Set 121020
These formations have been noted:
| 55020 | Noted 16th October 2004 |
2nd April 2003
55020 at Princes Risborough on delivery run, 2nd April 2003, attached to 977858. Roger Marks.
21st April 2003
55020 outside Aylesbury depot, with a shed extension being built behind. 21/4/03. Colin Cooke.
5th June 2003
121 020 (55020) in Princes Risborough station on 5.6.03. George Woods.
5th June 2003
121 020 (55020) arriving at Princes Risborough station on 5.6.03. George Woods.
13th June 2003
Recently restored to passenger service, class 121 single car 55020/121020 works a morning Aylesbury to Princes Risborough service past Marsh Crossing (south of Aylesbury) heading away towards Little Kimble, Friday 13th June 2003 Iain Reid.
13th June 2003
Class 121 55020/121020 passes Monks Risborough as it nears Princes Risborough on a morning service from Aylesbury, Friday 13th June 2003. Note the red tail lamps have erroneously been left on following its turn round at Aylesbury Iain Reid.
13th June 2003
Class 121 55020/121020 approaches Little Kimble on a morning Princes Risborough to Aylesbury service, Friday 13th June 2003 Iain Reid.
13th June 2003
Recently restored to passenger service, class 121 single car 55020/121020 works a morning Aylesbury to Princes Risborough service past Marsh Crossing (just south of Aylesbury), Friday 13th June 2003 Iain Reid.
7th July 2003
Information display inside the saloon of 55020, seen inside Aylesbury depot on July 7, 2003. The vehicle had been refurbished by LH Group Services, hence the sticker below. Stuart Mackay.
7th July 2003
The inside of a passenger door of 55020, seen inside Aylesbury depot on July 7, 2003. Other than the labeling, little has changed in its modernisation for Chiltern. Stuart Mackay.
7th July 2003
The interior of 55020, looking towards the van, seen inside Aylesbury depot on July 7, 2003. Stuart Mackay.
7th July 2003
55020 inside Aylesbury depot on July 7, 2003. Stuart Mackay.
7th July 2003
The interior of 55020, seen inside Aylesbury depot on July 7, 2003, looking from the van end. Stuart Mackay.
7th July 2003
The guard's van of 55020, seen inside Aylesbury depot on July 7, 2003. The boxed section with the warning labels contains the exhaust, re-routed from the vehicle end. Stuart Mackay.
7th July 2003
Van doors / control in 55020, seen inside Aylesbury depot on July 7, 2003. The blue light shows the doors are locked, there is a light switch and a buzzer button. Stuart Mackay.
7th July 2003
Details - 55020. Modern equipment fitted to the cab of 55020, seen inside Aylesbury depot on July 7, 2003. Stuart Mackay.
7th July 2003
The air / axle panel fitted to the left of the driver in the cab of 55020. Seen inside Aylesbury depot on July 7, 2003. Stuart Mackay.
7th July 2003
Drivers controls of 55020 - seen inside Aylesbury depot on July 7, 2003. Stuart Mackay.
7th July 2003
Lower - the destination indicator, the wooden flap in the upper half was at one time to check what the four-character blinds were displaying. Inside the cab of 55020 seen inside Aylesbury depot on July 7, 2003. Stuart Mackay.
7th July 2003
Details - non-drivers side of the cab, 55020, seen inside Aylesbury depot on July 7, 2003. Stuart Mackay.
7th July 2003
Equipment old and new fitted to the guard's van in 55020, seen inside Aylesbury depot on July 7, 2003. Stuart Mackay.
17th May 2004
55020 At Aylesbury platform 1, 17th May 2004. Roger Marks.
30th August 2004
55020 working "The Quaintonian" on the 30th August 2004, at Quainton Road. Robert Frise.
30th August 2004
55020 working "The Quaintonian" on the 30th August 2004, at Quainton Road. Robert Frise.
15th October 2004
Class 121 55020 with a Class 122 (006) at Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway during the Railcar50 event, 15/10/04. Ian Francis.
16th October 2004
55020 at Bewdley while operating Bewdley - Kidderminster shuttles during the Railcar50 event, 16/10/04. Mel Holley.
2005
55020 stabled in Aylesbury depot in 2005. John Law.
December 2006
55020 at Aylesbury, December 2006. Fred Clark.
3rd March 2007
55020 on Aylesbury depot, 3rd March 2007. John Grey Turner.
9th June 2008
Chiltern Railways Class 121 railcar No. 121020 stands at Princes Risborough working the shuttle service to Aylesbury on 9 June 2008. Brian Creasey.
9th June 2008
Chiltern Railways Class 121 railcar No. 121020 arrives at Princes Risborough working the shuttle service from Aylesbury on 9 June 2008. Brian Creasey.
9th June 2008
Chiltern Railways Class 121 railcar No. 121020 arrives at Princes Risborough working the shuttle service from Aylesbury on 9 June 2008. Brian Creasey.
19th June 2008
55020 arrives at Aylesbury platform 3 from Princes Risborough, 19/6/08. Niall Gray.
18th April 2009
Chiltern Railways Class 121 railcar No. 121020 stands outside Aylesbury depot on 18 April 2009. Brian Creasey.
27th July 2009
55020 at Princes Risborough on July 27, 2009. Nigel Walls.
27th July 2009
55020 at Aylesbury on July 27, 2009. Nigel Walls.
7th October 2010
I have always had a soft spot for the single unit "bubble" cars that used to work branch lines; indeed my first ever train ride was in one of these when they worked the Stratford-upon-Avon to Leamington Spa shuttles. One of the remaining class 121 units in still in regular service for Chiltern Railways and 121020 was booked to run from Aylesbury to Kidderminster (SVR) on Thursday 7 October 2010 where it is due to perform at a gala over the coming weekend. I think that the blue colour scheme carried by this unit is most attractive so went to a bubble-sized spot on Hatton Bank where I knew that the sun would be in just the right direction at a little over 14.00. Just after I arrived, 66154 ran into the Down Goods Loop with 6M48, the 10.02 Southampton to Bescot loaded train of Ford cars. I took this to mean that 55020 was close behind and indeed, it appeared no more than two minutes later. Peter Tandy.
9th October 2010
Chiltern Railways 121020 at the Severn Valley Railway DMU gala, 9 October 2010. Ian Docwra.
Unknown date
55020 on Quaintonian shuttle duties at Quainton Road, circa 2011. Graham Baker.
7th May 2012
Class 121 55020 stabled on Aylesbury depot on 7 May 2012. Dave Warby.
6th February 2013
Class 121 55020, set number 121020, is seen in Chiltern Railways livery departing Tyseley Carriage Siding on route learning duties, 06.02.2013. Andy Cole.
20th February 2013
55020 at Crewe on 22 February 2013, believed to be there for route learning. John Grey Turner.
22nd September 2013
Class 121 bubble 55020 at Aylesbury depot on 22 September 2013. Curly42.
10th June 2015
Chiltern Railways bubble car 55020 stabled on Aylesbury Depot on 10 June 2015. Tony Watson.
28th April 2016
I was at Hatton North Junction waiting for a northbound freight on 28 April 2016 when a fellow photographer told me that Chiltern single unit 121020 was coming south within the next few minutes working from Tyseley to Aylesbury. After a swift move from the field to the footbridge the newly repainted bubble car appeared under the Shrewley Road bridge and stopped at the up line signal to allow a Chiltern Railways train from Stratford-upon-Avon to leave Hatton station for Leamington Spa. A longer lens might have been a better bet for this shot given that there is no scope here for a more broadside view but I had only the one piece of glassware with me on this occasion. Peter Tandy.
15th May 2017
Class 121 no 121020 (55020) and diesel shunter “Lesley” on Aylesbury depot on 15 May 2017, during the last week of Class 121 operation. 55020 was being used by Chiltern Railways as a spare unit to deputise for 121034 (55034). "Lesley" is a 0-6-0DH built by Ruston and Hornsby in 1963 - works number 468043. It is allocated the TOPS number 01509. Lewis Bevan.
19th May 2017
Chiltern railways Class 121 'Bubble Cars' 55020 and 55034 are seen leaving Monks Risborough at Westmead Crossing with the 2P65 1726 Aylesbury - Princes Risborough on the their final day in service on 19 May 2017. Chris Morrison.
19th May 2017
Chiltern Railways Class 121 Bubblecars 55020 and W55034 shunt in Aylesbury Depot on 29 May 2017. Brian Creasey.
19th May 2017
Chiltern Railways Class 121 Bubblecars 55020 and W55034 approach Aylesbury working an empty stock movement from Aylesbury Depot on 19 May 2017. Brian Creasey.
19th May 2017
Chiltern Railways Class 121 Bubblecars 55020 and W55034 stand at Aylesbury working the 2Z91 11:40 extra service to Princes Risborough on 19 May 2017. Brian Creasey.
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