Class 123 DMU images identified by Vehicle No.
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52086
1967
A Swindon Class 123 Inter-City vehicle inside Swindon Works in the summer of 1967. This is thought to be W52086, the first of the class to be so treated. David Faircloth.
circa 1980
A rather forlorn Swindon InterCity DMBS W52086 at Doncaster circa 1980. It has had its B4 bogies removed, it is sitting on what was probably reclaimed Mk1 bogies for its trip to Snailwell. Stuart Pearce.
circa 1980
A Class 123 DMBS at Doncaster, probably 52086. Behind is a drab-olive coloured departmental Class 122. Date unknown, circa 1980. Malcolm Clements.
52087
Unknown Date
W52087 at the north end of Bristol Temple Meads circa mid-1960s. 1T30 was probably a Cardiff - Plymouth service. The KDH Archive.
31st August 1968
Set: 507
Two Swindon Inter-City DMUs (52087 closest) departing from Swindon on 31 August 1968. The far set is still in green. David Mant.
27th October 1973
Set: L707
Inter City DMU no. L707 with W52087 at the head, on the sidings adjacent to Reading shed, 27th October 1973. Suthen Softy.
9th October 1980
E52087 Manchester Piccadilly on October 9, 1980. Jeremy Chapter.
12th September 1981
In happy days when Selby was on the ECML and Deltics still roamed freely, a Swindon built 'Inter-City' Class 123 Motor Brake Second (MBS) E52087 was bringing-up the rear of a Manchester Piccadilly to Hull service, awaiting departure from Selby on September 12th 1981. The former Western Region car had become part of a Class 123/124 'Transpennine' set allocated to Hull Botanic Gardens. The full four-car formation being E52087 (123), E59767 (124), E59765 (124) & E51964 (124). Martyn Hilbert.
20th September 1981
One of my very few encounters with a Trans Pennine dmu set was that day, 20/9/81. Here I am waiting at Doncaster as the 12.45 from Manchester Piccadilly arrives with Class 123 E52087 leading. Now this was not one of the genuine Trans Pennine cars of course and was a 1977 transfer from the WR. I recall these units when I lived at Kingsbury in 1964. They were then in green livery but with the end connecting doors painted yellow which gave rise to my nickname for them of 'Ironing Board Units'. I think they worked Derby to Cardiff trains or something similar in those days. Anyway this terminating service was to form my train forward to Sheffield at 15.10. Gerard Fletcher.
4th March 1982
Class 123 DMBS E52087 at Sheffield Midland on 04-03-82. Vincent Haworth.
23rd October 1982
Class 123 Swindon 4-car DMU DMBS 52087 leading, 2-car Met Cam on the back, Doncaster 23-10-82. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
5th April 1983
E52087 heads along the down relief lines at Oxmardyke on 5th April 1983 at the front of a Trans-Pennine service to Hull. Gilberdyke station can be seen in the background and this view shows a fine variety of the semaphore signalling in use at the time. Syd Young.
11th February 1984
Having just celebrated it's 21st birthday and one month before been withdrawn E52087 passing Walton leading a Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield train diverted from the Hope valley line 11th February 1984. Keith Long.
3rd March 1984
Class 123 DMU no. 52087 heading a mixed class 123/124 Trans-Pennine set at Morecambe on 3/Mar/1984. After the cessation of the display of headcodes, most class 123s eventually had the headcode panels removed completely and standard DMU marker lights installed in re-panelled cab front as seen here. They operated some services from the North West to the East Coast in their twilight years. Robert Chilton.
52088
20th April 1963
W52088 on the rear of the 12.15pm Cardiff (G) - Derby during the Birmingham New Street stop on April 20, 1963. The other power car was noted as W52098, and that it was coupled to a three-car Cross-Country set. A Cravens is on the right. Michael Mensing.
November 1965
BR (Swindon) Inter-City (later Class 123) Standard Mk.I 4-car dmu Nos. W52088 (123/2), W59818 (183), W59236 (182) and W52097 (123/1) in BR lined green livery with yellow gangway panel at Dare Jct, Newport on a Portsmouth - Cardiff (General) service, 11/65. Hugh Llewelyn.
30th May 1978
A three-car Class 123 set in Leeds station on May 30th 1978 formed of 52088 + 59819 + 52098. Rex Holt.
17th April 1981
Set: C708
E52088 + E59771 + E59237 + E51957 stabled at Sheffield on Friday 17 April 1981. David Russon.
August 1982
Set: C708
A Swindon-built DMU in Lancaster station during August 1982 with DMBSL E52088 closest. George Woods.
circa 1983
Set: C708
E52088 in Doncaster Works. Date unknown, it seems to be undergoing the work to remove the headcode boxes which dates it to circa 1983. E52071 is on the left. Paul Redmond.