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Vehicle 51608 / 55978

Class 127

BR Diagram 588

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

15/08/59 New to Chaddesden - stabled pending allocation
Dec-59 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
06/05/73Depot code changeCW
07/08/83 Withdrawn from CW (Cricklewood)
04/08/85 To Parcels Sector at LO (Longsight)
circa Dec-88 Sector Change to RPXN
15/05/89 Withdrawn from LO (Longsight) RPXN

Notes

12/04/84 - Withdrawn vehicles 51596 + 51597 + 51600 + 51608 + 51611 + 51612 + 51624 + 51627 + 51639 + 51640 + 51642 + 51649 were noted being hauled through Wellingborough, Chesterfield and the Settle and Carlisle line to Carlisle behind 45 056. All would later become parcel vehicles at Longsight.
24th September 1989 - Seen withdrawn at Crewe Gresty Lane

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51608 - original number
55978 - from Jul-85 (parcels conversion)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51607 59597 59627 51608 As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 15th August 1959 - pending allocation
51608 59592 59634 51610 Noted 11/07/69 - in St Pancras1
51596 59614 59628 51608 Noted 08/04/70 - in St Pancras1
51608 59625 59592 51617 Noted 20/03/71 - at Luton2
51608 59611 59644 51648 Noted 31/08/74 - at St Pancras1
51608 59596 59624 51610 Noted 28/03/76 - on 10.10 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51648 59589 59625 51608 Noted circa 09/19784
51608 59609 59644 51624 Noted 24/01/79 - on 07.14 Bedford – St. Pancras3
51608 59609 59644 51624 Noted 01/02/79 - on 14.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51620 + 59605 + 59646 + 516443
51608 59609 59638 51624 Noted 02/02/79 - on 13.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51608 59609 59638 51616 Noted 23/02/79 - on 14.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
51608 59592 59634 51645 Noted 29/03/79 - on 09.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51617 + 59606 + 59636 + 516273
51608 59592 59634 51622 Noted 12/04/79 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Luton3
51595 59592 59634 51608 Noted 25/04/79 - on 18.22 Luton – Cricklewood3
51598 59610 59622 51608 Noted 05/05/79 - on 07.45 Bedford – Cricklewood with 51607 + 59594 + 59641 + 516243
51608 59595 59626 51628 Noted 04/06/79 - on 18.22 Bedford – Luton3
51608 59595 59626 51628 Noted 06/06/79 - on 18.20 Bedford – Luton3
51607 59610 59625 51608 Noted 13/07/79 - on 18.22 St. Albans – Bedford with 51597 + 59614 + 59634 + 516503
51608 59606 59632 51618 Noted 12/09/79 - on 14.00 Bedford – Luton3
51608 59606 59632 51618 Noted 14/09/79 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51608 59606 59632 51618 Noted 23/09/79 - on 04.35 Bedford – Cricklewood, 06.42 Cricklewood – Milepost 21.25 and 12.25 St. Albans – Bedford3
51608 59606 59632 51633 Noted 23/10/79 - on 14.02 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51608 59606 59632 51633 Noted 30/10/79 - on 12.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51608 59606 59632 51633 Noted 31/10/79 - on 07.32 St. Albans – Cricklewood3
51608 59606 59632 51615 Noted 05/11/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
51608 59606 59632 51615 Noted 12/11/79 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 20/12/79 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 27/12/79 - on 13.02 Luton – Cricklewood3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 15/01/80 - on 20.09 Luton – Bedford3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 18/01/80 - on 19.17 Cricklewood – St. Albans3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 25/01/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 30/01/80 - on 12.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood and 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 13/02/80 - on 14.02 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 14/02/80 - on 14.02 Cricklewood – St. Pancras and 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51608 59597 59636 51624 Noted 19/02/80 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51608 59592 59628 51619 Noted 15/08/80 - on 17.03 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51608 59592 59628 51620 Noted 28/08/80 - on 16.47 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51608 59592 59631 51639 Noted 10/09/80 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood3
51608 59592 59631 51643 Noted 08/10/80 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51608 59592 59631 51643 Noted 17/10/80 - on 16.47 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51608 59592 59631 51643 Noted 28/10/80 - on 03.30 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51608 59592 59631 51643 Noted 09/11/80 - on 11.30 St. Albans – Bedford3
51608 59596 59642 51637 Noted 18/12/80 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51608 59596 59634 51637 Noted 17/01/81 - on 2G11 11.35 St Pancras – Bedford3
51608 59596 59634 51637 Noted 21/01/81 - on 2C33 10.20 Luton – St Pancras3
51608 59596 59634 51637 Noted 01/02/81 - on 2G15 19.40 St Pancras – Bedford3
51608 59594 59645 51615 Noted 24/03/81 - on 2C45 23.10 Bedford – St Pancras3
51608 59594 59645 51615 Noted 03/04/81 - on 2C57 21.15 Luton – St Pancras3
51608 59594 59645 51615 Noted 04/04/81 - on 2C41 21.45 Luton – St Pancras3
51608 59594 59645 51626 Noted 17/04/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St Pancras – Luton3
51608 59615 59625 51634 Noted 19/06/81 - on 2C08 05.35 Bedford – St Pancras3
51608 59615 59625 51634 Noted 20/06/81 - on 2C12 07.45 Bedford – St Pancras3
51608 59615 59625 51634 Noted 21/06/81 - on 2G09 13.50 St Pancras – Bedford3
51606 59598 59628 51608 Noted 25/06/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St Pancras – Luton3
51608 59609 59636 51638 Noted 16/07/81 - on 2G02 03.20 St Pancras – Bedford (staff)3
51608 59597 59638 51618 Noted 02/10/81 - on 2C60 22.40 Bedford – St Pancras3
51608 59597 59638 51619 Noted 08/10/81 - on 2C39 13.00 Luton – St Pancras and 14.27 St Pancras – Bedford3
51600 59596 59636 51608 Noted 08/11/81 - on 2G05 09.50 St Pancras – Bedford and 2G12 16.30 St Pancras – Bedford3
51608 59596 59636 51645 Noted 11/12/81 - on 2C41 14.00 Luton – St Pancras and 2G14 15.38 St Pancras – Bedford3
51608 59596 59636 51642 Noted 24/12/81 - on 2H08 12.57 St Pancras – Luton3
51608 59596 59636 51642 Noted 31/12/81 - in St Pancras
51608 59596 59636 51626 Noted 30/01/82 - on 09.15 Luton – Cricklewood3
51608 59596 59636 51626 Noted 02/02/82 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood 3
51608 59596 59636 51626 Noted 19/02/82 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51608 59596 59636 51626 Noted 25/02/82 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51608 59596 59636 51633 Noted 05/03/82 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51608 59596 59636 51633 Noted 12/03/82 - on 15.38 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51596 59636 59596 51608 Noted circa 05/19824
51596 59596 59636 51608 Noted 17/05/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood3
51596 59596 59636 51608 Noted 18/05/82 - on 13.16 Luton – Bedford3
51592 59604 59622 51608 Noted 09/06/82 - on 11.36 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51592 59604 59622 51608 Noted 22/06/82 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51600 59604 59622 51608 Noted 09/08/82 - on 12.36 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51608 59596 59633 51646 Noted 30/09/82 - on 15.00 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51608 59633 59596 51646 Noted circa 10/19824
51603 59596 59633 51608 Noted 12/11/82 - on 23.14 Luton – Bedford3
51608 59600 59648 51614 Noted 15/12/82 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51593 59600 59648 51608 Noted 04/01/83 - on 12.09 Cricklewood – Luton3
51608 59610 59621 51626 Noted 25/01/83 - on 13.27 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51608 59610 59621 51626 Noted 02/02/83 - on 16.50 St. Pancras – Luton and 17.55 Luton – St. Pancras3
51608 59610 59621 51626 Noted 04/02/83 - on 16.50 St. Pancras – Luton and 17.55 Luton – St. Pancras3
51608 59610 59621 51626 Noted 07/02/83 - on 08.59 Cricklewood – Luton3
51608 59610 59621 51626 Noted 10/02/83 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51608 59610 59621 51626 Noted 11/02/83 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51608 59615 59645 51620 Noted 03/03/83 - on 11.05 Bedford – Luton3
51608 59602 59644 51649 Noted 08/04/83 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51608 59602 59644 51649 Noted 13/04/83 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51608 59600 59641 51649 Noted 27/04/83 - on 02.06 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51608 59600 59641 51649 Noted 02/05/83 - on 13.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51608 59606 59643 51646 Noted 11/06/83 - on 05.05 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51608 59606 59643 51646 Noted 16/06/83 - on 20.12 Cricklewood – St. Albans3
51608 59606 59643 51646 Noted 26/06/83 - on 09.35 St. Pancras – Bedford3
8 55978 55988 Noted 28/07/85 - on 14:43 Barrow in Furness to Newton Heath TMD with 55977 / 55987, BG M92179 and GUVs W93634 and M93758
918 55968 55978 Listed at Longsight - Summer 1986 - Parcels
918 55968 55978 Noted 21/11/86 - on Bletchley depot1
918 55968 55978 Noted 20/08/88 - with set 912 (55972 + 55982) at Stafford
918 55978 55968 Noted circa 12/19884

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Phil Shatford
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 127 DMU at London St Pancras

31st December 1981

M51608 + M59596 + M59636 + M51642 in London St.Pancras on December 31, 1981. John Carter.

Class 127 DMU at Cricklewood depot

12th March 1983

Class 127 Derby Rolls Royce DMBS 51608 inside Cricklewood depot, 12-3-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 127 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

20th February 1986

Set number: 918

Class 127 parcel conversion 55978 + 55968 in Manchester Piccadilly alongside 87 034 on 20 February 1986. John Carter.

Class 127 DMU at Watford Junction

5th September 1986

Set number: 918

Class 127 DPU set 918 (55978 + 55968) at Watford Junction heading Up at 16:55 on 5 September 1986. Dave Warby.

Class 127 DMU at Tyseley

1st August 1987

Set number: 918

Class 127 55978, set number 918, is seen poking out of the factory at Tyseley on 01.08.87. It had just been on the wheel lathe. It was converted from 51608. Andy Cole.

Class 127 DMU at Tyseley

1st August 1987

Set number: 918

Class 127 55978, set number 918, is seen on the wheel lathe at Tyseley, 01.08.1987. This was converted from 51608. Andy Cole.

Class 127 DMU at Stafford

20th August 1988

Set number: 918

When the Class 127 DMUs finally bowed out of the St. Pancras - Bedford services, 22 power cars were resurrected from store at Carlisle Upperby (one of them, the pioneer 51591, was re-claimed from the NRM) and converted for parcels use. They were formed into 11 two car sets and allocated to Longsight in Manchester. Here set 918 with 55978 at the rear of 55968 is being led by set 912 (55972 & 55982) at Stafford, 20/Aug/1988. Robert Chilton.

Class 127 DMU at Crewe Basford Hall

January 1990

Class 127 parcels conversion 55978 seen after withdrawal at Crewe Basford Hall in January 1990. S Gaskell.

Class 127 DMU at Crewe Gresty Lane

28th May 1990

Set number: 918

Parcels unit 918 (55978 formerly 51608 and 55968 formerly 51637), converted from the power cars of a former "Bed-Pan" hydraulic class 127 set, sitting sadly withdrawn and awaiting it's fate at Crewe Gresty Lane sidings. Three of these ex-parcels power cars were preserved and currently (2018) all three are at the Midland Railway - Butterley. Robert Chilton.

Class 127 DMU at Snailwell

21st February 1992

Set number: 918

Class 127 parcels conversion M55978 has signs of repair on the corner of the cab when seen at Snailwell on 21 February 1992. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 5th September 1986

Set number: 918

Class 127 DPU set 918 (55968 + 55978) at Watford Junction heading Up at 16:55 on 5 September 1986. Note the 104 on the right. Dave Warby.

DMU

Date: 12th December 1987

Set number: 918

Class 127 parcel unit 55968 (and presumably 55978) seems to be undergoing some attention at Liverpool Lime Street on 12 December 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 28th February 1989

Set number: 918

Class 127 DPU set 918 (presumably 55968 + 55978) stabled at Cardiff Riverside on 28 February 1988. Robert Thomas.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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