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Vehicle 59821


Class 123

Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Inter City
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Lot Number: 30705
Diagram: 567

Allocations

Mar-63 New to 88A (Cardiff Canton)
Sep-63Depot code change86A
Apr-68 Transferred to 81D (Reading)
May 1973Depot code changeRG
28/02/76 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
13/06/77 Transferred to BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)
20/05/84 Withdrawn from BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


52089 59821 59238 52099 As delivered to CDF - March 1963
52094 59821 52098 Noted 03/07/66 - at Salisbury
52094 59821 52098 Noted 4th August 1966 - Noted on 2T43 at Cardiff/Newport.
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
52098 51973 59821 52099 Noted 12/04/19792
51955 51982 59821 51957 Noted 24/07/79 - on 11:56 Hull - Manchester Victoria3
52091 51983 59821 52105 Noted 10/04/19802
52092 59821 51970 51966 Noted 19/07/19802
52090 59238 59821 52104 Noted 05/05/1981 - at Hull forming 14:50 to Leeds4
52092 59768 59821 52097 Noted Aug-82 - see image on flickr
52094 59769 59821 52099 Noted circa 10/19832
51958 59842 59821 51957 Noted circa 01/19842
51957 59235 59821 52094 Noted 03/01/1984 - at Manchester Picc2
52098 59821 59842 52100 Noted circa 05/19842

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Phil Shatford
4: Peter Wallwork

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

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.

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

Date: 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 TCK is 59821, it normally worked with DMSK 52105 and it matches this vehicle in other images. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: August 1982

Hybrid BR (Swindon) Trans Pennine Standard Mk.I Class 124 4-car dmu which include former cars from BR (Swindon) Inter City Class 123 dmu's. The set is made of Nos.E52097 (IC 123/1), E59821 (IC 183), E59768 (TP 180), E52092 (IC 123/2) with plated-up headcodes and front gangway doors in BR Inter City Rail Blue & Grey livery and all yellow front ends awaiting departure at Manchester (Piccadilly) on a service to Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Leeds (City), 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: August 1982

Hybrid BR (Swindon) Trans Pennine Standard Mk.I Class 124 4-car dmu which include former cars from BR (Swindon) Inter City Class 123 dmu's. The set is made of Nos.E52097 (IC 123/1), E59821 (IC 183), E59768 (TP 180), E52092 (IC 123/2) with plated-up headcodes and front gangway doors in BR Inter City Rail Blue & Grey livery and all yellow front ends arriving at Manchester (Piccadilly) on a service from Leeds (City), 08/82 Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: August 1982

Hybrid BR (Swindon) "Trans Pennine" Standard Mk.I Class "124" 4-car dmu which include former cars from BR (Swindon) Inter City Class 123 dmu's. The set is made of E52092, E59768, E59821, E52097 and awaits departure at Manchester (Piccadilly) on a Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Leeds (City) service, 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: August 1982

Hybrid BR (Swindon) "Trans Pennine" Standard Mk.I Class "124" 4-car dmu which include former cars from BR (Swindon) Inter City Class 123 dmu's. The set is made up of E52092, E59768, E59821, E52097 and is seen arriving into Manchester Piccadilly, 8/82. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: August 1982

Hybrid BR (Swindon) "Trans Pennine" Standard Mk.I Class "124" 4-car dmu which include former cars from BR (Swindon) Inter City Class 123 dmu's. The set is made of Nos.E52097 (IC 123/1), E59821 (IC 183), E59768 (TP 180), E52092 (IC 123/2) with plated-up headcodes and front gangway doors in BR Inter City Rail Blue & Grey livery and all yellow front ends awaiting departure at Manchester (Piccadilly) on a Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Leeds (City) service, Hugh Llewelyn.