Vehicle 52093
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
| Jun-63 | New to | 88A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 86A | |
| Apr-68 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
| May 1973 | Depot code change | RG | |
| 28/02/76 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 13/06/77 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 19/08/84 | Withdrawn from | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) |
Modifications
Jul-70 - Dual AWS fitted
Aug-75 - WR AWS removed
52093 was involved in the following incident:
12/03/79 - Sheffield
Collision involving Class 108 / Class 123
8:17 Chesterfield to Sheffield formed E52102/E59826/E52093 ran away at Heeley, entered Sheffield station at speed and collided with empty DMU M52043/M51923. The brakes on the 8:17 failed due to inadequate maintenance of brake cylinders at Hull Dairycoates.
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 52093 | 59825 | 59830 | 52103 | As delivered to CDF - June 1963 | |||||
| 52093 | 59828 | 59818 | 52098 | Noted 03/08/67 - at Southampton Central1 | |||||
| 52093 | 59237 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 08/04/70 - at Royal Oak2 | |||||
| RDG513 | 52093 | 59237 | 59821 | 52105 | Listed at 81D - circa Aug-70 | ||||
| L713 | 52093 | 59237 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 16/04/1972 - L.C.G.B. The Somerset Quarryman Railtour | ||||
| C713 | 52093 | 59821 | 52105 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| C713 | 52093 | 59237 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 17/05/76 - on 2V67 1210 Crewe-Cardiff | ||||
| C713 | 52093 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 25/11/76 - on 2B53 1831 Newport-Gloucester then 2C52 1932 Gloucester-Cardiff | |||||
| C713 | 52093 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 06/02/77 - on 2C46 2040 Cheltenham-Cardiff | |||||
| C713 | 52093 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 12/05/77 - on 2B23 1300 Newport-Gloucester | |||||
| C713 | 52093 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 27/05/77 - on 2C20 0825 Gloucester-Cardiff | |||||
| 52093 | 59826 | 52102 | 12th March 1979 - Unit collided with 2-car 108 at Sheffield station. | ||||||
| 52098 | 59824 | 52093 | Noted 27/10/19793 | ||||||
| 52093 | 59826 | 51957 | Noted 05/04/19803 | ||||||
| 52093 | 59826 | 51957 | Noted 06/04/19803 | ||||||
| 52093 | 59826 | 51957 | Noted 08/04/19803 | ||||||
| 52093 | 59826 | 51957 | Noted 09/04/19803 | ||||||
| 51957 | 59826 | 52093 | Noted 10/04/19803 | ||||||
| 52093 | 59770 | 59819 | 52094 | Noted 19/07/19803 | |||||
| 51956 | 59767 | 59819 | 52093 | Noted 02/05/81 - on 11.45 Manchester – Hull4 | |||||
| 52102 | 59766 | 59826 | 52093 | Noted circa 04/19823 | |||||
| 51963 | 59769 | 59839 | 52093 | Noted circa 05/19843 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Phil Shatford
Images:
circa 1968
Swindon Inter-City Motor Brake Second W52093, probably at Reading depot circa late 1960s. Graham Clark.
16th April 1972
Set number: L713
L713 (W52093 + W59237 + W59821 + W52105) at Cranmore with the LCGB 'The Somerset Quarryman' railtour on the 16th April 1972. John Law.
16th April 1972
Set number: L713
L713 (W52093 + W59237 + W59821 + W52105) at Andover with the LCGB 'The Somerset Quarryman' railtour on the 16th April 1972. John Law.
16th April 1972
Set number: L713
L713 (W52093 + W59237 + W59821 + W52105) at Ludgershall with the LCGB 'The Somerset Quarryman' railtour on the 16th April 1972. John Law.
circa 1977
Set number: C713
A three-car Class 123 DMU seen at Didcot circa 1976/7 with DMBSL 52093 is closest. Brian Daniels.
21st May 1977
Set number: C713
The 17:25 to Newport is seen at Gloucester on 21 May 1977 with W52093 closest. Robert Thomas.
Unknown date
Class 123 DMBSL E52093 in Doncaster Works, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
Unknown date
A Swindon DMU with Class 123 DMBSL E52093 closest seen at Scunthorpe, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
23rd March 1982
A four-car Swindon DMU (two 123s, E52093 leading and two 124s) approaches Chinley with a Manchester - Hull service 23 March 1982. Taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
5th April 1983
A four-car set with E52093 leading forms a Hull - Sheffield Trans-Pennine service on 5th April 1983. The train is passing the outer home signal at Broomfleet and is travelling on the up relief line which suggests it's next port of call will be Gilberdyke. Syd Young.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 16th April 1972
Set number: L713
L713 (W52105 + W59821 + W59237 + W52093) at old Swindon Town (M&SWJR) station with the LCGB 'The Somerset Quarryman' railtour on the 16th April 1972. John Law.
Date: 16th April 1972
Set number: L713
L713 (W52105 + W59821 + W59237 + W52093) at Merehead with the LCGB 'The Somerset Quarryman' railtour on the 16th April 1972. John Law.
Date: 8th April 1977
Set number: C713
Three-car Class 123 DMU set C713 (52105 + 59821 and presumably 52093) at Newport with the 09:55 to Gloucester on 8 April 1977. Robert Thomas.
Date: 4th October 1981
Swindon built Trans-Pennine Class 124 Motor Composite DMU E51965 at Doncaster station on October 4th 1981. The four car unit also contained E59238, E52093 and E59768. Rob Edwards.
Date: 16th June 1983
Swindon vehicles E51965, E59766, E59818, E52093 at Doncaster on 16-06-83. Vincent Haworth.