Class 126 DMU images
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November 1982
Set: 126406
126 406 has just passed Elderslie No2 Signal Box and is crossing the flyunder for the Kilmacolm Branch (the truncated G&SWR main line to Greenock Princes Pier). The unit would have hit top speed along this section and would shortly after have the brakes applied hard for the stop at Johnstone. The short, 7 minute journey from Paisley to Johnstone was one of my favourite regular DMU trips. Photo taken at the very end of Class 126 operation - probably end of November 1982. The Kilmacolm line was closed in January 1983. Andrew McConnell.
27th November 1982
Set: 126406
A class 126 d.m.u. northbound on the Troon avoiding line at Troon on 27-11-82. Image by A. Wilson. For nearly 25 years, these B.R. Swindon built units were the mainstay of the routes from Glasgow to Ayrshire. This view shows a train probably from Stranraer to Glasgow avoiding the Troon stop on the loop line. This was the original main line and was superseded in 1892 when the loop was built, bringing the passenger station into the town. This avoiding line closed the day after this, on 28-11-1982, in preparation for re-signalling and electrification. Here, the old line has been integrated into the Fullarton golf course, and a footpath runs along the old trackbed. Gordon Thomson.
December 1982
Set: 126413
It's Not Unusual. Perhaps, but it's a late Saturday afternoon and Swindon 126 413 has deposited a handful of passengers at Largs after arriving on a service from Glasgow Central. DMBSL Sc51043 is nearest the camera with DMSL Sc51017 recorded at the rear. TSL is presumably Sc59404. This is probably the reformed Set 413 (with DMSL swapped from the other remaining operational Set 406) prior to preservation. December 1982. alicia hartman.
December 1982
Set: 126413
End of Days. Late Saturday afternoon and Swindon Inter-City 126 413, with DMSL Sc51017 nearest, idles at Largs on Platform 2. It will work back to Glasgow Central once the crew return and the tail lamp is removed. The high contrast is due due to the low winter sun ... and under exposure! December 1982. alicia hartman.
December 1982
The now preserved Sc51017 heading Class 126 Swindon Intercity DMU set 126406 at Kilmacolm on the last weeks in service for both the Swindon and the Branch itself. The guard is carrying the oil tail lamp to the far end of the unit. Experienced Swindon DMU guards would often be seen casually stepping out of the van at a convenient point on the platform of terminus stations to wait for the end of the set to draw to a gentle halt right alongside. A lost art. Andrew McConnell.
31st December 1982
With just over a week to go before services on the line are withdrawn, two Class 126 sets are seen on the outskirts of Bridge of Weir working the 09:01 Kilmacolm - Glasgow on 31/12/82. Intermediate DMS 51026 is closest. Hamish Stevenson.
1983
Class 126 vehicles 51017, 59404 and 51043 pass through Dundee in a freight formation on their way to the Brechin Railway and a new life in preservation in 1983. Andrew McConnell.
Unknown Date
Set: 126413
A Class 126 DMU at Kilmacolm with a service for Glasgow Central, circa late 1982 / first week of January 1983. The set is 126 413, the DMBS closest being the now preserved Sc51043. Andrew McConnell.
1983
Set: 126406
Sc51036, Sc59411 and Sc51026 at Dunfermline Townhill in early 1983. Andrew McConnell.
1983
51026, 59411 and 51036 at Dunfermline Townhill in early 1983. Andrew McConnell.
1983
Set: 126406
Sc51036, Sc59411 and Sc51026 at Dunfermline Townhill in early 1983. Andrew McConnell.
5th January 1983
Set: 126413
On 5 January 1983 the final two Class 126 units are seen in Glasgow Central station. That date the six vehicles (SC51043 closest, the others being 51017, 51026, 51036, 59404 and 59411) were on Kilmacolm duties. That branch closed a few days a later and the Class 126s were withdrawn by the end of the month. Brian Daniels.
5th January 1983
On 5 January 1983 the final two Class 126 units are seen in Kilmacolm station with a Glasgow Central service. DMSL SC51026 closest, the others being 51017, 51036, 51043, 59404 and 59411. The branch closed a few days a later and the Class 126s were withdrawn by the end of the month. Brian Daniels.
5th January 1983
Two Class 126 DMUs (including DMBSL 51036 and DMSL 51017 on the right) in Kilmacolm station with a Glasgow Central service on 5 January 1983. This was the final few days for the branch and the final few weeks for these Swindon DMUs. Brian Daniels.
5th January 1983
Two Class 126 DMUs in Kilmacolm station with a Glasgow Central service on 5 January 1983 a few days before services were withdrawn. DMSL SC51026 is closest (the others are 51017 51036 51043 59404 and 59411). Brian Daniels.
1983
Set: 126413
51043, 59404 and 51017 at Dunfermline Townhill depot in 1983. They had been stored there during the tendering process to preservationists, and they are being prepared to leave for their new home on the Caledonian Railway. Andrew McConnell.
May 1983
Set: 126413
126 413 (51043, 59404, 51017) at Thornton Yard, Fife, in May 1983, waiting to be rail-freighted as part of an overnight working to Aberdeen the same night. It was dropped off at Laurencekirk, where it left the British Railways network for the last time. Andrew McConnell.
May 1983
51017, 59404 and 51043 at Thornton Junction depot in May 1983. After a period in store at Dunfermline Townhill there they are en-route to their new home in preservation on the Caledonian Railway. Andrew McConnell.
May 1983
Set: 126413
Sc51043 leaves BR metals to start a new life in preservation. It is being lowered onto a low-loader at Laurenkirk which will take it to the Brechin Railway. May 1983. Ian MacDonald.
May 1983
Set: 126413
Class 126 DMU vehicles 51043 + 59404 + 51017 at Laurencekirk in May 1983 awaiting road movement to preservation on the Brechin Railway. They had been moved by rail from Dunfermline Townhill where they had been stored since withdrawal during the tendering process. Ian MacDonald.