 59262 | 51587 | Formation change - circa Jun-86 - 51587 replaces 53647 | |||
| 53738 | 59262 | 51790 | Noted 7th July 1986 | ||||
| 53738 | 59262 | 51790 | Noted 12th July 1986 | ||||
| 524 | 53738 | 59262 | 51790 | Listed at Ayr - August 1986 | |||
| 53738 | 59262 | 51790 | Noted 8th August 1986 | ||||
| 53738 | 59262 | 51790 | Noted 6th September 1986 |
Modifications
Dec-71 - Dual AWS fitted
50738 was involved in the following incident(s):
23/1/74 - Pontypool Rd, WR
Derailment involving Class 120 / Class 121
Info from Peter Mullen
A Cardiff to Crewe train became derailed on catch points near Pontypool Road while working wrong line to pass a failed freight train. More Details.
No images of the vehicle available.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 11th February 1985
53693 + 59262 + 53738 wait to leave Leamington spa with a New Street service on Monday 11/2/85. Mel Holley.