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Set P126

These formations have been noted:

55026								Listed at LA - 01/05/1976
55026								Noted 07/09/76 - on Laira depot¹
55026								Listed at LA - 31st December 1977
55026								Listed at LA - 03/03/80
55026								Noted 30/07/80 - at Par²
55026								Listed at BR - 15/12/1982
55026								Noted circa 03/1984³
55026								Formed at LA circa 10/87
55026								Listed at LA - Nov-87
55026								Listed at LA - 15/05/89
55026								Noted circa 12/1990³
55026								Listed at LA - Jul-91
55026								Listed at LA - Aug-91
55026								Listed at LA - Dec-91

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

15th August 1976

With some damage to the lower left cab corner and missing the destination blind box in the middle window, Class 121 W55026 is seen near Eggesford on 15 August 1976. David Mant.

6th May 1978

55026 waits to depart Plymouth for Liskeard and the Looe branch early on the 6th May 1978. Ian Buck.

6th September 1978

'Pressed Steel' Single railcar 55025 waits at St Erth with sevice for St Ives on 6th September 1978. It is coupled to a refurbished Class 116 set, W50129 visible. David Scott.

30th September 1978

On 30 September 1978 a return trip on the Looe branch was strengthened by adding a three-car set to the class 121 Pressed Steel "bubble car" to convey passengers from a Main Line Steam Trust loco-hauled railtour down the branch. W55026 (new 1960) is "on the stops" with most of the other three cars not visible (and indeed the full train did not fit the platform". Mercifully I recorded the bus details - this is TTP999, a Leyland Tiger Cub with Weymann body new to City of Portsmouth in 1960 as their number 25. I believe it was owned by Deeble of Upton Cross at the time. Jeremy Chapter.

1979

55026 at Looe in 1979. John Law.

1979

W55026 in the Looe bay platform at Liskeard in 1979. John Law.

27th July 1980

In deepest Cornwall, Class 121 Single-Unit W55026 (P126) and Class 25/1 25 052 were stood in the yard at St Blazey on July 27th 1980. Martyn Hilbert.

6th June 1981

P126 / 55026 is seen at St Erth on the 6th June 1981. Shayne Lewis.

Unknown date

Class 121 DMU W55026 in St Ives station, date unknown. Ian Dinmore/railarchive.org.uk.

Unknown date

55026 at Roche on the Par - Newquay line. Date unknown. Steve Davies Collection.

1983

P126 W55026, then allocated to Bristol, is seen at Lawrence Hill in 1983. Robert Tarling.

19th March 1983

Class 121 Pressed Steel "bubblecar" W55026 at Bristol Redland station (on the Severn Beach line) on 19 March 1983. Nicholas T Smith.

spring 1983

W55026 in Clifton Down station on Severn Beach duties in Spring 1983. Michael Mensing.

spring 1983

W55026 departs from Clifton Down station while on Severn Beach duties in the spring of 1983. Michael Mensing.

spring 1983

Class 121 55026 at Clifton Down in Spring 1983 on Severn Beach duties. Michael Mensing.

21st May 1983

Single car class 121 W55026 / P126 arriving at Bristol Temple Meads from Severn Beach, Saturday 21st May 1983 Iain Reid.

1984

Class 121 W55026 and Class 117 set B435, presumably 51415 visible, in Clifton Down station in early 1984. Michael Mensing.

30th July 1988

A Class 121 (P126, 55026) and a Class 122 at Dawlish on 30 July 1988. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.

24th August 1988

Class 121 Set P126 vehicle 55026 is seen resting between duties at Penzance on 24th August 1988 Chris Barker.

13th July 1990

A Class 121 DMU crosses Liskeard Viaduct on 13 July 1990, possibly with a Plymouth - Penzance working. The vehicle is probably 55026 - the only one of these allocated to Laira at the time. Roger Geach.

3rd January 1991

55026 at Falmouth Docks on the 10:44 to Truro, 3rd January 1991. Gazza Prescott.

4th May 1991

Class 121 55026 with withdrawn 50 036 and 50 001 and a Class 108 on Laira depot, 4 May 1991. Keith Miller.

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