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
05/09/59 | New to | Chaddesden | - stabled pending allocation |
5w/e 02/01/60 | Stored | Derby Friargate | |
4w/e 30/01/60 | Transfer | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
06/05/73 | Depot code change | CW | |
12/12/82 | Withdrawn from | CW (Cricklewood) |
1985 - 51617 was used by the LMR RM&EE department at Derby during the design stages of the Class 127 DPU roller shutter door modification programme.
8/11/77 - Napsbury, LMR
Collision involving Class 127 / Class 127
Info from Peter Mullen
A set (5C26) travelling from Bedford to St. Pancras collided at about 40mph with the rear of a St. Albans to St. Pancras empty coaching stock train (2C65) which was standing at a signal. The collision resulted in the derailment of the two leading coaches of the passenger train as well as the rear coach of the empty stock train. The driver, guard and two passengers in the passenger train were injured and taken to hospital. Both trains were 4-car Class 127 DMUs comprising of vehicles 51626, 59609, 59643 and 51641 (5C26) and 51617, 59617, 59631 and 51601 (2C65) respectively. The accident was a result of the signalman forgetting about the stationary train at the St. Albans Up Slow Starting Signal and instructing the driver of the passenger train to pass the St. Albans Inner Home signal at Danger into an already occupied section.
Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham
51617 | 59602 | 59632 | 51618 | As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 5th September 1959 - stabled pending allocation | |||||
51608 | 59625 | 59592 | 51617 | Noted 20/03/71 - at Luton1 | |||||
51602 | 59612 | 59636 | 51617 | Noted 02/09/71 - at St Pancras1 | |||||
51596 | 59618 | 59626 | 51617 | Noted 17/01/76 - on 20.10 Bedford – Luton2 | |||||
51591 | 59618 | 59645 | 51617 | Noted 06/03/76 - on 06.15 Bedford – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51617 | 59605 | 59646 | 51644 | Noted 21/02/79 - on 21.54 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51617 | 59606 | 59636 | 51627 | Noted 11/03/79 - on 11.57 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51617 | 59606 | 59636 | 51627 | Noted 14/03/79 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51617 | 59606 | 59636 | 51627 | Noted 16/03/79 - on 09.15 Cricklewood – Luton with 51603 + 59591 + 59628 + 516502 | |||||
51617 | 59606 | 59636 | 51627 | Noted 24/03/79 - on 03.34 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51617 | 59606 | 59636 | 51627 | Noted 29/03/79 - on 09.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51608 + 59592 + 59634 + 516452 | |||||
51603 | 59597 | 59636 | 51617 | Noted 22/04/79 - on 19.50 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51603 | 59597 | 59636 | 51617 | Noted 23/04/79 - on 03.34 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51603 | 59597 | 59636 | 51617 | Noted 24/04/79 - on 18.22 Luton – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51603 | 59597 | 59636 | 51617 | Noted 28/04/79 - on 17.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51607 + 59594 + 59641 + 516242 | |||||
51603 | 59597 | 59636 | 51617 | Noted 09/05/79 - on 14.00 Bedford – Luton2 | |||||
51615 | 59614 | 59634 | 51617 | Noted 25/05/79 - on 15.03 Luton – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51605 | 59609 | 59631 | 51617 | Noted 20/06/79 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51614 | 59609 | 59631 | 51617 | Noted 11/07/79 - on 19.17 Cricklewood – St. Albans2 | |||||
51614 | 59609 | 59631 | 51617 | Noted 12/07/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton2 | |||||
51614 | 59609 | 59631 | 51617 | Noted 12/07/79 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Luton2 | |||||
51614 | 59609 | 59631 | 51617 | Noted 13/07/79 - on 17.56 Cricklewood – St. Albans2 | |||||
51614 | 59609 | 59631 | 51617 | Noted 24/08/79 - on 06.47 Cricklewood – Luton and 22.40 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51614 | 59609 | 59631 | 51617 | Noted 27/08/79 - on 19.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51598 | 59598 | 59645 | 51617 | Noted 27/09/79 - on 12.00 Bedford – Luton2 | |||||
51617 | 59598 | 59645 | 51637 | Noted 13/10/79 - on 21.35 Cricklewood – Luton2 | |||||
51617 | 59598 | 59645 | 51637 | Noted 19/10/79 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51617 | 59598 | 59645 | 51637 | Noted 22/10/79 - on a St. Pancras - Bedford service2 | |||||
51617 | 59598 | 59645 | 51637 | Noted 23/10/79 - on a St. Pancras - Bedford service2 | |||||
51617 | 59598 | 59645 | 51637 | Noted 24/10/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51617 | 59598 | 59645 | 51637 | Noted 25/10/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51617 | 59614 | 59634 | 51648 | Noted 05/11/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton and 20.27 Luton – Bedford2 | |||||
51617 | 59614 | 59634 | 51648 | Noted 06/11/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51598 | 59595 | 59647 | 51617 | Noted 12/02/80 - on 12.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood and 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51617 | 59592 | 59621 | 51643 | Noted 18/03/80 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51617 | 59592 | 59621 | 51643 | Noted 21/03/80 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51617 | 59610 | 59648 | 51645 | Noted 31/03/80 - on a Bedford – Cricklewood working2 | |||||
51616 | 59594 | 59620 | 51617 | Noted 25/05/80 - on 07.15 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51616 | 59594 | 59620 | 51617 | Noted 01/06/80 - on 12.02 Cricklewood – Elstree and 16.42 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51607 | 59594 | 59620 | 51617 | Noted 12/06/80 - on 01.54 St. Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51607 | 59592 | 59620 | 51617 | Noted 22/06/80 - on 14.42 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51607 | 59592 | 59620 | 51617 | Noted 29/06/80 - on 19.40 St. Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51599 | 59589 | 59644 | 51617 | Noted 21/07/80 - on 19.25 Luton – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51599 | 59589 | 59644 | 51617 | Noted 13/08/80 - on 22.12 Luton – Bedford2 | |||||
51599 | 59589 | 59644 | 51617 | Noted 28/08/80 - on 21.31 Kentish Town – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51599 | 59589 | 59644 | 51617 | Noted 03/09/80 - on 05.35 Bedford – Cricklewood and 07.17 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51599 | 59589 | 59644 | 51617 | Noted 05/09/80 - on 13.16 Luton – Bedford2 | |||||
51599 | 59589 | 59644 | 51617 | Noted 07/09/80 - on 07.41 Flitwick – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51599 | 59589 | 59644 | 51617 | Noted 08/09/80 - on 20.15 Kentish Town – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51599 | 59589 | 59644 | 51617 | Noted 12/09/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton2 | |||||
51599 | 59589 | 59644 | 51617 | Noted 19/09/80 - on 02.05 Cricklewood – Bedford and 23.27 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51599 | 59589 | 59644 | 51617 | Noted 23/09/80 - on 17.44 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51617 | 59598 | 59648 | 51619 | Noted 01/11/80 - on 20.45 Luton – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51617 | 59603 | 59633 | 51644 | Noted 15/12/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51617 | 59603 | 59633 | 51644 | Noted 18/12/80 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – Luton2 | |||||
51604 | 59604 | 59625 | 51617 | Noted 12/01/81 - on 2G10 11.27 St Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51604 | 59604 | 59625 | 51617 | Noted 22/01/81 - on 2C39 13.00 Luton – St Pancras2 | |||||
51604 | 59604 | 59625 | 51617 | Noted 23/01/81 - on 2C42 14.00 Bedford – St Pancras2 | |||||
51604 | 59604 | 59625 | 51617 | Noted 28/01/81 - on 2C14 07.30 St. Albans – St Pancras2 | |||||
51617 | 59604 | 59625 | 51635 | Noted 14/02/81 - on 2G11 11.35 St Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51617 | 59604 | 59625 | 51635 | Noted 16/02/81 - on 2G02 03.20 St. Pancras – Bedford (Staff)2 | |||||
51617 | 59604 | 59625 | 51635 | Noted 20/02/81 - on 2G27 19.37 St Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51617 | 59604 | 59625 | 51635 | Noted 22/02/81 - on 2C08 10.30 Bedford – St Pancras and 2G13 17.40 St Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51617 | 59604 | 59625 | 51635 | Noted 28/02/81 - on 2C10 06.40 Bedford – St Pancras2 | |||||
51592 | 59607 | 59639 | 51617 | Noted 24/03/81 - on 2G04 06.35 St Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51592 | 59607 | 59639 | 51617 | Noted 25/03/81 - on 2C45 23.10 Bedford – St Pancras2 | |||||
51592 | 59589 | 59629 | 51617 | Noted 07/04/81 - on 2C02 01.45 Bedford – St Pancras (staff)2 | |||||
51592 | 59589 | 59629 | 51617 | Noted 09/04/81 - on 2H06 09.57 St Pancras – Luton2 | |||||
51592 | 59589 | 59629 | 51617 | Noted 23/04/81 - on 2C02 01.45 Bedford – St Pancras (staff)2 | |||||
51617 | 59592 | 59641 | 51620 | Noted 19/05/81 - on 2G02 03.20 St Pancras – Bedford (staff) and 2C57 21.15 Luton – St Pancras2 | |||||
51617 | 59597 | 59634 | 51644 | Noted 29/06/81 - on 2H17 20.55 St Pancras – Luton2 | |||||
51617 | 59597 | 59634 | 51644 | Noted 07/07/81 - on 2H02 06.05 St Pancras – Luton2 | |||||
51617 | 59597 | 59634 | 51644 | Noted 20/07/81 - on 2H13 16.29 St Pancras – Luton and 5G24 17.25 Luton – St Pancras (ECS for part of 2G24 18:27 Bedford)2 | |||||
51617 | 59597 | 59634 | 51644 | Noted 22/07/81 - on 2H13 16.29 St Pancras – Luton and 5G24 17.25 Luton – St Pancras (ECS for part of 2G24 18.27 Bedford)2 | |||||
51617 | 59597 | 59634 | 51644 | Noted 29/07/81 - on 2C36 11.00 Bedford – St Pancras2 | |||||
51617 | 59604 | 59647 | 51644 | Noted 24/08/81 - on 2C42 14.00 Bedford – St Pancras2 | |||||
51617 | 59604 | 59647 | 51644 | Noted 28/08/81 - on 2G26 19.27 St Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51617 | 59604 | 59647 | 51644 | Noted 28/09/81 - on 2C61 23.10 Bedford – St Pancras2 | |||||
51603 | 59600 | 59626 | 51617 | Noted 18/01/82 - on 11.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51603 | 59600 | 59626 | 51617 | Noted 19/01/82 - on 13.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51603 | 59605 | 59611 | 51617 | Noted 05/02/82 - on 22.34 Cricklewood – Bedford (two TSLs)2 | |||||
51603 | 59605 | 59611 | 51617 | Noted 28/02/82 - on 10.50 St. Pancras – Kentish Town (two TSLs)2 | |||||
51617 | 59600 | 59629 | 51644 | Noted 14/03/82 - on 14.42 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51617 | 59594 | 59629 | 51644 | Noted 28/03/82 - on 10.30 Bedford – Cricklewood and 16.32 Cricklewood – St. Pancras 2 | |||||
51617 | 59614 | 59619 | 51637 | Noted 13/04/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood and 13.16 Luton – Bedford2 | |||||
51617 | 59614 | 59619 | 51637 | Noted 18/04/82 - on 10.02 Cricklewood – Radlett2 | |||||
51617 | 59614 | 59619 | 51637 | Noted circa 05/19823 | |||||
51617 | 59614 | 59619 | 51637 | Noted 07/05/82 - on 10.16 Luton – Bedford2 | |||||
51598 | 59637 | 59602 | 51617 | Noted circa 06/19823 | |||||
51598 | 59607 | 59632 | 51617 | Noted 25/06/82 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51598 | 59602 | 59633 | 51617 | Noted 27/06/82 - on 12.34 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51617 | 59614 | 59646 | 51627 | Noted 19/08/82 - on 03.30 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51617 | 59614 | 59646 | 51627 | Noted 30/08/82 - on 13.00 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51617 | 59614 | 59646 | 51627 | Noted 05/09/82 - on 08.27 Cricklewood – St. Pancras and 09.10 St. Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51607 | 59592 | 59647 | 51617 | Noted 01/02/83 - on 16.50 St. Pancras – Luton and 17.55 Luton – St. Pancras 2 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Phil Shatford
3: Eddie Knorn
A Class 127 DMU with M51617 closest seen at St Pancras, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
With a clue to the vehicle number being shown in the headcode Class 127 DMBS M51617 is seen in Bedford station on 19 March 1981. Rob Edwards.
M51617 in Derby St. Marys in April 1985. On both sides are Class 120 trailer buffets, on the left M59273 and M59680. Ian Francis.
Class 120 buffet car (with 'Buffet' painted over) had a broken window when seen at Derby St Marys in April 1985. It had been withdrawn from DY at the end of 1983. 51617 on the left had also been withdrawn in 1983. Ian Francis.