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
20/06/59 | New to | Chaddesden | |
4w/e 30/01/60 | Transferred to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
06/05/73 | Depot code change | CW | |
p/e 24/12/83 | Withdrawn | ||
04/08/85 | To Parcels Sector at | LO (Longsight) | |
circa Dec-88 | Sector Change to | RPXN | |
15/05/89 | Withdrawn from | LO (Longsight) RPXN |
12/04/84 - Withdrawn vehicles 51596 + 51597 + 51600 + 51608 + 51611 + 51612 + 51624 + 51627 + 51639 + 51640 + 51642 + 51649 were noted being hauled through Wellingborough,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.
24th September 1989 - Seen withdrawn at Crewe Gresty Lane
51600 - original number
55979 - from Jul-85 (parcels conversion)
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
51599 | 59593 | 59623 | 51600 | As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 20th June 1959 - pending allocation | |||||
51600 | 59637 | 59594 | 51614 | Noted 05/1975 - at St Pancras 1 | |||||
51600 | 59613 | 59627 | 51616 | Noted 01/05/76 - on 05.17 Bedford – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51600 | 59590 | 59644 | 51650 | Noted 15/01/77 - on 16.25 St. Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59598 | 59631 | 51627 | Noted 28/12/78 - on 15.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51600 | 59589 | 59625 | 51622 | Noted 20/01/79 - on 06.40 Bedford – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51600 | 59589 | 59625 | 51622 | Noted 09/02/79 - on 14.04 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51595 | 59589 | 59625 | 51600 | Noted 25/02/79 - on 22.55 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51595 | 59589 | 59625 | 51600 | Noted 26/02/79 - on 22.40 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59589 | 59625 | 51645 | Noted 03/03/79 - on 07.17 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59607 | 59642 | 51628 | Noted 12/03/79 - on 10.15 Luton – Bedford with 51646 + 59600 + 59633 + 516482 | |||||
51600 | 59607 | 59642 | 51628 | Noted 14/03/79 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – Luton2 | |||||
51600 | 59607 | 59642 | 51637 | Noted 26/03/79 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Elstree2 | |||||
51600 | 59607 | 59642 | 51637 | Noted 29/03/79 - on 17.28 Luton – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59607 | 59642 | 51637 | Noted 04/04/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton2 | |||||
51600 | 59613 | 59619 | 51648 | Noted 08/08/79 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59613 | 59619 | 51648 | Noted 10/08/79 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59613 | 59619 | 51648 | Noted 21/08/79 - on 22.40 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59613 | 59619 | 51648 | Noted 09/09/79 - on 04.35 Bedford – Cricklewood and 11.57 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59613 | 59619 | 51648 | Noted 13/09/79 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59613 | 59619 | 51648 | Noted 03/10/79 - on 13.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51600 | 59613 | 59619 | 51607 | Noted 14/10/79 - on 22.32 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59613 | 59619 | 51607 | Noted 22/10/79 - on a St. Pancras - Bedford service2 | |||||
51600 | 59613 | 59619 | 51607 | Noted 26/10/79 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59605 | 59631 | 51618 | Noted 06/01/80 - on 18.52 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59590 | 59648 | 51650 | Noted 29/04/80 - on 22.15 Luton – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59590 | 59648 | 51650 | Noted 30/04/80 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59590 | 59648 | 51650 | Noted 07/05/80 - on 08.11 St. Albans – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59590 | 59639 | 51616 | Noted 26/06/80 - on 05.35 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59590 | 59639 | 51616 | Noted 27/06/80 - on 05.35 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59590 | 59639 | 51616 | Noted 09/07/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton2 | |||||
51600 | 59590 | 59639 | 51616 | Noted 10/07/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton2 | |||||
51600 | 59596 | 59646 | 51603 | Noted 18/07/80 - on 14.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51600 | 59596 | 59646 | 51603 | Noted 22/07/80 - on 00.16 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51600 | 59616 | 59646 | 51603 | Noted 24/08/80 - on 07.15 Bedford – Cricklewood and 14.42 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59616 | 59646 | 51603 | Noted 25/08/80 - on 19.17 Cricklewood – Luton2 | |||||
51600 | 59607 | 59639 | 51603 | Noted 03/09/80 - on 14.09 Cricklewood – Luton2 | |||||
51600 | 59607 | 59639 | 51603 | Noted 05/09/80 - on 09.10 Bedford – St. Pancras and 11.57 St. Pancras – Luton2 | |||||
51600 | 59607 | 59639 | 51603 | Noted 09/09/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton2 | |||||
51600 | 59607 | 59639 | 51603 | Noted 21/09/80 - on 23.30 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59607 | 59639 | 51603 | Noted 28/09/80 - on 08.14 Luton – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59607 | 59639 | 51606 | Noted 15/10/80 - on 17.44 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59607 | 59639 | 51606 | Noted 11/11/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton2 | |||||
51600 | 59591 | 59636 | 51627 | Noted 24/02/81 - on 2C14 07.30 St. Albans – St Pancras2 | |||||
51600 | 59591 | 59636 | 51627 | Noted 05/03/81 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59591 | 59636 | 51627 | Noted 09/03/81 - on 14.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51600 | 59591 | 59636 | 51627 | Noted 16/03/81 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59591 | 59637 | 51610 | Noted 22/05/81 - on 21.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59591 | 59637 | 51643 | Noted 29/05/81 - on 06.31 Luton – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59591 | 59637 | 51612 | Noted 04/06/81 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59591 | 59637 | 51612 | Noted 07/06/81 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59591 | 59637 | 51611 | Noted 18/06/81 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59591 | 59637 | 51611 | Noted 06/08/81 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59591 | 59637 | 51611 | Noted 13/08/81 - on 05.47 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59591 | 59637 | 51611 | Noted 17/08/81 - on 22.58 West Hampstead – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51600 | 59591 | 59637 | 51611 | Noted 20/08/81 - on 17.44 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59591 | 59637 | 51611 | Noted 26/08/81 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59591 | 59637 | 51611 | Noted 28/08/81 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59594 | 59627 | 51646 | Noted 01/10/81 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59596 | 59636 | 51608 | Noted 08/11/81 - on 10.02 Cricklewood – Mill Hill Broadway and 16.30 St. Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59592 | 59622 | 51627 | Noted 18/01/82 - on 18.19 Cricklewood – St. Albans2 | |||||
51600 | 59592 | 59643 | 51627 | Noted 04/04/82 - on 18.52 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59592 | 59643 | 51627 | Noted 05/04/82 - on 09.14 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51591 | 59592 | 59643 | 51600 | Noted 25/04/82 - on 10.22 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51600 | 59643 | 59592 | 51628 | Noted circa 05/19823 | |||||
51591 | 59592 | 59643 | 51600 | Noted 21/05/82 - on 10.16 Luton – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59592 | 59643 | 51634 | Noted 08/06/82 - on 11.36 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59592 | 59643 | 51637 | Noted 20/06/82 - on 06.42 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59604 | 59622 | 51608 | Noted 09/08/82 - on 12.36 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59606 | 59644 | 51649 | Noted circa 10/19823 | |||||
51592 | 59598 | 59643 | 51600 | Noted 17/12/82 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51592 | 59598 | 59643 | 51600 | Noted circa 01/19833 | |||||
51592 | 59598 | 59643 | 51600 | Noted 05/01/83 - on 13.18 Luton – Bedford2 | |||||
51592 | 59598 | 59643 | 51600 | Noted 06/01/83 - on 07.56 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51592 | 59598 | 59643 | 51600 | Noted 12/01/83 - on 02.06 Cricklewood – Bedford and 20.55 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59598 | 59643 | 51610 | Noted 26/01/83 - on 20.17 Cricklewood – St. Albans2 | |||||
51600 | 59643 | 59598 | 51610 | Noted circa 02/19833 | |||||
51600 | 59598 | 59643 | 51610 | Noted 07/02/83 - on 10.16 Luton – Bedford2 | |||||
51600 | 59594 | 59632 | 51623 | Noted circa 03/19833 | |||||
51600 | 59614 | 59632 | 51623 | Noted circa 03/19833 | |||||
51600 | 59594 | 59632 | 51623 | Noted 03/03/83 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59594 | 59632 | 51623 | Noted 04/03/83 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59614 | 59632 | 51623 | Noted 12/03/1983 - St Pancras3 | |||||
51600 | 59614 | 59632 | 51624 | Noted 08/04/83 - on 09.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59593 | 59629 | 51599 | Noted circa 05/19833 | |||||
51599 | 59593 | 59629 | 51600 | Noted 03/05/83 - on 07.49 St. Albans – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51599 | 59593 | 59629 | 51600 | Noted 11/05/83 - on 17.15 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51599 | 59593 | 59629 | 51600 | Noted 12/05/83 - on 17.33 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51599 | 59593 | 59629 | 51600 | Noted 26/05/83 - on 02.06 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51599 | 59629 | 59593 | 51600 | Noted 30/05/83 - on 13:04 Bedford - St Pancras | |||||
51599 | 59593 | 59629 | 51600 | Noted 03/06/83 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51599 | 59593 | 59629 | 51600 | Noted 07/06/83 - on 16.40 Cricklewood CS – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51600 | 59639 | 51612 | Noted 22/10/1983 - Gospel Oak - Barking line3 | ||||||
51600 | 51639 | Noted circa 01/19843 | |||||||
919 | 55969 | 55979 | Listed at Longsight - Summer 1986 - Parcels | ||||||
919 | 55969 | 55979 | Noted 21/11/86 - on Bletchley depot4 |
Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Phil Shatford
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Gerald Brown
A Class 127 Derby 4-car DMU with DMBS 51600 leading arriving at Cricklewood with the 14-49 to St Pancras on 28-5-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Class 127 Derby 4-car DMU 51600 + 59593 + 59629 + 51599 awaits departure from Bedford Midland with the 13-04 to St Pancras, 30-5-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
A Class 127 parcel DMU formation at Carnforth sometime in 1985, circa October. M55979 leads, its partner will be M55969. The third vehicle is easily identified by the roller shutter door as M55974, its partner will be M55984. There are some blue/grey vehicles on the rear, likely Mk1 BGs. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Class 127 parcel conversion M55979 in Carnforth station sometime in 1985, circa October. Stuart Mackay Collection.
55979 with 55969 (and behind, out of sight are 55974 and 55984 and a BG). Taken at Carnforth on 6/10/85. Robert Frise.
Class 127 parcel unit 919 with 59979 closest stabled at Cardiff Riverside on 31 December 1988. On the right is station pilot 08 652. Robert Thomas.
M55979 sits around the back of the goods shed at Gresty Lane, Crewe, on 8th July 1989. It carries the set number 919. Paul James.
Class 127 parcels conversion 55979 seen after withdrawal at Crewe Basford Hall in January 1990. S Gaskell.
Several parcels DMUs converted from former "Bed-Pan" hydraulic class 127 units stand forlornly withdrawn at Crewe Gresty Lane, with 55979 (formerly 51600) leading the line. Seen on 26/May/1991, some component recovery has taken place prior to their dispatch for scrap, mainly the removal of doors. Three of these units escaped and were preserved. Robert Chilton.
Class 127 parcels conversion M55979 at Snailwell on 21 February 1992. Nicholas Youngman.
55974 and 55984 are led by 55979 with 55969 (out of sight) and are hauling a BG when seen at Carnforth on 6/10/85. Robert Frise.
A tidy looking 08744 had come to the rescue of a failed ex Class 127 Parcels DMU (Set 919 - M55979 & M55969) awaiting the road at the North end of Preston station on July 4th 1987. 08744 had been a regular station pilot at Preston for many years. Martyn Hilbert.
Class 127 parcel conversion M55969 (and presumably M55979) at Birmingham New Street, date unknown. Glyn Weigh.
The Parcels platforms at Cardiff General - and unidentified Class 08, Class 127 DMPV set (appears to be set 919, presumably 55969 + 55979), and Class 101 set C987 with 51462 leading, and what appears to be a Class 110 centre car, presumably 59709, 11-3-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
Class 127 DPU set 919 (presumably 55969 + 55979) stabled at Cardiff Riverside on 17 March 1989. Robert Thomas.