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Vehicle 55030 / 977866


Class 121

Builder: Pressed Steel
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30518
Diagram: 512

Allocations

Dec-60 New to 81D (Reading)
May 1973Depot code changeRG
June-87 Transferred to OO (Old Oak Common)
02/09/93 To departmental stock SA

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

55030 - original number
977866 - from 02/09/93 (departmental stock)

Department Use as ADB977866

Sandite / Route Learner From 9/93 to ?. Carried set number 960013

Modifications

p/e 31/03/73 - Dual AWS fitted
Jul-75 - WR AWS removed
p/e 08/10/77 - Leyland engines fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 02/12/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


55030 56281 Noted 22nd October 1971
51354 59506 55030 Noted 22/07/72 - at Royal Oak1
L130 55030 Listed at RG - 01/05/1976
L130 55030 Noted 05/1977 - Oxford Didcot Reading area2
L409 55030 59496 51386 Noted 14/06/1977 - Oxford Station2
L130 55030 56284 Noted 06/08/77 - at Slough, set number L284 on 562841
L130 55030 Noted 06/10/1977 - Oxford Reading area2
L130 55030 Listed at RG - 31st December 1977
L130 55030 Noted 28/08/1979 - At Ealing Broadway2
L130 55030 Listed at RG - 03/03/80
L130 55030 Noted circa 04/19823
L130 55030 Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
L130 55030 Noted circa 08/19833
L130 55030 Noted circa 09/19833
L130 55030 Listed at RG - 01/01/85
L130 55030 Noted circa 04/19863
55030 54289 Noted circa 06/19863
L130 55030 Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
L130 55030 Listed at OO - Aug-87
L130 55030 Noted 21/12/19873
L130 55030 Noted circa 03/19893
L130 55030 Listed at OO - 15/05/89
L130 55030 Listed at OO - 21/01/91
L130 55030 Noted 01/04/91 - at Royal Oak1
55027 55030 Noted 09/04/92 - on 13:47 Paddington - Reading4
55028 59514 55030 Noted 14/04/92 - on 07:39 Slough - Paddington4
L130 55030 Listed at OO - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
L130 55030 Listed at OO - 12/08/92
55030 59496 51386 Noted circa 09/19923
L130 55030 Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX
960013 977866 Noted 31/03/96 - at Norwich1

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Shayne Lewis
3: Eddie Knorn
4: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 121 DMU at Windsor &amp; Eton Central

circa early 1970s

Set number: 130

Pressed Steel bubble car 55030 with DTS 56287 at Windsor and Eton Central, circa early 1970s. Graham Clark.

Class 121 DMU at Drayton Green

August 1971

Set number: 130

The very first railway photo I took, not good quality but included through pure nostalgia. 55030 is seen at Drayton Green in August 1971. Ian Buck.

Class 121 DMU at Oxford

circa 1972

Set number: L130

Single DMU car W55030 seen at Oxford thought to be around 1971-3. Brian Daniels.

Class 121 DMU at Oxford

circa 1972

Set number: L130

W55030 in Oxford station, thought to be taken around 1971-3. Brian Daniels.

Class 121 DMU at Twyford

circa early 1970s

Set number: L130

No details came with this slide showing W55030. As the destination blind suggests this appears to be Twyford station, probably on a Henley-on-Thames service circa early 1970s. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 121 DMU at Ealing Broadway

17th November 1973

Set number: L130

Class 121 "bubble car" W55030 in Ealing Broadway station with the 09:33 (SO) from Greenford on 17 November 1973. Robert Thomas.

Class 121 DMU at Southall

Unknown date

Set number: L130

Class 121 DMU set L130 - W55030 - at Southall, date unknown. The destination blind shows Ealing Broadway, both the driver and tail lamp seen are at this end, so it may be changing platforms before departure. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 121 DMU at West Ealing

28th August 1979

Set number: L130

Single railcar 55030 at West Ealing on the Greenford shuttle, 28th August 1979.. David Scott.

Class 121 DMU at Ealing Broadway

circa early 1980s

Set number: L130

All aboard. Two passengers climb - although the old lady might struggle - into Class 121 "bubble" W55030 in Ealing Broadway station circa early 1980s. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 121 DMU at Maidenhead

4th August 1981

Set number: L130

Single "Bubble" car, class 121 DMU, W55030, (L130) and Driving Trailer Second, Class 149, W56285, (L285) at Maidenhead, 4th August 1981. Paul James.

Class 121 DMU at Brentford Branch

Unknown date

Set number: L130

55030 is seen passing under the Piccadilly Line on the GW Brentford branch. Ian Buck.

Class 121 DMU at Brentford Branch

Unknown date

Set number: L130

Seen on the GW Brentford branch near Southall is 55030. Ian Buck.

Class 121 DMU at Southall

Unknown date

Set number: L130

Heading off of the GW Brenfrord branch 55030 is seen arriving at Southall. Ian Buck.

Class 121 DMU at Oxford

29th January 1983

Set number: L130

Class 121 Pressed Steel DMUs DMBS 55030 + DTS 56280 Oxford 29-1-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 121 DMU at Bourne End

1985

Set number: L130

Sometime in 1985 55030 is seen arriving at Bourne End from Marlow. Ian Buck.

Class 121 DMU at Ealing Broadway

circa 1985

Set number: L130

A dramatically smoky departure for a one car train! L130 / 55030 on a Greenford to Paddington leaves Ealing Broadway in 1984. Ian Docwra.

Class 121 DMU at Slough

February 1985

Set number: L130

Class 121 DMU W55030 on the Windsor shuttle with a driver trailer, sits in the bay at Slough station. February 1985. Paul James.

Class 121 DMU at Reading

15th April 1986

Set number: L130

55030 at Reading on 15th April 1986. Gazza Prescott.

Class 121 DMU at Ealing Broadway

6th June 1987

Set number: L130

Class 121 unit No. W55030 terminates at Ealing Broadway working a service from Greenford on 6 June 1987. Brian Creasey.

Class 121 DMU at Acton

19th September 1989

Set number: L130

A bubble in a very different environment with L130, class 121 single car 55030, approaching Acton with a London Paddington to Greenford train in the late afternoon of 19 September 1989. The building work would soon obscure the view of the bridge over the North London Line and much of the capital's infrastructure. Peter Tandy.

Class 121 DMU at Doncaster Works

31st March 1990

Set number: L130

Pressed Steel Class 121 DMBS 55030, BR Derby Class 115 TCL 59764, DMBS 51671 and Class 108 54499 outside Doncaster Works on 31 March 1990. Dave Warby.

Class 121 DMU at South Tottenham

30th April 1990

Set number: L130

Class 121 single-unit 55030, carrying the set number L130, at South Tottenham on 30 April 1990 on a Gospel Oak-Barking service. Lewis Bevan.

Class 121 DMU at Southall

circa 1991

Set number: L130

Class 121 Pressed Steel bubble car 55030 leads a Class 116/101 hybrid set on the approach to Southall station circa 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 121 DMU at Greenford

7th August 1992

Set number: 130

55030 after arriving at Greenford on the 13:57 from Ealing Broadway, 7/8/92. Gazza Prescott.

Class 121 DMU at Wyle

18th April 1994

Set number: L130

Two Class 121s on a local working (possibly route learning) to Salisbury at Wyle on 18 April 1994. 55030 at the front carries the name 'Bill' in the centre cab window. Walter Burt.

Class 121 DMU at Maidenhead

21st October 1997

Set number: 960013

ADB977866 Maidenhead 21/10/97. Sparegang.

Class 121 DMU at Acton Yard

7th August 1998

Set number: 960013

Class 121 977866 at Acton Yard on 7-8-98. Ian Cuthbertson.

Class 121 DMU at Aylesbury

25th August 2003

Looking quite faded, sandite 977866 (ex-55030) at Aylesbury on 25th August 2003. Robert Frise.

Class 121 DMU at Aylesbury

31st October 2003

Set number: 960013

Stabled at the sidings at Aylesbury station on 31 October 2003 is sandite / route learner 977866. It also still carries it original number of 55030. S Gaskell.

Class 121 DMU at Aylesbury

January 2007

Set number: 960013

977866 in the siding next to Aylesbury station January 2007. Fred Clark.

Class 121 DMU at Aylesbury

3rd March 2007

Set number: 960013

977866 stabled at Aylesbury on 3 March 2007. John Grey Turner.

Class 121 DMU at Aylesbury

10th March 2008

Set number: 960013

Pressed Steel Class 121 Railcar, Unit No.960 013, Car No.977866 (ex-W55030) in BR Network South East livery of Network Rail in sandite service at Aylesbury, 10/3/08. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 121 DMU at Aylesbury

18th April 2009

Set number: 960013

Former Class 121 No. 55030, now 977866 unit Class 960 No. 960013 is stabled at Aylesbury on 18 April 2009. Brian Creasey.

Class 121 DMU at Aylesbury

27th July 2009

977866 Aylesbury on July 27, 2009. Nigel Walls.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa early 1970s

Set number: 287

Pressed Steel DTS W56287 with bubble 55030 at Windsor & Eton circa early 1970s. Graham Clark.

DMU

Date: 2nd April 1977

Set number: L285

W56285 and W55030 at Slough on April 2nd, 1977. Rex Holt.

DMU

Date: 6th August 1994

Set number: L125

Class 121 Pressed Steel single car DMUs 977859 (55025) and 977866 (55030), recently made departmentals, still in NSE livery - Salisbury 6-8-94 or thereabouts. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 6th August 1994

Set number: L125

Class 121 Pressed Steel single car DMUs 977859 (55025) and 977866 (55030), recently made departmentals, still in NSE livery - Salisbury 6-8-94 or thereabouts. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 25th August 2003

Set number: 960015

975042, 977873, 977866 and 977858 stabled at Aylesbury on 25/8/03. Robert Frise.