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Vehicle 50732 / 53732


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: 30335
Diagram: 587

Allocations

4w/e 29/11/58 New to 86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61Depot code change88A
by Jun-62 Transferred to 82B (Bristol Marsh Junction)
30/07/62 Transferred to 88A (Cardiff Canton)
Sep-63Depot code change86A
06/05/73Depot code changeCF
w/e 22/10/77 Transferred to CH (Chester)
Nov-81 Withdrawn from CH (Chester)
p/e 04/09/82 Reinstated CH (Chester)
14/07/85 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
13/10/85 Transferred to CH (Chester)
Nov-86 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
p/e 07/10/89 Sector Change to HA (Haymarket) PZQZ
23/10/89 Withdrawn from HA (Haymarket) PZQZ

Notes

early 1989 - Seen fitted with "exchange" (magenta-coloured) engines

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50732 - original number
53732 - from Aug-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

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

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 19/08/1983 released in blue/grey livery - C3A overhaul, not full refurbishment. Vehicle suffered collision damage in 1981, entered works 3-7-81.

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

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
C533 50732 59279 50694 Noted 27/04/74 - on 14:20 Weston SM-Cardiff with B578 51064 + 59423 + 51092
C533 50732 59299 50738 Noted 22/06/74 - at Crewe3
C530 50732 59277 50691 Noted 13/08/74 - on 2M67 0750 Cardiff-Crewe with 55025 + C502 + C516
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 depot3
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
50320 59279 50732 Noted 30/08/1979 - on 17:43 Chester to Wolverhampton, with 51187 and 56332 to Shrewsbury and with 50932 and 51569 to Wrexham4
50732 59279 50694 Noted 03/01/1981 - At Crewe Station5
53732 59526 53686 Noted circa 12/19836
53686 59526 53732 Noted 31/03/19846
53732 59526 53686 Noted circa 09/19846
53732 59526 53686 Transfer to NH - 14/07/85 - from CH
53732 59526 53686 Transfer to CH - 13/10/85
53732 59526 53686 Listed at CH - circa Jan-86
53686 59526 53732 Noted 21/04/1986 - 13.01 Helsby-Chester7
53732 59528 53686 Listed at Chester - Summer 1986
534 53732 59281 53686 Listed at HA - 23/03/87
534 53732 59281 53686 Noted circa 04/19876
534 53732 59281 53686 Noted 29/05/19876
534 53732 59303 53686 Formation change - 2w/e 14/11/87 - 59303 (ex-101302) replaced 59281 (W)
534 53732 59303 53686 Listed at HA - Jan-88
534 53215 59116 53732 Formation change - circa Mar-88
534 53732 59116 53686 Noted 23rd July 1988
534 53732 59116 53686 Listed at HA - 08/05/89
53732 59116 53686 Noted 16/08/89 - on 12:15 Edinburgh - Cardenden8
534 53732 59116 53686 Noted 16th August 1989
53732 59116 53686 Noted 5th September 1989

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Gerald Brown
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Chris Moxon
8: Graeme Phillips

Images:

Class 120 DMU at Bath Spa

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.

Class 120 DMU at St Pancras

26th November 1983

A Class 120 makes an unusual sight in St Pancras on the 26th November 1983. 53732 is closest, and with 'Special' showing on the destination blind this is probably an excursion. Chris Lings.

Class 120 DMU at Ince and Elton

21st April 1986

Class 120/101 hybrid 3-car 53732, 59526 & 53686 calls at Ince & Elton working the 13.01 Helsby-Chester via Hooton, 21/4/86. Anthony Griffiths.

Class 120 DMU at Cadder Yard

1987

Set number: 534

Class 120 DMU set 534 - presumably 53732 closest - heads east after passing through Cadder Yard circa Autumn 1987. Brian Ward.

Class 120 DMU at Stirling

19th March 1987

Set number: 534

Swindon Cross Country DMU set 534 departs from Stirling Station on March 19, 1987. 53732, presumably with 59281 + 53686. David Christie.

Class 120 DMU at Princes Street Gardens

August 1987

Set number: 534

Smoking towards Fife. A Swindon Cross Country class 120 set (534, presumably 53732 + 59281 + 53686) smokes into Haymarket tunnel one afternoon in August 1987 on an Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy stopping service. Murray Liston.

Class 120 DMU at Princes Street Gardens

August 1987

Set number: 534

Class 120 Haymarket Tunnel August 1987. Heading for Fife the train enters the east portal of the tunnel. The vehicle closest is presumably 53732. Alistair Ness.

Class 120 DMU at Haymarket

1988

Set number: 534

Class 120/101 hybrid DMU set 534 (53732 closest) departs from Haymarket station 4 circa summer 1988. 101 324 sits in platform 3 with a Waverley bound service. Brian Ward.

Class 120 DMU at Haymarket

1988

Set number: 534

101 324 and Class 120 set 534 (presumably 53732 closest) in platforms 3 and 4 of Haymarket station circa summer 1988. Brian Ward.

Class 120 DMU at Montrose

circa 1988

Set number: 534

Hybrid Class 120/101 DMU set 534 (power cars are presumably 53732 + 53686) in Montrose station circa spring 1988. Brian Ward.

Class 120 DMU at Montrose

circa 1988

Set number: 534

DMU set 534 in Montrose station circa spring 1988. Closest is presumably 53732. Brian Ward.

Class 120 DMU at Haymarket

1988

Set number: 534

101324 and 120534 (53732) cross at Haymarket Station. Photo probably taken in 1988, when both of the sets were shown allocated to Haymarket Depot. Andrew McConnell.

Class 120 DMU at Glasgow Central

Unknown date

Set number: 534

Class 120 set 534 in Glasgow Central in the late 1980s. 53732 is closest, 53686 is the other power car, it has a Met-Camm centre car. Malcolm Clements.

Class 120 DMU at Glasgow Central

Unknown date

Set number: 534

53732 faces a Class 303 EMU at Glasgow Central in the late 1980s. Malcolm Clements.

Class 120 DMU at Haymarket

1st October 1988

Set number: 534

With a missing saloon window, 53732 is at the front of 534 arriving into Haymarket station on October 1, 1988. John Carter.

Class 120 DMU at Haymarket

21st November 1988

Set number: 534

Set 534, a 120/101/120 hybrid, passes Haymarket depot towards Edinburgh with a service from Fife on November 21, 1988. The power cars are presumably 53732 + 53686. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 120 DMU at Haymarket depot

1989

Set number: 534

A Class 120/101 hybrid DMU - thought to set 534 (53732 + 59116 + 53686) in late summer 1989. Brian Ward.

Class 120 DMU at Glasgow Central

3rd May 1989

Set number: 534

Set 534 (a 120/101/120 hybrid) arrives into Glasgow Central on May 3rd, 1989. The power cars are presumably 53732 + 53686. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 120 DMU at Kilmarnock

12th May 1989

Set number: 534

120534 about to depart Kilmarnock for Glasgow Central on May 12th, 1989. This was not long before the introduction of class 156 'Sprinters' when just about any type of unit could be found on Strathclyde services. The class 120s were superior to most it has to be said. Pity none were preserved. Gordon Thomson.

Class 120 DMU at Glasgow Central

2nd June 1989

Set number: 534

Class 120/101/120 set 534 (53732 + 59116 + 53686) arrives into Glasgow Central station on the 2nd June 1989. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 120 DMU at Edinburgh Waverley

16th August 1989

Set number: 534

53732 sits at the head of Haymarket set 534 (with 59116 + 53686) awaiting departure at Edinburgh Waverley with the 12:15 to Cardenden, 16/8/89. Graeme Phillips.

Class 120 DMU at Edinburgh Waverley

16th August 1989

Set number: 534

ScotRail set 534 (53732 + 59116 + 53686) departs from Edinburgh Waverley on the 12:15 to Cardenden. Graeme Phillips.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa early 1970s

Set number: C533

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

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

Date: 16th April 1987

Set number: 534

Class 120 set 534 (Sc53686 + 59281 + Sc53732) are amongst many other DMU vehicles stabled at Thornton on the 16th April 1987. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 1989

Set number: 534

A view of Haymarket depot circa late summer 1989 with a Class 150 and set 534 (presumably 53686 + 59116 + 53732). Brian Ward.

DMU

Date: circa late summer 1989

Set number: 534

Class 120/101 hybrid DMU set 534 (presumably 53686 + 59116 + 53732) in Glasgow Central station circa late summer 1989. Brian Ward.