Vehicle 59774
Class 124
Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Trans Pennine
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Lot Number: 30606
Diagram: 562
Allocations
| 06/07/60 | New to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| 4w/e 25/03/67 | Transferred to | 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| w/e 12/08/72 | Withdrawn |
Disposal
Scrapped by Barlborough Metals, Rotherham cut at Slag Reduction, Parkgate
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51951 | 51968 | 59774 | 59765 | 51969 | 51952 | As delivered to 55H - 6th July 1960 |
Images:
circa June 1960
An official photograph (Swindon Works negative MT/98) showing brand new Trans-Pennine Trailer First Buffet E59774 at Swindon Works. On the underframe is a paint date of 8-6-60 and a varnish date of 11-6-60. It would be allocated new to Neville Hill on 6-7-60. Note that the vacuum bags still have to be fitted. British Railways.
28th June 1960
An official image showing the interior of a Trans-Pennine buffet. In this version the loose chairs are not aligned straight. This could be Swindon Works image 5CR/195 showing 59774 on 28/6/60. British Railways.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa July 1960
An official image (probably NER publicity) showing a brand new Trans-Pennine DMU. E51951 is closest, presumably with 51968 + 59774 + 59765 + 51969 also visible, and the location seems to be Neville Hill depot where they were first allocated. British Railways.
Date: circa July 1960
An official image (probably NER publicity) showing a brand new Trans-Pennine DMU. E51951 is closest, presumably with 51968 + 59774 + 59765 + 51969 + 51952, and the location seems to be Neville Hill depot where they were first allocated. British Railways.