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Number built: | 40 (10 4-car sets) |
Built: | 1963 |
Builder: | BR Swindon |
Engine: | 2 BUT (Leyland Albion) 6-cyl per power car |
Power: | 920 hp (686 kW) |
Formation: | Driving Motor Brake Standard Lavatory (DMBSL)+ Trailer Composite Corridor (TCK)+Trailer Standard Lavatory or Trailer Buffet Standard (TSL/TSLRB)+ Driving Motor Standard Corridor (DMSK) |
The Class 123 was also fitted with Pullman style gangways to the cab ends so everyone on a train could access the buffet car. They were used on South Coast-Wales services though were based on Western Region as Southern Region did not want to have anything to do with diesel-mechanical units! They were later used on outer-suburban services out of London Paddington [3].
They were surplus to requirements by the late 1970s but had a short reprieve in the North East of England before finally being withdrawn in 1984.
Class 123 at Swindon (KD Collection) |
[1] Brian Haresnape, Diesel-Multiple Units: The First Generation (Ian Allan, 1985) p. 71
[2] David Lawrence, British Rail Designed 1948-97 (Ian Allan, 2016) p. 135
[3] Colin J Marsden, DMU and EMU Recognition Guide (Ian Allan, 2013) p. 83