BR 55034 Class 121 DMU: Driving Motor Brake Second built 1961

BR 55034 Class 121 DMU: Driving Motor Brake Second built 1961

BR 55034 Class 121 DMU: Driving Motor Brake Second built 1961
BR 55034 Class 121 DMU: Driving Motor Brake Second built 1961

 

Present Location Cholsey Wallingford
County Location Oxfordshire
Designed For BR
Built by Pressed Steel
Diagram number 512
Lot number 30518
Type DMBS
First Number 55034
Later Numbers DB977828
Present Number W55034
Current Livery BR multiple unit green livery
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes Class 121. Departmental stock (Sandite vehicle) 10/92 to 06/96. P 1996 privately for Gloucestershire Warkwickshire Railway, but resold 1997. To Tyseley, where extensively overhauled. Purchased by Chiltern Railways by 10/10 - intended to re-enter mainline service in 2011. To Aylesbury 05/11 - used by Chiltern Railways for Heritage Shuttles service. By 06/15 back at Tyseley. 10/17: to LNWR Heritage Company site, Crewe - owned now by Locomotive Services Ltd. 03/20: to Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, as visitor at DMU Gala. 04/23: still at Ecclesbourne Valley Railway in operational condition. 06/24: moved to Cholsey & Wallingford Railway.
External Structural Condition Very Good
Internal Structural Condition Good
Underframe Condition Very Good
External Finish Very Good
Internal Finish Good
Degree of External Originality Much replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of External Authenticity Fair
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Few
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Storage Secure Open
Operating Yes
Survey Date 21/03/2000
Surveyor Gordon Maslin
Photo Date 28/06/2015
Photo by Steve West
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 20/09/2024


 

 










 



 

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