Vehicle 55006
Class 122
Builder: GRC&W
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30419
Diagram: 539
Allocations
| May-58 | New to | 84E (Tyseley) | |
| 01/01/63 | Boundary change | 84E | transferred from WR to LMR stock |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2A | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | TS | |
| w/e 09/10/76 | Transferred to | BY (Bletchley) | |
| 2w/e 25/12/76 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| circa Apr-84 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) | |
| 12/05/85 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 19/01/86 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| 11/05/86 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 18/10/87 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) | |
| 06/09/93 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
| 20/09/93 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
Disposal
Preserved - more details.
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| TY052 | 55006 | Listed at Tyseley - circa Dec-69 | |||||||
| TY052 | 55006 | Listed at 2A - 16/08/70 | |||||||
| 55006 | Noted 06/09/73 - on Worcester depot1 | ||||||||
| 55006 | Noted 18/05/74 - on 17:45 Leamington-Stratford On Avon | ||||||||
| 55006 | Noted 05/09/74 - at Stourbridge Junction1 | ||||||||
| TS052 | 55006 | Listed at TS - 12/08/79 | |||||||
| TS052 | 55006 | Noted circa 01/19812 | |||||||
| TS052 | 55006 | Noted circa 10/19812 | |||||||
| TS052 | 55006 | Noted circa 08/19822 | |||||||
| TS052 | 55006 | Listed at TS - Jan-83 | |||||||
| TS052 | 55006 | Listed at TS - 14/07/83 | |||||||
| 55006 | Noted circa 04/1984 - on Stockport - Stalybridge service2 | ||||||||
| TS056 | 55006 | Formation change - TS - 2w/e 14/05/86 | |||||||
| TS056 | 55006 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 | |||||||
| TS056 | 55006 | Noted circa 06/19862 | |||||||
| TS056 | 55006 | Noted 29/07/1986 - at Birmingham New Street3 | |||||||
| TS506 | 55006 | 59612 | 53100 | Formation change - TS - circa Oct-86 - 55006 replaces 53840 | |||||
| T056 | 55006 | Listed at TS - Jul-87 | |||||||
| P106 | 55006 | Formed at LA circa 10/87 | |||||||
| P106 | 55006 | Listed at LA - 08/08/88 | |||||||
| P106 | 55006 | Listed at LA - 15/05/89 | |||||||
| P106 | 55006 | Listed at LA - Jul-91 | |||||||
| 106 | 55006 | Noted circa 08/19912 | |||||||
| P106 | 55006 | Listed at LA - Dec-91 | |||||||
| P106 | 55006 | Listed at LA - 02/07/92 | |||||||
| P106 | 55006 | Listed at LA - 24/09/92 | |||||||
| P106 | 55006 | Listed at LA - November 1992 | |||||||
| P106 | 55006 | Listed at LA - 10/12/92 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Robert Chilton
Images:
26th May 1958
Brand new W55006 and W55007 sit in the platform in Leamington Spa station ready to work the 9pm to Stratford-upon-Avon on Whit Monday, May 26th, 1958. Michael Mensing.
26th May 1958
Brand new W55006 and W55007 in Leamington Spa station ready to work the 9pm to Stratford-upon-Avon on Whit Monday, May 26th, 1958. Michael Mensing.
4th October 1958
Having arrived with the 4.03pm from Dudley GRC&W 'double-ender' W55006 is seen in Birmingham Snow Hill between steam locomotives 5040 and 5492 on 4 October 1958. Michael Mensing.
11th June 1962
M55006 departs Stourbridge Town on the short journey to Stourbridge Junction station on 11 June 1962. Note the tail lamp at this end! Michael Mensing.
11th June 1962
GRC&W 'double-ender' M55006 with the 2.58pm Stourbridge Junction - Stourbridge Town service 11 June 1962. Note the tail lamp and driver at this end. Michael Mensing.
11th July 1966
Set number: 104
With a van in two M55006 is seen operating the 6.35pm Gloucester-Leamington Spa at Hatton on 11 July 1966. Michael Mensing.
8th September 1966
Set number: 104
55006 passes by at Lapworth with the 5.40pm Leamington - Snow Hill service on September 8th, 1966. Michael Mensing.
8th July 1972
Set number: TY052
Class 122 'bubble car' M55006 seen in Barnt Green station on 8 July 1972. Stuart Mackay Collection.
21st August 1975
M55006 is attached to a Class 116 on an ECS seen at St Andrews Junction, Birmingham, on 21 August 1975. Michael Mensing.
26th June 1978
Set number: TS052
A pair of Class 122s - 55006/TY052 closest - and a Class 116 at Stratford-upon-Avon on 26 June 1978. Alistair Ness.
circa September 1978
Set number: TY052
Class 122 55006 is seen on the Stourbridge branch in Autumn 1978. Michael Mensing.
1979
Set number: TS052
M55006 in Stourbridge Town station in 1979. John Law.
Unknown date
Class 122 M55006 at Bescot, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
13th July 1979
Set number: TS052
Class 122 single unit M55006 waits for custom at Stourbridge Town before departing on the shuttle service to Stourbridge Junction on 13 July 1979. After 17 years of black-and-white photography (with the occasional colour print film) this was my very first exposure on my very first slide film. Lewis Bevan.
13th July 1979
Set number: TS052
TS052, presumably M55006, leaves Stourbridge for Stourbridge Junction on 13 July 1979. Lewis Bevan.
1st October 1979
Set number: TS052
M55006 at Stourbridge Junction on 01/10/79. Steve Jones.
1st October 1979
Set number: TS052
M55006 at Stourbridge Junction on 01/10/79. Steve Jones.
12th December 1979
55006 on the Stourbridge branch at Stourbridge Junction on 12th December 1079. Ian Buck.
22nd July 1980
Set number: TS052
Double Bubbles: 55006 leads the 13:45 Leamington Spa - Stratford near Leamington Spa service on 22/07/1980. Graeme Phillips Collection.
20th July 1983
Set number: TS052
Two Class 122s - the closest is set TS052 and thought to be M55006 - seen heading out of Stratford-Upon-Avon station to change platforms after terminating with a service from Leamington on 20 July 1983. Brian Daniels.
20th July 1983
Set number: TS052
Two Class 122s - the closest is set TS052 and thought to be M55006 - seen in Stratford-Upon-Avon station after arriving with a terminating service from Leamington on 20 July 1983. Brian Daniels.
20th July 1983
Set number: TS052
Two Class 122 DMUs - the closest is set TS052 and presumably M55006 - in Leamington station on 20 July 1983. Stratford-upon-Avon is on the destination blind. Brian Daniels.
12th August 1983
Set number: TS052
Gloucester Class 122 single car M55006 of TS052 at Birmingham Moor St on Friday 12th August 1983. PJ Evans.
12th October 1983
Gloucester C&W Co Class 121 No M55006 waiting to depart from Stratford-upon-Avon with the 1212 to Leamington Spa on 12 October 1983. Keith Long.
12th October 1983
Gloucester C&W Class 122 No M55006 waiting departure from Stratford-upon-Avon with the 1212 to Lemington Spa on 12 October 1983. Keith Long.
12th October 1983
Set number: TS052
M55006 at Stratford-upon-Avon after arriving with the 1050 from Leamington Spa 12th October 1983. Keith Long.
circa June 1984
A Class 122 DMU, likely 55006, in Stalybridge station with the Stockport shuttle. The slide process date was June 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.
5th August 1985
A rare sight of a Gloucester RC&W Class 122 Single Unit, M55006 coupled to the rear of a 2-Car Class 108 departing from Croston with an Ormskirk to Preston service on August 5th 1985. Newton Heath Depot had a pair of Class 122s allocated for use on the Stockport to Stalybridge services, but the appearance of one on the Ormskirk Line was almost certainly a one-off. The former Jubilee Mill complex that forms a backdrop here has now been demolished and replaced with houses. Martyn Hilbert.
9th October 1985
Class 122 M55006 in Stalybridge station on 9 October 1985. Stuart Parkinson.
17th February 1986
Class 122 M55006 with a two-car Class 108 DMU in Wigan North Western station on 17 February 1986. Stuart Parkinson.
14th June 1986
Set number: TS056
Class 122 55006, set number TS056, is seen stabled at Tyseley from the exhaust end on 14.06.1986. Andy Cole.
29th June 1986
Class 122 M55006 High Wycombe 29 June 1986. Boy was it hot that day! HRT ran the Thame Phoenix hourly from High Wycombe to Thame and return using Bubble cars M55006 and W55033. Alistair Ness.
29th June 1986
Class 122 M55006 High Wycombe 29 Jun 1986. Boy was it hot that day! HRT ran the Thame Phoenix hourly from High Wycombe to Thame and return. Alistair Ness.
29th June 1986
M55006 passes the signal box at Princes Risborough with one of the Thame Phoenix shuttles on June 29 1986. Julian Heard.
29th June 1986
M55006 passes through Princes Risborough station with one of the Thame Phoenix shuttles on Sunday June 29 1986. Julian Heard.
29th June 1986
55006 in High Wycombe station with one of the Thame Phoenix shuttles on June 29 1986 that were organised by Hertfordshire Railtours. Julian Heard.
29th June 1986
55006 about to cross the road crossing beside the former station at Bledlow with one of the Thame Phoenix shuttles on June 29 1986. Julian Heard.
29th June 1986
Set number: TS056
Gloucester RCW Class 122 DMBS M55006 at Thame with the Hertfordshire Railtours 'Thame Phoenix' on 29 June 1986. This was the 12.35 To High Wycombe. Dave Warby.
29th June 1986
Set number: TS056
Class 122 DMBS M55006 at Thame with the 12.35 To High Wycombe leg of the Hertfordshire Railtours 'Thame Phoenix' on 29 June 1986. Dave Warby.
29th June 1986
Set number: TS056
Class 122 DMBS M55006 at Thame with the 12.35 To High Wycombe leg of the Hertfordshire Railtours 'Thame Phoenix' on 29 June 1986. Dave Warby.
29th June 1986
The driver's controls of M55006. Taken at High Wycombe on 29 June 1986. Dave Warby.
29th June 1986
Set number: TS056
Gloucester RCW Class 122 DMBS M55006 at High Wycombe on 29 June 1986. Dave Warby.
29th June 1986
55006 passing the platform of the former station at Bledlow with one of the Thame Phoenix shuttles on June 29 1986. Julian Heard.
29th June 1986
55006 approaches the former station at Bledlow with one of the Thame Phoenix shuttles on June 29 1986. Julian Heard.
4th October 1986
At Longbridge on 4 October 1986 was this hybrid set of single unit class 122 55006 presumably coupled to 59612 + 53100 (class 127 and 116 respectively). These mixed-up sets were from unusual at Tyseley at the time as the depot was suffering with reliability problems from much of its ageing fleet of DMUs. Probably not much for the depot staff but it photographers with an interest in DMUs some odd combinations to record. Peter Tandy.
6th March 1987
Set number: TS056
Class 122 M55006 in Leamington Spa station on a rainy 6 March 1987. It carries Tyseley set number TS056 in the cab window, later in the year it would be transferred to Laira where it spent its last few years before withdrawal. Stuart Mackay Collection.
4th April 1987
Set number: TS056
A Class 122 (presumably 55006) has the road set at Stourbridge Junction for it to make the short journey to Stourbridge Town on 4th April 1987. Jonathan Hazan.
4th April 1987
Set number: TS056
Class 122 at Stourbridge Town on April 4, 1987. Carrying set number TS056, this is presumably 55006. Jonathan Hazan.
circa July 1987
Set number: TS056
The number two bogie under Class 122 DMU M55006 on Tyseley Depot, circa July 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa July 1987
Set number: TS056
Class 122 DMU M55006 on Tyseley Depot, circa July 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa July 1987
Set number: TS056
The number two end of Class 122 DMU M55006 on Tyseley Depot, circa July 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa July 1987
The centre section of the number one side of Class 122 DMU M55006 on Tyseley Depot, circa July 1987. This was from a pack of prints with many details shots, possibly taken by a modeller for reference. Stuart Mackay Collection.
4th October 1987
Set number: TS056
55006 on the wheel lathe inside Tyseley depot during the open day on October 4th, 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.
4th October 1987
M55006 at the Tyseley Open Day, 4/10/87, with Midline liveried 55033 also on view. Malcolm Clements.
11th June 1988
Class 122 Gloucester RC&W single car DMU 55006 leads an ex-Neville Hill Class 101 DMU out of Exeter St Davids with the 14-11 to Exmouth in a cloud of blue smoke on 11-6-88. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
14th July 1988
55006, 53200 and 53638 (122, 101, 108) passing Tavistock Junction with 50 149 in the yard on 14 July 1988. Keith Miller.
21st October 1988
Set number: 106
Class 122 vehicle 55006 at Bugle on 21 October 1988. John Law.
21st October 1988
Set number: 106
Class 122 55006 at Newquay on 21 October 1988. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
July 1989
Set number: 106
Class 122 55006 seen in Exteter station in July 1989. Mike Cooper.
29th December 1989
Set number: 106
Class 122 bubble cars 55006 and 55003 at Plymouth on 29-12-1989. Gordon Thomson.
1st June 1990
Set number: 106
A pair Class 122 Single Units, 55006 & 55005 were running in tandem, arriving at Starcross whilst forming the 17.07 Plymouth to Honiton all-stations service on June 1st 1990. This was the period following the migration of the Class 142 Skipper fleet to the North, with various still operational first generation DMU sets being drafted in to the West Country, prior to the arrival of Class 150/2 Sprinter units. Martyn Hilbert.
16th August 1990
Set number: 106
GRC&W bubbles 55006 + 55000 at Par on August 16, 1990. John Carter.
2nd January 1991
Set number: 106
55006 (set P106) at St Ives ready to work the 9.42am to Penzance, 2/1/91. Gazza Prescott.
3rd January 1991
Set number: 106
55006 (set P106) at St Erth on the 9.03am from St Ives, 3/1/91. Gazza Prescott.
June 1992
Set number: 106
Gloucester RC&W Co. Class 122 railcar set 106, car 55006, in Rail Blue & Grey with all-yellow front ends departing Bristol (Temple Meads) for Severn Beach, 06/92. Hugh Llewelyn.
5th August 1992
Set number: 106
Class 122 single 'bubble car' diesel unit no. 55006 stands at Penzance station on 5th August 1992. Paul Braybrook.
8th August 1992
Set number: 106
Class 122 DMUs 55006 and 55003 arriving at Exeter St Davids station on 8 August 1992. Keith Miller.
13th August 1992
Set number: 106
Class 122 55006, set number P106, is seen at Plymouth on 13.08.1992. Andy Cole.
13th October 1992
Set number: 106
55006 at St. Erth on 13/10/92. Sparegang.
13th October 1992
Set number: 106
Class 122 GRC&W built "bubble car" 55006 at St Ives on 13 October 1992. Sparegang.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: September 1964
Set number: 317
Tyseley allocated suburban triple set 317 at Earlswood Lakes in September 1964. On the rear, standing in for the normal DMBS, is GRC&W bubble 55006. Michael Mensing.
Date: March 1967
Tyseley MPD, 03/67. In the yard are LMS Class "5MT's" Nos.44675, 44663, 44833, & 45296 and BR St.Cl." 5MT" No.73045, Brush Type 4 (Class 47) No.D1688, Gloucester RC&W Co. railcars (Class 122) Nos.W55006 & W55004 and BR (Derby) dmu trailer (Class 175) No.W59016. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: 28th April 1978
The 12:10 to Birmingham Moor Street is seen departing from Leamington Spa on 28/04/1978. It is formed of Class 100 M50342, Class 108 M56267 and Class 105 M50812. Visible behind is Class 122 55006. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Date: 27th May 1983
Set number: TS053
Class 122 Gloucester RCW bubbles 55009 + 55006 at Stratford Upon Avon on 27-5-83 . On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Date: 20th July 1983
Two Class 122 DMUs in Leamington station on 20 July 1983. The far vehicle is thought to be M55006. Brian Daniels.
Date: 28th June 1986
Class 121 no 55033 and class 122 no 55006 (nearer the camera) are seen at High Wycombe on 28 June 1986, where they would go on to form the Thame Phoenix shuttles to Thame operated by Hertfordshire Railtours. Robert28194.
Date: 29th June 1986
Class 121 W55033 Thame 29 June 1986. Boy was it hot that day! HRT ran the Thame Phoenix hourly from High Wycombe to Thame and return using Bubble cars M55006 and W55033. Alistair Ness.
Date: 29th June 1986
Class 121 W55033 at Thame on 29 June 1986. Boy was it hot that day! HRT ran the Thame Phoenix hourly from High Wycombe to Thame and return using Bubble cars M55006 and W55033. Alistair Ness.
Date: 29th June 1986
Derby Class 115 DMBS M51660 leads The 10.40 Marylebone - Banbury at High Wycombe on 29 June 1986. Class 122 55006 is on the left which would work on a railtour shuttle from Aylesbury that day. Dave Warby.
Date: 6th May 1987
Set number: TS050
58 044 runs through the centre road at Leamington Spa on 6 May 1987 at "Bubbles" 55000 and 55006 sit in the plaform. Note 55000 has "125" to the right of the BR logo on the bodyside. Steve Jones.
Date: 6th May 1987
Set number: TS050
Double bubble. 55000 & 55006, having formed the 13.11 arrival from Stratford Upon Avon, wait at Leamington Spa on 06/05/87. Steve Jones.
Date: 16th August 1990
Set number: 100
Bubbles 55000 and 55006 in Newquay station with the 16:35 to Par on August 16, 1990. John Carter.
Date: 8th August 1992
Set number: P103
Class 122 DMUs 55003 and 55006 in Exeter St Davids station on 8 August 1992. Keith Miller.
Date: 1993
53071 + 55006 at Par waiting departure time with a Newquay service. 53071 was locked out of use to passengers being there due to a ban on the bubble cars working solo. nathan stockman.