960011 Westbury 13th March 2001
Railtrack Bubble car 960011 (977859 formally 55025) "Pandora"is seen shortly after leaving Westbury with a 2Z02 Cardiff to Whatley on 13th March 2001.
Single car Class 121, W55025 was new to Southall in November 1960 and stayed a Western region car all its passenger days until being transferred to departmental stock in October 1993 when it was renumbered 977859. Its role in the departmental sector was as a video survey unit and route learning car. It’s currently located at a private location near Honeybourne undergoing restortion back to a passenger carring vechicle by the North Somerset Railway group.
Mamiya 645 Slide Scan
© Neil Higson
960011 Westbury 13th March 2001
Railtrack Bubble car 960011 (977859 formally 55025) "Pandora"is seen shortly after leaving Westbury with a 2Z02 Cardiff to Whatley on 13th March 2001.
Single car Class 121, W55025 was new to Southall in November 1960 and stayed a Western region car all its passenger days until being transferred to departmental stock in October 1993 when it was renumbered 977859. Its role in the departmental sector was as a video survey unit and route learning car. It’s currently located at a private location near Honeybourne undergoing restortion back to a passenger carring vechicle by the North Somerset Railway group.
Mamiya 645 Slide Scan
© Neil Higson