Vehicle 59273
Class 120
Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Cross Country
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: BR Standard
Lot Number: 30336
Diagram: 561
Allocations
| 4w/e 19/04/58 | New to | 86C (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88A | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 86A | |
| 4w/e 31/05/69 | Transferred to | 16C (Derby Etches Park) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DY | |
| 06/02/83 | Withdrawn from | DY (Derby Etches Park) |
Notes
4th May 1958 - new at Swindon Works
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50717 | 59273 | 50666 | Noted 11th June 1958 - Bristol P Way outing | ||||||
| CFD513 | 50707 | 59273 | 50666 | Noted Feb-62 | |||||
| CDF521 | 50728 | 59273 | 50665 | Noted circa Nov-67 - in plain blue with yellow panel ends | |||||
| 50717 | 59273 | 50657 | Noted 31/12/68 - at Cardiff1 | ||||||
| EP487 | 50717 | 59273 | 50657 | Noted circa Jun-69 | |||||
| 50713 | 59273 | 50667 | Noted 18/09/1971 - at Crewe2 | ||||||
| 50709 | 59273 | 50680 | Noted 31/05/1974 - at Birmingham New Street2 | ||||||
| 50704 | 59273 | 50687 | Noted 28/08/75 - at Crewe3 | ||||||
| 50714 | 59273 | 50683 | Noted 30/04/1976 - at Loughborough with service to Derby 4 | ||||||
| 50714 | 59273 | 50687 | Noted 04/09/76 - on 12.38 Leicester – Derby with 50731 + 59301 + 506885 | ||||||
| 50714 | 59273 | 50687 | Noted 10/09/76 - at Crewe3 | ||||||
| 50731 | 59273 | 50688 | Noted 03/09/77 - on 2M85 1531 Lincoln St Marks-Derby | ||||||
| 50730 | 59273 | 50677 | Noted 20/12/77 - at Nottingham3 | ||||||
| 50731 | 59273 | 50657 | Noted 29/07/81 | ||||||
| EP509 | 50731 | 59273 | 50657 | Listed at DY - circa Jun-82 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Phil Shatford
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 13th March 1980
50739, 59273 and 50680 are amongst the Class 120 vehicles seen at Derby on 13/3/80. Chris Lings.
Date: 29th July 1981
50657, 59273 & 50731 at Derby, 29th July 1981. Jerry Glover.
Date: April 1985
M51617 in Derby St. Marys in April 1985. On both sides are Class 120 trailer buffets, on the left M59273 and M59680. Ian Francis.