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<- 51952 | 51953 | 51954 ->

Vehicle 51953

Class 124

BR Diagram 577

Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Trans Pennine
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Engines: Albion 230hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30603
Diagram: 577

Allocations

09/08/60 New to 55H (Neville Hill)
4w/e 25/03/67 Transferred to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
May-73Depot code changeBG
19/08/84 Withdrawn from BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51953 51972 59766 59775 51973 51954 As delivered to 55H - 9th August 1960
51955 51979 59773 51978 51953 Noted 09/05/1969 - Leeds, on 18.08 service to Hull1
51955 51979 59773 51983 51953 Noted 16/05/1969 - Leeds, on 16.00 Liverpool to Hull service1
51963 51979 59773 51983 51953 Noted 19/05/1969 - Leeds, on 07.45 Liverpool to Hull service1
51966 51977 59772 51973 51953 Noted 31/05/1969 - Leeds, working 14.00 Liverpool to Hull service1
51956 51979 59776 59773 51977 51953 Noted 11/06/1969 - Leeds, on 15.45 to Liverpool1
51967 51982 59770 51977 51953 Noted 29/09/1969 - Leeds, on 12.10 Hull to Liverpool service1
51953 51971 59765 51974 51958 Noted 21/02/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
51967 51981 59779 59766 51984 51953 Noted 14/03/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
51953 51970 59771 59777 51976 51951 Noted 23/05/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
51952 51973 59773 59777 51980 51953 Noted 27/06/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
51953 51981 59768 51978 51961 Noted 06/11/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
51953 51970 59778 59769 51983 51961 Noted 19/04/71 - in Leeds City3
51953 51980 59767 59777 51979 51964 Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria4
51952 51968 59773 51974 51953 Noted 08/09/73 - at York3
51953 51974 59768 51976 51959 Noted 01/09/74 - at Preston3
51953 51974 59768 51976 51959 Noted 04/09/74 - in Manchester Victoria3
51951 51971 59777 59765 51969 51953 Noted 06/01/75 - at Selby3
51953 51974 59770 51954 Noted 03/04/1976 - at Leeds4
51953 51983 59770 51987 51955 Noted 11/06/19772
51953 51973 51976 59769 51961 Noted 17/08/78 - on 11:45 Hull - Liverpool5
52104 59826 51969 51953 Noted 14/07/19792
51953 51968 59772 52091 Noted 08/04/19802
51953 51968 59772 52097 Noted 10/04/19802
51967 59773 51970 51953 Noted 28/06/19802
51953 59239 51982 51958 Noted 12/09/80 - at Manchester Piccadilly 6
51955 59819 51973 51953 Noted 01/11/19802
52087 59767 59825 51953 Noted circa 04/19822
51953 59773 59838 52097 Noted circa 01/19842
51953 59835 59765 51958 Noted circa 05/19842

Formation Sources
1: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Gerald Brown
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Phil Shatford
6: Martin Lumley

Images:

Class 124 DMU at Manchester Victoria

14th July 1972

A Trans-Pennine DMU in Manchester Victoria on 14 July 1972. Closest is DMC W51953. Alistair Ness.

Class 124 DMU at Manchester Victoria

January 1979

E51953 prepares to leave Manchester Victoria platform 13 with an afternoon train for Leeds, via Huddersfield, in January 1979. Unknown.

Class 124 DMU at Leeds

20th March 1979

E51953 is at the front of a five-car trans-Pennine set formed E51953/51969/59772/50620/5???? seen in leeds on 20 March 1979. Malcolm Clements.

Class 124 DMU at Hull Botanic Gardens depot

24th October 1979

Class 124 DMBC E51953 parked next to a Met-Camm vehicle on Hull Botanic Gardens depot on 24 October 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 124 DMU at Sheffield

23rd November 1980

Class 124 51953 is seen at Sheffield on 23/11/80. Chris Lings.

Class 124 DMU at Sheffield

20th June 1981

A Class 124 DMU with DMC E51953 nearest stands in the centre road at Sheffield Midland on 20-6-81. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 124 DMU at Hull Paragon

12th June 1982

A Swindon DMU with Class 124 E51953 closest in Hull Paragon on 12 June 1982. Phil Bevan.

Class 124 DMU at Bamford

28th April 1984

Trans-Pennine 51953 leads a four-car set hammering through Bamford in the Hope Valley on a Hull to Manchester working. When new, these Swindon built units operated in 6 car formation between Liverpool and Hull. They were replaced, largely from the start of the summer '84 timetable by Class 31s, newly fitted with electric train heating. Taken on April 28, 1984. Mike Dean.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 11th March 1978

A Swindon Trans-Pennine set arrives into Leeds station on the 11 March 1978 formed of E51963 (rear, closest) + E59767 + E51981 + E51953. Ian Francis.

DMU

Date: 20th March 1979

E59772 with E51969 on the left seen at Leeds on March 20, 1979. On the rear is a Class 108, the formation contains E51953 + 51969 + 59772 + 50620 + 5xxxx. Malcolm Clements.

DMU

Date: 20th March 1979

Class 124 vehicles E59772, E51969 and E51953 are working with a 2-car Class 108 (E50620 visible) when seen at Leeds on the 20th March 1979. Malcolm Clements.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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