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Vehicle 79968


Wickham Railbus

Builder: Wickham
Layout: Railbus
Length: 38ft
Coupling Code: None
Coupling Type: None
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30481
Diagram: 612

Allocations

04/05/59 New to Leith Central
Nov-59Depot code change64H
4w/e 04/08/62 Transferred to 60B (Aviemore)
4w/e 31/12/65 Transferred to 67C (Ayr)
04/10/66 Withdrawn from 67C (Ayr)

Notes

mid-May 1959 - For the Wickham railbuses in May 1959, SC79965 was at Crieff, two on the Devon Valley line, leaving two spare.
Mar-66 - Noted as fire damaged.

Disposal

Scrapped by TW Ward, Inverkeithing

Images:

Wickham railbus at Ayr

April 1966

Although the unit number was not recorded by the original photographer, the date, location and accident damage to the front end would suggest this to be SC79968, stored at Ayr depot during Easter weekend 1966. Phil Griffin.

Wickham railbus at Ayr depot

30th July 1966

Partially dismantled Wickham railbus Sc79968 is seen at Ayr on July 30, 1966, with Sc79974 behind. David Mant.

Wickham railbus at Ayr depot

circa 1966

Sc79968 and probably Sc79974, Ayr depot, circa mid/late 1966. Graham Clark.