BR 55022 Class 121 Driving Motor Brake Second Built 1960

Present Location Crewe LNWR Heritage Company
County Location Cheshire East
Designed For BR
Built By Pressed Steel
Diagram Number 512
Lot Number 30518
Type DMBS
First Number 55022
Later Numbers 977873
Present Number 55022 FLORA
Livery BR Crimson Lake and Cream
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4-w bogies
Additional Notes Formed part of Unit 121022. 2016: acquired from Chiltern Railways, Aylesbury. By 12/16: at Southall Depot, Southall, London. 02/22: moved from Southall to Crewe LNWR Heritage Company site. 03/22: moved from Crewe LNWR Heritage Company site to the workshops of Independent Rail Engineering (located in part of Stonegravels Bus Garage, Chesterfield) for attention. 09/23: returned from Independent Rail Engineering to Crewe LNWR Heritage Company site; repainted in BR crimson lake and cream livery for use on private charters on the West Highland line; named FLORA.
Owner Locomotive Services Ltd
Rarity Several
Importance Some Interest
Storage Secure Open
Operational Yes
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 04/01/2026

     








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