Vehicle 50726 / 53726 / 55938

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Class 120

Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Cross Country
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: BR Standard
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30335
Diagram: 587

Allocations

Aug-58	New to	86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61	Depot code change	88A
Sep-63	Depot code change	86A
06/05/73	Depot code change	CF
w/e 22/10/77	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
p/e 10/07/83	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
11/05/86	Transferred to	NL (Neville Hill)
18/05/86	Transferred to	CA (Cambridge)
27/07/86	To Parcels Sector at	NL (Neville Hill)
16/11/86	Stored	NL (Neville Hill)
03/05/87	Withdrawn from	NL (Neville Hill)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50726 - original number
53726 - from 1985 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
55938 - from 28/03/87 (parcels conversion)

Modifications

p/e 09/06/73 - Dual AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 17/11/1983 released in blue/grey livery - C1 overhaul and partial refurbishment

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

CDF526	50726	59288	50682						Noted Feb-62
CTN526	50726	59288	50682						Listed at 86A - May-70
	50726	59288	50682						Noted 30/10/70 - at Bristol Temple Meads1
CTN526	50726	59288	50682						Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
	50726	59288	50682						Noted 29/07/1971 - Llanelli on 2C97 14.00 Swansea-Milford Haven2
	50726	59288	50682						Noted 24/08/1971 - at Bristol3
	50726	59288	50682						Noted 26/08/1971 - at Newport3
C526	50726	59288	50682	56289					Noted 14/05/74 - on 2C37 1650 Newport-Swansea, C526 with a DTS attached
	50726	59288	50682						Noted 28/08/1974 - at Swansea3
	50726	59288	50682						Noted 09/19744
C526	50726	59288	50682						Noted 03/09/74 - at Newport5
C526	50726	59288	50682						Noted 11/09/74 - on 2C06 0650 Chepstow-Milford Haven with C601
C526	50726	59288	50682						Noted 05/02/75 - on 2C09 1420 Swansea-Newport with 56289 + C505
C526	50726	59288	50682						Noted 13/02/75 - on 1C21 1058 Newport-Swansea
C526	50726	59288	50682						Noted 18/02/76 - on 2C40 0710 Cardiff-Swansea
C526	50726	59288	50682						Noted 10/03/76 - on 2C40 0710 Cardiff-Swansea
C526	50726	59288	50682						Noted 30/04/76 - on 2B60 1715 Cardiff-Taunton with C513
C511	50726	59288	50682						Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
	50726	59288	50682						Noted 04/09/76 - on Cardiff Canton depot5
	50726	59288	50682						Noted 13/03/1978 - Crewe6
	50726	59288	50682						Noted 09/07/1978 - Chester6
	50726	59288	50682						Noted 01/07/1979 - Aberystwyth6
	50726	59288	50682						Noted 19/08/1979 - Chester6
	50726	59288	50682						Noted 17/02/1980 - on Chester depot 6
	50726	59288	50682						Noted 22/10/1980 - Working the 0851 Shrewsbury to Chester7
	50726	59288	50682						Noted 24/10/1980 - At Chester Station7
	50726	59288	50682						Noted 28/09/1981 - at Shrewsbury 6
	50726	59288	50682						Noted circa 05/19828
	50726	59288	50682						Noted 21/08/1982 - on Chester depot 6
	53726	59105	53682						Noted circa 01/19848
	53726	59105	53682						Noted 20/06/1984 - at Manchester Victoria 6
	53682	59105	53726						Noted 11/05/1985 - 53682-59105-53726 + 51793-59684-51785 + 51791-59679-51786 Settle & Carlisle Pioneer Railtour (organiser unknown)
	53726	59105	53682						Noted circa 06/19858
	53726	59105	53682						Noted 18/01/1986 - at Manchester Victoria 6
	53726	59105	53682						Listed at NH - circa Jan-86
	53726	51579							Listed at Cambridge - Summer 1986 - Parcels

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Alan N Walker
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Gerald Brown
6: Martin Lumley
7: Shayne Lewis
8: Eddie Knorn

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Date: 11th May 1985

The stock of The Settle & Carlisle Pioneer railtour stabled in one of the centre roads at Carlisle on 11 May 1985. The Six Bells Junction website lists the visible vehicles as 53682 + 59105 + 53726 / 51793 + 59684, another four vehicles are out of sight. Stuart Mackay Collection.