Vehicle 50661 / 53661
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 22/03/58 | New to | 86C (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88A | |
| by Jun-62 | Transferred to | 84E (Tyseley) | |
| 01/01/63 | Boundary change | 84E | transferred from WR to LMR stock |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2A | |
| 3w/e 01/02/64 | Transferred to | 84A (Laira) | |
| Nov-66 | Transferred to | 82A (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 2w/e 09/01/71 | Transferred to | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CF | |
| w/e 06/12/80 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| circa early 1984 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 23/06/85 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
Notes
18/07/59 - Noted at Birmingham Snow Hill running with a Derby high density centre car
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50661 - original number
53661 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
3w/e 29/05/71 - Dual AWS fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
| 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 05/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
| 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Transfer to 86A - 2w/e 09/01/71 | ||||||
| CTN507 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Listed at Canton - circa Feb-71 | |||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50661 | Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport2 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50661 | Noted 23/08/1971 - at Newport2 | ||||||
| 50727 | 59291 | 50661 | Noted 08/01/1972 - at Crewe3 | ||||||
| C507 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 31/10/72 | |||||
| 507 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 06/09/73 - at Severn Tunnel Junction4 | |||||
| 507 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 06/09/73 - in Gloucester Eastgate4 | |||||
| C506 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 17/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with B560 | |||||
| C506 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 23/12/74 - on 2C46 1600 Weymouth-Cardiff with B468 + C556 | |||||
| C506 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 31/01/75 - on 2B46 1620 Cardiff-Bristol TM with B574 + B462 | |||||
| C506 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 03/03/75 - on 2C09 1430 Swansea-Newport with C510 | |||||
| C506 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 05/03/75 - 2C09 1430 Swansea-Newport with C534 | |||||
| C506 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 28/11/75 - on 2C38 1621 Weston SM-Cardiff with C605 | |||||
| C506 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 01/12/75 - on 2B46 1625 Cardiff-Bristol TM | |||||
| C610 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 04/09/76 - at Cardiff1 | ||||||
| C610 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 12/09/76 - on 2C36 1700 Cheltenham-Cardiff | |||||
| C610 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 19/09/76 - on 1O69 1240 Cardiff-Salisbury with C500 | |||||
| C610 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 16/02/77 - on 2C54 2132 Bristol TM-Cardiff | |||||
| C610 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 07/09/77 - at Shrewsbury4 | |||||
| C610 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| C610 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 22/02/78 - on 2C56 2305 Cardiff-Swansea | |||||
| C610 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 05/06/78 - on 2C01 0549 Newport-Chepstow with C611 | |||||
| C610 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 24/08/78 - working 5C99 with C612 seen at Swansea | |||||
| C610 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 01/09/78 - on 2C50 2133 Bristol TM-Cardiff with 975540 attached | |||||
| C610 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 24/03/1979 - at Swansea5 | |||||
| C610 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 16/04/1979 - at Swansea Station5 | |||||
| C610 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Listed at CF - 03/03/80 | |||||
| C506 | 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted 27/10/1980 - At Cardiff Central5 | |||||
| 50710 | 59269 | 50661 | Noted circa 02/19836 | ||||||
| 53710 | 59269 | 53661 | Noted circa 04/19836 | ||||||
| 53710 | 59540 | 53661 | Noted circa 08/19836 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
Images:
1983
A Class 120 DMU stands at Barmouth in summer 1983. DMS M53661 is closest. Stuart Pearce.
24th July 1984
Minus its centre trailer coach, Swindon built Cross-Country Class 120 DMU with car M53661 trailing, awaits business to be concluded at Bamber Bridge whilst working a Preston to Colne service on July 24th 1984. At the time the Class 120s were normally on Manchester-Blackpool services and the appearance of one working to East Lancashire was most unusual. Martyn Hilbert.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 4th August 1962
Set number: 504
A Swindon Cross-Country DMU (50710 + 59269 and presumably 50661) forms the 5.40pm to Birmingham Snow Hill and Honeybourne at Wolverhampton Low Level on 4 August 1962. Michael Mensing.