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Set L130

These formations have been noted:

55030 Listed at RG - 01/05/1976
55030 Noted 05/1977 - Oxford Didcot Reading area1
55030 56284 Noted 06/08/77 - at Slough, set number L284 on 562842
55030 Noted 06/10/1977 - Oxford Reading area1
55030 Listed at RG - 31st December 1977
55030 Noted 06/05/1978 - at Slough 3
55030 Noted 28/08/1979 - At Ealing Broadway1
55030 Listed at RG - 03/03/80
55030 Noted 02/09/1980 - in Old Oak Common CS 3
55030 Listed at RG - 01/03/81
55030 Listed at RG - 28/11/81
55030 Noted circa 04/19824
55030 Noted 14/08/1982 - Slough on 17.00 & 17.30 SO to Windsor & Eton Central & 17.11 & 17.41 SO return workings with set L289 W562895
55030 Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
55030 Noted circa 08/19834
55030 Noted circa 09/19834
55030 Listed at RG - 01/01/85
55030 Noted circa 04/19864
55030 Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
55030 Listed at OO - Aug-87
55030 Noted 21/12/19874
55030 Noted circa 03/19894
55030 Listed at OO - 15/05/89
55030 Noted 05/1990 - West Ealing with Greenford (LT) branch train5
55030 Listed at OO - 21/01/91
55030 Noted 01/04/91 - at Royal Oak2
55030 Listed at OO - 24/02/92 - NSE NWRX pool
55030 Listed at OO - 12/08/92
55030 Listed at OO - November 1992 - Sector NWRX

Formation Sources
1: Shayne Lewis
2: Gerald Brown
3: Martin Lumley
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Alan N Walker

Class 121 DMU at Oxford

circa 1972

Single DMU car W55030 seen at Oxford thought to be around 1971-3. Brian Daniels.

Class 121 DMU at Oxford

circa 1972

W55030 in Oxford station, thought to be taken around 1971-3. Brian Daniels.

Class 121 DMU at Twyford

circa early 1970s

No details came with this slide showing W55030. As the destination blind suggests this appears to be Twyford station, probably on a Henley-on-Thames service circa early 1970s. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 121 DMU at Ealing Broadway

17th November 1973

Class 121 "bubble car" W55030 in Ealing Broadway station with the 09:33 (SO) from Greenford on 17 November 1973. Robert Thomas.

Class 121 DMU at West Ealing

August 1974

A Class 121 DMU, which appears to be L130 / W55030, at West Ealing in August 1974. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 121 DMU at Southall

Unknown date

Class 121 DMU set L130 - W55030 - at Southall, date unknown. The destination blind shows Ealing Broadway, both the driver and tail lamp seen are at this end, so it may be changing platforms before departure. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 121 DMU at Slough

May 1976

W55030 and a DTS depart from Slough with a Windsor service in May 1976. The set just glimpsed on the left seems to be L340, a Class 130 parcel set. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 121 DMU at West Ealing

28th August 1979

Single railcar 55030 at West Ealing on the Greenford shuttle, 28th August 1979.. David Scott.

Class 121 DMU at Ealing Broadway

circa early 1980s

All aboard. Two passengers climb - although the old lady might struggle - into Class 121 "bubble" W55030 in Ealing Broadway station circa early 1980s. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 121 DMU at Maidenhead

4th August 1981

Single "Bubble" car, class 121 DMU, W55030, (L130) and Driving Trailer Second, Class 149, W56285, (L285) at Maidenhead, 4th August 1981. Paul James.

Class 121 DMU at Brentford Branch

Unknown date

55030 is seen passing under the Piccadilly Line on the GW Brentford branch. Ian Buck.

Class 121 DMU at Brentford Branch

Unknown date

Seen on the GW Brentford branch near Southall is 55030. Ian Buck.

Class 121 DMU at Southall

Unknown date

Heading off of the GW Brentford branch, 55030 is seen arriving at Southall. Ian Buck.

Class 121 DMU at Oxford

29th January 1983

Class 121 Pressed Steel DMUs DMBS 55030 + DTS 56280 Oxford 29-1-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 121 DMU at Southall depot

circa December 1983

Pressed Steel single car W55030 on Southall depot. The slide process date was December 1983. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 121 DMU at Ealing Broadway

1984

A dramatically smoky departure for a one car train! L130 / 55030 on a Greenford to Paddington leaves Ealing Broadway in 1984. Ian Docwra.

Class 121 DMU at Bourne End

1985

Sometime in 1985 55030 is seen arriving at Bourne End from Marlow. Ian Buck.

Class 121 DMU at Slough

February 1985

Class 121 DMU W55030 on the Windsor shuttle with a driver trailer, sits in the bay at Slough station. February 1985. Paul James.

Class 121 DMU at Reading

18th April 1985

Single unit W55030 (L130) had just passed through Reading on 18 April 1985 when I photographed it running as empty stock in the Didcot direction. The weather was very dull and misty with a light drizzle falling but the lack of sun on the nose (or tail) doesn't matter in 2025 when scenes like this can never be repeated. Peter Tandy.

Class 121 DMU at Reading

15th April 1986

55030 at Reading on 15th April 1986. Gazza Prescott.

Class 121 DMU at Acton Main Line

20th May 1987

The 0916 Slough - Paddington stopping service accelerates away from the station stop at Acton Main Line formed of a Pressed Steel Class 121 single car W55030 leading a Class 117 3 Car set W51337 + W59489 + W51379 (L404) on 20 May 1987. Nigel Mack.

Class 121 DMU at Ealing Broadway

6th June 1987

Class 121 unit No. W55030 terminates at Ealing Broadway working a service from Greenford on 6 June 1987. Brian Creasey.

Class 121 DMU at Basingstoke

circa May 1988

Class 121 L130, attached to another, on a Reading service in platform 5 of Basingstoke station. The slide process date was May 1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 121 DMU at Acton

19th September 1989

A bubble in a very different environment with L130, class 121 single car 55030, approaching Acton with a London Paddington to Greenford train in the late afternoon of 19 September 1989. The building work would soon obscure the view of the bridge over the North London Line and much of the capital's infrastructure. Peter Tandy.

Class 121 DMU at Doncaster Works

31st March 1990

Pressed Steel Class 121 DMBS 55030, BR Derby Class 115 TCL 59764, DMBS 51671 and Class 108 54499 outside Doncaster Works on 31 March 1990. Dave Warby.

Class 121 DMU at South Tottenham

30th April 1990

Class 121 single-unit 55030, carrying the set number L130, at South Tottenham on 30 April 1990 on a Gospel Oak-Barking service. Lewis Bevan.

Class 121 DMU at Southall

circa 1991

Class 121 Pressed Steel bubble car 55030 leads a Class 116/101 hybrid set on the approach to Southall station circa 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 121 DMU at Gospel Oak

September 1991

Class 121 set L130 55030, working with L131 55031, in Network Southeast livery in Gospel Oak with a Barking service in September 1991. Doug Pritchard Collection.

Class 121 DMU at Wylye

18th April 1994

Two Class 121s at Wylye on a route learning run to Salisbury on 18 April 1994. 977866 (ex-55030) is closest carrying the name 'Bill' in the centre cab window, the second vehicle should be 977859 (ex-55025) 'Ben', both were allocated to Salisbury at the time. Walter Burt.

Class 121 DMU at Exe Valley

5th May 1994

Departmental unit 977866 (ex DMU 55030) up the Exe Valley on 5 May 1994. Keith Miller.

Class 121 DMU at Salisbury

21st June 1994

Pressed Steel single car 977866, ex-55030, at Salisbury Tuesday 21 June 1994. David Russon.


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