Vehicle 79096
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
| 03/09/56 | New to | 64A (St Margarets) | |
| c. summer-58 | Transferred to | Leith Central | |
| Nov-59 | Depot code change | 64H | |
| 03/05/72 | Withdrawn from | 64H (Leith Central) |
Notes
16/06/56 - Sc79095/6/8/9 noted fully painted in DMU green with whiskers outside the Railcar shop at Swindon Works.
Disposal
May-72 - Sold to LAMCO (Liberia)
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 4 | 79096 | 79158 | 79474 | 79445 | 79155 | 79104 | Noted 31st August 1957 | ||
| 79099 | 79105 | 79480 | 79162 | 79096 | Listed at 64H - 10/06/71 |
Images:
19th September 1956
A Scottish Region publicity image showing '1.45pm diesel test train leaving Waverley on 19.9.56'. The leading car appears to be SC79096. British Railways.
22nd May 1962
The 1.00pm Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Queen Street awaits departure time on 22 May 1962. Sc79096 is at the front of the Swindon Inter-City formation and the second vehicle carries an "Edinburgh-Glasgow" sideboard. Michael Mensing.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 6th September 1956
Swindon Inter-City vehicles Sc79098 and Sc79096 are seen at Craigentinny on the 6th September 1956, probably during driver training. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 10th September 1956
A Swindon Inter-City power twin formed of Sc79098 + Sc79096 seen at Craigentinny on 10 September 1956, probably on a driver training run. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 8th June 1959
A six-car Swindon Inter-City DMU on a B service at Saughton Junction on 8 June 1959. The vehicles are recorded as 79102 (with roofboard) + 79163 + 79472 (with roofboard, not recorded as moving from WR to ScR till 9/59) + 79440 (buffet, moved WR to ScR 6/59) + 51008 (an Ayrshire vehicle on loan to Leith Central) + 79096. Stuart Mackay Collection.