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Vehicle 50652 / 53652

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

4w/e 25/01/58	New to	86C (Cardiff Canton)
by Oct-60	Transferred to	84E (Tyseley)
10/09/62	Transferred to	88A (Cardiff Canton)
Sep-63	Depot code change	86A
2w/e 28/06/69	Transferred to	16C (Derby Etches Park)
May-73	Depot code change	DY
02/02/86	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
09/03/86	Transferred to	AY (Ayr)
28/09/86	Transferred to	HA (Haymarket)
Feb-87	Withdrawn from	HA (Haymarket)	- also noted as 29/09/87

Notes

07/09/86 - 53650, 53652, 53730, 53741 due be transferred AY to CH 07/09/86, then cancelled.
29th June 1987 - Seen at Aberdeen Ferryhill

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50652 - original number
53652 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

TYS502	50709	59267	50652	Listed at TYS - circa Oct-60
	50709	59263	50652	Transfer to 16C - 2w/e 28/06/69
	50703	59301	50652	Noted 15/08/1970¹
	50709	59301	50652	Noted 05/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street²
	50709	59281	50652	Noted 02/01/71
	50709	59281	50652	Noted 06/03/1971 - at Birmingham New Street¹
	50709	59281	50652	Noted 04/06/71 - at Sheffield²
	50708	59276	50652	Noted 17/08/1973 - at Nottingham¹
EP579	50742	59256	50652	Noted 30/04/76 - at Ely³
EP579	50742	59256	50652	Noted 10/07/76 - at Peterborough³
	50742	59283	50652	Noted 17/08/76 - on 1947 Derby-Lincoln St Marks
	50737	59267	50652	Noted 16/04/77 - on 1M67 1251 Norwich-Birmingham New Street with 50346 + 56142
	50743	59267	50652	Noted 03/09/77 - on 2E84 1447 Derby-Lincoln St Marks with 50450 + 59156 + 50506
	50743	59267	50652	Noted 14/10/77 - at Crewe²
	50720	59267	50652	Noted 16/02/79 - at Norwich³
EP513	50741	59276	50652	Listed at DY - circa Jun-82
EP513	50741	59276	50652	Noted 07/08/82 - at Norwich³
EP513	50741	59276	50652	Noted circa 03/1983⁴
	53741	59529	53652	Noted circa 01/1984⁴
	53741	59063	53652	Formation change - DY - Aug-85
	53741	53652		Noted 10/08/85 - at Norwich as a 2-car³
	53741	59063	53652	Noted 06/09/1985⁴
	53741	59063	53652	Noted 21st September 1985
TS405	53741	59063	53652	New set number at TS - Jan-86 - number never carried
TS405	53741	59063	53652	Noted 22/02/1986⁴
518	53741	59063	53652	New set number at AY - Mar-86
518	53741	59063	53652	Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986
C616	51782	59681	53652	Noted 17th July 1986
	51782	59681	53652	Noted 29th July 1986
616	51782	59681	53652	Listed at Ayr - August 1986
	53380	59681	53652	Noted 8th August 1986
530	53380	59681	53652	Noted 6th September 1986
	53706	59681	53652	Noted 25th September 1986
	53706	59681	53652	Noted 11/10/1986 - at Edinburgh Waverley⁴
	53706	59281	53652	Noted 07/11/1986⁴
617	53706	59681	53652	Formation change - circa Nov-86 - 53652 added
	51241	59681	53652	Noted 17/01/1987⁴

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

Images:

2nd November 1969

A Swindon Cross-Country DMU formed of W50652 + W59263 + W50709 (transferred from Cardiff to Derby in June) arrive into Hinckley working wrong line on 2 November 1969. Phillip Malin.

Unknown date

A Class 120 DMU stabled on Derby Etches Park depot, date unknown. DMSL M50652 is closest. Paul Redmond.

26th December 1985

Class 120 53652 is seen stabled at Tyseley on 26.12.1985. These were later transferred away to Scotland. Andy Cole.

1986

A Class 120 set at Prestwick in 1986. Closest is 53652, probably with 59681 and 105 DMBS 53380. Andrew McConnell.

9th August 1986

A Class 120 hybrid set sits in Girvan station on the 9th August 1986. Closest is 53652, probably with 59681 and 105 DMBS 53380 (labeled set 551). Andrew McConnell.

9th August 1986

A Class 120 hybrid set sits in Girvan station on the 9th August 1986. Closest is 53652, probably with 59681 and 105 DMBS 53380 (labeled set 551). Andrew McConnell.

30th August 1986

A Class 120 set seen at Kilmarnock on August 30th, 1986, with 53652 closest. Andrew McConnell.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 21st September 1985

M53741 + M59063 + M53652 with E54362 + E51435 depart Norwich at 13:20 on Saturday 21st September 1985. Colin Brooks.

Date: 1st August 1986

Set number: C616

Class 120 DMBC No.M53652 awaits departure from Largs Station on the 1st August 1986 with an afternoon service for Glasgow Central. The centre car is former Class 120 TSLRB Buffet Car No.59681 and at the rear is Class 120 DMSL No.51782. Bob Woolnough.

Date: circa summer 1986

Set number: 518

Class 120/101 hybrid DMU set 518 (presumably 53741 + 59063 + 53652) on Ardrossan South Beach station circa summer 1986. Brian Ward.

Date: 30th August 1986

Set number: 551

This Class 105 DMBS is part of Scottish Region set 551 when seen at Kilmarnock on 30/08/86. The set also contained Class 120 TSB 59681 and Class 120 DMS 53652. Panoramic composite of previously submitted image. Andrew McConnell.

Date: 30th August 1986

Set number: 551

Class 120 TSB 59681 is seen as part of Set 551 at Kilmarnock on August 30, 1986. On the left is Class 120 DMS M53652 and on the right Class 105 DMBS 53380. Andrew McConnell.

Date: 15th November 1986

Set number: 617

53706 + 59281 + 53652 at Falkirk Grahamston, having arrived with the 12:08 from Glasgow Queen Street on the 15th November 1986. Hamish Stevenson.

Date: 13th December 1986

Set number: 617

Two 3-car Class 120s in Haymarket depot, the closest being set 617 (M53706 + M59580 + M53652), along with Met-Camm and suburban sets. Hamish Stevenson.

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