Vehicle 51955
Class 124
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
| 24/08/60 | New to | 55H (Neville Hill) | |
| 4w/e 25/03/67 | Transferred to | 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | BG | |
| 19/08/84 | Withdrawn from | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51955 | 51970 | 59767 | 59776 | 51971 | 51956 | As delivered to 55H - 24th August 1960 | |||
| 51952 | 51976 | 59765 | 51979 | 51955 | Noted 13/04/73 - on 1450 Manchester Victoria - York | ||||
| 51955 | 51979 | 59769 | 51967 | Noted 29/08/74 - on Hull Botanic Gardens depot1 | |||||
| 51955 | 51981 | 59773 | 51971 | 51956 | Noted 11/1974 - at Leeds 2 | ||||
| 51955 | 59769 | 59779 | 51984 | 51508 | Noted 05/01/75 - on Botanic Gardens depot1 | ||||
| 51955 | 51981 | 59765 | 51968 | 51961 | Noted 28/02/76 - at York1 | ||||
| 51955 | 51969 | 59765 | 51964 | Noted 24/12/76 - on 11:47 Hull-Liverpool3 | |||||
| 51967 | 51975 | 59770 | 51981 | 51955 | Noted 19/03/19774 | ||||
| 51953 | 51983 | 59770 | 51987 | 51955 | Noted 11/06/19774 | ||||
| 51955 | 51974 | 59772 | 51976 | 51963 | Noted 29/07/1977 - Seen at Preston4 | ||||
| 50256 | 59531 | 51973 | 59772 | 51974 | 51955 | Noted 04/01/78 | |||
| 51955 | 51982 | 59821 | 51957 | Noted 24/07/79 - on 11:56 Hull - Manchester Victoria5 | |||||
| 51955 | 59236 | 51978 | 51960 | Noted 30/08/1979 - at Manchester Piccadilly2 | |||||
| 51955 | 59767 | 52087 | Noted 07/04/19804 | ||||||
| 51955 | 59767 | 52087 | Noted 08/04/19804 | ||||||
| 51955 | 59767 | 52087 | Noted 09/04/19804 | ||||||
| 51965 | 59765 | 51979 | 51955 | Noted 19/07/19804 | |||||
| 52092 | 51978 | 59236 | 51955 | Noted 27/10/19804 | |||||
| 51955 | 59819 | 51973 | 51953 | Noted 01/11/19804 | |||||
| 52105 | 59835 | 59822 | 51955 | Noted circa 04/19824 | |||||
| 51954 | 59837 | 59239 | 51955 | Noted 25/08/82 | |||||
| 51955 | 59836 | 59237 | 51966 | Noted circa 09/19824 | |||||
| 51955 | 59839 | 59771 | 51956 | Noted circa 09/19834 | |||||
| 51955 | 59767 | 59840 | 51965 | Noted circa 10/19834 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Phil Shatford
Images:
circa July 1960
E51955, sporting an unusual train reporting code, appears to be alongside officials, circa July 1960, thought to be in Huddersfield station. Chris Moxon Collection.
30th July 1961
Swindon built Trans-Pennine six-car DMU is refulled at Neville Hill after a day spent crossing the Pennines between Hull and Liverpool, the rear vehicle is E51955 with 1M80 visible in the headcode box which would have been it's last westbound train. Keith Long.
Unknown date
An interior view of Class 124 "Transpennine" DMC E51955, showing the first class saloon and cab. Chris Moxon Collection.
24th December 1976
A class 124, by now reduced to four cars just (51955/51969/59765/51964), approaches Brough on Christmas Eve 1976 on a TransPennine working, the 11.47 Hull to Liverpool Lime St. Leonard Rogers.
10th July 1978
A Swindon Trans-Pennine set departs from Selby station on July 10, 1978, with E51955 on the rear. Malcolm Clements.
10th April 1979
E51955 leads a Trans-Pennine DMU at Stalybridge on 10 April 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.
29th August 1979
E51955, Hull Paragon, 29 August 79. The third vehicle appears to have a yellow end and be in refurbished livery - and so not a Swindon vehicle, this could be two Trans-Pennine vehicles attached to another set. Syd Young.
31st December 1980
A Class 123/124 formation, E51955 closest, stabled at Sheffield on Wednesday 31 December 1980. David Russon.
Unknown date
A Swindon DMU with Class 124 E51955 closest seen at Hull, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 18th April 1962
E51956, 51973, 59776, 59767, 51972 and 51955 approaching Neville Hill East with a Hull to Liverpool Lime Street train 18th April 1962. Keith Long.
Date: 26th June 1981
Contrast in 'Trans Pennine' cab ends at Sheffield on Friday 26 June 1981. From L-R are DMC 51955 (Class 124), DMBS 52091 (class 123) and DMS 52104 (class 123). The headcode boxes have been removed from 52091 too. John Atkinson.
Date: 25th August 1982
E51954 + E59837 + E59239 + E51955 are seen at Lancaster Castle on the 25th August 1982. Robert Frise.