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: 30704
Diagram: 574
Apr-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) | |
w/e 18/12/76 | Stored | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
w/e 05/03/78 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
27/05/84 | Withdrawn from | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) |
Sep-73 - Dual AWS fitted
Aug-75 - WR AWS removed
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
52090 | 59822 | 59239 | 52100 | As delivered to CDF - April 1963 | |||||
510 | 52090 | 59239 | 59825 | 52100 | Noted circa Jan-70 - Reading set | ||||
RDG510 | 52090 | 59239 | 59825 | 52100 | Listed at 81D - circa Aug-70 | ||||
510 | 52090 | 59239 | 59825 | 52100 | Noted 25/10/1971 - at Paddington1 | ||||
L710 | 52090 | 59239 | 52100 | Noted 30/08/74 - at Banbury, fourth vehicle if there was one unrecorded, set number on 521002 | |||||
L710 | 52090 | 59825 | 59239 | 52100 | Noted 30/04/75 - at Royal Oak2 | ||||
C710 | 52090 | 59825 | 52100 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
52090 | 59825 | 52100 | Noted 14/09/1977 - at Gloucester3 | ||||||
C710 | 52090 | 59825 | 52100 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | |||||
52090 | 59825 | 52100 | Noted 01/06/19784 | ||||||
52088 | 59820 | 52100 | Noted 05/08/19784 | ||||||
52088 | 59824 | 52100 | Noted 17/09/19784 | ||||||
710 | 52090 | 59827 | 52100 | Noted 03/02/79 | |||||
52090 | 59827 | 52100 | Noted 03/02/1979 - Noted on a Hull service at Sheffield | ||||||
52090 | 59827 | 52100 | Noted 03/02/1979 - Noted on a Hull service at Sheffield | ||||||
52104 | 59827 | 51978 | 52100 | Noted 10/11/19794 | |||||
52100 | 51978 | 59823 | 51963 | Noted 06/04/19804 | |||||
52100 | 51978 | 59823 | 51963 | Noted 07/04/19804 | |||||
52100 | 51978 | 59823 | 51963 | Noted 09/04/19804 | |||||
52098 | 51983 | 59824 | 52100 | Noted 19/07/19804 | |||||
52100 | 51979 | 59771 | 51952 | Noted 01/11/19804 | |||||
51952 | 59836 | 59766 | 52100 | Noted 19/08/82 | |||||
52100 | 59769 | 59825 | 52087 | Noted circa 02/19834 | |||||
52100 | 59822 | 59839 | 52099 | Noted circa 03/19834 | |||||
52098 | 59821 | 59842 | 52100 | Noted circa 05/19844 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
One of the Swindon Class Inter-City sets, later Class 123, at Salisbury led by W52100 on the 9th March 1968. David Mant.
Swindon Inter-City set L710 is seen at Tyseley on August 21st, 1975. The leading car - presumably 52100 - carries the headcode 1Z15. Michael Mensing.
E52100 has some side damage when seen at Sheffield on July 6th, 1978. Behind is TS E59237, and on the left a Class 114. Michael Mensing.
Swindon Inter-City Class 123 set 710 with E52100 on the front is seen in Selby station on July 10 1978. Malcolm Clements.
A Swindon Inter-City Class 123 set with E52100 closest and a Rolls-Royce powered Met-Camm Class 111 set at Selby on July 10, 1978. Malcolm Clements.
A Swindon Inter-City Class 123 set in Selby station on July 10, 1978. E52100 is closest. Malcolm Clements.
A Deltic passes on the through road as a Class 123 Swindon Inter-City unit sits in Selby station, July 10, 1978. E52100 is closest. Malcolm Clements.
on December 22, 1979 E52100 + E59827 + E51974 + E51952 are seen at Mexborough with the 12:35 Doncaster - Manchester Piccadilly. John Carter.
Set 710 is formed of Class 123/4 vehicles, the first two being 52100 and 51978. Liverpool Lime Street, 6/4/80. Chris Lings.
Seen at Sheffield on 26/5/81 is Swindon-built set 710, containing motor second 52100. Chris Lings.
E52100 stands at Huddersfield with a service to Hull on 29th September 1981. David Scott.
Class 123 set 710 in Manchester Piccadilly in 1982, 52100 closest. John Law.
A Swindon Inter-City set in the old Green Eyre platform at Lancaster Castle on the 19th August 1982, formed E52100, E59766, E59836 and E51952. Robert Frise.
E52100 departs from Hull Paragon, 30 September 1982. Syd Young.
Manchester Piccadilly, a Class 506, Class 100 DMU 50353, Swindon Class 123 DMU car 52100 23-10-82. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
I got very wet taking this one, and then still had to bike to Brough to get home! A Class 123/124 4-car hybrid with E52100 leading races towards Brough and Hull through a rain shower at Crabley Creek on 5th April 1983. Syd Young.
A Swindon 4-car DMU with Class 123 DMS 52100 trailing passing Ashburys for Piccadilly, 27-8-83/ On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
A Class 124 / 123 hybrid set at Sheffield on 5 November 1983 with a Manchester - Cleethorpes service, formed 51954 + 59841 + 59768 + 52100. Stuart Mackay Collection.