Vehicle 56297
Class 122
Builder: GRC&W
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30420
Diagram: 538
Allocations
| 2w/e 12/07/58 | New to | 81C (Southall) | |
| by Jun-62 | Transferred to | 83D (Laira) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 84A | |
| 4w/e 04/05/68 | Stored | ||
| 4w/e 30/06/68 | Reinstated | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| Oct-68 | Transferred to | 60A (Inverness) | |
| Jan-69 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| Mar-72 | Transferred to | 65A (Eastfield) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | ED | |
| 4w/e 02/07/77 | Stored | ||
| 11/08/77 | Withdrawn |
Disposal
Scrapped by A King, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 55017 | 56297 | Noted 11th July 1958 - at Southall | |||||||
| 55005 | 56297 | Noted 27/05/70 - at Glasgow Central1 | |||||||
| 55005 | 56297 | Noted 11/09/71 - on Hamilton depot1 | |||||||
| 05 | 55005 | 56297 | Listed at 66C - 1972 | ||||||
| 51455 | 56297 | 51536 | Noted 26/08/74 - at Springburn2 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
Images:
1st October 1966
1st of October 1966 was the last day of Services to Bude, as you can see some of the track was already looking neglected. The 16.45 to Halwill Junction is formed of two GRC&W vehicles, a DMBS ('bubble car') on the rear and closest a DTS which appears to be W56297. The KDH Archive.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 1st October 1966
1st of October 1966 was the last day of Services to Bude, as you can see some of the track was already looking neglected. The two single car DMU's ( a GRC&W bubble and DTS, thought to be W56297) in the station has arrived as the 16.00 from Halwill Junction. The KDH Archive.
Date: 2nd February 1976
A hybrid Class 101 set at Springburn on February 2nd 1976. It has a Class 122 DTS for a centre car, Eastfield had three at the time - 56291, 56297 and 56299. Arnie Furniss.
Date: unknown
A withdrawn Class 122 DTS (either SC56291 or SC56297) awaiting disposal at Glasgow Works. To the right is Sc79479. Malcolm Clements.
Date: unknown
SC79479 is one of several 79xxx Swindon Inter-City vehicles built for the Edinburgh - Glasgow services that were transferred to work with the later Ayrshire 5xxxx sets. It is seen here in Glasgow Works. To the left is Class 122 DTS (either SC56291 or SC56297), to the right a Mk1. Undated. Malcolm Clements.
Date: January 1982
Many DMUs sat around at Millerhill awaiting journeys south for scrapping. SC56299 plus another (56291 or 56297) and a Mk.1 sleeping car sit in the slush of a winter's day in January 1982. Alistair Ness.