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Vehicle 59603


Class 127

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square / Red Triangle
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30522
Diagram: 589

Allocations

The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 51619 during the unknown period are:

12/09/59 New to Chaddesden - pending allocation
Dec-59 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)

Then the allocations for 59603 are:

17/07/83 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
04/10/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
15/10/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

Notes

19/05/84 - Tyseley formation 53055 / 59611 / 53116 + 53890 / 59603 / 53867 was an unusual visitor to the Hastings area on 19 May 1984 on a working from Bicester.

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 16/12/1983 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51619 59603 59633 51620 As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 12th September 1959 - stabled pending allocation
51606 59603 59648 51607 Noted 23/08/75 - at Kentish Town1
51606 59603 59648 51607 Noted 09/09/1975 - at Luton 2
51592 59603 59636 51646 Noted 20/03/76 - on 05.17 Bedford – St. Pancras3
51622 59603 59636 51648 Noted 12/06/76 - on 05.17 Bedford – St. Pancras3
51591 59603 59648 51648 Noted 15/01/79 - on 15.16 Luton – Bedford3
51614 59603 59629 51645 Noted 28/04/79 - on 03.40 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51612 59603 59629 51614 Noted 02/05/79 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51612 59603 59629 51614 Noted 11/05/79 - on 15.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
51612 59603 59629 51614 Noted 15/05/79 - on 05.05 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51612 59603 59629 51614 Noted 17/05/79 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Luton3
51612 59603 59629 51614 Noted 20/05/79 - on 08.20 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51614 59603 59629 51643 Noted 26/05/79 - on 23.46 Luton – Bedford3
51614 59603 59629 51643 Noted 28/05/79 - on 12.09 Cricklewood – Luton with 51605 + 59609 + 59631 + 516123
51614 59603 59629 51643 Noted circa 06/19794
51614 59603 59629 51643 Noted 08/06/79 - on 19.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51614 59603 59629 51643 Noted 09/06/79 - on 05.35 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51614 59603 59629 51615 Noted 20/06/79 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood3
51606 59603 59622 51649 Noted 12/10/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
51606 59603 59622 51649 Noted 13/10/79 - on 22.40 Luton – Bedford3
51638 59603 59622 51649 Noted 24/10/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton and 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51638 59603 59622 51649 Noted 25/10/79 - on 14.02 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51638 59603 59622 51649 Noted 30/10/79 - on 07.32 St. Albans – Cricklewood3
51638 59603 59622 51649 Noted 31/10/79 - on 12.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51591 59603 59637 51612 Noted 19/12/79 - on 07.47 Luton – St. Albans3
51612 59603 59637 51620 Noted 04/01/80 - on a Bedford – Cricklewood working3
51612 59603 59637 51620 Noted 18/01/80 - on 19.52 St. Albans – Bedford3
51612 59603 59637 51620 Noted 23/01/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51612 59603 59637 51626 Noted 11/02/80 - on 14.02 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51635 59603 59633 51638 Noted 20/05/80 - on 15.38 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51635 59603 59633 51638 Noted 20/06/80 - on 10.20 Luton – Cricklewood and 17.56 St. Albans – Bedford3
51635 59603 59633 51638 Noted 25/06/80 - on 13.16 Luton – Bedford3
51635 59603 59633 51638 Noted 15/07/80 - on 18.42 St. Albans – Bedford3
51635 59603 59633 51638 Noted 20/07/80 - on 13.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51635 59603 59633 51638 Noted 13/08/80 - on 16.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
51626 59603 59633 51635 Noted 10/09/80 - on 16.51 Barking – Kentish Town3
51624 59603 59633 51626 Noted 18/09/80 - on 02.05 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51626 59603 59633 51644 Noted 05/10/80 - on 19.52 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51604 59603 59633 51644 Noted 24/10/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51604 59603 59633 51644 Noted 26/10/80 - on 16.20 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51604 59603 59633 51644 Noted 04/11/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51644 59603 59633 51645 Noted 18/11/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51617 59603 59633 51644 Noted 15/12/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51617 59603 59633 51644 Noted 18/12/80 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – Luton3
51595 59603 59633 51621 Noted 04/01/81 - on 2G10 14.30 St Pancras – Bedford3
51595 59603 59633 51621 Noted 19/01/81 - on 2H08 11.57 St. Pancras – Luton and 2C39 13.00 Luton – St Pancras3
51595 59603 59633 51634 Noted 02/02/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St. Pancras – Luton3
51593 59603 59633 51595 Noted 14/02/81 - on 2C07 05.05 Bedford – St Pancras3
51593 59603 59633 51596 Noted 10/03/81 - on 07.47 Luton – St. Albans3
51618 59603 59633 51638 Noted 26/03/81 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51618 59603 59633 51638 Noted 29/03/81 - on 22.32 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51638 59603 59633 51646 Noted 15/04/81 - on 21.20 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51620 59603 59633 51638 Noted 27/04/81 - on 23.53 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51620 59603 59633 51638 Noted 30/04/81 - on 17.44 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51633 59603 59621 51650 Noted 18/08/81 - on 17.44 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51596 59603 59639 51598 Noted 11/12/81 - on 13.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51607 59603 59639 51618 Noted 18/12/81 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51607 59603 59639 51618 Noted 03/01/82 - on 12.00 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51607 59603 59639 51618 Noted 15/01/82 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51607 59603 59639 51618 Noted 23/01/82 - on 20.23 St. Pancras – Cricklewood and 23.46 Luton – Bedford3
51607 59603 59639 51618 Noted 30/01/82 - on 14.14 West Hampstead – Cricklewood and 16.45 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51607 59603 59639 51618 Noted 17/02/82 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51607 59603 59639 51618 Noted 26/02/82 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51628 59603 59647 51642 Noted 02/06/82 - on 11.36 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51603 59603 59638 51625 Noted 05/08/82 - on 18.25 Cricklewood – Bedford3
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
51637 59603 59631 51647 Noted 10/11/82 - on 23.14 Luton – Bedford3
51633 59603 59628 51649 Noted 13/01/83 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford and 22.34 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51633 59603 59628 51649 Noted 15/01/83 - on 21.45 Luton – Cricklewood3
51633 59603 59628 51649 Noted 18/01/83 - on 12.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51633 59603 59628 51649 Noted 21/01/83 - on 08.50 Bedford – Luton3
51633 59603 59628 51649 Noted 25/01/83 - on 20.17 Cricklewood – St. Albans3
51633 59603 59628 51649 Noted 29/01/83 - on 12.50 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51633 59603 59628 51650 Noted circa 02/19834
51633 59603 59628 51650 Noted 03/02/83 - on 16.50 St. Pancras – Luton and 17.55 Luton – St. Pancras3
51633 59603 59628 51650 Noted 04/03/83 - on 11.05 Bedford – Luton3
51633 59603 59628 51650 Noted 24/03/83 - on 05.35 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51603 59603 59628 51622 Noted 10/04/83 - on 23.27 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51603 59603 59628 51622 Noted 11/04/83 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51603 59603 59628 51622 Noted 12/04/83 - on 23.14 Luton – Bedford3
51646 59603 59643 51611 Noted circa 05/19834
TS610 53837 59603 53890 Noted circa 04/19844
TS610 53837 59603 53890 Noted circa 10/19844
TS610 53837 59603 53890 Noted 14/02/19854
TS610 53837 59603 53890 Listed at TS - May-85
TS513 53077 59603 53120 Noted 14/02/19864
TS609 53853 59603 53894 Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS609 53853 59603 53894 Noted circa 06/19864
TS609 53853 59603 53894 Noted 06/09/86 - at Norwich1
T623 53838 59603 53893 Listed at TS - Jul-87
T417 51877 59734 59603 53893 Noted circa 07/19874
T417 51877 59734 59603 53893 Formed at TS Jul-87
T417 51877 59734 59603 53893 Noted 13/09/87 - at Norwich1
T417 51877 59603 59444 53893 Noted circa 01/19884
T417 51877 59444 59603 51146 Formation change - TS - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 51146 (ex-T402) replaced 53893 (to T402)
T417 51877 59444 59603 53893 Formation change - TS - circa early Apr-88 - 51146 (to T402) replaced by 53893 (ex-T402)
T417 51877 59603 59444 53893 Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T417 51877 59603 59444 53893 Noted circa 05/19884
T326 53822 59603 53881 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T417 51877 59603 59726 53897 Listed at TS - 01/12/89
51877 59603 59335 53897 Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot5
T417 51877 59335 59603 53897 Listed at TS - mid May-90
T417 51892 59603 59335 53897 Noted circa 12/19904
T416 51876 59603 59648 53891 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T419 51884 59629 59603 51151 Listed at TS - Jul-91
spare 59603 Listed at TS - Aug-91
spare 59603 Listed at TS - Dec-91
T404 51853 59604 59603 53919 Noted circa 09/19924
T404 51853 59603 59604 53919 Listed at TS - 24/09/92
T415 53055 59603 53916 51151 Noted circa 11/19924
T404 51853 59603 59604 53919 Listed at TS - November 1992
T415 53055 59603 53916 Listed at TS - 10/12/92
53055 59603 53101 Noted 10/12/92 - on 17:18 Longbridge - Blake Street6
T424 53055 59603 51329 51314 Noted circa 08/19934

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Phil Shatford
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Jeremy Goodyear
6: David Bellamy

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa May 1979

A Class 127 formed of 51614 + 59629 + 59603 + 51612 at Cricklewood. The slide process date was May 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 15th July 1984

Set number: TS610

A lengthy class 116 dmu passes High Wycombe on 15 July 1984, returning empty to Tyseley. It is believed to have worked to Welshpool the previous day. Leading is set TS610, presumably 53890 + 59603 + 53837. Robert28194.

DMU

Date: April 1985

Set number: TS623

No room in the bays. This was the scene one Saturday morning in April 1985 with every bay road on the down side at Leamington Spa occupied. The train on the left has a window board reading T619 but it appears to be a single unit as was the practice at the time, preparing to head off to Stratford-upon-Avon within the next few minutes. Next in line is 58 016 which was also getting ready to move out onto the main line. This was a weekly occurrence at the time and I seem to recall that the locomotive involved may have taken over a northbound freightliner with the other engine coming off the train but I didn't make any notes and can't remember exactly what happened. To the right of 58 016 is T623, probably formed of 53893 + 59603 + 53838, and then a second class 116 with no set number visible. The latter 2 units were stabled ready to work trains to Birmingham Moor Street later in the day. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 4th June 1986

Set number: TS609

Early in the morning of 4 June 1986, while waiting for the weedkiller with 47 013 to arrive I took this shot of a class 116 (TS609, presumably 53894 + 59603 (a 127) + 53853) leaving the siding to form the 06.30 to Birmingham with the driver Oliver, whose surname I forget, standing in the cab. At this time, Stratford was a signing-on and stabling point and if one was lucky a unit would have been put in this siding on the previous night. This piece of track was not regularly used and I was pleased to get this shot with the lower quadrant signal in the "off" position, even though the sun was not yet properly on the track. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 29th August 1986

Set number: TS609

An interesting train on the North Warwickshire line to Birmingham in 1986 was the daily train booked to start at 08.13 from Henley-in-Arden which had arrived earlier and was routed into the bay platform; the only service so to do. This gave the rare opportunity to photograph a unit in the otherwise unused platform 3 and to take a picture with the signal in the clear position. I should like to have had a picture of the DMU nearer the signal but wanted to catch it for the onward journey. The train, formed of the usual class 116 3 car set on this occasions TS609 (presumably 53894 + 59603 (a 127) + 53853), is seen here on 29 August 1986 with the guard returning to his van in order to give the right of way to the driver. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 10th March 1990

Set number: T417

Tyseley's set T417 53897 - 59335 - 59603 - 51877 at Longbridge on 10/Mar/1990 heading for Lichfield City (formed 116DMS, 116TC, 127TSL, 115DMBS), about to be passed in the opposite direction by an HST. Robert Chilton.

DMU

Date: 30th June 1990

Set number: T417

DMU set T417 (53897, 59335, 59603 and 51892) arriving at Birmingham New Street station on 30 June 1990. Keith Miller.

DMU

Date: 26th March 1993

Set number: T324

First generation DMUs were far from from common on the Birmingham to Derby line by 1993 so it was a surprise when T324 formed of 53055 (class 116) + 59603 (class 115) + 53101 (class 116) appeared at Lea Marston working a Nottingham service, if the headcode panel is to be believed, on 26 March. I can only assume that it was a replacement for an unavailable sprinter and was definitely not an ECS train as there were many passengers visible on board. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 7th April 1993

Set number: T324

T324 M53055 + M59603 + M53101 on the approaches of New Street 7-4-93. Kevin Dowd.

DMU

Date: 9th September 1993

Set number: T424

T424 (53055 + 59603) with 118s 51314 + 51329 at Longbridge on an ECS to form the 16:54 to Lichfield City, 9/9/93. Gazza Prescott.