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Vehicle 51785


Class 120

BR Diagram 587

Circa 1968 the vehicle was converted to a DMBF:

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: 30559
Diagram: 587

Allocations

05/12/59 New to 61A (Kittybrewster)
2w/e 09/04/60 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
4w/e 04/06/60 Transferred to 61A (Kittybrewster)
4w/e 31/12/66 Transferred to 67A (Corkerhill)
2w/e 13/01/68 Transferred to 60A (Inverness)
06/05/73Depot code changeIS
2w/e 22/03/80 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
p/e 09/10/82 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
Oct-85 To Parcels Sector at CH (Chester)
25/10/87 Withdrawn from CH (Chester)

Modifications

circa 1968 - Converted to DMBF
circa May-81 - Headlamp fitted

Refurbished

At Glasgow Works dated 18/05/1979 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51785 59684 51789 Transfer to 67A - 4w/e 31/12/66
51785 59684 51789 Transfer to 60A - 2w/e 13/01/68
51785 59683 51789 Noted 17/08/70 - at Inverness1
51785 59683 51789 Noted 18/09/71 - at Inverness2
51785 59683 51789 Noted 07/04/1975 - 13:43 Aberdeen to Invernes3
51785 59685 51794 Noted 30/03/1976 - at Inverness3
51783 59680 51785 Noted 29/07/76 - on 08.36 Inverness – Aberdeen with 51789 + 59682 + 550114
304 51785 59680 51789 Noted 06/09/76 - on Inverness depot, set number only on 517891
51785 59680 51791 Noted 24/09/77 - at Inverness2
305 51785 59680 51794 Listed at IS - mid-May-78
51785 59680 51794 Noted 03/07/78 - at Inverness on 08:31 to Aberdeen2
C521 51785 59684 51793 Transfer to CF - 2w/e 22/03/80 - by May running as C621
C621 51785 51793 Noted 30/12/80
C621 51785 59684 51793 Noted circa 06/19825
C621 51785 59684 51793 Noted circa 10/1982 - operating from Newton Heath5
51785 59684 51793 Noted circa 02/19835
51793 59684 51785 Noted 11/05/1985 - 51793-59684-51785 + 51791-59679-51786 connecting train from Bury to Manchester Victoria for The Settle & Carlisle Pioneer Railtour (organiser unknown)
51793 59684 51785 Noted 11/05/1985 - 53682-59105-53726 + 51793-59684-51785 + 51791-59679-51786 Settle & Carlisle Pioneer Railtour (organiser unknown)
51783 51785 Listed at CH - circa Jan-86 - Parcels
51785 53072 Formation change - CH - circa Feb-86
51785 53072 Noted 9th April 1986 - at Aberystwth hauling Officers' Saloon DM45029
51785 53072 Listed at Chester - Summer 1986 - Parcels
51785 53072 Noted 27th June 1986 - at Leeds
51785 53072 Noted 16th August 1986 - at York
51785 53072 Noted 27/06/87 - at Derby
51785 53072 Noted circa 07/1987 - Parcels set.5
51785 53072 Noted 24th July 1987 - at Crewe

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Phil Shatford
5: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 120 DMU at Aberdeen

29th April 1978

Set number: 305

Set 305 (this DMBF is probably 51785) sits at Aberdeen on 29/4/78. The driver obviously has a sense of humour judging by the blind! Mike Cooper.

Class 120 DMU at Aberdeen

June 1978

Set number: 305

Set 305 (probably comprised of 51785 + 59680 + 51794) leaves Aberdeen for Inverness past the site of Schoolhill station with Class 122 55011 on the rear. June 1978. Mike Cooper.

Class 120 DMU at Aberdeen

February 1979

Set number: 305

At Aberdeen a class 120 waits to depart on a service to Inverness in February 1979. Ian Buck.

Class 120 DMU at Shrewsbury

30th December 1980

Set number: C621

C621 (51785 + 51793) sits beside a Class 128 at Shrewsbury on 30 December 1980, having arrived on the 05:44 from Swansea. The 128 will leave on the 09:40 parcels service to Newtown. Tom Clift.

Class 120 DMU at an unknown location

Unknown date

Class 120 parcel conversion M51785, date/location unknown. Mike Bunker.

Class 120 DMU at Leeds

27th June 1986

51785 is paired with Class 116 53072, both carrying a Red Star logo. Leeds 27th June 1986. Malcolm Clements.

Class 120 DMU at Chester depot

circa 1987

Class 120 parcel conversion 51785 (a former ScR DMBF) seen on Chester depot circa 1987. Class 108 51902 is on the left. Mike Bunker.

Class 120 DMU at Derby

27th June 1987

In parcels use 51785 seen here at Derby Station on 27th June 1986 coupled with a Class 116 coach 53072. AndrewHA.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 7th May 1982

Set number: C621

A Swindon Cross-Country DMU (C621 - W51793 and presumably 59684 and 51785) arrives into Port Talbot station with what is thought to be an up ECS on 7 May 1982. Robert Thomas.

DMU

Date: 4th February 1984

A Class 120 set formed 51793 + 59684 + 51785 sets next to a Class 110 set at Manchester Victoria. Taken at 18:18 on Saturday 4th February 1984. Mel Holley.

DMU

Date: 7th September 1985

Coasting down towards New Mills South Junction is a six car Swindon Cross-Country class 120 dmu formation, headed by M51793 + M59684 + M51785 with a returning summer Saturday Skegness - Manchester Piccadilly working. These units were not common along here, it's possibly the only time I saw one here! 7th September 1985. Andrew J Crowther.

DMU

Date: 27th June 1986

Paired with Class 120 51785, 53072 carries Red Star branding. Leeds 27/6/86. Malcolm Clements.

DMU

Date: 16th August 1986

Class 116 DMBS 53072 leads Class 120 DMBS 51785 into what was then platform 8 of York station on 16/08/86. Both have had seats removed and are in use for Parcels sector traffic, and carry Red Start logos - indeed, neither Class had previously seen passenger use in this area. Graeme Phillips Collection.