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Vehicle 51624 / 55983

Class 127

BR Diagram 588

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square / Red Triangle
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Engines: Rolls Royce 238hp
Transmission: Hydraulic
Lot Number: 30521
Diagram: 588

Allocations

12/09/59 New to Chaddesden - stabled pending allocation
Dec-59 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
06/05/73Depot code changeCW
p/e 24/12/83 Withdrawn
Jun-85 To Parcels Sector at LO (Longsight)
circa Dec-88 Sector Change to RPXN
15/05/89 Withdrawn from LO (Longsight) RPXN

Notes

12/04/84 - Withdrawn vehicles 51596 + 51597 + 51600 + 51608 + 51611 + 51612 + 51624 + 51627 + 51639 + 51640 + 51642 + 51649 were noted being hauled through Wellingborough, Chesterfield and the Settle and Carlisle line to Carlisle behind 45 056. All would later become parcel vehicles at Longsight.
6th May 1989 - Seen at Longsight depot with parts removed

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51624 - original number
55983 - from Jun-85 (parcels conversion)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51623 59605 59635 51624 As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 12th September 1959 - stabled pending allocation
51620 59637 59597 51624 Noted 30/08/1969 - Leicester, on service to St Pancras with 51628-59627-59618-51611.1
51624 59618 59621 51635 Noted 20/03/71 - at Luton2
51602 59604 59637 51624 Noted 03/04/76 - on 05.17 Bedford – St. Pancras3
51624 59616 59641 51625 Noted 24/07/76 - on 18.10 Bedford – St. Pancras3
51624 59600 59595 51633 Noted 09/04/77 - on 16.25 St. Pancras – Bedford (two lavatories)3
51624 59607 59631 51645 Noted circa 09/19784
51624 59595 59627 51636 Noted 21/12/78 - on 12.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51608 59609 59644 51624 Noted 24/01/79 - on 07.14 Bedford – St. Pancras3
51608 59609 59644 51624 Noted 01/02/79 - on 14.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51620 + 59605 + 59646 + 516443
51608 59609 59638 51624 Noted 02/02/79 - on 13.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51624 59594 59619 51625 Noted 14/02/79 - on 11.09 Cricklewood – Luton with 51614 + 59611 + 59622 + 516453
51624 59594 59619 51625 Noted 17/02/79 - on 10.24 Luton – Bedford3
51624 59594 59641 51625 Noted 19/02/79 - on 13.00 Bedford – Luton3
51624 59594 59619 51625 Noted 24/02/79 - on 14.54 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51624 59594 59641 51625 Noted 02/03/79 - on 11.15 Luton – Bedford with 51604 + 59610 + 59627 + 516233
51624 59594 59641 51625 Noted 12/03/79 - on 09.17 Cricklewood – Luton with 51633 + 59616 + 59637 + 516503
51624 59594 59641 51625 Noted 13/03/79 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – Luton3
51624 59594 59641 51625 Noted 21/03/79 - on 03.30 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51624 59594 59641 51625 Noted 02/04/79 - on 17.03 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51624 59594 59641 51625 Noted 03/04/79 - on 20.07 Cricklewood – St. Albans3
51624 59594 59641 51625 Noted 17/04/79 - on 16.47 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51607 59594 59641 51624 Noted 28/04/79 - on 17.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51603 + 59597 + 59636 + 516173
51607 59594 59641 51624 Noted 30/04/79 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51607 59594 59641 51624 Noted 03/05/79 - on 09.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51607 59594 59641 51624 Noted 05/05/79 - on 07.45 Bedford – Cricklewood with 51598 + 59610 + 59622 + 516083
51607 59594 59641 51624 Noted 09/05/79 - on 15.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
51624 59610 59622 51646 Noted 10/06/79 - on 04.35 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51624 59590 59647 51646 Noted 29/07/79 - on 21.20 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51619 59609 59631 51624 Noted 16/10/79 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51619 59609 59631 51624 Noted 17/10/79 - on 06.47 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51624 59609 59631 51625 Noted 25/10/79 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51624 59609 59631 51625 Noted 26/10/79 - on 21.25 Luton - Bedford 3
51624 59605 59631 51625 Noted 08/11/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton and 12.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51624 59605 59631 51625 Noted 21/11/79 - on 11.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 20/12/79 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 27/12/79 - on 13.02 Luton – Cricklewood3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 15/01/80 - on 20.09 Luton – Bedford3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 18/01/80 - on 19.17 Cricklewood – St. Albans3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 25/01/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 30/01/80 - on 12.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood and 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 13/02/80 - on 14.02 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 14/02/80 - on 14.02 Cricklewood – St. Pancras and 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 19/02/80 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51622 59607 59628 51624 Noted 19/03/80 - on 14.16 Luton – Bedford 3
51597 59593 59631 51624 Noted 03/05/80 - on 22.16 Cricklewood – St. Pancras 3
51606 59593 59643 51624 Noted 18/06/80 - on 13.50 Cricklewood – St. Pancras and 15.00 St. Pancras – Kentish Town3
51606 59593 59643 51624 Noted 19/06/80 - on 18.57 St. Albans – Bedford3
51606 59593 59643 51624 Noted 24/06/80 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Elstree3
51606 59593 59643 51624 Noted 30/06/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51606 59593 59643 51624 Noted 07/07/80 - on 22.12 Luton – Bedford3
51610 59593 59643 51624 Noted 19/07/80 - on 12.17 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51610 59593 59643 51624 Noted 25/07/80 - on 19.25 Luton – Cricklewood3
51624 59603 59633 51626 Noted 18/09/80 - on 02.05 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51624 59593 59619 51638 Noted 03/11/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51624 59615 59637 51640 Noted 12/12/80 - on 21.07 Cricklewood – Luton3
51624 59615 59637 51640 Noted 16/12/80 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – St. Albans3
51624 59615 59637 51645 Noted 15/01/81 - on 2C07 05.05 Bedford – St Pancras3
51624 59615 59637 51645 Noted 09/02/81 - on 2C02 01.45 Bedford – St Pancras (Staff)3
51623 59598 59642 51624 Noted 26/02/81 - on 2C14 07.30 St. Albans – St Pancras3
51623 59598 59642 51624 Noted 09/03/81 - on 2C17 07.47 Luton – St Pancras3
51623 59598 59642 51624 Noted 12/03/81 - on 2C21 08.11 St Albans – St Pancras3
51623 59598 59642 51624 Noted 17/03/81 - on 2C56 20.10 Bedford – St Pancras3
51623 59598 59642 51624 Noted 27/03/81 - on 2G05 07.05 St Pancras – Bedford3
51605 59598 59628 51624 Noted 25/08/81 - on 2C42 14.00 Bedford – St Pancras3
51605 59598 59628 51624 Noted 27/08/81 - on 2C42 14.00 Bedford – St Pancras3
51605 59598 59628 51624 Noted 31/08/81 - on 2G10 11.27 St Pancras – Bedford3
51605 59598 59628 51624 Noted 10/09/81 - on 2C48 16.47 Bedford – St Pancras3
51599 59604 59647 51624 Noted 25/01/82 - on 09.40 Bedford – Luton and 11.39 Cricklewood – West Hampstead3
51599 59604 59647 51624 Noted 05/02/82 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51599 59604 59647 51624 Noted 10/02/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood3
51599 59604 59647 51624 Noted 12/02/82 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Luton3
51599 59604 59621 51624 Noted 01/03/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood3
51599 59604 59621 51624 Noted 19/03/82 - on 09.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51599 59604 59621 51624 Noted 21/03/82 - on 06.20 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51599 59604 59621 51624 Noted 26/03/82 - on 12.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51605 59604 59621 51624 Noted 10/04/82 - on 22.40 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51605 59604 59622 51624 Noted 13/04/82 - on 12.09 Cricklewood – Luton3
51605 59604 59622 51624 Noted circa 05/19824
51624 59594 59629 51611 Noted circa 06/19824
51612 59594 59629 51624 Noted 17/06/82 - on 09.04 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51597 59603 59626 51624 Noted 11/08/82 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 21/08/82 - on 03.30 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 26/08/82 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – Luton3
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 27/08/82 - on 07.44 St. Pancras – Harpenden and 08.48 Harpenden – Bedford3
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 01/09/82 - on 15.00 Bedford – Luton3
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 01/09/82 - on 22.35 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 03/09/82 - on 21.35 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 21/09/82 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 05/10/82 - on 04.25 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 07/10/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood3
51618 59616 59642 51624 Noted 01/12/82 - on 11.05 Bedford – Luton3
51618 59616 59642 51624 Noted 08/12/82 - on 16.40 Bedford – Luton3
51618 59616 59642 51624 Noted 09/12/82 - on 02.02 West Hampstead – Bedford3
51624 59611 59625 51642 Noted circa 01/19834
51624 59611 51625 51642 Noted 08/01/83 - on 15.24 Luton – Bedford3
51597 59611 59625 51624 Noted 31/01/83 - on 16.50 St. Pancras – St. Albans and 18.00 St. Albans – Cricklewood3
51600 59614 59632 51624 Noted 08/04/83 - on 09.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51620 59605 59634 51624 Noted circa 05/19834
55973 55983 Noted 29/07/1985 - at Manchester Victoria5
913 55973 55983 Listed at Longsight - Summer 1986
913 55973 55983 Noted 21/06/1986 - at Euston6
55973 55983 Noted 11/01/1989 - at Manchester Piccadilly5

Formation Sources
1: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Phil Shatford
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Lumley
6: Robert Chilton

Images:

Class 127 DMU at Cricklewood depot

28th May 1983

Class 127 Derby DMBS 51624 receiving attention in Cricklewood depot on 28-5-83. Class 105 Cravens (ex-DTC 56129) Sandite car 977114 in background. On the left is 59625. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 127 DMU at Newton Heath

17th July 1985

Set number: 3

127 parcels set 3 (presumably 55983 + 55973, later set 913) at Newton Heath on 17th July 1985. Michael Kaye 55A.

Class 127 DMU at Crewe

29th May 1986

Set number: 913

Class 127 DPU set 913 (M55983 + M55973) at Crewe on Thursday 29 May 1986. David Russon.

Class 127 DMU at Northampton

November 1987

Set number: 913

Class 127 parcels DMU set 913 (55983/55973) in platform 5 at Northampton during November 1987. Lewis Bevan.

Class 127 DMU at Tyseley

21st November 1987

Set number: 913

Class 127 55983 (converted from 51624), set number 913, is seen stabled at Tyseley on 21.11.1987. It is presumably paired with 55973. Andy Cole.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa May 1979

A Class 127 DMU, the vehicles recorded as 51607 + 59594 + 59641 + 51624, is seen at Cricklewood on a Luton service. The slide process date was May 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 28th May 1983

A sorry mess at Luton station after 47 535 hit a stationary Class 127 formation on 28 May 1983. Despite the severity of the damage there were no serious casualties. The rear half of DMBS 51620 was destroyed, as was one end of TSL 59605. The other two vehicles in the set are thought to be 59634 and 51624. Michael Boot Collection.

DMU

Date: 28th May 1983

A sorry mess at Luton station after 47 535 hit a stationary Class 127 formation on 28 May 1983. Despite the severity of the damage there were no serious casualties. The rear half of DMBS 51620 was destroyed, as was one end of TSL 59605. The other two vehicles in the set are thought to be 59634 and 51624. Michael Boot Collection.

DMU

Date: 17th August 1985

55973+55983 at Manchester Victoria, Saturday 17th August 1985. Photo by the late Rob Simpson. Ian Hazlehurst.

DMU

Date: 24th May 1986

Set number: 913

On the West Coast Main Line between Tring and Cheddington is unit 913 (55973 + 55983) heading north with a Down Parcels Service. Taken from a passing 310 Electric Unit on the down Fast Line on 24th May 1986. AndrewHA.

DMU

Date: 5th September 1986

Set number: 913

Class 127 DPU set 913 (55973 + 55983) at Watford Junction heading Down at 16:40 on 5 September 1986. Dave Warby.

DMU

Date: 6th May 1989

Set number: 914

Class 127 parcel vehicles M55984 + M55980, M55983 + M55973 and M55981 sit behind 03170 (the last ever Swindon works overhaul) and a brake van on Longsight TMD, 6-5-89. It was just over a week before the whole fleet of Class 127 DPUs were withdrawn, but these five were already out of use and used as a source of spare parts. Kevin Dowd.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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