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Vehicle 51600 / 55979

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

20/06/59 New to Chaddesden
4w/e 30/01/60 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
06/05/73Depot code changeCW
p/e 24/12/83 Withdrawn
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15/05/89 Withdrawn from LO (Longsight) RPXN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12/04/84 - Withdrawn vehicles 51596 + 51597 + 51600 + 51608 + 51611 + 51612 + 51624 + 51627 + 51639 + 51640 + 51642 + 51649 were noted being hauled through Wellingborough,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24th September 1989 - Seen withdrawn at Crewe Gresty Lane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:

51600 - original number
55979 - from Jul-85 (parcels conversion)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51599 59593 59623 51600 As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 20th June 1959 - pending allocation
51600 59637 59594 51614 Noted 05/1975 - at St Pancras 1
51600 59613 59627 51616 Noted 01/05/76 - on 05.17 Bedford – St. Pancras2
51600 59590 59644 51650 Noted 15/01/77 - on 16.25 St. Pancras – Bedford2
51600 59598 59631 51627 Noted 28/12/78 - on 15.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
51600 59589 59625 51622 Noted 20/01/79 - on 06.40 Bedford – St. Pancras2
51600 59589 59625 51622 Noted 09/02/79 - on 14.04 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
51595 59589 59625 51600 Noted 25/02/79 - on 22.55 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51595 59589 59625 51600 Noted 26/02/79 - on 22.40 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51600 59589 59625 51645 Noted 03/03/79 - on 07.17 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51600 59607 59642 51628 Noted 12/03/79 - on 10.15 Luton – Bedford with 51646 + 59600 + 59633 + 516482
51600 59607 59642 51628 Noted 14/03/79 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – Luton2
51600 59607 59642 51637 Noted 26/03/79 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Elstree2
51600 59607 59642 51637 Noted 29/03/79 - on 17.28 Luton – Bedford2
51600 59607 59642 51637 Noted 04/04/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton2
51600 59613 59619 51648 Noted 08/08/79 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51600 59613 59619 51648 Noted 10/08/79 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51600 59613 59619 51648 Noted 21/08/79 - on 22.40 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51600 59613 59619 51648 Noted 09/09/79 - on 04.35 Bedford – Cricklewood and 11.57 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51600 59613 59619 51648 Noted 13/09/79 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51600 59613 59619 51648 Noted 03/10/79 - on 13.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
51600 59613 59619 51607 Noted 14/10/79 - on 22.32 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51600 59613 59619 51607 Noted 22/10/79 - on a St. Pancras - Bedford service2
51600 59613 59619 51607 Noted 26/10/79 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford2
51600 59605 59631 51618 Noted 06/01/80 - on 18.52 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51600 59590 59648 51650 Noted 29/04/80 - on 22.15 Luton – Cricklewood2
51600 59590 59648 51650 Noted 30/04/80 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51600 59590 59648 51650 Noted 07/05/80 - on 08.11 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
51600 59590 59639 51616 Noted 26/06/80 - on 05.35 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51600 59590 59639 51616 Noted 27/06/80 - on 05.35 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51600 59590 59639 51616 Noted 09/07/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton2
51600 59590 59639 51616 Noted 10/07/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton2
51600 59596 59646 51603 Noted 18/07/80 - on 14.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
51600 59596 59646 51603 Noted 22/07/80 - on 00.16 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
51600 59616 59646 51603 Noted 24/08/80 - on 07.15 Bedford – Cricklewood and 14.42 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51600 59616 59646 51603 Noted 25/08/80 - on 19.17 Cricklewood – Luton2
51600 59607 59639 51603 Noted 03/09/80 - on 14.09 Cricklewood – Luton2
51600 59607 59639 51603 Noted 05/09/80 - on 09.10 Bedford – St. Pancras and 11.57 St. Pancras – Luton2
51600 59607 59639 51603 Noted 09/09/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton2
51600 59607 59639 51603 Noted 21/09/80 - on 23.30 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51600 59607 59639 51603 Noted 28/09/80 - on 08.14 Luton – Bedford2
51600 59607 59639 51606 Noted 15/10/80 - on 17.44 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51600 59607 59639 51606 Noted 11/11/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton2
51600 59591 59636 51627 Noted 24/02/81 - on 2C14 07.30 St. Albans – St Pancras2
51600 59591 59636 51627 Noted 05/03/81 - on 2C57 21.15 Luton – St Pancras2
51600 59591 59636 51627 Noted 09/03/81 - on 2C41 14.00 Luton – St. Pancras2
51600 59591 59636 51627 Noted 16/03/81 - on 2C42 14.00 Bedford – St Pancras2
51600 59591 59637 51610 Noted 22/05/81 - on 2C57 21.30 Luton – St Pancras2
51600 59591 59637 51643 Noted 29/05/81 - on 2G03 05.35 St Pancras – Bedford2
51600 59591 59637 51612 Noted 04/06/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St Pancras – Luton2
51600 59591 59637 51612 Noted 07/06/81 - on 2G05 09.50 St Pancras – Bedford2
51600 59591 59637 51611 Noted 18/06/81 - on 2C14 07.30 St Albans – St Pancras2
51600 59591 59637 51611 Noted 06/08/81 - on 2C10 05.45 Kettering – St Pancras2
51600 59591 59637 51611 Noted 13/08/81 - on 2G03 05.35 St Pancras – Bedford2
51600 59591 59637 51611 Noted 17/08/81 - on 2C59 22.15 Luton – St Pancras2
51600 59591 59637 51611 Noted 20/08/81 - on 2K05 17.44 St Pancras – St Albans2
51600 59591 59637 51611 Noted 26/08/81 - on 2C42 14.00 Bedford – St Pancras2
51600 59591 59637 51611 Noted 28/08/81 - on 2C42 14.00 Bedford – St Pancras2
51600 59594 59627 51646 Noted 01/10/81 - on 2C61 23.10 Bedford – St Pancras2
51600 59596 59636 51608 Noted 08/11/81 - on 2G05 09.50 St Pancras – Bedford and 2G12 16.30 St Pancras – Bedford2
51600 59592 59622 51627 Noted 18/01/82 - on 18.19 Cricklewood – St. Albans2
51600 59592 59643 51627 Noted 04/04/82 - on 18.52 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51600 59592 59643 51627 Noted 05/04/82 - on 09.14 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
51591 59592 59643 51600 Noted 25/04/82 - on 10.22 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
51600 59643 59592 51628 Noted circa 05/19823
51591 59592 59643 51600 Noted 21/05/82 - on 10.16 Luton – Bedford2
51600 59592 59643 51634 Noted 08/06/82 - on 11.36 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51600 59592 59643 51637 Noted 20/06/82 - on 06.42 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51600 59604 59622 51608 Noted 09/08/82 - on 12.36 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51600 59606 59644 51649 Noted circa 10/19823
51592 59598 59643 51600 Noted 17/12/82 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51592 59598 59643 51600 Noted circa 01/19833
51592 59598 59643 51600 Noted 05/01/83 - on 13.18 Luton – Bedford2
51592 59598 59643 51600 Noted 06/01/83 - on 07.56 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51592 59598 59643 51600 Noted 12/01/83 - on 02.06 Cricklewood – Bedford and 20.55 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51600 59598 59643 51610 Noted 26/01/83 - on 20.17 Cricklewood – St. Albans2
51600 59643 59598 51610 Noted circa 02/19833
51600 59598 59643 51610 Noted 07/02/83 - on 10.16 Luton – Bedford2
51600 59594 59632 51623 Noted circa 03/19833
51600 59614 59632 51623 Noted circa 03/19833
51600 59594 59632 51623 Noted 03/03/83 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood2
51600 59594 59632 51623 Noted 04/03/83 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood2
51600 59614 59632 51623 Noted 12/03/1983 - St Pancras3
51600 59614 59632 51624 Noted 08/04/83 - on 09.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51599 59629 59593 51600 Noted circa 05/19833
51599 59593 59629 51600 Noted 03/05/83 - on 07.49 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
51599 59593 59629 51600 Noted 11/05/83 - on 17.15 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51599 59593 59629 51600 Noted 12/05/83 - on 17.33 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51599 59593 59629 51600 Noted 26/05/83 - on 02.06 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51599 59629 59593 51600 Noted 30/05/83 - on 13:04 Bedford - St Pancras
51599 59593 59629 51600 Noted 03/06/83 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51599 59593 59629 51600 Noted 07/06/83 - on 16.40 Cricklewood CS – St. Pancras2
51600 59639 51612 Noted 22/10/1983 - Gospel Oak - Barking line3
51600 51639 Noted circa 01/19843
919 55969 55979 Listed at Longsight - Summer 1986 - Parcels
919 55969 55979 Noted 21/11/86 - on Bletchley depot4

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

Images:

Class 127 DMU at Cricklewood

28th May 1983

A Class 127 Derby 4-car DMU with DMBS 51600 leading arriving at Cricklewood with the 14-49 to St Pancras on 28-5-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 127 DMU at Bedford

30th May 1983

Class 127 Derby 4-car DMU 51600 + 59593 + 59629 + 51599 awaits departure from Bedford Midland with the 13-04 to St Pancras, 30-5-83. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 127 DMU at Carnforth

circa October 1985

Set number: 9

A Class 127 parcel DMU formation at Carnforth sometime in 1985, circa October. M55979 leads, its partner will be M55969. The third vehicle is easily identified by the roller shutter door as M55974, its partner will be M55984. There are some blue/grey vehicles on the rear, likely Mk1 BGs. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 127 DMU at Carnforth

circa October 1985

Set number: 9

Class 127 parcel conversion M55979 in Carnforth station sometime in 1985, circa October. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 127 DMU at Carnforth

6th October 1985

Set number: 9

55979 with 55969 (and behind, out of sight are 55974 and 55984 and a BG). Taken at Carnforth on 6/10/85. Robert Frise.

Class 127 DMU at Cardiff Riverside

31st December 1988

Set number: 919

Class 127 parcel unit 919 with 59979 closest stabled at Cardiff Riverside on 31 December 1988. On the right is station pilot 08 652. Robert Thomas.

Class 127 DMU at Gresty Lane, Crewe

8th July 1989

Set number: 919

M55979 sits around the back of the goods shed at Gresty Lane, Crewe, on 8th July 1989. It carries the set number 919. Paul James.

Class 127 DMU at Crewe Basford Hall

January 1990

Set number: 919

Class 127 parcels conversion 55979 seen after withdrawal at Crewe Basford Hall in January 1990. S Gaskell.

Class 127 DMU at Crewe Gresty Lane

26th May 1991

Set number: 919

Several parcels DMUs converted from former "Bed-Pan" hydraulic class 127 units stand forlornly withdrawn at Crewe Gresty Lane, with 55979 (formerly 51600) leading the line. Seen on 26/May/1991, some component recovery has taken place prior to their dispatch for scrap, mainly the removal of doors. Three of these units escaped and were preserved. Robert Chilton.

Class 127 DMU at Snailwell

21st February 1992

Class 127 parcels conversion M55979 at Snailwell on 21 February 1992. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 6th October 1985

Set number: 4

55974 and 55984 are led by 55979 with 55969 (out of sight) and are hauling a BG when seen at Carnforth on 6/10/85. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: 4th July 1987

A tidy looking 08744 had come to the rescue of a failed ex Class 127 Parcels DMU (Set 919 - M55979 & M55969) awaiting the road at the North end of Preston station on July 4th 1987. 08744 had been a regular station pilot at Preston for many years. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: 919

Class 127 parcel conversion M55969 (and presumably M55979) at Birmingham New Street, date unknown. Glyn Weigh.

DMU

Date: 11th March 1989

Set number: C987

The Parcels platforms at Cardiff General - and unidentified Class 08, Class 127 DMPV set (appears to be set 919, presumably 55969 + 55979), and Class 101 set C987 with 51462 leading, and what appears to be a Class 110 centre car, presumably 59709, 11-3-89. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 17th March 1989

Set number: 919

Class 127 DPU set 919 (presumably 55969 + 55979) stabled at Cardiff Riverside on 17 March 1989. Robert Thomas.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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