Vehicle 56293
Class 122
Builder: GRC&W
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30420
Diagram: 538
Allocations
| 3w/e 05/07/58 | New to | 81C (Southall) | |
| by Jun-61 | Transferred to | 83D (Laira) | |
| by Jun-62 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
| 10/09/62 | Transferred to | 84E (Tyseley) | |
| 01/01/63 | Boundary change | 84E | transferred from WR to LMR stock |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2A | |
| 3w/e 28/11/70 | Transferred to | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| w/e 21/10/72 | Withdrawn from | 86A (Cardiff Canton) |
Modifications
May-71 - Headlamp fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by BR, Cardiff Canton Depot
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 55003 | 56293 | Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street1 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
Images:
25th June 1958
A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR 95) showing new GRC&W DTS W56293 on 25 June 1958. British Railways.
25th June 1958
A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR 96) showing new GRC&W DTS W56293 on 25 June 1958. British Railways.
25th June 1958
A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR 97) showing the driver's compartment of new GRC&W DTS W56293 on 25 June 1958. British Railways.
25th June 1958
A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR 98) showing the interior of new GRC&W DTS W56293 on 25 June 1958. British Railways.
25th June 1958
A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR 99) showing the interior of new GRC&W DTS W56293 on 25 June 1958. This is taken from the cab end looking to the rear. British Railways.
25th June 1958
A Swindon Works image (negative 5CR 100) showing the interior of new GRC&W DTS W56293 on 25 June 1958. This looking from the centre of the vehicle towards the rear. As built they had two full width partitions, they would have doors added to these reducing seating from 95 to 91. British Railways.