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Vehicle 50694 / 53694

Class 120

Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Cross Country
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: BR Standard
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30334
Diagram: 586

Allocations

3w/e 21/03/59	New to	WR Stock
May-59	Transferred to	82B (Bristol Marsh Junction)
30/07/62	Transferred to	88A (Cardiff Canton)
Apr-63	Transferred to	83D (Laira)
Sep-63	Depot code change	84A
Sep-63	Transferred to	86A (Cardiff Canton)
06/05/73	Depot code change	CF
w/e 22/10/77	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
circa Jul-84	Transferred to	DY (Derby Etches Park)
circa Aug-84	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
09/02/86	Withdrawn from	NH (Newton Heath)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50694 - original number
53694 - from Sep-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

5w/e 10/06/72 - Dual AWS fitted
p/e 14/05/77 - WR AWS removed

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

CTN533	50732	59279	50694	Listed at 86A - May-70
CTN533	50732	59279	50694	Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
	50732	59279	50694	Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport¹
	50732	59279	50694	Noted 13/11/71 - at Bristol²
	50732	59279	50694	Noted 20/11/71 - on Bristol Marsh Junction depot²
	50732	59279	50694	Noted 09/02/1974 - Cardiff area³
C533	50732	59279	50694	Noted 27/04/74 - on 14:20 Weston SM-Cardiff with B578 51064 + 59423 + 51092
C533	50732	59279	50694	Noted 12/03/75 - on 2C09 1420 Swansea-Cardiff with 56289 + C323
C533	50732	59279	50694	Noted 10/09/75 - on 2B46 1625 Cardiff-Bristol TM
C514	50732	59279	50694	Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
	50732	59279	50694	Noted 04/09/76 - on Cardiff Canton depot⁴
C514	50732	59279	50694	Noted 11/05/77 - on 2C44 1820 Bristol TM-Cardiff
C514	50732	59279	50694	Noted 26/05/77 - on 2C08 0745 Bristol TM-Cardiff
C514	50732	59279	50694	Noted 17/08/77 - on 2212 Cheltenham-Cardiff
C514	50732	59279	50694	Noted 19/08/77 - on 2C44 1820 Bristol TM-Cardiff
C514	50732	59279	50694	Noted 03/12/1977 - Seen at Chester, recently transferred from Cardiff⁵
	50732	59279	50694	Noted 02/09/1978 - North Wales³
	50732	59279	50694	Noted 17/02/1980 - on Chester depot ³
	50732	59279	50694	Noted 03/01/1981 - At Crewe Station⁶
	50697	59263	50694	Noted 21/08/1982 - on Chester depot ³
	50930	50694		Noted circa 11/1982⁵
	53680	59054	53694	Noted circa 04/1983⁵
	53680	59054	53694	Noted 29/03/1984 - at Chester⁵
	53733	59054	53694	Noted circa 07/1984⁵
	53733	59054	53694	Noted 06/09/1985 - at Manchester Victoria ³

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Martin Lumley
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Shayne Lewis

Images:

12th September 1970

The Branch Line Society/Wirral Railway Circle Milk Branches Railtour at Derry Ormond, Carmarthenshire on 12 September 1970, formed of a Swindon Cross-Country DMU. The power cars are W50694 and W50732, the centre car is presumably W59279. Norman Thomas courtesy S V Blencowe collection.

12th September 1970

A Swindon Cross-Country DMU at Derry Ormond with the Branch Line Society / Wirral Railway Circle Milk Branches railtour on 12 September 1970. The power cars are W50694 and W50732, the centre car is presumably W59279. Stuart Mackay Collection.

12th September 1970

The Branch Line Society/Wirral Railway Circle Milk Branches Railtour at Lampeter on 12 September 1970. Roger Geach Collection.

12th September 1970

The headboards carried on the Branch Line Society / Wirral Railway Circle Milk Branches railtour on 12 September 1970, seen on W50694 at Derry Ormond. Roger Geach Collection.

circa early 1970s

Set number: C533

Class 120 DMU set C533 (presumably 50694 + 59279 + 50732) arrives into Tenby station circa early 1970s. Brian Daniels.

1st April 1973

Set number: C533

Swindon Cross-Country Class 120 DMU set C533 (50694 and presumably 59279 + 50732) at Salisbury with a Southampton - Bristol service on 1 April 1973. Stuart Mackay Collection.

29th November 1975

Set number: C553

This is thought to be the 10:32 Cheltenham Spa - Bristol Temple Meads, seen at Gloucester Eastgate on 29 November 1975. It is formed of a Swindon Cross-Country Class 120 DMU with DMSL W50694 closest. Robert Thomas.

21st May 1977

Set number: C514

Swindon Cross-Country Class 120 DMU set C514 passing Neath East signal box(since demolished) on a down passenger service on 21 May 1977. DMSL W50694 is closest, the other two vehicles are presumably 59279 + 50732. Robert Thomas.

30th June 1984

With the former Parkinsons biscuit factory dominating the skyline, A Class 120 hybrid set coupled to a Class 104 approaches Kirkham North Junction with DMSL M53694 leading a Manchester Victoria to Blackpool North service on June 30th 1984. The centre car is a Class 101 Metro-Cammell Trailer Second Lavatory. Empty Grampus dropside wagons are lined-up in the siding. Martyn Hilbert.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 11th October 1966

A Swindon Cross-Country DMU is seen at Galton, Smethwick, on 11 October 1966. The partially seen vehicle is DMSL W50694 allocated to Cardiff. Michael Mensing.

Date: 12th September 1970

The Branch Line Society/Wirral Railway Circle Milk Branches Railtour at Newcastle Emlyn on 12 September 1970. Formed of a Swindon Cross-Country DMU, the power cars were W50732 and W50694, the centre car is presumably W59279. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 12th September 1970

The Branch Line Society/Wirral Railway Circle Milk Branches railtour passes through Llangybi station (Ceredigion, closed 22 February 1965) on 12 September 1970. The vehicles in the Swindon Cross-Country set should be W50732 + W59279 + W50694. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 12th September 1970

The Branch Line Society/Wirral Railway Circle Milk Branches Railtour at Felinfach, near Greengrove, which was between Aberaeron and Lampeter, on 12 September 1970. The Swindon Cross-Country DMU contained power cars W50732 and W50694, the centre car is presumably W59279. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 12th September 1970

Date: 3rd May 1975

Set number: C533

Swindon Cross-Country set C533 (presumably 50732 + 59279 + 50694) arrives into Bath Spa station on 3 May 1975. Nicholas T Smith.

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