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Vehicle 51612 / 55981

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

22/08/59 New to Chaddesden - stabled pending allocation
3w/e 26/09/59 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
5w/e 02/01/60 Stored Chaddesden
4w/e 30/01/60 Transfer 14A (Cricklewood)
06/05/73Depot code changeCW
Jan-84 Withdrawn from CW (Cricklewood)
circa May-85 To Parcels Sector at LO (Longsight)
circa Dec-88 Sector Change to RPXN
Dec-88 Stored LO (Longsight)
15/05/89 Withdrawn from LO (Longsight) RPXN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12/04/84 - Withdrawn vehicles 51596 + 51597 + 51600 + 51608 + 51611 + 51612 + 51624 + 51627 + 51639 + 51640 + 51642 + 51649 were noted being hauled through Wellingborough,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.
6th May 1989 - Seen at Longsight depot with parts removed

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51612 - original number
55981 - from May-85 (parcels conversion)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51611 59599 59629 51612 As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 22nd August 1959 - stabled pending allocation
51612 59640 59591 51622 Noted 02/09/71 - at Kentish Town1
51612 59642 59591 51622 Noted 24/09/71 - in St Pancras1
51612 59644 59604 51631 Noted 23/08/75 - at Kentish Town2
51612 59598 59637 51615 Noted 04/06/77 - on 16.10 Bedford – St. Pancras and 17.35 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51612 59591 59628 51637 Noted 21/12/78 - on 09.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51612 59595 59628 51637 Noted 13/02/79 - on 11.16 Luton – Bedford with 51634 + 59593 + 59640 + 516353
51612 59591 59628 51638 Noted 15/02/79 - on 12.15 Luton – Bedford3
51612 59591 59628 51638 Noted 19/02/79 - on 21.54 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51612 59591 59628 51638 Noted 23/02/79 - on 13.00 Bedford – Luton3
51612 59591 59628 51638 Noted 24/02/79 - on 13.16 Luton – Cricklewood3
51612 59608 59620 51640 Noted 31/03/79 - on 13.17 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51612 59608 59620 51640 Noted 02/04/79 - on 20.07 Cricklewood – St. Albans3
51612 59608 59620 51640 Noted 06/04/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton3
51612 59603 59629 51614 Noted 02/05/79 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51612 59603 59629 51614 Noted 11/05/79 - on 15.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
51612 59603 59629 51614 Noted 15/05/79 - on 05.05 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51612 59603 59629 51614 Noted 17/05/79 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Luton3
51612 59603 59629 51614 Noted 20/05/79 - on 08.20 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51605 59609 59631 51612 Noted 28/05/79 - on 12.09 Cricklewood – Luton with 51614 + 59603 + 59629 + 516433
51593 59597 59636 51612 Noted 22/06/79 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood with 51595 + 59608 + 59620 + 516113
51593 59597 59636 51612 Noted 28/06/79 - on 14.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51593 59597 59636 51612 Noted 29/06/79 - on 07.32 St. Albans – Cricklewood3
51593 59597 59636 51612 Noted 02/07/79 - on 13.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51593 59597 59636 51612 Noted 03/07/79 - on 20.20 Cricklewood – Luton3
51593 59597 59636 51612 Noted 05/07/79 - on 20.20 Cricklewood – Luton3
51593 59597 59636 51612 Noted 11/07/79 - on 19.53 St. Albans – Bedford3
51593 59597 59636 51612 Noted 13/07/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
51591 59595 59626 51612 Noted 17/08/79 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51612 59595 59626 51613 Noted 26/08/79 - on 08.20 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51612 59595 59626 51613 Noted 29/08/79 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51611 59592 59640 51612 Noted 18/10/79 - on 07.33 Cricklewood – Luton3
51611 59593 59640 51612 Noted 02/11/79 - on 12.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51611 59593 59640 51612 Noted 06/11/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton3
51611 59593 59640 51612 Noted 07/11/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
51611 59593 59619 51612 Noted 20/11/79 - on 19.17 Cricklewood – St. Albans3
51591 59603 59637 51612 Noted 19/12/79 - on 07.47 Luton – St. Albans3
51612 59603 59637 51620 Noted 04/01/80 - on a Bedford – Cricklewood working3
51612 59603 59637 51620 Noted 18/01/80 - on 19.52 St. Albans – Bedford3
51612 59603 59637 51620 Noted 23/01/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51612 59603 59637 51626 Noted 11/02/80 - on 14.02 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51607 59595 59647 51612 Noted 29/02/80 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51607 59595 59647 51612 Noted 21/03/80 - on 14.16 Luton – Bedford3
51612 59605 59647 51639 Noted 08/04/80 - on 16.47 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51612 59605 59647 51639 Noted 27/05/80 - on 17.56 Cricklewood – St. Albans3
51612 59605 59647 51639 Noted 09/06/80 - on 19.51 Elstree – Cricklewood3
51612 59605 59647 51639 Noted 18/06/80 - on 10.20 Luton – Cricklewood3
51612 59605 59647 51633 Noted 07/07/80 - on 21.07 Cricklewood – Luton3
51596 59600 59632 51612 Noted 21/08/80 - on 13.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51596 59600 59632 51612 Noted 25/08/80 - on 20.25 Luton – Bedford3
51596 59600 59632 51612 Noted 29/08/80 - on 19.37 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51596 59600 59632 51612 Noted 07/09/80 - on 18.03 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51596 59600 59632 51612 Noted 19/09/80 - on 18.07 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51612 59596 59642 51625 Noted 01/11/80 - on 19.40 Bedford – Luton3
51612 59596 59642 51625 Noted 12/11/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton3
51612 59596 59642 51625 Noted 25/11/80 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51593 59612 59627 51612 Noted 22/01/81 - on 2H15 19.05 St Pancras – Luton3
51612 59612 59645 51619 Noted 09/02/81 - on 2G10 11.27 St Pancras – Bedford3
51612 59612 59648 51619 Noted 11/03/81 - on 2C17 07.47 Luton – St Pancras3
51600 59591 59637 51612 Noted 04/06/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St Pancras – Luton3
51600 59591 59637 51612 Noted 07/06/81 - on 2G05 09.50 St Pancras – Bedford3
51612 59596 59627 51648 Noted 20/06/81 - on 2C14 09.15 Luton – St Pancras3
51599 59593 59620 51612 Noted 31/07/81 - on 2G30 22.25 St Pancras – Bedford3
51599 59593 59620 51612 Noted 17/08/81 - on 2C48 16.47 Bedford – St Pancras3
51612 59606 59633 51637 Noted 12/02/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood3
51612 59613 59631 51642 Noted 22/02/82 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51612 59594 59629 51625 Noted 25/04/82 - on 17.32 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51612 59629 59594 51650 Noted circa 05/19824
51612 59594 59629 51650 Noted 20/05/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood3
51612 59594 59629 51624 Noted 17/06/82 - on 09.04 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51612 59596 59633 51642 Noted 06/09/82 - on 08.16 Bedford – Luton3
51596 59590 59634 51612 Noted 29/09/82 - on 15.00 Bedford – Luton3
51612 59647 59589 51639 Noted circa 10/19824
51612 59589 59647 51639 Noted 02/11/82 - on 15.00 Luton – Cricklewood3
51612 59589 59647 51639 Noted 03/11/82 - on 21.54 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51612 59589 59647 51639 Noted 05/11/82 - on 15.00 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51612 59589 59647 51639 Noted 20/11/82 - on 20.40 Bedford – Leagrave3
51612 59589 59647 51639 Noted 25/11/82 - on 04.13 St. Pancras – Cricklewood, 04.29 Cricklewood – St. Pancras, 04.55 St. Pancras – Luton and 06.30 Luton – Cricklewood3
51646 59589 59647 51612 Noted circa 12/19824
51612 59589 59647 51646 Noted 10/12/82 - on 02.06 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51612 59589 59639 51646 Noted 18/12/82 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51612 59604 59627 51646 Noted 04/01/83 - on 13.18 Luton – Bedford3
51612 59604 59627 51646 Noted 08/01/83 - on 06.40 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51612 59604 59627 51646 Noted 25/01/83 - on 20.46 St. Albans – Bedford3
51612 59604 59627 51646 Noted 27/01/83 - on 13.27 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51612 59604 59622 51646 Noted 18/02/83 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51612 59604 59622 51646 Noted 24/02/83 - on 16.50 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51612 59604 59622 51646 Noted 02/03/83 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood3
51612 59608 59640 51640 Noted 11/03/83 - on 12.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51612 59608 59622 51640 Noted 30/03/83 - on 09.11 Mill Hill Broadway – Cricklewood3
51592 59615 59645 51612 Noted circa 05/19834
51610 59615 59645 51612 Noted 09/06/83 - on 09.50 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51610 59615 59645 51612 Noted 12/06/83 - on 14.47 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51636 59593 59629 51612 Noted circa 07/19834
51600 59639 51612 Noted 22/10/1983 - Gospel Oak - Barking line4
911 55971 55981 Listed at Longsight - Summer 1986 - Parcels
911 55971 55981 Noted 21/11/86 - on Bletchley depot2

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

Images:

Class 127 DMU at St Pancras

27th December 1982

Class 127 Derby built DMUs at St Pancras with 51612 on the left, 27 December 1982. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 127 DMU at Cricklewood

summer 1983

This Class 127 (51612 + 59590 + 51596) in Cricklewood station in the summer of 1983 had been given a thorough clean, service and the paintwork touched up at Cricklewood depot. Apparently either the Greek Railways or a private line in Greece needed some new passenger trains at the time these were due to be withdrawn. The set then made a number of trial runs with various Greek officials onboard. Sadly nothing came of the affair. Note the white gutter the length of the train. Arno Brooks.

Class 127 DMU at Carlisle Kingmoor Marshalling Yard

9th June 1984

Life After Death. Class 127 DMBS M51612 stored at Carlisle Kingmoor Marshalling Yard. The relatively small size of the Guards Van is noticeable on these high density suburban vehicles. Displaced by the Bed-Pan electrification scheme, some found further work as Diesel Parcel Units, including this vehicle according to Railcar. Saturday 09 June 1984. alicia hartman.

Class 127 DMU at Longsight depot

7th July 1985

Class 127 parcel car 55981 alongside 31 320 in Longsight depot on 7 July 1985. Chris Thorp.

Class 127 DMU at Northampton

October 1986

Set number: 911

I photographed this Diesel Parcels Unit, carrying the set number 911, at Northampton in October 1986. The set is made up of vehicles 55981/55971, converted from Class 127 cars 51612/51597. Both vehicles had been new in August 1959 and were converted to DPUs in May 1985. The unit was withdrawn from service in May 1989 and both vehicles were scrapped by Mayer Newman at Snailwell. Lewis Bevan.

Class 127 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

27th February 1988

Set number: 911

Class 127 parcels DMU set 911 (55981) at Manchester Piccadilly on the 27th February 1988. Andrew J Crowther.

Class 127 DMU at Basford Hall, Crewe

21st July 1989

Set number: 911

M55981, ex Class 127 DMBS M51612, converted for parcels use with the addition of roller shutter doors and carrying the set number 911, sits in Basford Hall yard, Crewe on 21st July 1989. Paul James.

Class 127 DMU at Snailwell

15th June 1991

Class 127 parcels car M55981 at Snailwell on 15th June 1991. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa May 1979

A Class 127 formed of 51614 + 59629 + 59603 + 51612 at Cricklewood. The slide process date was May 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 28th May 1983

Cricklewood maintenance shed on 28-5-83, left to right are Class 127 Derby DMBSs 51596, 51612 and 51616. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 6th May 1989

Set number: 914

Class 127 parcel vehicles M55984 + M55980, M55983 + M55973 and M55981 sit behind 03170 (the last ever Swindon works overhaul) and a brake van on Longsight TMD, 6-5-89. It was just over a week before the whole fleet of Class 127 DPUs were withdrawn, but these five were already out of use and used as a source of spare parts. Kevin Dowd.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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