Vehicle 51960
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
| 27/09/60 | 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| 19/08/84 | Withdrawn from | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) |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:
| 51959 | 51976 | 59769 | 59778 | 51977 | 51960 | As delivered to 55H - 27th September 1960 | |||
| 51960 | 51978 | 59765 | 51975 | 51965 | Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria1 | ||||
| 51956 | 51972 | 59767 | 59775 | 51960 | Noted 30/07/73 - on 1610 Liverpool-Hull | ||||
| 51957 | 51978 | 59766 | 51975 | 51960 | Noted 30/08/1974 - at York1 | ||||
| 51952 | 51983 | 59770 | 59775 | 51984 | 51960 | Noted 10/09/75 - at Brough2 | |||
| 51960 | 51975 | 59768 | 51965 | Noted 01/04/78 - on 11:10 Liverpool - Hull3 | |||||
| 51960 | 59236 | 51980 | 52099 | Noted 09/06/19794 | |||||
| 51966 | 51982 | 59765 | 51960 | Noted 14/07/19794 | |||||
| 51955 | 59236 | 51978 | 51960 | Noted 30/08/1979 - at Manchester Piccadilly1 | |||||
| 51962 | 59765 | 51981 | 51960 | Noted 05/04/19804 | |||||
| 51962 | 59765 | 51981 | 51960 | Noted 07/04/19804 | |||||
| 51962 | 59765 | 51981 | 51960 | Noted 08/04/19804 | |||||
| 51962 | 59765 | 51981 | 51960 | Noted 11/04/19804 | |||||
| 51962 | 59239 | 51981 | 51960 | Noted 18/04/19804 | |||||
| 52104 | 59237 | 59838 | 51960 | Noted circa 04/19824 | |||||
| 51951 | 59769 | 59839 | 51960 | Noted circa 19834 | |||||
| 51960 | 59841 | 59769 | 51961 | Noted circa 03/19834 | |||||
| 52090 | 59238 | 59819 | 51960 | Noted circa 08/19834 | |||||
| 51960 | 59768 | 59772 | 52091 | Noted circa 10/19834 | |||||
| 51960 | 59825 | 59834 | 52104 | Noted circa 05/19844 |
Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Phil Shatford
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
3rd August 1968
Trans-Pennine (E51960 closest, note the yellow cab door) and BRC&W DMUs in Leeds on 3 August 1968. David Mant.
23rd December 1974
An instamatic shot of a Trans-Pennine DMU seen heading east leaving Stalybridge about to head over (or through) the Pennines with the 1310 Liverpool Lime St to Hull service on 23rd December 1973. From the rear are E51960, E51973, E59778 and E59770. Suthen Softy.
19th October 1975
On 19 October 1975, the cab of Transpennine Driving motor composite coach E51960 is seen side-on at York station. This was built at Swindon Works in 1960. Jeremy Chapter.
11th July 1976
A five-car Class 124 "Trans-Pennine" DMU in York station on 11 July 1976. George Woods.
16th April 1977
E51960 is a motor open composite car, described on the layout diagram as "Inter-Cities Diesel Train" (sic) but the class were known generally as "Transpennine" units. They were built at Swindon Works and new in 1960. This particular formation has at least four cars and was seen at York on 16 April 1977. Jeremy Chapter.
10th July 1978
A Trans-Pennine set with E51960 at the front in Selby station on July 10, 1978. Malcolm Clements.
31st August 1980
Dating from 1960, one of the stylish Swindon built Class 124 Trans-Pennine DMU sets, with Driving Motor Composite E51960 nearest the camera, was stabled at Longsight Depot on August 31st 1980. Built at Swindon as six-car units including a buffet car, for use between Liverpool and Hull, they were reduced to four-cars towards the end of their careers, some becoming hybrid units with a mix of Class 124 and Class 123 cars. Martyn Hilbert.
26th July 1982
A Trans-Pennine DMU arrives into Keighley station on 26 July 1982. The leading car appears to be E51960. Brian Daniels.
30th July 1983
A trans-Pennine set with E51960 leading waits under the covered footbridge at Goole on 30th July 1983. Syd Young.
28th April 1984
Class 124 51960 leads a Hull - Manchester service through Chinley on the 28th April 1984. Originally operated as 6 car sets, this was the final formation with a 124 at one end and a 123 at the other. Mike Dean.
28th April 1984
Class 124 DMC E51960 in Sheffield station forming part of the 19:20 to Hull on 28 April 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa 1969
A Trans-Pennine DMU in Leeds station circa 1969. Only two of these vehicles are known to have had the cab doors painted yellow - NE51960 which had the blue squares inside the lamp brackets, and NE51963 which had the blue squares outside - so this should be the latter, unless there were more than two? Adrian Sutterby Collection.
Date: 18th August 1982
Morecambe Promenade, 18th August 1982. The train of 51964, 59834, 59770 and 51960 had just worked in from Lancaster. Robert Frise.