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Together forever .... Rumoured to be withdrawn from traffic fairly soon, one of OC's allocation of two Class 128 DPUs (diesel parcels units) W55992 rumbles along the up relief line at Poplar Jn, Acton, heading for Paddington ...... Inseparable since being introduced in 1960 both W55991+W55992 have been allocated to the London Division of the Western Region for over 27 years. Firstly at Southall, then Reading and now, for the last month, Old Oak Common. Both were transferred away to Cambridge 18 months later, with 55991 being withdrawn from there on 5/11/90, whilst 55992 was transferred, on paper at least, to Chester on 30/11/90 and immediately withdrawn ..... Both were later scrapped at M.C. Metals Ltd, Springburn, Glasgow ...... 1st July 1987. Nigel Mack.
Parcels car 55992 approaches West Drayton station on October 1st, 1987. Note the vehicle number on the cab front. Malcolm Clements.
55992 sits in London Paddington station coupled to a suburban set on October 1st, 1987. Malcolm Clements.
Sitting at the stops in platform 10 of London Paddington station on October 1, 1987 is 55992 coupled to a suburban set. Malcolm Clements.
W55992 in Vic Berry's Yard at Leicester on the 14th October 1987. Note the vehicle number on the cab front. Malcolm Clements.
Class 128 Gloucester built single car parcels DMU 55992, one of only ten built, seen inside Vic Berrys scrapyard on 20th December 1987. Located in the old goods yard at Braunston Gate, Leicester, which was built by the Great Central Railway in the 1890's. This unit would come out again to run again in service as it was here for asbestos removal, the last of the class were withdrawn 1991. Andrew J Crowther.
Class 128 55992 sits at Reading, it looks freshly painted - so likely sometime in 1988. Derek Hoskins.
A freshly painted 55992 at Reading MPD in Saturday 20 February, 1988. Behind is Class 121 DTS 54280. Mel Holley.
Class 128 DMPV 55992 in ex-works condition in Reading station on the 24th February 1988. Hamish Stevenson.
Class 128 parcels car 55992 in Reading station on February 25, 1988. Hamish Stevenson.
Freshly painted Class 128 55992 in platform 11 of London Paddington, date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.
55992 in Post Office red at Paddington on the 2nd March 1988. Malcolm Clements.
55992 in Ealing Broadway station on March 15, 1988. Malcolm Clements.
Class 128 DMPV 55992 in Royal Mail red livery at Southall in April 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 128 DMPV 55992 in Royal Mail red livery at Southall in April 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Royal Mail Class 128 unit No. 55992 stands outside Old Oak Common depot on 7 April 1988. Brian Creasey.
55992 approaches Reading on a dull 18th April 1988. AndrewHA.
55992 in Reading a Station awaiting its return trip to London Paddington on 18th April 1988. AndrewHA.
DMPV 55992 in London Paddington in 1992. Image by Tony Martens. John Law Collection.
Class 128 DPU 55992 seen from a passing train, somewhere between Acton and Reading, on 16 May 1988. Paul James.