Unit 1123
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1123 in happier times at Uckfield in October 1998
Image by Selsdon Jc
When the DTC 60822 was first preserved it was taken to what is now the Electric Railway museum in Coventry.
it was later moved to Selhurst depot for a while but it now currently resides at Throckmorton Airfield in Gloucestershire.
Unit 1123 Vehicle Built Withdrawn Status
DMBSO 60122 11/59 01/99 (P) Lavender Line
TSO 60668 11/59 01/99 Scrapped 10/03
DTC 60822 11/59 01/99 (P) Throckmorton Airfield
Points of interest : For more information go to the Unit 1123 page in the preserved units section.
During 1975/6, this was one of a number of units that were based at St Leonards and used on the Oxted Line service, but these units had insufficient first class accommodation for this wealthy part of the Surrey commuter belt. A series of conversions took place to convert the former isolated second class cabin, by now converted into a luggage compartment, into a first class cabin. To avoid the mistake of having an isolated cabin ( see feature re Yvonne Laker) The adjoining cabin was reduced to six seats and a linking corridor installed.
Was initially withdrawn from traffic in March 1994, but was quickly reinstated following the loss of units following the Cowden crash (see feature article).