Set 912
The set number was suffixed with a small "A" or "B" which corresponded with the car branded for Newspapers (A) or Express Parcels (B)
These formations have been noted:
| 55972 | 55982 | Noted 23rd March 1986 | ||||||
| 55972 | 55982 | Listed at Longsight - Summer 1986 - Parcels | ||||||
| 55972 | 55982 | Noted 24/07/1986 - at Crewe1 | ||||||
| 55972 | 55982 | Noted 21/11/86 - on Bletchley depot2 | ||||||
| 55972 | 55982 | Noted 20/08/88 - with set 918 (55968 + 55978) at Stafford |
Formation Sources
1: Robert Chilton
2: Gerald Brown
1986
Class 127 parcel set 912 (55972 + 55982) pass through Bentham station with two GUVs and a BG in tow. Dated as 1986, it will be in the first few months of the year as it was fitted with roller shutters by June. Stuart Mackay Collection.
26th March 1986
In their early days of parcel use - before roller shutter doors were fitted - M55982 and presumably M55972 are seen in Manchester Victoria on 26 March 1986. Brian Daniels.
29th March 1986
Former Bedford-St Pancras Diesel Hydraulic Red Triangle DMU Driving Cars 55972 (51611) & 55982 (51596) running as Parcel Unit 912, were passing Daisyfield level crossing at Blackburn with a diverted Workington to Manchester mail service on March 29th 1986. The unit had a CCT van as a tail load. Martyn Hilbert.
10th June 1986
Class 127 DMU Parcels conversion set 912 (55982 + 55972) in Platform 2 at Crewe, 10 June 1986. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
8th October 1988
Class 127 parcels set 912 - 55972 + 55982 - preparing to depart from Manchester Victoria at 16:05 on 8/10/88. Paul Moxon.
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