Class 122 DMUs in Departmental Use
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975023
1971
975023 about to pass Hinksey South signalbox, Oxford in 1971. Adrian Vaughan.
30th May 1972
Seen at Reading, 30/5/72. Through the cab windows you can see the partition to the van has been altered and there is some conventional seating in the van area for the crews that are route learning. David Mant.
13th June 1973
Departmental Class 122 DB975023 at Cardiff Central on 13 June 1973 on route learning duties. Robert Thomas.
1974
975023 is standing at Clink Rd up starter, and the guard is walking back to the box. 1974. Adrian Vaughan.
circa 1974
TDB975023 - a visiting Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Limited Class 122 Suburban diesel-mechanical railcar seen stabled in my then local shed at Southall. The unit was once W55001 but was transferred to departmental service after early withdrawal in 1969. The B101 code indicates the vehicle was based at Bristol Bath Road. Another "bubble car" sits behind. I would have been on one of my frequent 'after school' visits to Southall footbridge to do a bit of train-spotting. Sometimes I would venture down to the trackside, as in this shot, and even bunk round the shed as on this occasion. At this time, in the early to mid 1970s, Southall shed still had the ambience of an old steam shed, with the old smoke extractors still in place on the roof. Chris McKee.
10th August 1978
TDB975023 is seen in Reading depot on August 10th, 1978. Rex Holt.
28th June 1979
Class 122 975023 was converted from 55001 for route learning duties and is seen at Exeter St Davids on 28.06.1979 in all over BR blue livery. Andy Cole.
6th August 1979
At least nine of these Class 122 single units saw service as route learners (note the wiper on the centre cab window). TDB975023, the former W55001, was still looking very smart when I photographed it on 6th August 1979 passing through Cardiff at 13.25 on a route learning exercise. Gerard Fletcher.
April 1980
1958-built class 122 Gloucester RC&W Co "bubble car" TDB975023 (ex-W55001) had been transferred to departmental stock as a training unit as early as 1969 and was allocated to Reading, although used from other Western Region depots also. On an unrecorded April date in 1980 it was photographed just south of East Croydon. This was conceivably in connection with the introduction of the Manchester to Brighton inter-regional service which may have started with the summer timetable this year. Jeremy Chapter.
14th April 1980
Class 122 route learner TDB975023 on Reading Depot on 14 April 1980. Class 117 DMS W51378 is to the left. Brian Daniels.
28th April 1980
Class 122 route learner TDB975023 at Kensington Olympia on 28 April 1980. Brian Daniels.
1982
975023 (ex-55001) at Bristol Temple Meads in 1982. Robert Tarling.
25th April 1982
TDB 975023 at Laira depot during an open day on the 25th April 1982. Chris Lings.
5th August 1983
Departmental class 122 single car TDB975023/L101 (ex 55001) stands in Reading's country end bay platform, Friday 5th August 1983 Iain Reid.
5th August 1983
Departmental class 122 single car TDB975023/L101 (ex 55001) departs Reading westward, Friday 5th August 1983 Iain Reid.
1984
TDB975023 stands at Clapham Junction's platform 2 in 1984. Ian Docwra.
1984
TDB972023 at Lockeaze in 1984. Robert Tarling.
15th April 1984
Class 122 single car DMU L101 (TDB975023) was a route learning unit based at Reading, but our tour party found it in Canton carriage sidings. It was eventually preserved following withdrawal in 1998. 15th April 1984. S Gaskell.
19th July 1985
A rare visitor to Leamington Spa on 19 July 1985 was single car set L101 operating a crew road learning run. This unit was W55001 by now in the Departmental fleet and numbered TDB 975023 and still carrying the overall blue livery from its previous days in passenger service in the London area. Peter Tandy.
13th February 1986
TDB975023 with DB999508 at Banbury Road GF on 13 February 1986. Brian Daniels.