Builder: Pressed Steel
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30519
Diagram: 513
Feb-61 | New to | 81C (Southall) | |
Jun-64 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
Nov-64 | Transferred to | 81C (Southall) | |
Apr-68 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
May 1973 | Depot code change | RG | |
Jul-83 | On loan to | BR (Bristol Bath Road) | |
Sep-83 | Ex-loan back to | RG (Reading) | |
11/05/86 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
03/11/87 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) | |
Nov-90 | Transferred to | OO (Old Oak Common) | |
24/01/92 | Sector Change to | OO (Old Oak Common) NXXZ | |
18/02/92 | Withdrawn from | OO (Old Oak Common) NTCZ |
56284 - original number
54284 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
circa Jul-70 - Dual AWS fitted
Jun-75 - WR AWS removed
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
56284 | 51360 | 51512 | 51402 | Noted 19/11/70 - at Paddington1 | |||||
L284 | 56284 | Listed at RG - 01/05/1976 | |||||||
L130 | 55030 | 56284 | Noted 06/08/77 - at Slough, set number L284 on 562842 | ||||||
L284 | 56284 | Listed at RG - 31st December 1977 | |||||||
L284 | 56284 | Listed at RG - 03/03/80 | |||||||
55023 | 56284 | Noted circa 04/19823 | |||||||
55022 | 56284 | Noted circa 11/19823 | |||||||
L284 | 56284 | Listed at RG - 15/12/1982 | |||||||
55020 | 56284 | Noted 21/04/1983 - 1741 Windsor and Eton Central to Slough | |||||||
55023 | 54284 | Transfer to BR - Jul-83 - on loan from Reading | |||||||
55023 | 54284 | Transfer to RG - Sep-83 - ex-loan Bristol | |||||||
L284 | 54284 | Noted circa 01/19843 | |||||||
L284 | 54284 | Listed at RG - 01/01/85 | |||||||
TS513 | 53077 | 54284 | 53120 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 | |||||
TS513 | 53077 | 54284 | 53120 | Noted circa 06/19863 | |||||
TS513 | 53077 | 54284 | 53120 | Noted 19/07/86 - at Norwich2 | |||||
TS596 | 53052 | 54284 | 53914 | Noted 11/04/19873 | |||||
TS252 | 53052 | 54284 | Noted circa 06/19873 | ||||||
T252 | 53052 | 54284 | Listed at TS - Jul-87 | ||||||
TS252 | 53052 | 54284 | Noted 06/09/87 - at Norwich2 | ||||||
P890 | 51222 | 54284 | Formed at LA p/e 17/06/88 | ||||||
P284 | 54284 | Listed at LA - 08/08/88 | |||||||
P890 | 51222 | 54284 | Formed at LA p/e 16/08/88 | ||||||
L284 | 54284 | Listed at - 15/05/89 | |||||||
51669 | 54284 | Noted 02/04/90 - on services from Marylebone with 51888 + 542224 | |||||||
51669 | 54284 | Noted 11/04/90 - on services from Marylebone with 54222 + 518884 | |||||||
51669 | 54284 | Noted 05/05/90 - on services from Marylebone with 51882 + 542224 | |||||||
L284 | 54284 | Listed at OO - 21/01/91 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Aaron Calder
A Unit on the Bourne end branch in September 1974. Led by Class 121 DTS W56284 (L284) it approaches its destination. 54A South Dock.
Maidenhead on the 19th of August 1975 this Class 121 DMU formed of driving trailer 56284 and bubble car 55024 is about to work the 14.55 service to Marlow. The KDH Archive.
Class 121 DTS W56284 at Bourne End, date unknown. Ian Dinmore/railarchive.org.uk.
Leading the shuttle to Slough at Windsor and Eton Central on 6th November 1978 is driving trailer 56284. Ian Buck.
56284 and 55021 depart from Windsor on the 24th March 1979. 54A South Dock.
Class 121 W56284 & W55029 Maidenhead 28 April 1979. Doing the Thames valley branches on a Western Region Rover. Alistair Ness.
Class 121 W56284 & W55029 Marlow 28 April 1979. Doing the Thames valley branches on a Western Region Rover. Alistair Ness.
56284 and 55034 at Iver on the 2nd January 1980. Steve Davies Collection.
Class 121 DTS W56284 (L284) propelled by unknown class 121 single car unit into Paddington from Greenford in rapidly failing light on Saturday 8th May 1982 Iain Reid.
A Class 121 DTS (56284) and DMBS in the Windsor bay platform at Slough on 21 June 1983. Jonathan Hazan.
Two 2-car units head up Wilmcote Bank on the afternoon of 7 September 1987 on their way to Birmingham Moor Street from Stratford-upon-Avon. Closest is Class 121 DTS 54284, presumably partnered with 53052 as set TS252. The road in the background is the A46 under construction at this time and the new overbridge visible over the unit's front cab, now right by Stratford Parkway station, was nearing completion. Peter Tandy.
54284 (P284) with 53248 + 53637 (P873) at Newquay on July 1st, 1988. John Carter.
55034 and 56284 at Iver on the 2nd January 1980. Steve Davies Collection.
Longbridge station on 14 June 1986 has on the right 53120 leading away from the station on the Cross City Line to Lichfield City. The Class 121 DTS in use as a centre car is presumably 54284, the Class 116 DMBS on the rear should be 53077, these forming set TS513. A sister unit is in the down platform with a train for Redditch, the other end of the line. Peter Tandy.
An interesting formation at Par on July 1st, 1988, P873 is a 108 DMC (53637) / 101 DMBS (53248) hybrid, and the set has a Class 121 DTS attached (54284). John Carter.