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Vehicle 79470


Swindon Inter-City 79xxx series

Builder: Swindon Works
Layout: Inter-City
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: White Circle
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Lot Number: 30198
Diagram: 570

Allocations

Aug-56 New to WR (Western Region)
10/10/59 On loan to 67C (Ayr) - Paper move, vehicle went direct to Leith
13/10/59 On loan to Leith Central
Nov-59Depot code change64H
31/12/61 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central) - from WR, previously on loan
4w/e 12/11/66 Transferred to 67C (Ayr)
4w/e 31/01/70 Transferred to 67C (Ayr)
06/05/73Depot code changeAY
circa Jan-81 Stored U.
Jul-81 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr)

Notes

18th September 1979 - Carriage letter holders still in situ.

Disposal

Scrapped by A King, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


79083 79470 79089 Transfer to Ayr - 4w/e 24/10/59 - from WR
166 51045 79470 51021 Noted circa Sep-69
165 51044 79470 51027 Listed at 67C - Aug-70
51042 79470 51044 Noted 15/08/70 - in Kyle St sidings1
51042 79470 51015 Noted 11/09/71 - at Ayr station sidings1
51044 79470 51025 Noted 24/07/1972 - at Ayr2
79088 79470 51026 Noted 07/08/1974 - at Glasgow Central2
51045 79470 50936 Noted 05/04/1976 - at Glasgow Central 2
51034 79470 51013 Noted 09/09/76 - at Barrassie3
79088 79470 79168 26th July 1977
79088 79470 79168 Noted 5th August 1977
51042 79470 51022 Noted 05/04/78 - on 17:25 Glasgow - Stranraer Harbour4
51034 79470 51049 Noted 23rd May 1979 - 2 DMBS
51042 79470 51020 Noted 13th December 1979
51034 79470 51009 Noted 11th June 1980
422 79088 79470 Listed at AY - 01/02/81

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Phil Shatford

Images:

Swindon 79xxx at Vitry-sur-Siene

April 1957

Part-built Swindon Inter-City trailer first W79470 in the SNCF testing shop at Vitry-sur-Siene (in the southeastern suburbs of Paris). It spent a week there (9th - 16th April 1957) undergoing strength and stress testing. Image one of five that accompanied the official report. SNCF.

Swindon 79xxx at Vitry-sur-Siene

April 1957

Strength / stress testing underway in part-built Swindon Inter-City trailer first W79470 in the SNCF testing shop at Vitry-sur-Siene in April 1957. Image two of five that accompanied the official report. SNCF.

Swindon 79xxx at Vitry-sur-Siene

April 1957

Strength / stress testing underway in part-built Swindon Inter-City trailer first W79470 in the SNCF testing shop at Vitry-sur-Siene in April 1957. The hydraulics are applying pressure to the coupling area of the headstock. Image three of five that accompanied the official report. The tests proved the soundness of the design which would evolve into the Mk2 coach. SNCF.

Swindon 79xxx at Vitry-sur-Siene

April 1957

Strength / stress testing underway in part-built Swindon Inter-City trailer first W79470 in the SNCF testing shop at Vitry-sur-Siene in April 1957. Image four of five that accompanied the official report, it shows pressure being applied to the vehicle end above where the gangway would be. SNCF.

Swindon 79xxx at Vitry-sur-Siene

April 1957

Inside part-built Swindon Inter-City trailer first W79470 in the SNCF testing shop at Vitry-sur-Siene in April 1957 where it underwent strength / stress testing. Image five of five that accompanied the official report. SNCF.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 5th August 1977

Class 126 vehicles SC79168 SC79470 SC79088 are the rear three cars in this six-car formation seen departing from Glasgow Central station on 05/08/1977. They is one of the early batch dating from 1956. Graeme Phillips Collection.