Class 121 DMU images identified by Vehicle No.
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55034
17th February 1979
Set: L134
W55034 at Henley-on-Thames on February 17, 1979 before the station was redeveloped - this didn't happen for another five years despite the parlous state of the canopy, propped up with scaffolding. Jeremy Chapter.
19th May 1979
Set: L134
Newly outshopped in refurbished white with blue stripe livery from Swindon Works, Pressed Steel built Class 121 single unit W55034 (L134) and Driving Trailer Second W56283 were awaiting a return to service in the sidings on the North side of Swindon station on May 19th 1979. The 121 would eventually be part of the Chiltern Railways fleet and was withdrawn from service in May 2017. Previously between 1992 & 1996 the unit had been in departmental use and renumbered to 977828. The unit has since returned to main line use with LSL at Crewe. Martyn Hilbert.
9th August 1979
55034 heads into the Sun departing London Paddington DR Walter Baumann.
2nd January 1980
Set: L134
55034 and 56284 at Iver on the 2nd January 1980. Steve Davies Collection.
25th June 1981
Set: L134
Class 121 W55034 is standing in for a DMS in a Class 117 set when seen at Culham with an Oxford service on 25 June 1981. Brian Daniels.
29th January 1983
Set: L134
Class 121 Pressed Steel DMU 55034 at Oxford, 29-1-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
12th March 1983
Set: L134
Bubble and Squeak. Single car W55034 and a trailer are seen at Oxford on 12th March 1983 after arrival from Banbury. Murray Liston.
12th March 1983
Set: L134
Pressed Steel built a batch of single unit railcars which sometimes worked (as here) with a batch of driving trailers. This power car ended its commercial life working for Chiltern Railways in green livery as 121034 and was not withdrawn until 2017. On 12 March 1983 it was seen at Oxford. Jeremy Chapter.
18th April 1984
Set: L134
55034 takes the place of a 117 power car in this nine-car formation arriving into Southall on April 18, 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.
19th April 1984
Set: L134
Class 121 W55034 in London Paddington on 19 April 1984. Dave Warby.
22nd April 1984
Branch Line Special! Back in the 1980s, the Great Western Railway Preservation Group (GWRPG), which was based in the old Otto Monsted margarine factory next to Southall station, would run shuttles on the freight-only Brentford branch on Bank Holidays. On one such day, Easter Day in 1984 (April 22), I took the opportunity to ride down this rare freight branch in one of the classic and versatile Class 121 'Bubble Cars' W55034. The unit is seen here after arrival at Brentford Waste Transfer station, which was located a little way up the line from the original terminus at Brentford Dock, on the River Thames. A rare branch line for track bashers! Note the impressive headboard which was used whenever there was a day of Brentford Branch specials. Chris McKee.
22nd April 1984
On Easter Sunday (22 April) 1984 W55034 was used on shuttles on the freight-only Brentford branch. Here is a view from the train of I. K. Brunel's unique Three Bridges - the combined road, rail and canal bridges at Southall. The location is at the top of the flight of locks on the Grand Union Canal towards Norwood Green, where Windmill Lane crosses over the canal, and both cross over the old GWR Brentford branch. The combined bridge was designed by the one and only Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and is still often referred to locally as simply Windmill Bridge. As can be seen in this shot, the branch used to be double tracked along this section. Chris McKee.
22nd April 1984
The Brentford Branch Special - alighting at Southall station. Back in the 1980s, the Great Western Railway Preservation Group (GWRPG), which was based in the old Otto Monsted margarine factory next to Southall station, would run shuttles on the freight-only Brentford branch on Bank Holidays. On one such day, Easter Day (22 April) in 1984, I took the opportunity to ride down this rare freight branch in one of the classic and versatile Class 121 'Bubble Cars' W55034. Here is the unit back at Southall station after completing the journey. Note the hand-made steps used to disembark the passengers, as there was no passenger platform for the Brentford branch! A Class 47 is caught 'in action' passing through the station with a down express. Chris McKee.
22nd April 1984
55034 at Southall R.C. on the 22nd April 1984. Chris Lings.
22nd April 1984
A view of a busy Southall shed taken from W55034 operating a Brentford Branch Special. Back in the 1980s, the Great Western Railway Preservation Group (GWRPG), which was based in the old Otto Monsted margarine factory next to Southall station, would run shuttles on the freight-only Brentford branch on Bank Holidays. On one such day, Easter Sunday in 1984, I took the opportunity to ride down this rare freight branch in one of the classic and versatile Class 121 'Bubble Cars' W55034. The scene here was taken just after leaving the station, and shows a clear view of the old eight-road Southall shed (81C) which was hosting a number of units (including one of the unique Class 210s) and a couple of shunters. A rare branch line was about to be traversed! Chris McKee.
7th June 1984
Set: L134
Class 121 railcar W55034 indulges in a spot of manoeuvering at Didcot after forming the 1102 service from Oxford. On the right, 08640 pauses whilst shunting the yard. 7th June 1984. Bruce Galloway.
May 1985
Set: L134
55034 leaving Southall shed in May 1985. The branch to Brentford curves away to the right behind the unit Stuart Mackay Collection.
8th February 1986
Set: L134
50 043 has just arrived at London Paddington with ECS from Old Oak Common to sit beside bubble car 55034 waiting to work the Greenford shuttles. February 8th, 1986. Adrian Nicholls.
11th May 1986
Set: L134
Class 121 W55034 on Southall depot, 11 May 1986. To the right are 55022, 54287, 55030 and L422. Chris McKee.
circa 1986/1987
Set: TS084
M55034 in Leamington Spa with another suburban vehicle or set (116 or 122). Date unknown, the TS084 set number dates it to circa 1986/7. Glyn Weigh.