Vehicle 52087
Class 123
Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Inter City
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Engines: Albion 230hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30703
Diagram: 566
Allocations
| Feb-63 | New to | 88A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 86A | |
| Feb-68 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
| May 1973 | Depot code change | RG | |
| 28/02/76 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 2w/e 01/01/77 | Stored | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 09/04/78 | Stored U. | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| w/e 05/11/78 | Reinstated | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 25/03/84 | Withdrawn from | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) |
Modifications
Mar-73 - Dual AWS fitted
Jun-75 - WR AWS removed
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 52087 | 59819 | 59236 | 52097 | As delivered to CDF - February 1963 | |||||
| 507 | 52087 | 59235 | 59826 | 52103 | Noted circa Jan-70 - Reading set | ||||
| 52087 | 59826 | 59235 | 52103 | Noted 28/08/73 - in Paddington with 52095/59822/520961 | |||||
| 52087 | 59827 | 52104 | Noted 03/06/1975 - at Birmingham New Street on 19:55 to Reading?2 | ||||||
| C707 | 52087 | 59826 | 52103 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| 52087 | 59826 | 52103 | Noted 04/09/76 - on Cardiff Canton depot3 | ||||||
| C707 | 52087 | 59826 | 52103 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| 52087 | 59822 | 52099 | Noted 27/10/19794 | ||||||
| 51955 | 59767 | 52087 | Noted 07/04/19804 | ||||||
| 51955 | 59767 | 52087 | Noted 08/04/19804 | ||||||
| 51955 | 59767 | 52087 | Noted 09/04/19804 | ||||||
| 52087 | 59767 | 59765 | 51964 | Noted 20/09/81 | |||||
| 52087 | 59767 | 59825 | 51953 | Noted circa 04/19824 | |||||
| 52087 | 59237 | 59823 | 52089 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc4 | |||||
| 51967 | 59236 | 59823 | 52087 | Noted circa 09/19824 | |||||
| 52100 | 59769 | 59825 | 52087 | Noted circa 02/19834 | |||||
| 52087 | 59822 | 59765 | 51967 | Noted circa 09/19834 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
Unknown date
W52087 at the north end of Bristol Temple Meads circa mid-1960s. 1T30 was probably a Cardiff - Plymouth service. The KDH Archive.
31st August 1968
Set number: 507
Two Swindon Inter-City DMUs (52087 closest) departing from Swindon on 31 August 1968. The far set is still in green. David Mant.
27th October 1973
Set number: L707
Inter City DMU no. L707 with W52087 at the head, on the sidings adjacent to Reading shed, 27th October 1973. Suthen Softy.
9th October 1980
E52087 Manchester Piccadilly on October 9, 1980. Jeremy Chapter.
12th September 1981
In happy days when Selby was on the ECML and Deltics still roamed freely, a Swindon built 'Inter-City' Class 123 Motor Brake Second (MBS) E52087 was bringing-up the rear of a Manchester Piccadilly to Hull service, awaiting departure from Selby on September 12th 1981. The former Western Region car had become part of a Class 123/124 'Transpennine' set allocated to Hull Botanic Gardens. The full four-car formation being E52087 (123), E59767 (124), E59765 (124) & E51964 (124). Martyn Hilbert.
20th September 1981
One of my very few encounters with a Trans Pennine dmu set was that day, 20/9/81. Here I am waiting at Doncaster as the 12.45 from Manchester Piccadilly arrives with Class 123 E52087 leading. Now this was not one of the genuine Trans Pennine cars of course and was a 1977 transfer from the WR. I recall these units when I lived at Kingsbury in 1964. They were then in green livery but with the end connecting doors painted yellow which gave rise to my nickname for them of 'Ironing Board Units'. I think they worked Derby to Cardiff trains or something similar in those days. Anyway this terminating service was to form my train forward to Sheffield at 15.10. Gerard Fletcher.
4th March 1982
Class 123 DMBS E52087 at Sheffield Midland on 04-03-82. Vincent Haworth.
23rd October 1982
Class 123 Swindon 4-car DMU DMBS 52087 leading, 2-car Met Cam on the back, Doncaster 23-10-82. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
5th April 1983
E52087 heads along the down relief lines at Oxmardyke on 5th April 1983 at the front of a Trans-Pennine service to Hull. Gilberdyke station can be seen in the background and this view shows a fine variety of the semaphore signalling in use at the time. Syd Young.
11th February 1984
Having just celebrated it's 21st birthday and one month before been withdrawn E52087 passing Walton leading a Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield train diverted from the Hope valley line 11th February 1984. Keith Long.
3rd March 1984
Class 123 DMU no. 52087 heading a mixed class 123/124 Trans-Pennine set at Morecambe on 3/Mar/1984. After the cessation of the display of headcodes, most class 123s eventually had the headcode panels removed completely and standard DMU marker lights installed in re-panelled cab front as seen here. They operated some services from the North West to the East Coast in their twilight years. Robert Chilton.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 20th September 1981
On arrival at Sheffield, I made my way to the other end of my unit and found the leading car was a genuine Trans-Pennine beast. The full set formation was : E51964 (seen here) + E59765 + E59767 + E52087. What a sad state E51964 presents here, it reminds me of a WD 2-8-0 in the final days of steam. These units ran in pristine condition in the early years. I do recall to this day though, the comfortable ride I enjoyed that day. 20/9/81. Gerard Fletcher.