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Vehicle 79094


Swindon Inter-City 79xxx series

Builder: Swindon Works
Layout: Inter-City
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: White Circle
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30200
Diagram: 552

Allocations

June 1957 New to WR (Western Region)
18/06/59 On loan to Leith Central
Nov-59Depot code change64H
31/12/61 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central) - Previously on loan now permanently transferred
4w/e 05/06/71 Stored
p/e 01/04/72 Withdrawn

Notes

circa Jun-59 - WR Inter-City cars are being transferred to Scotland and are appearing with SC prefixes. Amongst those which have arrived are SC79091/4 and 79440.

Disposal

Oct-72 - Sold to LAMCO (Liberia)

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


79094 79440 79088 Transfer to Leith Central - w/e 20/06/59 - from WR
spare 79094 Listed at 64H - 10/06/71

Images:

Swindon 79xxx at Cheltenham Malvern Road

circa 1958

A Swindon Inter-City DMU forms a Birmingham to Swansea service leaving Cheltenham Malvern Road circa early 1958. The leading vehicle appears to be W79094. British Railways.

Swindon 79xxx at Greenfield Quarry, Liberia

24th November 1982

A rare view of 79094 (and an unidentified partner) running in service after being exported to Liberia. It is fortunate that the vehicles retained their BR numbers on the cab fronts during this period. Taken at Greenfield Quarry on November 24th 1982, the traincrew are Pete Fisher & Augustus Nelson. Keith Mitchell Collection.