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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-63Depot code change86A
Apr-68 Transferred to 81D (Reading)
May 1973Depot code changeRG
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19/08/84 Withdrawn from BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)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
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

Images:

Class 123 DMU at Reading depot

circa 1968

Swindon Inter-City Motor Brake Second W52093, probably at Reading depot circa late 1960s. Graham Clark.

Class 123 DMU at Cranmore

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.

Class 123 DMU at Andover

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.

Class 123 DMU at Ludgershall

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.

Class 123 DMU at Didcot

circa 1977

Set number: C713

A three-car Class 123 DMU seen at Didcot circa 1976/7 with DMBSL 52093 is closest. Brian Daniels.

Class 123 DMU at Gloucester

21st May 1977

Set number: C713

The 17:25 to Newport is seen at Gloucester on 21 May 1977 with W52093 closest. Robert Thomas.

Class 123 DMU at Doncaster Works

Unknown date

Class 123 DMBSL E52093 in Doncaster Works, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Class 123 DMU at Scunthorpe

Unknown date

A Swindon DMU with Class 123 DMBSL E52093 closest seen at Scunthorpe, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Class 123 DMU at Chinley

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.

Class 123 DMU at Broomfleet

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:

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

Date: 16th June 1983

Swindon vehicles E51965, E59766, E59818, E52093 at Doncaster on 16-06-83. Vincent Haworth.