55020 Class 121 Driving Motor Brake Second

Home Railway	Bodmin & Wenford Railway	Location History	Bodmin & Wenford Railway Oct 17-Present
Current Location	Bodmin & Wenford Railway
Current Status	Operational
Current Livery	Chiltern Railways Blue
TRA Designation	4
Owner	Private
Website	bodminrailway.co.uk
Record Last Updated	16 November 2024
Preservation Modifications None
Preservation Information 55020 was one of a pair of Class 121 vehicles which were the very last first generation railcars to operate on the mainline, the vehicle not being retired until as late as 2017. Preserved soon after withdrawal, 55020 was moved to its new home the Bodmin & Wenford Railway in October, fully operational and available for passenger service. It replaced a Class 108 2-car set which the railway had been running for many years. 55020 ran its first trains in preservation passenger service in March 2018, less than a year after carrying its last mainline passengers. 55020 currently operates regularly on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway running off peak and supplimentary services.
Future Plans To maintain in service.

	121020 in action during pleasant conditions at the diesel gala event, 28/9/24. Sam Hooper

	121020 rounds the curve into Bodmin Parkway with the first train of the day during the line's diesel gala, 23/9/23. Chris Moxon

	121020 stabled at Bodmin, 7/6/19. Andrew Rothe

	121020 stands at Boscarne Junction running shuttles to and from Bodmin, 22/9/18. Jamie Dyke

	121020 out in the damp Cornwall Contryside! 2018. Bodmin & Wenford Railway

	121020 at Bodmin, newly arrived having just been unloaded from the lorry, 20/10/17. Bodmin & Wenford Railway