British Rail Class 122

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British Rail Class 122
Class 122, no. 55006, at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15 October 2004, whilst taking part in the Railcar 50 event. This unit is painted in original BR Green livery, and is preserved on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.
In service	1958-
Manufacturer	Gloucester RC&W
Number built	1958
Formation	1 car per trainset
Operator	British Rail
Specifications
Car length	64 ft 6 in
Width	9 ft 3 in
Height	12 ft 8 1/8 in
Maximum speed	70 mph (112 km/h)
Weight	36 tons 10 cwt

The British Rail Class 122 diesel multiple units were built by Gloucester RC&W in 1958. Twenty single-car driving motor vehicles, called "Bubble Cars", were built, numbered 55000-55019. These were supplemented by ten trailer vehicles, numbered 56290-299 (later renumbered 54290-299).

[edit] Parcels use

Three Scottish Region cars (55013-55015) were converted to carry parcels traffic and were reclassified Class 131, though the vehicles themselves were not renumbered.

Class 960 departmental unit, no. 960015 at Crewe Diesel Depot on 1 June 2003. This unit is the former Class 122 no. 55019, and is painted in Railtrack's old brown livery. It is operated by Network Rail as a sandite application unit.

[edit] Current operations

Upon privatisation of Britain's railways, the Class 122 fleet has been withdrawn from normal service. However several units were operated by EWS and Network Rail (previously Railtrack) in departmental service, reclassified as Class 960. These are listed below:

[edit] Preservation

"Bubble Cars" have proved popular for preservation on heritage railways.

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