Class 122 'Bubble Car' Profile and Models

Class 122 'Bubble Car'

W55003 in preservation in June 2013. ©Jim

Twenty single car Class 122 units were produced by Gloucester RCW in 1958. Nicknamed "Bubble Cars" due to the large expanse of glass in their construction, they were built mainly for use on the London Midland region of British Rail, with some also seeing use in Scotland. They were designed for use on a variety of lightly used branch lines - some of which were closed during the Beeching Axe but others were kept alive thanks to the low cost & simplicity in running these units.

(Information Provided by Wikipedia)

Type of Unit

 Single-Car Diesel Multiple Unit

Builder

 Gloucester RCW

Build Date

 1958

Total Built

 20

Power Output

 300hp

Top Speed

 70mph

Passenger Capacity

 65

Operated By

 British Rail

Main Duties

 Local Passenger

In Service Until

 1995

Surviving Examples

 8

 

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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
trainModels Produced
Dapol OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Class 122 'Bubble Car'

DCC Ready. 21-pin socket
format_paintLiveries Produced
BR green with late crest livery sample BR green with late crest
(1957 - 1972)
BR blue and grey livery sample BR blue and grey
(1965 - 1990)
BR blue livery sample BR blue
(1965 - 1990)
Regional Railways livery sample Regional Railways
(1986 - 2000)
NSE - Network SouthEast livery sample NSE - Network SouthEast
(1986 - 1994)
LoadHaul livery sample LoadHaul
(1994 - 1996)
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N Gauge
trainModels Produced
Dapol N Gauge Class 122 'Bubble Car'

DCC Ready. 6-pin socket

Dapol N Gauge Class 122 'Bubble Car'

DCC Ready. 18-pin socket
format_paintLiveries Produced
BR green with coaching stock roundel livery sample BR green with coaching stock roundel
(1950 - 1972)
BR green with late crest livery sample BR green with late crest
(1957 - 1972)
BR blue and grey livery sample BR blue and grey
(1965 - 1990)
BR blue livery sample BR blue
(1965 - 1990)
Regional Railways livery sample Regional Railways
(1986 - 2000)
NSE - Network SouthEast livery sample NSE - Network SouthEast
(1986 - 1994)
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O Gauge (1:43 Scale)
trainModels Produced
Bachmann Brassworks O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Class 122 'Bubble Car'

DCC compatible but no socket
Dapol O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Class 122 'Bubble Car'

DCC Ready. 21-pin socket
Heljan O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Class 122 'Bubble Car'

DCC Ready. 21-pin socket
compare_arrowsCompare these models
format_paintLiveries Produced
BR green with coaching stock roundel livery sample BR green with coaching stock roundel
(1950 - 1972)
BR green with late crest livery sample BR green with late crest
(1957 - 1972)
BR blue livery sample BR blue
(1965 - 1990)
BR blue and grey livery sample BR blue and grey
(1965 - 1990)
Regional Railways livery sample Regional Railways
(1986 - 2000)
Unpainted livery sample Unpainted
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Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Dapol 4D-015-001D Class 122 Gloucester RCW "Bubblecar" single car DMU 55002 in BR blue & grey RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set 4D-015-001D
View 		Class 122 Gloucester RCW "Bubblecar" single car DMU 55002 in BR blue & grey Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Dapol 4D-015-002D Class 122 Gloucester RCW "Bubblecar" single car DMU W55000 in BR green with speed whiskers - DCC fitted RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set 4D-015-002D
View 		Class 122 Gloucester RCW "Bubblecar" single car DMU W55000 in BR green with speed whiskers - DCC fitted Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Dapol 4D-015-004D Class 122 Gloucester RCW "Bubblecar" single car DMU SC55013 in BR blue - DCC fitted RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set 4D-015-004D
View 		Class 122 Gloucester RCW "Bubblecar" single car DMU SC55013 in BR blue - DCC fitted Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Dapol 4D-015-005D Class 122 Gloucester RCW "Bubblecar" single car DMU SC55007 in BR green - DCC fitted RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set 4D-015-005D
View 		Class 122 Gloucester RCW "Bubblecar" single car DMU SC55007 in BR green - DCC fitted Awaiting Categorisation
N Gauge BH Enterprises DMU1BH Class 122 Gloucester single unit and trailer RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set DMU1BH
View 		Class 122 Gloucester single unit and trailer Awaiting Categorisation
N Gauge BH Enterprises No image available RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set DNU1BH
View 		Class 122 Gloucester single unit and trailer Awaiting Categorisation
N Gauge Dapol 2D-015-003 Class 122 'Bubble Car' single-car DMU W55003 in BR green with small yellow panels - as preserved RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled DCC Ready. 6-pin socket 2D-015-003
View 		Class 122 'Bubble Car' single-car DMU W55003 in BR green with small yellow panels - as preserved BR green with coaching stock roundel
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Bachmann Brassworks YO122 Class 122 'Bubblecar' DMU in Unpainted Brass RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set YO122
View 		Class 122 'Bubblecar' DMU in Unpainted Brass Unpainted