Vehicle 79090
Swindon Inter-City 79xxx series
Builder: Swindon Works
Layout: Inter-City
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: White Circle
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30196
Diagram: 550
Allocations
| 26/11/56 | New to | 64A (St Margarets) | - on loan from WR |
| Apr-57 | Ex-loan back to | Swindon | |
| 14/09/59 | On loan to | Leith Central | |
| Nov-59 | Depot code change | 64H | |
| 31/12/61 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | - Previously on loan to ScR now permanently transferred |
| 4w/e 05/06/71 | Stored | ||
| 19/10/72 | Withdrawn from | 64H (Leith Central) |
Disposal
Scrapped by A King, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79087 | 79472 | 79090 | Transfer to Leith Central - 4w/e 24/10/59 - from WR |
Images:
Unknown date
A Swindon Inter-City DMU departs from Glasgow Queen Street, circa late 1960s. Leading is intermediate DMBS Sc79090, on the left is an NBL type 2 and on the right an EE type 4. Graham Clark.