Vehicle 59588
Class 120
Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Cross Country
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: BR Standard
Lot Number: 30517
Diagram: 572
Allocations
| Mar-61 | New to | 84E (Tyseley) | |
| by Jun-62 | Transferred to | 82B (Bristol Marsh Junction) | |
| Jun-64 | Transferred to | 84A (Laira) | |
| Jul-65 | Transferred to | 82A (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| Mar-66 | Transferred to | 82A (Bristol Bath Road) | - from where? |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | BR | |
| 5w/e 02/02/74 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 20/06/82 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| Oct-85 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50739 | 59588 | 50695 | Noted circa Feb-68 - in blue grey with full yellow ends | ||||||
| 50739 | 59588 | 50695 | Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
| 50739 | 59588 | 50695 | Noted 20/11/71 - on Bristol Marsh Junction depot1 | ||||||
| B551 | 50739 | 59588 | 50695 | Noted 02/11/72 | |||||
| 50739 | 59588 | 50695 | Noted 10/05/73 - at Church Rd, Edgbaston1 | ||||||
| C505 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 01/03/74 - on 20:00 Swansea-Cardiff | |||||
| C504 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 25/05/74 - on 2M67 1135 Cardiff-Crewe attached 55025 and C520 50674 + 59278 + 50723 | |||||
| C504 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 15/07/74 - on 1620 Cardiff-Weymouth with B462 + P581 | |||||
| C504 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 18/07/74 - on 1620 Cardiff-Weymouth with B572 51054 + 59413 + 51082 and B580 51066 + 59425 + 51094 | |||||
| 50739 | 59588 | 50696 | Noted 28/08/1974 - at Swansea2 | ||||||
| C505 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 29/08/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with B552 51573 + 59285 + 51582 | |||||
| P558 | 51579 | 59588 | 51588 | Noted 10/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C600 | |||||
| C505 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 05/02/75 - on 2C09 1420 Swansea-Newport with 56289 + C526 | |||||
| C558 | 51579 | 59588 | 51588 | Noted 08/03/75 - on 2C09 1420 Swansea-Cardiff with C530 | |||||
| C505 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 10/04/75 - on 1A41 1452 Swansea-Paddington with 56289 + C512 | |||||
| C505 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 28/04/75 - on 2C09 1420 Swansea-Cardiff with C560 | |||||
| C505 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 28/04/75 - on 2C36 1650 Newport-Swansea | |||||
| C558 | 51579 | 59588 | 51588 | Noted 29/04/75 - on 2C09 1420 Swansea-Cardiff attached to 56289 + C502 | |||||
| C558 | 51579 | 59588 | 51588 | Noted 03/07/75 - on 2C34 1433 Weston SM-Cardiff | |||||
| C558 | 51579 | 59588 | 51588 | Noted 03/07/75 - on 2B46 1625 Cardiff-Bristol TM | |||||
| C554 | 50739 | 59588 | 50695 | Noted 18/12/1975 - at Birmingham New Street 3 | |||||
| C515 | 50739 | 59588 | 50695 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| C505 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 26/06/76 - on 2B36 1415 Cardiff-Bristol TM | |||||
| C505 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 03/09/76 - on 0735 Hereford-Cardiff | |||||
| 50716 | 59588 | 50695 | Noted 04/09/76 - at Cardiff1 | ||||||
| C515 | 50739 | 59588 | 50695 | Noted 28/05/1977 - Branch Line Society Daucleddau and Dyfed Railtour | |||||
| C515 | 50739 | 59588 | 50695 | Noted 15/07/77 - on 0539 Newport-Chepstow with C560 | |||||
| C506 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| C506 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 13/05/1978 - R.C.T.S. Midland Welshman No.2 Railtour | |||||
| C506 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 16/07/1978 - Cardiff Central4 | |||||
| C506 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 27/08/1978 - Llanelli4 | |||||
| C506 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 28/08/78 - on 2C74 1610 Swansea-Pembroke Dock with C613 | |||||
| C506 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 16/04/1979 - at Swansea4 | |||||
| C504 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Listed at CF - 03/03/80 | |||||
| C504 | 50715 | 59588 | 50665 | Noted 28/10/1980 - At Carmarthen4 | |||||
| 558 | 51579 | 59588 | 51588 | Formation change - w/e 13/12/80 | |||||
| 558 | 51579 | 59588 | 51588 | Noted 17/10/1981 - Branch Line Society The Red Dragon Railtour | |||||
| 51579 | 59588 | 51588 | Noted 19/07/19825 | ||||||
| C558 | 51579 | 59588 | 51588 | Noted circa 10/1982 - operating from Newton Heath5 | |||||
| 51579 | 59588 | 51588 | Noted circa 06/19835 | ||||||
| 51579 | 59588 | 51588 | Noted 23/12/1983 - at Manchester Victoria5 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: spring 1973
Set number: B551
Class 120 DMU set B551 (presumably 50695 + 59588 + 50739) seen in Hagley station in spring 1973. Michael Mensing.
Date: 28th May 1977
Set number: C515
The Branch Line Society Daucleddau and Dyfed railtour at Neath Canal Side on 28 May 1977, formed of Class 120 DMU set C515 (50739 + 59588 + 50695). Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 13th May 1978
Set number: C506
Class 120 set C506 (50715 + 59588 + 50665) set is seen at Nantgarw Coking Ovens on the Railway Corrspondence and Travel Society (RCTS) "Midland Welshman No. 2" railtour from Cardiff to various branch lines on May 13, 1978. Jeremy Chapter.
Date: 13th May 1978
Set number: C506
This is the RCTS "Midland Welshman No 2" railtour at Porth on 13 May 1978. These Swindon-built cross-country units were very comfortable and sought after for railtours where higher capacity was not needed. Car W50715 is nearest the camera, the other vehicles are W59588 + W50665. Jeremy Chapter.
Date: 7th November 1984
Class 120 DMU 51588 + 59588 + 51579 at Newton Heath Depot, Manchester, on 7-11-84. Spannerman37025.
Date: 24th November 1984
Class 120 Swindon 3-car DMU 51579 + 59588 + 51588 ready to form the 10-06 back to Manchester Victoria at Blackburn on 24-11-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.