Vehicle 51596 / 55982

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Class 127

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	- pending allocation
Dec-59	Transferred to	14A (Cricklewood)
06/05/73	Depot code change	CW
p/e 24/12/83	Withdrawn from	CW (Cricklewood)
13/05/85	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15/05/89	Withdrawn from	LO (Longsight) RPXN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12/04/84 - Withdrawn vehicles 51596 + 51597 + 51600 + 51608 + 51611 + 51612 + 51624 + 51627 + 51639 + 51640 + 51642 + 51649 were noted being hauled through Wellingborough,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.
08/12/88 - 55976/86 noted failed at Canton, its place taken by 55972/82 noted at Cardiff Riverside parcels platform that day

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51596 - original number
55982 - from May-85 (parcels conversion)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51595	59591	59621	51596					As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 20th June 1959 - pending allocation
	51596	59614	59628	51608					Noted 08/04/70 - in St Pancras1
	51596	59618	59626	51617					Noted 17/01/76 - on 20.10 Bedford – Luton2
	51596	59590	59647	51636					Noted 02/10/76 - on 05.17 Bedford – St. Pancras2
	51596	59592	59623	51636					Noted 05/02/77 - on 16.25 St. Pancras – Bedford2
	51596	59606	59636	51642					Noted 24/08/78 - on 09.10 Bedford – St. Pancras2
	51596	59615	59632	51643					Noted 05/01/79 - on 14.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
	51596	59615	59632	51643					Noted 07/02/79 - on 10.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
	51596	59615	59632	51643					Noted 28/02/79 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51596	59615	59632	51643					Noted 13/03/79 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51596	59615	59638	51607					Noted 04/04/79 - on 19.49 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51596	59590	59647	51605					Noted 07/05/79 - on 12.00 Bedford – Luton with 51610 + 59615 + 59638 + 516262
	51596	59590	59647	51605					Noted 08/05/79 - on 15.03 Luton – Cricklewood2
	51596	59604	59633	51620					Noted 14/06/79 - on 01.40 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51596	59604	59633	51620					Noted 04/07/79 - on 18.57 St. Albans – Bedford with 51625 + 59595 + 59626 516492
	51596	59612	59646	51639					Noted 24/08/79 - on 08.01 Luton – Bedford2
	51596	59612	59646	51606					Noted 12/09/79 - on 15.03 Luton – Cricklewood2
	51596	59594	59629	51625					Noted 22/02/80 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51596	59594	59629	51625					Noted 11/03/80 - on 02.05 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51596	59625	59637	51627					Noted 22/04/80 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford (no TSL)2
	51596	59596	59634	51623					Noted 28/05/80 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood2
	51596	59596	59634	51623					Noted 03/06/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51596	59596	59634	51623					Noted 05/06/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51596	59596	59646	51623					Noted 18/06/80 - on 09.40 Bedford – Luton2
	51596	59596	59646	51623					Noted 27/06/80 - on 12.16 Luton – Bedford2
	51596	59600	59632	51612					Noted 21/08/80 - on 13.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
	51596	59600	59632	51612					Noted 25/08/80 - on 20.25 Luton – Bedford2
	51596	59600	59632	51612					Noted 29/08/80 - on 19.37 St. Pancras – Bedford2
	51596	59600	59632	51612					Noted 07/09/80 - on 18.03 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51596	59600	59632	51612					Noted 19/09/80 - on 18.07 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
	51596	59600	59632	51598					Noted 23/10/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
	51596	59600	59632	51598					Noted 31/10/80 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood2
	51596	59600	59620	51598					Noted 23/11/80 - on 20.50 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51596	59607	59639	51628					Noted 04/12/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51596	59607	59639	51628					Noted 20/12/80 - on 11.23 Luton – Bedford2
	51596	59607	59639	51636					Noted 16/02/81 - on 2C50 18.00 St Albans – St Pancras and 2C55 20.15 Luton – St. Pancras2
	51596	59607	59639	51636					Noted 27/02/81 - on 2C14 07.30 St. Albans – St Pancras2
	51596	59607	59639	51636					Noted 28/02/81 - on 2G16 14.35 St Pancras – Bedford2
	51593	59603	59633	51596					Noted 10/03/81 - on 07.47 Luton – St. Albans2
	51596	59593	59620	51607					Noted 08/07/81 - on 06.17 Cricklewood – Luton2
	51596	59593	59620	51607					Noted 15/07/81 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51596	59608	59642	51639					Noted 29/07/81 - on 18.24 Luton – Bedford2
	51596	59589	59642	51639					Noted 29/09/81 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51596	59589	59642	51639					Noted 22/10/81 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood2
	51596	59603	59639	51598					Noted 11/12/81 - on 13.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
	51596	59607	59637	51598					Noted 20/12/81 - on 09.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51596	59598	59620	51638					Noted 10/02/82 - on 14.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
	51596	59609	59616	51647					Noted 28/02/82 - on 09.10 Bedford – St. Pancras (two TSLs)2
	51596	59609	59616	51647					Noted 18/04/82 - on 08.15 Bedford – Cricklewood (two TSLs)2
	51596	59636	59596	51608					Noted circa 05/19823
	51596	59596	59636	51608					Noted 17/05/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
	51596	59596	59636	51608					Noted 18/05/82 - on 13.16 Luton – Bedford2
	51636	59616	59644	51596					Noted circa 06/19823
	51596	59616	59644	51636					Noted 25/06/82 - on 07.44 St. Albans – Bedford2
	51596	59616	59644	51636					Noted 30/06/82 - on 15.00 Bedford – Luton2
	51596	59616	59644	51636					Noted 01/07/82 - on 15.00 Bedford – Luton2
	51596	59606	59620	51635					Noted 15/08/82 - on 01.40 Luton – St. Pancras and 02.50 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
	51596	59604	59636	51606					Noted 06/09/82 - on 16.45 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
	51596	59590	59634	51612					Noted 29/09/82 - on 15.00 Bedford – Luton2
	51622	59609	59646	51596					Noted circa 10/19823
	51613	59593	59626	51596					Noted circa 11/19823
	51596	59593	59626	51613					Noted 13/11/82 - on 13.04 Cricklewood – West Hampstead2
	51596	59593	59626	51613					Noted 25/11/82 - on a Cricklewood – Bedford working2
	51596	59637	59641	51614					Noted circa 01/19833
	51596	59637	59641	51614					Noted 05/01/83 - on 12.09 Cricklewood – Luton (no TSL)2
	51591	59602	59644	51596					Noted 17/02/83 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51591	59602	59644	51596					Noted 22/02/83 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51591	59602	59644	51596					Noted 26/02/83 - on 02.06 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51596	59611	59625	51634					Noted 24/05/83 - on 02.06 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51596	59604	59622	51604					Noted 08/06/83 - on 09.50 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
	51596	59604	59622	51604					Noted 15/06/83 - on 20.12 Cricklewood – Luton2
	51650	59628	51596						Noted 22/10/1983 - Gospel Oak - Barking line3
	51596	51611							Noted circa 01/19843
	51596	51611							Noted 05/03/84
912	55972	55982							Noted 23rd March 1986
912	55972	55982							Listed at Longsight - Summer 1986 - Parcels
912	55972	55982							Noted 24/07/1986 - at Crewe4
912	55972	55982							Noted 21/11/86 - on Bletchley depot1
912	55972	55982							Noted 20/08/88 - with set 918 (55968 + 55978) at Stafford

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Phil Shatford
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Robert Chilton

Images:

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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.

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26th March 1986

Set number: 912

In their early days of parcel use - before roller shutter doors were fitted - M55982 and presumably M55972 are seen in Manchester Victoria on 26 March 1986. Brian Daniels.

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10th June 1986

Set number: 912

Class 127 DMU Parcels conversion set 912 (55982 + 55972) in Platform 2 at Crewe, 10 June 1986. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 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.

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Date: 1986

Set number: 912

Class 127 parcel set 912 (55972 + 55982) pass through Bentham station with two GUVs and a BG in tow. Dated as 1986, it will be in the first few months of the year as it was fitted with roller shutters by June. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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Date: March 1986

Class 128 W55982 Southall March 1986. I was living in Heston a couple of miles away at this time and took this photo one Saturday afternoon. Alistair Ness.

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Date: 29th March 1986

Set number: 912

Former Bedford-St Pancras Diesel Hydraulic Red Triangle DMU Driving Cars 55972 (51611) & 55982 (51596) running as Parcel Unit 912, were passing Daisyfield level crossing at Blackburn with a diverted Workington to Manchester mail service on March 29th 1986. The unit had a CCT van as a tail load. Martyn Hilbert.

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Date: 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.

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Date: 8th October 1988

Set number: 912

Class 127 parcels set 912 - 55972 + 55982 - preparing to depart from Manchester Victoria at 16:05 on 8/10/88. Paul Moxon.