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Vehicle 51644

Class 127

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

Allocations

28/11/59	New to	Derby Friargate	- stabled pending allocation
Dec-59	Transferred to	14A (Cricklewood)
06/05/73	Depot code change	CW
p/e 24/12/83	Withdrawn from	CW (Cricklewood)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

51643	59615	59645	51644	As delivered to Derby Friargate - 28th November 1959 - stabled pending allocation
51598	59610	59622	51644	Noted 09/09/1975 - at Luton¹
51636	59600	59648	51644	Noted 10/07/76 - on 18.13 St. Pancras – Bedford²
51599	59612	59628	51644	Noted 22/04/78 - at Bedford
51620	59605	59646	51644	Noted 01/02/79 - on 14.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51608 + 59609 + 59644 + 51624²
51610	59605	59646	51644	Noted 02/02/79 - on 14.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras²
51617	59605	59646	51644	Noted 21/02/79 - on 21.54 Cricklewood – St. Pancras²
51620	59593	59640	51644	Noted 11/04/79 - on 20.07 Cricklewood – St. Albans²
51615	59611	59645	51644	Noted 02/05/79 - on 15.09 Cricklewood – Luton²
51615	59598	59645	51644	Noted 11/05/79 - on 14.00 Bedford – Luton²
51615	59598	59645	51644	Noted 18/05/79 - on 15.16 Luton – Bedford²
51604	59611	59619	51644	Noted 30/06/79 - on 12.17 Cricklewood – Bedford²
51604	59611	59619	51644	Noted 01/07/79 - on 14.30 Bedford – Cricklewood²
51644	59611	59629	51647	Noted 16/08/79 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51604 + 59598 + 59645 + 51636²
51640	59593	59636	51644	Noted 15/10/79 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood²
51640	59597	59636	51644	Noted 26/10/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton²
51640	59597	59636	51644	Noted 29/10/79 - on 07.32 St. Albans – Cricklewood²
51640	59597	59636	51644	Noted 01/11/79 - on 06.38 Bedford – St. Albans vice loco hauled²
51640	59597	59636	51644	Noted 09/11/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood²
51613	59592	59644	51644	Noted 16/01/80 - on 11.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood²
51604	59604	59641	51644	Noted 13/02/80 - on 19.38 Luton – Bedford²
51628	59604	59641	51644	Noted 25/02/80 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford²
51628	59604	59641	51644	Noted 02/03/80 - on 10.06 Cricklewood – St. Albans²
51614	59604	59640	51644	Noted 24/03/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood²
51626	59604	59646	51644	Noted 03/05/80 - on 19.40 Bedford – Luton²
51626	59604	59646	51644	Noted 05/05/80 - on 14.16 Luton – Bedford²
51598	59613	59640	51644	Noted 19/06/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton and 13.09 Cricklewood – Luton²
51598	59613	59641	51644	Noted 01/07/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood²
51623	59639	59645	51644	Noted 13/08/80 - on 00.16 Cricklewood – St. Pancras (no TSL)²
51626	59603	59633	51644	Noted 05/10/80 - on 19.52 Cricklewood – Bedford²
51604	59603	59633	51644	Noted 24/10/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood²
51604	59603	59633	51644	Noted 26/10/80 - on 16.20 Bedford – Cricklewood²
51604	59603	59633	51644	Noted 04/11/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood²
51644	59603	59633	51645	Noted 18/11/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – 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
51592	59611	59638	51644	Noted 06/01/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St. Pancras – Luton²
51592	59611	59638	51644	Noted 17/01/81 - on 2H06 11.05 St Pancras – Luton²
51592	59611	59638	51644	Noted 21/01/81 - on 2H09 12.57 St Pancras – Luton, 2C41 14.00 Luton – St. Pancras and 2G14 15.38 St. Pancras – Bedford²
51592	59611	59638	51644	Noted 30/01/81 - on 2H08 11.57 St Pancras – Luton²
51628	59605	59621	51644	Noted 07/03/81 - on 2C41 21.45 Luton - St Pancras²
51628	59605	59621	51644	Noted 19/03/81 - on 2C55 20.15 Luton – St Pancras²
51628	59605	59621	51644	Noted 28/03/81 - on 2C16 09.10 Bedford – St Pancras²
51628	59605	59621	51644	Noted 04/04/81 - on 2G02 03.20 St Pancras – Bedford (staff)²
51644	59589	59629	51648	Noted 27/04/81 - on 22.40 Cricklewood – 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
51623	59597	59634	51644	Noted 07/08/81 - on 2C10 05.45 Kettering – 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
51644	59648	59606	51647	Noted 13/10/81 - on 2C02 01.45 Bedford - St Pancras (staff) and 12.00 Luton - St Pancras
51644	59609	59648	51647	Noted 18/10/81 - on 2C07 09.10 Bedford – St Pancras²
51616	59614	59629	51644	Noted 26/01/82 - on 11.39 Cricklewood – Kentish Town²
51616	59614	59629	51644	Noted 08/02/82 - on 17.34 Cricklewood – St. Pancras²
51616	59600	59629	51644	Noted 21/02/82 - on 11.02 Cricklewood – Bedford²
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
51640	59605	59638	51644	Noted 15/04/82 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Luton²
51634	59605	59638	51644	Noted circa 05/1982³
51634	59605	59638	51644	Noted 07/05/82 - on 08.31 St. Pancras – Cricklewood²
51623	59605	59638	51644	Noted 11/06/82 - on 09.19 Cricklewood – Luton²
51623	59605	59638	51644	Noted 18/06/82 - on 15.00 St. Pancras – Cricklewood²
51599	59605	59638	51644	Noted 23/06/82 - on 08.01 Luton – Bedford²
51598	59591	59644	51644	Noted 13/11/82 - on 10.15 Bedford – Luton²
51598	59591	59644	51644	Noted 16/11/82 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood²
51637	59591	59644	51644	Noted 24/11/82 - on a Cricklewood – Bedford working²
51637	59591	59644	51644	Noted 25/11/82 - on 13:57 St Pancras to Luton
51613	59591	59644	51644	Noted 24/12/82 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood²
51639	59591	59644	51644	Noted circa 01/1983³
51639	59591	59644	51644	Noted 08/01/83 - on 14.12 Cricklewood – Luton²
51615	59609	59642	51644	Noted 20/02/83 - on 06.42 Cricklewood – Bedford²
51615	59609	59642	51644	Noted 01/03/83 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood²
51635	59591	59647	51644	Noted 21/04/83 - on 19.17 Cricklewood – Luton²
51635	59591	59647	51644	Noted 25/04/83 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood²
51644	59591	59647	51635	Noted circa 05/1983³
51635	59591	59647	51644	Noted 06/05/83 - on 08.47 St. Pancras – Cricklewood²
51625	59591	59647	51644	Noted 13/05/83 - on 02.06 Cricklewood – Bedford²
51640	59591	59647	51644	Noted 05/06/83 - on 06.42 Cricklewood – Bedford²
51640	59591	59647	51644	Noted 07/06/83 - on 17.54 St. Pancras – Cricklewood²

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Phil Shatford
3: Eddie Knorn

Images:

circa March 1985

Two Class 127 vehicles, thought to be at Vic Berry's scrapyard, the slide process date is March 1985. Partially seen is M51644, the car a white gutter and cab roof dome is M51593 - the only one of the four with these embellishments not to become a parcel car. Stuart Mackay Collection.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: July 1975

BR (Derby) Class 127 4-car Suburban dmu Nos.M51592 (Class 127), M59597 (186), M59640 (186), M51644 (Class 127) in Rail Blue with all-yellow front ends gently rumbling away at St Pancras before departing for Bedford (Midland Rd), 07/75. Hugh Llewelyn.

Date: September 1975

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