Vehicle 59255
Class 120
Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Cross Country
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: BR Standard
Lot Number: 30336
Diagram: 561
Allocations
| 4w/e 25/01/58 | New to | 86C (Cardiff Canton) | |
| by Sep-60 | Transferred to | 84E (Tyseley) | |
| 10/09/62 | Transferred to | 88A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 86A | |
| Feb-65 | Transferred to | 82A (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 4w/e 31/05/69 | Transferred to | 16C (Derby Etches Park) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DY | |
| 06/02/83 | Withdrawn from | DY (Derby Etches Park) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50696 | 59255 | 50647 | As delivered to - | ||||||
| TYS507 | 50731 | 59255 | 50678 | Listed at TYS - circa Sep-60 | |||||
| BL511 | 50731 | 59255 | 50678 | Noted circa Sep-67 - in blue with small yellow panel, ex-works 8/2/67 | |||||
| EP478 | 50737 | 59255 | 50687 | Noted circa Jun-69 - ex-BL516 | |||||
| 50696 | 59255 | 50655 | Noted 21/12/70 - at Norwich1 | ||||||
| EP585 | 50737 | 59255 | 50667 | Noted 30/08/74 - at Derby2 | |||||
| EP585 | 50737 | 59255 | 50667 | Noted 05/09/74 - in Birmingham New Street2 | |||||
| 50717 | 59255 | 50655 | Noted 13/07/75 - on the RCTS East Angian Rambler railtour with 50709/59272/50676 | ||||||
| 50717 | 59255 | 50655 | Noted 05/12/1975 - at Loughborough 3 | ||||||
| 50717 | 59255 | 50655 | Noted 13/02/76 - at Cambridge2 | ||||||
| 50717 | 59255 | 50730 | Noted 17/08/76 - at Bury St Edmunds (two brakes)2 | ||||||
| 50717 | 59255 | 50730 | Noted 28/08/76 - at Thetford (two brakes)2 | ||||||
| 50730 | 59255 | 50677 | Noted 27/11/1976 - RCTS (West Midlands Branch) Reunion Railtour 50677-59255-50730 + 50720-59283-50670 | ||||||
| 50730 | 59255 | 50677 | Noted 23/04/77 - on 2F76 1236 Birmingham New Street-Leicester with TS534 | ||||||
| 50730 | 59255 | 50677 | Noted 02/07/77 - on 2E84 0555 Crewe-Lincoln St Marks with 50447 + 59157 + 50500 | ||||||
| 50730 | 59255 | 50677 | Noted 24/09/77 - at Nottingham2 | ||||||
| 50709 | 59255 | 50680 | Noted 02/08/80 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
| 50704 | 59255 | 50650 | Noted 05/09/81 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
| EP508 | 50704 | 59255 | 50650 | Listed at DY - circa Jun-82 | |||||
| EP508 | 50704 | 59255 | 50650 | Noted circa 06/19824 | |||||
| 50704 | 59255 | 50650 | Noted 21/08/82 - at Norwich2 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
8th January 1958
A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR 76) showing the interior of brand new Cross-Country Trailer Second Buffet 59255 on 8 January 1958. This is taken at the toilet end of the vehicle looking towards the buffet end. British Railways.
8th January 1958
A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR 77) showing the interior of brand new Cross-Country Trailer Second buffet 59255 on 8 January 1958. This is taken from the buffet looking towards the toilet end. British Railways.
8th January 1958
A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR 78) showing "behind the counter" in brand new Cross-Country Trailer Second buffet 59255 on 8 January 1958. This is taken from the entry doorway (to the left of the camera), the serving hatch at the far right. The "Stotts of Oldham" water boiler is under the sink, the accompanying operating instructions above the sink notes it is "The Connoisseur Pressure Boiler & Sink Unit". British Railways.
8th January 1958
A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR 79) showing "behind the counter" in brand new Cross-Country Trailer Second buffet 59255 on 8 January 1958. This is taken from the sink end, serving hatch to the right, looking towards the entry doors (one internal, one external) at the far end. The fridge can be seen at the far end branded as Hallmark Refrigeration, a product of J&E Hall, Dartford, Kent - a company that still exists. British Railways.
8th January 1958
A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR 80) showing the buffet area of brand new Cross-Country Trailer Second buffet 59255 on 8 January 1958. The lowered ceiling in front of the sliding gangway door hid the water tank for the buffet. Next to the passenger door on the right is a fire extinguishers, above is the vehicle lighting control panel, the bakelite switch above was possibly for the small reading lamps fitted to the luggage racks. British Railways.
8th January 1958
A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR 81) showing the buffet area in brand new Cross-Country Trailer Second buffet 59255 on 8 January 1958. This shows the open serving hatch, the two lower hinged panels below counter level swung up and two keyholes can be seen in the panel above the hatch where they would be locked closed. British Railways.