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Vehicle 51619 / 55985


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

12/09/59 New to Chaddesden - pending allocation
Dec-59 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
06/05/73Depot code changeCW
07/08/83 Withdrawn from CW (Cricklewood)
16/06/85 To Parcels Sector at LO (Longsight)
circa Dec-88 Sector Change to RPXN
15/05/89 Withdrawn from LO (Longsight) RPXN

Notes

24th September 1989 - Seen withdrawn at Crewe Basford Hall Yard

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51619 - original number
55985 - from May-85 (parcels conversion)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51619 59603 59633 51620 As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 12th September 1959 - stabled pending allocation
51619 59610 59637 51649 Noted 20/03/71 - at Luton1
51613 59627 59593 51619 Noted 03/09/71 - at St Pancras1
51619 59616 59637 51635 Noted 04/11/78 - on 05.05 Bedford – St. Pancras2
51604 59597 59636 51619 Noted 17/05/79 - on 14.16 Luton – Bedford2
51610 59594 59641 51619 Noted 10/07/79 - on 12.00 Bedford – Luton2
51619 59593 59640 51620 Noted 25/08/79 - on 08.17 Cricklewood – Luton2
51619 59612 59646 51621 Noted 01/10/79 - on 07.32 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
51619 59612 59646 51621 Noted 03/10/79 - on 07.32 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
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
51593 59592 59644 51619 Noted 21/10/79 - on 05.45 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
51613 59592 59644 51619 Noted 07/11/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton2
51613 59592 59644 51619 Noted 13/11/79 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51613 59622 59644 51619 Noted 15/11/79 - on 22.40 Bedford – St. Pancras (no TSL)2
51613 59592 59644 51619 Noted 02/12/79 - on 04.08 Cricklewood – Harpenden and 06.25 Harpenden – Hendon2
51619 59615 59616 51640 Noted 29/01/80 - on 12.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood (Two TSLs)2
51619 59615 59616 51640 Noted 29/01/80 - on a St. Pancras – Bedford service2
51619 59615 59616 51640 Noted 01/02/80 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood (two TSLs)2
51619 59615 59616 51640 Noted 11/02/80 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford (two TSLs)2
51619 59602 59626 51634 Noted 06/03/80 - on 12.09 Cricklewood – Luton2
51619 59602 59626 51634 Noted 15/03/80 - on 15.10 Bedford – Luton2
51619 59602 59626 51634 Noted 23/03/80 - on 04.35 Bedford – Luton and 12.02 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51619 59602 59626 51634 Noted 25/03/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51619 59602 59626 51634 Noted 31/03/80 - on a Bedford – Cricklewood working2
51613 59602 59626 51619 Noted 06/05/80 - on 15.09 Cricklewood – Luton2
51613 59602 59626 51619 Noted 10/05/80 - on 06.28 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
51613 59602 59626 51619 Noted 11/05/80 - on 12.02 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51613 59602 59626 51619 Noted 24/05/80 - on 07.45 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51619 59608 59519 51640 Noted 01/06/80 - on 10.30 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51595 59607 59628 51619 Noted 15/07/80 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
51595 59592 59628 51619 Noted 22/07/80 - on 23.27 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51608 59592 59628 51619 Noted 15/08/80 - on 17.03 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51619 59631 59645 51637 Noted 02/09/80 - on 15.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras (no TSL)2
51619 59598 59648 51630 Noted 09/09/80 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood2
51619 59598 59648 51648 Noted 11/10/80 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51619 59598 59648 51648 Noted 21/10/80 - on 17.44 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51617 59598 59648 51619 Noted 01/11/80 - on 20.45 Luton – Cricklewood2
51612 59612 59645 51619 Noted 09/02/81 - on 2G10 11.27 St Pancras – Bedford2
51612 59612 59648 51619 Noted 11/03/81 - on 2C17 07.47 Luton – St Pancras2
51593 59612 59648 51619 Noted 15/03/81 - on 2C05 08.15 Bedford – St Pancras2
51619 59612 59648 51626 Noted 28/03/81 - on 2C05 04.00 Luton – St. Pancras (staff) and 2G03 05.35 St Pancras – Bedford2
51619 59612 59648 51626 Noted 09/04/81 - on 2G09 10.27 St Pancras – Bedford2
51619 59612 59648 51626 Noted 13/04/81 - on 2C42 14.00 Bedford – St Pancras2
51619 59594 59640 51622 Noted 09/06/81 - on 2C54 19.10 Bedford – St Pancras2
51619 59594 59640 51630 Noted 21/06/81 - on 2G05 09.50 St Pancras – Bedford2
51619 59607 59631 51645 Noted 05/07/81 - on 2C07 09.10 Bedford – St Pancras2
51619 59607 59631 51645 Noted 19/07/81 - on 2G01 06.30 St Pancras – Bedford2
51619 59607 59631 51645 Noted 23/07/81 - on 2H13 16.29 St Pancras – Luton2
51619 59607 59631 51645 Noted 30/07/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St Pancras – Luton2
51619 59607 59631 51645 Noted 03/08/81 - on 2C10 05.45 Kettering – St Pancras2
51615 59607 59631 51619 Noted 03/09/81 - on 2G10 11.27 St Pancras – Bedford2
51615 59607 59631 51619 Noted 4th September 1981
51615 59607 59631 51619 Noted 07/09/81 - on 2C48 16.47 Bedford – St Pancras2
51608 59597 59638 51619 Noted 08/10/81 - on 2C39 13.00 Luton – St Pancras and 14.27 St Pancras – Bedford2
51619 59594 59644 51623 Noted 24/02/82 - on 15.00 Luton - Cricklewood2
51593 59590 59633 51619 Noted 18/04/82 - on 17.32 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
51595 59609 59621 51619 Noted 12/05/82 - on 06.15 Bedford – Luton2
51595 59609 59621 51619 Noted 16/05/82 - on 12.02 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51599 59594 59629 51619 Noted 24/08/82 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51606 59594 59640 51619 Noted 22/09/82 - on 09.23 Luton – Bedford2
51606 59594 59640 51619 Noted 28/09/82 - on 15.00 Bedford – Luton2
51619 59594 59640 51635 Noted circa 10/19823
51619 59594 59632 51635 Noted 26/10/82 - on 13.00 Luton – Cricklewood2
51619 59594 59632 51635 Noted 27/10/82 - on 20.17 Cricklewood – Luton2
51611 59613 59639 51619 Noted circa 11/19823
51619 59594 59632 51635 Noted 01/11/82 - on 14.37 Luton – Cricklewood2
51616 59592 59640 51619 Noted 09/11/82 - on 16.20 St. Pancras – Luton and 17.25 Luton – St. Pancras2
51616 59592 59640 51619 Noted 11/11/82 - on 15.00 Luton – St. Pancras, 16.40 St. Pancras – Bedford and 21.07 Cricklewood – Luton2
51616 59592 59640 51619 Noted 13/11/82 - on 18.15 Kentish Town – St. Pancras2
51611 59613 59639 51619 Noted 26/11/82 - on 07.17 Cricklewood – Bedford and 11.07 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51611 59613 59639 51619 Noted 01/12/82 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood2
51611 59613 59639 51619 Noted 10/12/82 - on 17.33 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51615 59609 59646 51619 Noted 29/12/82 - on 15.00 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51615 59609 59646 51619 Noted circa 01/19833
51615 59609 59646 51619 Noted 07/01/83 - on 04.25 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51615 59609 59642 51619 Noted 19/01/83 - on 15.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
51619 59597 59619 51636 Noted 15/04/83 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51619 59597 59619 51636 Noted 19/04/83 - on 07.41 Elstree – Cricklewood2
51619 59597 59619 51636 Noted 21/04/83 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
51619 59597 59619 51645 Noted 05/05/83 - on 07.49 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
51619 59627 59633 51625 Noted circa 07/19833
915 55975 55985 Listed at Longsight - Summer 1986 - Parcels - 55975 was temporarily replaced by 54052.
915 55975 55985 Noted 24/07/1986 - at Crewe4
915 55975 55985 Noted 13/05/89 - with set 920 (55966 + 55967) at Northampton

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Phil Shatford
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Robert Chilton

Images:

Class 127 DMU at Bedford

July 1983

A class 127 DMU led by M51619 arrives in Platform 1 at Bedford with a service from St Pancras, sometime in the week 4th-8th July 1983. John Crooks.

Class 127 DMU at Tyseley

3rd May 1986

Set number: 915

Class 127 55985, set number 915, is seen at Tyseley on 03.05.1986 unusually coupled with 54052, and not it's usual partner 55975. 55985 was converted from 51619. Andy Cole.

Class 127 DMU at Buxton

3rd October 1986

Set number: 915

Seen at Buxton on 3rd October 1986 in what is now in its second role, but originally built as 4 car units is this 1959 Derby Suburban now a Longsight allocated class 127 dmu set 915, 55985 (51619) + 55984 (51639). From new these units were almost exclusively used on the London St Pancras - Bedford services as 4-car units before being displaced in June 1983, in 1985 22 redundant power cars which had been stored at Carlisle were rebuilt to form 11 two car parcels units, car A was for Express Parcels and car B was for Newspapers, they lasted in service until 1989. Andrew J Crowther.

Class 127 DMU at Cardiff Central

18th March 1989

Set number: 915

Class 127 DMU set 915 (55985 and presumably 55975) stabled in the up side parcels platform at Cardiff Central on 18 March 1989. Robert Thomas.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 3rd May 1986

Class 101 54052 is seen at Tyseley unusually coupled to Parcels car 55985 on 03.05.1986. These Parcels cars usually travelled in semi-permanent pairs. Andy Cole.

DMU

Date: 20th August 1986

Set number: 914

Class 127 DPU 55984, set 914 presumably paired with 55985, at Crewe on 20 August 1986. Dave Warby.

DMU

Date: 13th May 1989

Set number: 915

At approx 1500hrs on Saturday 13th May 1989 sets 915 (55975 + 55985) and 920 (55966 + 55967) creep slowly up the centre Road at Northampton Station. Their destination unknown, by 1100hrs the following Day all 4 cars were tucked up inside the DMU Shed at Manchester's Longsight Depot. AndrewHA.

DMU

Date: 13th May 1989

Set number: 920

On Saturday 13th May 1989 sets 915 (furthest, 55975 + 55985) and 920 (55966 + 55967) pass up the centre Road at Northampton Station. AndrewHA.

DMU

Date: 24th September 1989

ADB977191, 915 M55975 + M55985, M55969+M55968, 914 M55980 + M55984 and 911 M55970 + M55971 at Crewe Basford Hall on 24-9-89. Kevin Dowd.