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Class 121 55033 is seen in the rear of a Class 117 set departing from Derby on 17 July 1986. David Russon.
Class 121 55033 stabled at Leamington Spa station. It carries a Tyseley set number in the window which seems to read TS068. Date unknown, presumably summer 1986 between transfer from Laira in May and painting into Midline livery in October. Glyn Weigh.
Class 121 55033, set number TS083, is seen at Tyseley on 15.11.1986 soon after its repaint into Midline livery. Andy Cole.
Class 121 single car 55033 in Derby station circa 1986 or 1987, The mish-mash of vehicles, including Class 115 DMBS 51659 on the left and a 122 on the right suggests they are heading to or from works. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Tyseley based Pressed Steel Class 121 single-car DMU 55033 (TS083) calls at Wilmcote with a lunchtime Leamington Spa to Stratford-upon-Avon service on 19 January 1987. Chris Morrison.
Class 121, single car DMU, 55033, in "Midline" livery, at Leamington Spa station. January 1987. Not 100% sure, but I believe the date to be 24th January 1987. Paul James.
Class 121 55033, set number TS083, is seen stabled at Tyseley carriage sidings in it's unique Midline livery on 14.03.1987. Andy Cole.
55033 approaching Stourbridge Town from Stourbridge Junction in May 1987. It can be clearly seen that this was a double track at one time although latterly run as 2 separate routes for the goods yard and passenger station. Stephen Burdett.
In the 1980s it was decided to brand the local rail network Midline. It was short lived but class 121 bubble car 55033 was given an unique livery and is seen here leaving Stourbridge Town for Stourbridge Junction in May 1987. It in fact was working the branch on the last day of these units on it in 1992. Stephen Burdett.
Pressed Steel Suburban Single Car Class 121 DMU 55033 in Midline livery heads a Dorridge train while Gloucester Class 122 Single Car 55005 arrives with a Leamington train on the adjacent platform at Birmingham Moor Street on 13 May 1987. At the time single cars were being added to 3-car sets to raise the power to weight ratio. Moor St terminus closed in September 1987 when the adjacent through platforms to Birmingham Snow Hill were opened. It lay derelict until 2003 when Chiltern Railways reopened two of the original three platforms and renovated the original booking hall to supplement capacity when the Bull Ring development opened. The building under construction is the Pavillions Shopping Centre which was recently rebuilt as the largest Primark store in Europe. Chris Morrison.
The unique Midline class 121 single car 55033 was on the back of 3 car class 108 T902 (presumably 51566 + 59387 + 53933) leaving Stratford-upon-Avon on 16 May 1987. Class 108s were not commonplace here, especially those with a cab-mounted headlight and even less so working with a bubble unit in the consist. Image 20905 on here shows the train in platform 3 a few minutes earlier while waiting to form a train for Birmingham Moor Street. Peter Tandy.
Class 121 55033 is seen stabled outside the Factory at Tyseley on 07.06.1987. Andy Cole.
Midline-liveried Pressed Steel-built Class 121 number 55033, seen in the bowels of Birmingham New Street, about to take weary commuters home to Blake Street. Taken on July 24, 1987. Mike Dean.
55033 inside Tyseley depot during the open day on October 4th, 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.
55033 inside Tyseley during an open day on 4/10/87. Malcolm Clements.
I was mildly surprised to see the "Midline Bubble" on the main line from Derby to Birmingham in May 1988 when it was photographed approaching Water Orton. Mechanical DMUs were not common on this line at the time with Sprinters having taken over most services. The destination board said that the unit was "Not in Service" but wasn't able to find out where it had been but assumed that it was going to Tyseley LMD. The relatively new M42 and part of the long-gone Hams Hall Power station can be seen in the background of this picture. Peter Tandy.
With an exhaust trail to put many a steam locomotive to shame, a suburban unit with Pressed Steel Co. 'Bubble Car' 55033 on the rear, working a Stourbridge service is seen departing from Birmingham New Street on 22nd August 1988. Gordon Edgar.
55033 is seen at Blythe Bridge on a Crewe - Derby working in 1989. The blue vehicle is probably 975540, unseen is 55034. Simon Barnes.
A triple bubble formation seen at Blythe Bridge on a Crewe - Derby working in 1989. Identifiable cars are 55033 (Midline) and T014 / 55034 (blue grey). Simon Barnes.
Class 121 55033 (set T133) leads a suburban set out of Worcester Shrub Hill shed on 17 January 1989. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.