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
12/09/59 | New to | Chaddesden | - stabled pending allocation |
Dec-59 | Transferred to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
06/05/73 | Depot code change | CW | |
p/e 24/12/83 | Withdrawn | ||
Jun-85 | To Parcels Sector at | LO (Longsight) | |
circa Dec-88 | Sector Change to | RPXN | |
15/05/89 | Withdrawn from | LO (Longsight) RPXN |
12/04/84 - Withdrawn vehicles 51596 + 51597 + 51600 + 51608 + 51611 + 51612 + 51624 + 51627 + 51639 + 51640 + 51642 + 51649 were noted being hauled through Wellingborough,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
51624 - original number
55983 - from Jun-85 (parcels conversion)
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
51623 | 59605 | 59635 | 51624 | As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 12th September 1959 - stabled pending allocation | |||||
51624 | 59618 | 59621 | 51635 | Noted 20/03/71 - at Luton1 | |||||
51602 | 59604 | 59637 | 51624 | Noted 03/04/76 - on 05.17 Bedford – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51624 | 59616 | 59641 | 51625 | Noted 24/07/76 - on 18.10 Bedford – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51624 | 59600 | 59595 | 51633 | Noted 09/04/77 - on 16.25 St. Pancras – Bedford (two lavatories)2 | |||||
51624 | 59607 | 59631 | 51645 | Noted circa 09/19783 | |||||
51624 | 59595 | 59627 | 51636 | Noted 21/12/78 - on 12.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51608 | 59609 | 59644 | 51624 | Noted 24/01/79 - on 07.14 Bedford – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51608 | 59609 | 59644 | 51624 | Noted 01/02/79 - on 14.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51620 + 59605 + 59646 + 516442 | |||||
51608 | 59609 | 59638 | 51624 | Noted 02/02/79 - on 13.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51624 | 59594 | 59619 | 51625 | Noted 14/02/79 - on 11.09 Cricklewood – Luton with 51614 + 59611 + 59622 + 516452 | |||||
51624 | 59594 | 59619 | 51625 | Noted 17/02/79 - on 10.24 Luton – Bedford2 | |||||
51624 | 59594 | 59641 | 51625 | Noted 19/02/79 - on 13.00 Bedford – Luton2 | |||||
51624 | 59594 | 59619 | 51625 | Noted 24/02/79 - on 14.54 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51624 | 59594 | 59641 | 51625 | Noted 02/03/79 - on 11.15 Luton – Bedford with 51604 + 59610 + 59627 + 516232 | |||||
51624 | 59594 | 59641 | 51625 | Noted 12/03/79 - on 09.17 Cricklewood – Luton with 51633 + 59616 + 59637 + 516502 | |||||
51624 | 59594 | 59641 | 51625 | Noted 13/03/79 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – Luton2 | |||||
51624 | 59594 | 59641 | 51625 | Noted 21/03/79 - on 03.30 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51624 | 59594 | 59641 | 51625 | Noted 02/04/79 - on 17.03 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51624 | 59594 | 59641 | 51625 | Noted 03/04/79 - on 20.07 Cricklewood – St. Albans2 | |||||
51624 | 59594 | 59641 | 51625 | Noted 17/04/79 - on 16.47 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51607 | 59594 | 59641 | 51624 | Noted 28/04/79 - on 17.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51603 + 59597 + 59636 + 516172 | |||||
51607 | 59594 | 59641 | 51624 | Noted 30/04/79 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51607 | 59594 | 59641 | 51624 | Noted 03/05/79 - on 09.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51607 | 59594 | 59641 | 51624 | Noted 05/05/79 - on 07.45 Bedford – Cricklewood with 51598 + 59610 + 59622 + 516082 | |||||
51607 | 59594 | 59641 | 51624 | Noted 09/05/79 - on 15.03 Luton – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51624 | 59610 | 59622 | 51646 | Noted 10/06/79 - on 04.35 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51624 | 59590 | 59647 | 51646 | Noted 29/07/79 - on 21.20 St. Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51619 | 59609 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 16/10/79 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51619 | 59609 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 17/10/79 - on 06.47 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51624 | 59609 | 59631 | 51625 | Noted 25/10/79 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51624 | 59609 | 59631 | 51625 | Noted 26/10/79 - on 21.25 Luton - Bedford 2 | |||||
51624 | 59605 | 59631 | 51625 | Noted 08/11/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton and 12.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51624 | 59605 | 59631 | 51625 | Noted 21/11/79 - on 11.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51608 | 59597 | 59636 | 51624 | Noted 20/12/79 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51608 | 59597 | 59636 | 51624 | Noted 27/12/79 - on 13.02 Luton – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51608 | 59597 | 59636 | 51624 | Noted 15/01/80 - on 20.09 Luton – Bedford2 | |||||
51608 | 59597 | 59636 | 51624 | Noted 18/01/80 - on 19.17 Cricklewood – St. Albans2 | |||||
51608 | 59597 | 59636 | 51624 | Noted 25/01/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51608 | 59597 | 59636 | 51624 | Noted 30/01/80 - on 12.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood and 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51608 | 59597 | 59636 | 51624 | Noted 13/02/80 - on 14.02 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51608 | 59597 | 59636 | 51624 | Noted 14/02/80 - on 14.02 Cricklewood – St. Pancras and 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford2 | |||||
51608 | 59597 | 59636 | 51624 | Noted 19/02/80 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51622 | 59607 | 59628 | 51624 | Noted 19/03/80 - on 14.16 Luton – Bedford 2 | |||||
51597 | 59593 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 03/05/80 - on 22.16 Cricklewood – St. Pancras 2 | |||||
51606 | 59593 | 59643 | 51624 | Noted 18/06/80 - on 13.50 Cricklewood – St. Pancras and 15.00 St. Pancras – Kentish Town2 | |||||
51606 | 59593 | 59643 | 51624 | Noted 19/06/80 - on 18.57 St. Albans – Bedford2 | |||||
51606 | 59593 | 59643 | 51624 | Noted 24/06/80 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Elstree2 | |||||
51606 | 59593 | 59643 | 51624 | Noted 30/06/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51606 | 59593 | 59643 | 51624 | Noted 07/07/80 - on 22.12 Luton – Bedford2 | |||||
51610 | 59593 | 59643 | 51624 | Noted 19/07/80 - on 12.17 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51610 | 59593 | 59643 | 51624 | Noted 25/07/80 - on 19.25 Luton – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51624 | 59603 | 59633 | 51626 | Noted 18/09/80 - on 02.05 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51624 | 59593 | 59619 | 51638 | Noted 03/11/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51624 | 59615 | 59637 | 51640 | Noted 12/12/80 - on 21.07 Cricklewood – Luton2 | |||||
51624 | 59615 | 59637 | 51640 | Noted 16/12/80 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – St. Albans2 | |||||
51624 | 59615 | 59637 | 51645 | Noted 15/01/81 - on 2C07 05.05 Bedford – St Pancras2 | |||||
51624 | 59615 | 59637 | 51645 | Noted 09/02/81 - on 2C02 01.45 Bedford – St Pancras (Staff)2 | |||||
51623 | 59598 | 59642 | 51624 | Noted 26/02/81 - on 2C14 07.30 St. Albans – St Pancras2 | |||||
51623 | 59598 | 59642 | 51624 | Noted 09/03/81 - on 07.47 Luton – St. Albans2 | |||||
51623 | 59598 | 59642 | 51624 | Noted 12/03/81 - on 08.11 St. Albans – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51623 | 59598 | 59642 | 51624 | Noted 17/03/81 - on 21.20 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51623 | 59598 | 59642 | 51624 | Noted 27/03/81 - on 07.17 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51605 | 59598 | 59628 | 51624 | Noted 25/08/81 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51605 | 59598 | 59628 | 51624 | Noted 27/08/81 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51605 | 59598 | 59628 | 51624 | Noted 31/08/81 - on 11.57 St. Albans – Bedford2 | |||||
51605 | 59598 | 59628 | 51624 | Noted 10/09/81 - on 17.59 Cricklewood – Kentish Town2 | |||||
51599 | 59604 | 59647 | 51624 | Noted 25/01/82 - on 09.40 Bedford – Luton and 11.39 Cricklewood – West Hampstead2 | |||||
51599 | 59604 | 59647 | 51624 | Noted 05/02/82 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51599 | 59604 | 59647 | 51624 | Noted 10/02/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51599 | 59604 | 59647 | 51624 | Noted 12/02/82 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Luton2 | |||||
51599 | 59604 | 59621 | 51624 | Noted 01/03/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51599 | 59604 | 59621 | 51624 | Noted 19/03/82 - on 09.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51599 | 59604 | 59621 | 51624 | Noted 21/03/82 - on 06.20 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51599 | 59604 | 59621 | 51624 | Noted 26/03/82 - on 12.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2 | |||||
51605 | 59604 | 59621 | 51624 | Noted 10/04/82 - on 22.40 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51605 | 59604 | 59622 | 51624 | Noted 13/04/82 - on 12.09 Cricklewood – Luton2 | |||||
51605 | 59604 | 59622 | 51624 | Noted circa 05/19823 | |||||
51624 | 59594 | 59629 | 51611 | Noted circa 06/19823 | |||||
51612 | 59594 | 59629 | 51624 | Noted 17/06/82 - on 09.04 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59626 | 51624 | Noted 11/08/82 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 21/08/82 - on 03.30 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 26/08/82 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – Luton2 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 27/08/82 - on 07.44 St. Pancras – Harpenden and 08.48 Harpenden – Bedford2 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 01/09/82 - on 15.00 Bedford – Luton2 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 01/09/82 - on 22.35 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 03/09/82 - on 21.35 Cricklewood – Bedford2 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 21/09/82 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 05/10/82 - on 04.25 Bedford – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 07/10/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51618 | 59616 | 59642 | 51624 | Noted 01/12/82 - on 11.05 Bedford – Luton2 | |||||
51618 | 59616 | 59642 | 51624 | Noted 08/12/82 - on 16.40 Bedford – Luton2 | |||||
51618 | 59616 | 59642 | 51624 | Noted 09/12/82 - on 02.02 West Hampstead – Bedford2 | |||||
51624 | 59611 | 59625 | 51642 | Noted circa 01/19833 | |||||
51624 | 59611 | 51625 | 51642 | Noted 08/01/83 - on 15.24 Luton – Bedford2 | |||||
51597 | 59611 | 59625 | 51624 | Noted 31/01/83 - on 16.50 St. Pancras – St. Albans and 18.00 St. Albans – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51600 | 59614 | 59632 | 51624 | Noted 08/04/83 - on 09.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2 | |||||
51620 | 59605 | 59634 | 51624 | Noted circa 05/19833 | |||||
913 | 55973 | 55983 | Listed at Longsight - Summer 1986 | ||||||
913 | 55973 | 55983 | Noted 21/06/1986 - at Euston4 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Phil Shatford
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Robert Chilton
Class 127 Derby DMBS 51624 receiving attention in Cricklewood depot on 28-5-83. Class 105 Cravens (ex-DTC 56129) Sandite car 977114 in background. On the left is 59625. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
127 parcels set 3 (presumably 55983 + 55973, later set 913) at Newton Heath on 17th July 1985. Michael Kaye 55A.
Class 127 parcels DMU set 913 (55983/55973) in platform 5 at Northampton during November 1987. Lewis Bevan.
Class 127 55983 (converted from 51624), set number 913, is seen stabled at Tyseley on 21.11.1987. It is presumably paired with 55973. Andy Cole.
A Class 127 DMU, the vehicles recorded as 51607 + 59594 + 59641 + 51624, is seen at Cricklewood on a Luton service. The slide process date was May 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A sorry mess at Luton station after 47 535 hit a stationary Class 127 formation on 28 May 1983. Despite the severity of the damage there were no serious casualties. The rear half of DMBS 51620 was destroyed, as was one end of TSL 59605. The other two vehicles in the set are thought to be 59634 and 51624. Michael Boot Collection.
A sorry mess at Luton station after 47 535 hit a stationary Class 127 formation on 28 May 1983. Despite the severity of the damage there were no serious casualties. The rear half of DMBS 51620 was destroyed, as was one end of TSL 59605. The other two vehicles in the set are thought to be 59634 and 51624. Michael Boot Collection.
On the West Coast Main Line between Tring and Cheddington is unit 913 (55973 + 55983) heading north with a Down Parcels Service. Taken from a passing 310 Electric Unit on the down Fast Line on 24th May 1986. AndrewHA.
Class 127 DPU set 913 (55973 + 55983) at Watford Junction heading Down at 16:40 on 5 September 1986. Dave Warby.
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.