Vehicle 52105
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) | |
| 13/06/77 | Transferred to | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| 25/03/84 | Withdrawn from | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) |
Modifications
Jul-70 - Dual AWS fitted
Jun-75 - WR AWS removed
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 52095 | 59827 | 59832 | 52105 | As delivered to CDF - June 1963 | |||||
| 52093 | 59237 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 08/04/70 - at Royal Oak1 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| L713 | 52105 | 59821 | 59237 | Noted 30/04/75 - at Royal Oak, thought be only one power car running with L712 + L714 as 10-car1 | |||||
| C713 | 52093 | 59821 | 52105 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| C713 | 52093 | 59237 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 17/05/76 - on 2V67 1210 Crewe-Cardiff | ||||
| 52086 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 04/09/76 - in Cardiff Central1 | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 52092 | 59823 | 52105 | Noted 27/05/78 - on 0635 Hull-Manchester Piccadilly | ||||||
| 51954 | 51981 | 59820 | 52105 | Noted 14/07/19792 | |||||
| 51962 | 59767 | 51982 | 52105 | Noted 27/10/19792 | |||||
| 52091 | 51983 | 59821 | 52105 | Noted 10/04/19802 | |||||
| 52105 | 51968 | 59239 | 51963 | Noted 19/07/19802 | |||||
| 52097 | 59834 | 59820 | 52105 | Noted 17/07/1981 - Seen at Doncaster2 | |||||
| 52105 | 59835 | 59822 | 51955 | Noted circa 04/19822 | |||||
| 51963 | 59836 | 59766 | 52105 | Noted 19/07/1982 - Manchester Picc2 | |||||
| 52095 | 59826 | 59773 | 52105 | Noted circa 10/19822 | |||||
| 51952 | 59838 | 59239 | 52105 | Noted circa 02/19832 | |||||
| 51963 | 59237 | 59838 | 52105 | Noted circa 10/19832 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Eddie Knorn
Images:
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.
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.
26th March 1977
Set number: C713
Swindon Inter-City Class 123 DMU set C713 with W52105 closest in Newport station with the 09:55 to Gloucester on 26 March 1977. Robert Thomas.
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.
7th June 1977
A Class 123 service on a 'shuttle service to Bulmers on 7 June 1977' seen at Hereford. However 7-6-77 was a Tuesday so the date could be wrong. Sadly the power car number is obscured but the TCKL is 59821, it normally worked with DMSKL 52105 and it matches this vehicle in other images. Stuart Mackay Collection.
November 1979
Hybrid BR Swindon Class 123/124 four-car DMU made of E52105, E51982, E59767 and E51962 awaiting departure at Manchester (Victoria) on a service to Hull (Paragon), 11/79. Hugh Llewelyn.
November 1979
Class 123 E52105 in Manchester Victoria with a service to Hull in November 1979. Hugh Llewelyn.
18th September 1982
A Swindon 4-car DMU with Class 123 52105 leading running through New Mills Central on 18-9-82. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 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.
Date: 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.
Date: 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.
Date: 17th July 1981
A Class 123 DMU, noted as 52097 + 59834 (ex Cl 124 MBSL 51969) + 59820 + 52105, depart platform 3 at Doncaster bound for Sheffield, 17th July 1981. Paul James.