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Vehicle 55007 / 977223


Class 122

Builder: GRC&W
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30419
Diagram: 539

Allocations

May-58 New to 84E (Tyseley)
01/01/63Boundary change84Etransferred from WR to LMR stock
Sep-63Depot code change2A
w/e 06/07/68 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
Mar-72 Transferred to 65A (Eastfield)
May-73Depot code changeED
w/e 07/10/78 Transferred to IS (Inverness)
Jul-79 Transferred to AB (Aberdeen Ferryhill)
Jan-80 Transferred to DE (Dundee)
01/03/82 Transferred to HA (Haymarket)
circa Mar-84 To departmental stock HA (Haymarket)
1989 Withdrawn from HA (Haymarket)

Notes

Jul-66 - M55007 noted in July 1966 with seating removed and working parcels traffic between Leamington and Birmingham.
9th December 1983 - Seen carrying unit no. 407 and 'Tayway' branding on no.1 cab end. Coupled to 101 TS + DMS.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

55007 - original number
977223 - from circ Mar-84 (departmental stock)

Department Use as TDB977223

Driver Training / Route Learner / Sandite From 12/83 to 1989.

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


55007 56299 Noted 15/08/70 - on Hamilton depot1
55007 56299 Noted 11/09/71 - at Polmadie1
07 55007 56299 Listed at 66C - 1972
55007 56299 Noted 06/04/72 - at Eastfield1
184 55007 59562 51534 Noted 26/08/74 - on Eastfield depot (set number on 51534)2
55007 Noted 25/08/75 - on Eastfield depot2
55007 56291 Noted 05/09/76 - at Stirling2
55007 59554 51531 Noted 17/12/77 - on 1418 Edinburgh-Dunblane
169 50853 59367 55007 Listed at HN - mid-May-78 - non-gangwayed set
178 55007 Formed at IS Oct-78
178 55007 Noted 16/04/1979 - BLS Waterloo & Buchan Railtour
55007 Noted circa 09/19793
55007 59525 53269 Noted circa 11/19833

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 122 DMU at Solihull

16th March 1964

Set number: 105

W55007 with a matching GRC&W driver trailer leads a Swindon Cross-Country set on the 7.30am Leamington Spa (G) - Birmingham Snow Hill service seen at Solihill on March 16, 1964. The front of the set number in the window is unclear - perhaps 105. Michael Mensing.

Class 122 DMU at near Bromyard

13th June 1964

Set number: 105

M55007 seen a mile east of Bromyard with the 5.15pm Bromyard - Worcester Shrub Hill service on 13 June 1964. Michael Mensing.

Class 122 DMU at east of Bromyard

13th June 1964

Set number: 105

M55007 with a Bromyard - Worcester Shrub Hill service seen east of Bromyard on 13 June 1964. Michael Mensing.

Class 122 DMU at Bromyard

7th August 1964

Set number: 105

A DMU with whiskers is waiting to leave Bromyard on the 17.15 service to Worcester Shrub Hill on the 7th of August 1964. The branch closed on 6th September 1964. The set number in the cab window could possibly read 105, which would mean this is 55007. The KDH Archive.

Class 122 DMU at Winchcombe

July 1965

Set number: 105

GRC&W 'double-ender' M55007 at Winchcombe in July 1965. It still retains its whiskers, many of the type had a yellow panel by this date. Michael Mensing.

Class 122 DMU at Eastfield depot

15th April 1972

Bubble at SC55007 Eastfield on 15 April 1972. The vehicle number uses three inch high numerals rather than the more standard four inch, and there is a set number that seems to have an E prefix, possibly 'E13'. John Grey Turner.

Class 122 DMU at BREL Glasgow Works

3rd June 1978

Hamilton, Glasgow based Class 122 DMBS SC55007 is inside BREL Glasgow Works on the 3rd June 1978 high up on accommodation bogies undergoing a major refurbishment with the plating around the original 2 panel route indicator clearly visible. Transferred to Departmental service in December 1983 as TDB977223 she was finally scrapped at BREL Glasgow Works during June 1991. Bob Woolnough.

Class 122 DMU at BREL Glasgow Works

3rd June 1978

A view across the traverser inside BREL Glasgow Works on the 3rd June 1978 finds Class 122 DMSL SC55007 undergoing refurbishment in between an unknown Class 107 and a Class 101 driving car. An Ayrshire based Class 126 DMSL driving vehicle is on the far right of the image. Bob Woolnough.

Class 122 DMU at Dundee

March 1979

Set number: 178

At Dundee is 55007, one of the Scottish Region's small allocation of class 122s, in March 1979. Ian Buck.

Class 122 DMU at Aberdeen Waterloo Goods Station

16th April 1979

Set number: 178

55007 is seen at Aberdeen Waterloo Goods Station while the BLS Waterloo & Buchan railtour on the 16th April 1979. Mike Cooper.

Class 122 DMU at Aberdeen Waterloo

16th April 1979

The Branch Line Society (BLS) "Waterloo and Buchan" railtour on 16 April 1979 visited Aberdeen Waterloo where passengers are seen reboarding for the next part of the journey, to Fraserburgh. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 122 DMU at Ellon

16th April 1979

On Easter Monday 1979, the Branch Line Society ran its "Waterloo and Buchan" railtour from Aberdeen to Waterloo, Maud, Fraserburgh, Strichen and Ellon. Class 122 single railcar SC55007, marked as set 178 on one end, was used. Passenger services were withdrawn here at Ellon in 1965, and freight services has ceased in 1978, although they still operated through to Fraserburgh, with the line closing in October 1979. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 122 DMU at Maud

16th April 1979

Set number: 178

55007 with the Branch Line Society (BLS) "Waterloo and Buchan" railtour on 16 April 1979 at a photo stop at Maud station. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 122 DMU at Strichen

16th April 1979

Set number: 178

The Branch Line Society (BLS) "Waterloo and Buchan" railtour worked by 55007 on 16 April 1979 had a photo stop at Strichen station. The line from Dyce Junction, near Aberdeen to Fraserburgh had closed to passengers in the 1960s but had a freight service until 1979, after which it was closed and lifted. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 122 DMU at Aberdeen Waterloo

16th April 1979

Set number: 178

On Easter Monday 1979 (April 16th), the Branch Line Society ran its "Waterloo and Buchan" railtour from Aberdeen to Waterloo, Maud, Fraserburgh, Strichen and Ellon. Class 122 single railcar SC55007, marked as set 178, was used. It is seen at Aberdeen Waterloo. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 122 DMU at Maud

16th April 1979

Set number: 178

55007 in Maud station on the BLS 'Waterloo & Buchan Tour', 16th April 1979. Mike Cooper.

Class 122 DMU at Fraserburgh

16th April 1979

Set number: 178

The BLS 'Waterloo & Buchan Tour' in Fraseburgh station, formed of 55007, on the 16th April 1979. Mike Cooper.

Class 122 DMU at Fraserburgh

16th April 1979

Set number: 178

SC55007 sits in Fraserburgh station on the 16th April 1979, while on the BLS 'Waterloo & Buchan Tour'. Mike Cooper.

Class 122 DMU at Strichen

16th April 1979

Set number: 178

Photo time at Strichen station during a stop for 55007 on the BLS 'Waterloo & Buchan Tour', 16th April 1979. Mike Cooper.

Class 122 DMU at Maud

16th April 1979

Set number: 178

55007 in Maud station while on the BLS 'Waterloo & Buchan Tour', 16th April 1979. Mike Cooper.

Class 122 DMU at Maud

16th April 1979

Set number: 178

Maud station taken from 55007 while working the BLS 'Waterloo & Buchan Tour' on the 16th April 1979. Mike Cooper.

Class 122 DMU at Aberdeen Ferryhill

23rd July 1979

Set number: 178

Freshly painted SC55007 on Aberdeen Ferryhill depot on 23 July 1979. Brian Daniels.

Class 122 DMU at Aberdeen Ferryhill depot

1st September 1979

Class 122 SC55007 on Aberdeen Ferryhill depot on 1 September 1979. Brian Daniels.

Class 122 DMU at Dundee

27th June 1980

Set number: 178

An uncharacteristically dull 27th June sees GRCW class 122 railcar Sc55007 saunter into Dundee Tay Bridge ready to form 2A24 10.22 local service to Arbroath on 27th June 1980. Bruce Galloway.

Class 122 DMU at Dundee depot

26th September 1980

Class 122 SC55007 stabled on Dundee depot on 26 September 1980. Brian Daniels.

Class 122 DMU at Dundee

23rd May 1981

Set number: 178

Sc55007 at Dundee with the 1.25pm to Arbroath, 23/5/81. It carries a 'Tayway' brand sticker on the front of the cab. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 122 DMU at Princes Street Gardens

circa mid-1981

An interesting formation passing through Princes Street Gardens towards Edinburgh Waverley formed of two Class 122 bubbles (55007 and 55011) with a Met-Camm buffet. Circa mid-1981, there is a small 'Tayway' sticker on the cab. Paul Redmond.

Class 122 DMU at Dundee

14th August 1981

Class 122 bubbles 55007 and 55011 with Met-Camm buffet 59577 in-between pass along the loop at Dundee ready to form the 15:25 to Arbroath on 14 August 1981. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 122 DMU at Arbroath

summer 1981

Class 122 55007 passes the miniature railway at Arbroath in the Summer of 1981 with an Arbroath - Dundee local service. Mike Cooper.

Class 122 DMU at Balmossie Halt

12th December 1981

Set number: 178

Gloucester RCW class 122 single car Sc55007, forming a 3 car rake with two class 101 cars, arrives at the spartan, and frosty, Balmossie Halt with 2A30 12:29 Dundee to Arbroath. Note the "Tayway" branding on the unit, which I believe was a local initiative to promote travel on the Perth-Dundee-Arbroath corridor in the early 80's. Balmossie Halt was part of the Dundee and Arbroath Joint line, eventually falling under the control of the Caledonian Railway with running rights granted to the rival North British Railway. An LMS era maroon enamel sign can be seen beside the rudimentary waiting room. 12th December 1981. Bruce Galloway.

Class 122 DMU at Perth

17th June 1983

Sc55007 with Sc55002 at Perth. Phil Bidwell.

Class 122 DMU at Haymarket Depot

19th November 1983

Set number: 407

SC55007 at Haymarket depot on 19/11/83 with 'Tayway' sticker on cab. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 122 DMU at Haymarkey depot

1984

Set number: 407

This 1984 Haymarket depot view contain sets 407 (presumably Class 122 55007) and Met-Camm set 101317 (possibly 53141). S Saunders.

Class 122 DMU at Haymarket depot

Unknown date

Grabbed from a passing train - 977223 (the former 55007) - is seen on Haymarket depot, date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 122 DMU at Haymarket depot

Unknown date

Set number: 07

Departmental Class 122 977223 (ex-55007) on Haymarket depot. The amount of spotters with notebooks this seems to be an organised group visit. Date unknown, 101321 was painted into Strathclyde colours in 1985 so between them and the withdrawal of 977223 in 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 26th May 1958

Brand new W55006 and W55007 sit in the platform in Leamington Spa station ready to work the 9pm to Stratford-upon-Avon on Whit Monday, May 26th, 1958. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 26th May 1958

Brand new W55006 and W55007 in Leamington Spa station ready to work the 9pm to Stratford-upon-Avon on Whit Monday, May 26th, 1958. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: unknown

An interesting formation passing through Princes Street Gardens towards Edinburgh Waverley formed of two Class 122 bubbles (55011 and 55007) with a Met-Camm buffet. Circa early 1980s, there is a small 'Tayway' sticker on the cab. Paul Redmond.

DMU

Date: 10th June 1982

A pair of Class 122 Gloucester Bubble Cars, Sc55002 and Sc55007, approach journey’s end at Carnoustie with the 09:07 service from Dundee, Thursday 10th June 1982. Brian McDevitt.

DMU

Date: 1984

Set number: 107425

107425 on Haymarket depot in 1984, presumably with 51985 at the front. On the left is TDB977223. S Saunders.

DMU

Date: 27th January 1991

Out of use vehicles at Thornton in Fife on January 27, 1991. Closest is 59794, which wouldn't be officially withdrawn until the end of the year. It had been transferred on paper to Neville Hill but never moved there. At the far end of the line are 53187, 53179, 51453, 59113, 53424, TDB977223 and 59073. Hamish Stevenson.