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<- 51965 | 51966 | 51967 ->

Vehicle 51966

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

30/12/60 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19/08/84 Withdrawn from BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)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:


51959 51984 59765 59777 51969 51966 Noted 15/08/19701
51959 51968 59777 59767 51970 51966 Noted 06/08/1974 - at Manchester Victoria1
51962 51968 59777 59767 51970 51966 Noted 29/08/1974 - at Liverpool Lime Street1
51966 51978 59767 51975 51967 Noted 11/1974 - at Leeds 1
51956 51978 59772 51980 51966 Noted 07/01/75 - at York2
51966 51971 59766 51982 51967 Noted 10/06/19773
51951 51978 59770 51966 Noted 01/04/78 - on 12:10 Liverpool - York4
51966 51975 59770 51972 51957 Noted 10/06/19783
51957 51972 59770 51975 51966 Noted 18/06/19783
51966 51982 59765 51960 Noted 14/07/19793
51966 59768 51983 51952 Noted 27/10/19793
51966 51975 59768 51965 Noted 05/04/19803
52092 59821 51970 51966 Noted 19/07/19803
51960 51973 59236 51966 Noted 02/05/81 - on 13.13 Hull – Manchester4
51957 51973 59236 51966 Noted 05/05/1981 - at Hull1
51955 59836 59237 51966 Noted circa 09/19823
52092 59768 59239 51966 Noted 03/01/1984 - 1545 Manchester Piccadilly - Cleethorpes5
51966 59239 59768 52092 Noted 03/01/1984 - at Manchester Picc3
51966 59769 59842 51963 Noted 18/02/19843
51966 59238 59841 52091 Noted circa 05/19843

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Phil Shatford
5: MidlandDeltic

Images:

Class 124 DMU at York

circa April 1978

A Class 124 in York station with E51966 closest. There seems to be another set attached to the rear of a different type. The slide process date was April 1978. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 124 DMU at Sheffield

18th July 1979

Class 124 E51966 at Sheffield on 18 July 1979. Brian Daniels.

Class 124 DMU at Sheffield

4th September 1982

Class 124 Trans-Pennine car E51966 at Sheffield after arriving with a train from New Mills 4th September 1982. Keith Long.

Class 124 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

18th September 1982

A Swindon 4-car DMU with Class 124 DMC 51966 foremost stands at Manchester Piccadilly, 18-9-82. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 124 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

25th November 1982

Class 124 Trans-Pennine DMU car E51966 in Manchester Piccadilly on 25 November 1982. Stuart Parkinson.

Class 124 DMU at Chinley

14th April 1983

A four-car DMU formed of Swindon-built Class 124 and 123 vehicles approaches Chinley on 14 April 1983. Closest appears to be E51966, one of a handful of the vehicles that had 'Trans-Pennine' painted in the side. Andrew Walker.

Class 124 DMU at Doncaster

20th February 1984

A Trans-Pennine DMU (class 124) at Doncaster on a Manchester Piccadilly to Hull service on February 20th 1984. Not long afterwards, these units were withdrawn as their duties were taken over by class 31 loco-hauled trains. The patch on the lower right of the cab front identifies the closest vehicle as E51966. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 124 DMU at Doncaster

20th April 1984

Carrying Trans Pennine branding, Class 124 51966 is seen at Doncaster on 20.04.1984. Andy Cole.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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