Vehicle 52104
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: 30704
Diagram: 574
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) | |
| w/e 18/12/76 | Stored | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 09/04/78 | Stored U. | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| w/e 08/10/78 | Reinstated | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 27/05/84 | Withdrawn from | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) |
Modifications
4w/e 30/12/72 - Dual AWS fitted
Jun-75 - WR AWS removed
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 52094 | 59826 | 59831 | 52104 | As delivered to CDF - June 1963 | |||||
| RDG509 | 52089 | 59827 | 52104 | Listed at 81D - circa Aug-70 | |||||
| 509 | 52089 | 59827 | 52104 | Noted 25/10/1971 - at Paddington1 | |||||
| 52089 | 59827 | 52104 | Noted 29/10/1973 - at Reading1 | ||||||
| L709 | 52104 | 59827 | 52089 | Noted 8th June 1974 - Noted on 1Z15 08:35 Paddington - Exeter with L715 W52095+59822+52096 and L712 W52092+59820+59238+52097. | |||||
| 52087 | 59827 | 52104 | Noted 03/06/1975 - at Birmingham New Street on 19:55 to Reading?2 | ||||||
| L709 | 52089 | 59827 | 52104 | Noted 08/1975 - at Solihull on a weekday between 11th and 15th August 19752 | |||||
| 52089 | 59827 | 52104 | Noted 25/04/76 - at Crewe3 | ||||||
| C709 | 52089 | 59827 | 52104 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| 52089 | 59827 | 52104 | Noted 04/09/76 - at Cardiff3 | ||||||
| C709 | 52089 | 59827 | 52104 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| 52104 | 59826 | 51969 | 51953 | Noted 14/07/19794 | |||||
| 52104 | 59827 | 51978 | 52100 | Noted 10/11/19794 | |||||
| 51956 | 59772 | 51982 | 52104 | Noted 23/03/1981 - Seen at Sheffield4 | |||||
| 52090 | 59238 | 59821 | 52104 | Noted 05/05/1981 - at Hull forming 14:50 to Leeds2 | |||||
| 52104 | 59237 | 59838 | 51960 | Noted circa 04/19824 | |||||
| 52104 | 59772 | 59835 | 51952 | Noted circa 19834 | |||||
| 52104 | 59772 | 59835 | 51952 | Noted circa 07/19834 | |||||
| 51954 | 59841 | 59827 | 52104 | Noted circa 09/19834 | |||||
| 51957 | 59772 | 59842 | 52104 | Noted 16/11/1983 - at Sheffield4 | |||||
| 52090 | 59825 | 59835 | 52104 | Noted 18/02/19844 | |||||
| 51960 | 59825 | 59834 | 52104 | Noted circa 05/19844 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
Unknown date
Class 123 DMSKL W52104 in London Paddington station. Date unknown but presumably before its transfer from Reading to Cardiff in February 1976. Stuart Mackay Collection.
17th February 1979
It seems as if some farewells are occurring as a Hull - Manchester Trans-Pennine service with E52104 leading awaits departure from a sub-zero Paragon Station on 17th February 1979. Syd Young.
21st February 1979
Various members of the train crew are engaged in conversation as a Class 123 (E52104) and Class 124 stand side by side in the snow at Hull Paragon on 21st February 1979. Syd Young.
31st August 1979
E52104 + E59824 + E51977 and E50379 + E56473 at Selby with a Hull-Leeds service on 1979-08-31. John Carter.
circa 1980
A three-car Class 123 DMU led by E52104 is seen to the west of New Mills Central, looking north west with Hague Bar Road up on the right, circa 1980. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Unknown date
On an unknown date, the driving position of 52104 is photographed at speed, by an enthusiast who boarded the service at Carnforth. 52089, whose cab was occupied by a driver of course, was the leading car in the formation. Daniel Hopkins.
4th March 1982
Swindon vehicles E52104, E59825, E59767 and E52091 at Sheffield Midland on 04-03-82. Vincent Haworth.
April 1982
A Swindon DMU in Sheffield station on April 1982. Three of the four vehicles appear to be Class 123s (E52104 closest) the other (the third in the formation) seems to be a Class 124 TSL. George Woods.
6th October 1982
A 4-car Trans-Pennine set, with Swindon Inter City E52104 closest, sits under the roof at Paragon Station on 6th October 1982. Syd Young.
5th April 1983
Back in the day when there were two main and two relief lines between Melton and Gilberdyke, E52104 leads a Trans-Pennine working from Hull to Manchester through Broomfleet on April 5th 1983. On this occasion, the train is made up of a four-car Swindon-built Inter-City set with a two-car Metro Cammell on the rear. Syd Young.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 26th June 1981
Contrast in 'Trans Pennine' cab ends at Sheffield on Friday 26 June 1981. From L-R are DMC 51955 (Class 124), DMBS 52091 (class 123) and DMS 52104 (class 123). The headcode boxes have been removed from 52091 too. John Atkinson.