Class 122 DMU images identified by Vehicle No.
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55004
16th April 1987
Class 122 single unit M55004 (built by the Gloucester RC & W Co in 1958) at Kettering with the 09.13 service to Corby on 16 April 1987. This was the day that services were restored to Corby after a gap of 21 years, the station having been closed in April 1966 when regular passenger trains over the Oakham-Kettering line were withdrawn. The 1987 re-opening was on an "experimental" basis, and services were withdrawn again as from 2 June 1990. This closure left Corby as, allegedly, the largest town in Europe without a rail service, and, in the ensuing years, there were various proposals for trains to serve Corby once again. But it would be nearly 19 years until East Midlands Trains re-introduced a regular service, including through trains to London, to the town. Lewis Bevan.
16th April 1987
Almost 21 years to the day since Corby station had closed in 1966, rail services were reinstated. Trains shuttled between Kettering and Corby, provided by dmus based at Bletchley and operated by Network SouthEast. Initially there were two Gloucester RCW class 122 "bubble cars" dedicated to the service, embellished with the Corby coat of arms. Here, in the first week of service, M55004 climbs out of Kettering with an afternoon train on 16/4/87. New signals are in place but there are still four tracks, a situation that will change at the end of 1987. The "Jockloper" lasted barely more than three years, though in 2008 a more permanent service again re-connected Corby to the outside world. Mike Dean.
9th May 1987
On May 9, 1987, a month after the passenger service to Corby had been re-instated, Class 122 55004 takes a full load past Corby North box (south of Corby station!) on its way to Kettering and connection with the outside world. Mike Dean.
April 1988
M55004 seen in Bedford station in April 1988. Mike Cooper.
13th May 1988
Class 122 single unit M55004 awaits departure from Kettering as the 19.14 hrs to Corby on 13 May 1988. On the left of the picture a 2-car Class 108 comprising M51914/M54279 is approaching to form the 18.45 hrs Kettering-Bedford. Lewis Bevan.
8th April 1989
Class 122 55004 is seen stabled at Tyseley on 08.04.1989 complete with Network South East decals and the Corby coat of arms on the bodyside. 55011 is behind, both vehicles had been set aside for the Kettering to Corby shuttle service. Andy Cole.
55005
8th May 1959
Future Class 122 Gloucester unit W55005 is crossing the main tracks at Birmingham Snow Hill. The destination blind says Dudley and the driver is at the controls nearest the camera, unfortunately the oil tail lamp from the previous run is still in place at the front. Perhaps W55005 was just crossing over to the more usual Dudley departure bay platform. The unit is in fresh darker green paint and has the original style exhaust in place. 08/05/1959. Image taken by Peter Shoesmith. Geoff Dowling and John Whitehouse Collection.
31st August 1962
Set: 103
A Gloucester RCW single car (It looks like set number 103 in the cab window and so lively 55005) is approaching Baptist End station with a train from Old Hill to Dudley on 31st August 1962. In the background Windmill End Junction can be seen, the line diverging to the right was the Netherton Goods Branch. Image taken by Peter Shoesmith. Geoff Dowling and John Whitehouse Collection.
4th April 1964
Set: 103
A GRC&W 'double-ender' approaches Great Bridge with the 4.58pm Birmingham Snow Hill - Dudley service on 4 April 1964. The set number in the cab window is not too clear but could be 103 and thus 55005. Michael Mensing.
12th July 1966
GRC&W bubble car M55005 leads a Derby suburban set on the 5.05pm Birmingham Snow Hill - Stratford-upon-Avon service passing over Lapworth Troughs at Rowington on July 12, 1966. Michael Mensing.
Unknown Date
There were no details on the rear of this print, the Class 122 has SC prefix and looks like it could be 55005, probably during its time at Inverness in the mid-1970s. Stuart Mackay Collection.
April 1977
SC55005 in Inverness station in April 1977. Alan Rintoul.
1978
Class 122 55005 in Dundee station in 1978, thought to be on route-learning duties. John Law.
7th October 1978
Class 122 Sc55005 sits in Inverness on 7/10/78, where it was based for a period of just over three years. Beside is Swindon Class 120 Cross-Country set 301, presumably with 51787 at the front. Stephen Burdett.
1979
SC55005 is seen through the trees in Edinburgh Waverly in 1979. Malcolm Clements.
26th May 1980
Class 122 railcar Sc55005 waits at platform 16 at Edinburgh Waverley with a local service on 26th May 1980. Bruce Galloway.
8th September 1981
Lichfield City 8/9/1981. A selection of Tyseley's finest units make up a Cross City service laying over at Lichfield City. Closest is a hybrid with a class 122 (55005) standing in for a 116 DMS. On the rear is a 116 unit in refurbished WMPTE livery. It has a thin white stripe running down the centre of the blue line, meaning it was probably the set specially decorated for the royal wedding earlier in the year. Stephen Burdett.
22nd November 1981
Class 122 55005 is seen stabled outside the factory at Tyseley on 22.11.1981. Transferred from Dundee earlier in the year, it still carries a 'SC' prefix to the number. Andy Cole.
19th November 1984
M55005 at Stockport on the Stalybridge service on 19 November 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.
10th January 1985
Class 122 55005 on Longsight depot on the night of 10 January 1985. Chris Thorp.