Set T134

These formations have been noted:

Formation Sources
1: Eddie Knorn
2: Gerald Brown

24th January 1988

Class 121 55034, set number T134 is seen stabled at Tyseley on 24.01.1988. Andy Cole.

30th May 1989

Looking a bit lost in Worcestershire countryside, class 121 single unit 55034 is seen here between Stoke Works Junction and Bromsgrove on 30 May 1989 while working a Worcester Shrub Hill to Birmingham New Street service. These were the only trains serving Bromsgrove at the time, a far cry from 2023 when there is a 4 train per hour pattern with electric units catering for the increase in passenger numbers fueled by extensive housing development. Peter Tandy.

3rd June 1989

On 3 June 1989 55034 is photographed on the Birmingham to Worcester service from a road bridge south of Bromsgrove station near Stoke Prior. This is a decent location with good views available in both directions and with a shot still available of a train in the down goods loop in 2021 thanks to some much needed clearance of some vegetatiom from the lineside. Peter Tandy.

July 1989

55034 calls into Bromsgrove in July 1989. Michael Mensing.

July 1989

Class 121 "bubble car" 55034 is seen in Bromsgrove station in July 1989. Michael Mensing.

27th July 1989

This was the scene just to the south of Bromsgrove station on 27 July 1989 taken from the bridge known to most local photographers as "Garringtons". At the time the station had a single platorm on the up side meaning that the few trains that called there had to cross over to collect passengers. A single unit, on this occasion 55034, was the usual accomodation for the modest number of passengers on the Birmingham to Worcester services that called here: a situation that had been the case for a number of years. Prominent in the picture are the Lickey Bankers, 37071 + 37032, waiting either for a freight that needed a shove up the 1/37 of the incline or an ailing locomotive or unit needing assistance. The view here in 2021 has changed almost beyond belief with electrification of the line, a new 4 platform station, the removal of the oil terminal and the inevitable construction of multiple housing estates. Peter Tandy.

29th August 1989

Class 121 55034, set number T134, is seen departing Nuneaton for Stafford on 29.08.1989. Today these services are provided by a 4 car Class 350 working from Crewe to Euston. Andy Cole.

29th August 1989

Class 121 55034, set number T134, is seen approaching Nuneaton with a service from Stafford on 29.08.1989. Andy Cole.

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