Vehicle 59589

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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
Lot Number: 30522
Diagram: 589

Allocations

The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 51591 during the unknown period are:

16/05/59	New to	Chaddesden	- stored pending allocation (although on lists as new to 14A)
3w/e 26/09/59	Transferred to	14A (Cricklewood)

Then the allocations for 59589 are:

24/06/83	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
10/11/92	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) RDTS

Modifications

3w/e 20/10/86 - Gangway(s) fitted

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 24/06/1983 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51591	59589	59619	51592					As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 16th May 1959 - stabled pending allocation
	51623	59629	59589	51638					Noted 04/09/69 - at St Pancras1
	51593	59624	59589	51618					Noted 05/1975 - at St Pancras 2
	51591	59589	59625	51633					Noted 06/06/76 - on 08.20 St. Pancras – Bedford3
	51648	59589	59625	51608					Noted circa 09/19784
	51600	59589	59625	51622					Noted 20/01/79 - on 06.40 Bedford – St. Pancras3
	51600	59589	59625	51622					Noted 09/02/79 - on 14.04 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
	51595	59589	59625	51600					Noted 25/02/79 - on 22.55 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51595	59589	59625	51600					Noted 26/02/79 - on 22.40 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51600	59589	59625	51645					Noted 03/03/79 - on 07.17 Cricklewood – Bedford3
	51595	59589	59625	51630					Noted 09/03/79 - on 18.22 Luton – Cricklewood3
	51595	59589	59625	51630					Noted 14/03/79 - on 11.15 Luton – Bedford3
	51592	59589	59625	51616					Noted 02/04/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton3
	51592	59589	59625	51616					Noted 10/04/79 - on 11.29 Elstree – Cricklewood3
	51592	59589	59625	51616					Noted 20/04/79 - on 16.47 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51592	59589	59625	51616					Noted 27/04/79 - on 18.22 Luton – Cricklewood3
	51591	59589	59619	51626					Noted 17/05/79 - on 05.05 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51591	59589	59642	51649					Noted 27/08/79 - on 22.05 Kentish Town – St. Pancras3
	51592	59589	59642	51649					Noted 11/09/79 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
	51592	59589	59642	51649					Noted 17/09/79 - on 23.15 Luton – Cricklewood3
	51592	59589	59642	51649					Noted 24/09/79 - on 19.17 Cricklewood – Luton3
	51592	59589	59642	51598					Noted 07/10/79 - on 06.20 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51598	59589	59642	51627					Noted 21/10/79 - on 04.35 Bedford – Leagrave3
	51598	59589	59642	51627					Noted 22/10/79 - on 17.10 Bedford – Luton3
	51607	59589	59642	51627					Noted 07/12/79 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
	51607	59589	59642	51627					Noted 24/12/79 - on 12.00 Bedford – Luton3
	51599	59589	59642	51627					Noted 18/01/80 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51606	59589	59644	51620					Noted 02/05/80 - on 02.05 Cricklewood – Bedford3
	51606	59589	59644	51620					Noted 05/05/80 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Luton3
	51606	59589	59644	51620					Noted 07/05/80 - on 07.47 Luton – St. Albans3
	51591	59589	59644	51620					Noted 29/05/80 - on 16.29 St. Pancras – Luton and 17.25 Luton – St. Pancras3
	51591	59589	59644	51620					Noted 08/06/80 - on 16.20 Bedford – Cricklewood and 22.32 Cricklewood - Bedford3
	51591	59589	59644	51620					Noted 14/06/80 - on 20.45 Luton – Cricklewood3
	51591	59589	59644	51615					Noted 29/06/80 - on 15.03 Luton – Cricklewood and 16.42 Cricklewood – Bedford3
	51615	59589	59644	51650					Noted 09/07/80 - on 17.55 St. Albans – Bedford3
	51599	59589	59644	51617					Noted 21/07/80 - on 19.25 Luton – Cricklewood3
	51599	59589	59644	51617					Noted 13/08/80 - on 22.12 Luton – Bedford3
	51599	59589	59644	51617					Noted 28/08/80 - on 21.31 Kentish Town – St. Pancras3
	51599	59589	59644	51617					Noted 03/09/80 - on 05.35 Bedford – Cricklewood and 07.17 Cricklewood – Bedford3
	51599	59589	59644	51617					Noted 05/09/80 - on 13.16 Luton – Bedford3
	51599	59589	59644	51617					Noted 07/09/80 - on 07.41 Flitwick – Cricklewood3
	51599	59589	59644	51617					Noted 08/09/80 - on 20.15 Kentish Town – St. Pancras3
	51599	59589	59644	51617					Noted 12/09/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton3
	51599	59589	59644	51617					Noted 19/09/80 - on 02.05 Cricklewood – Bedford and 23.27 Cricklewood – Bedford3
	51599	59589	59644	51617					Noted 23/09/80 - on 17.44 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
	51599	59589	59644	51634					Noted 06/10/80 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51599	59589	59644	51634					Noted 19/10/80 - on 07.29 Luton – Bedford3
	51595	59589	59631	51627					Noted 01/12/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51595	59589	59631	51621					Noted 12/12/80 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51595	59589	59631	51621					Noted 18/12/80 - on 11.16 Luton – Bedford3
	51592	59589	59629	51617					Noted 07/04/81 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51592	59589	59629	51617					Noted 09/04/81 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – Luton3
	51592	59589	59629	51617					Noted 23/04/81 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51644	59589	59629	51648					Noted 27/04/81 - on 22.40 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
	51597	59589	59627	51648					Noted 21/05/81 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford3
	51597	59589	59627	51648					Noted 27/05/81 - on 22.40 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51597	59589	59627	51648					Noted 30/05/81 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford3
	51647	59589	59627	51648					Noted 11/06/81 - on 21.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood3
	51606	59589	59640	51607					Noted 04/08/81 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51596	59589	59642	51639					Noted 29/09/81 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51596	59589	59642	51639					Noted 22/10/81 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood3
	51610	59589	59642	51623					Noted 22/11/81 - on 12.02 Cricklewood – Bedford3
	51610	59589	59642	51620					Noted 08/01/82 - on 15.00 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
	51610	59589	59642	51620					Noted 22/01/82 - on 18.07 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
	51610	59589	59642	51620					Noted 26/01/82 - on 09.40 Bedford – Luton3
	51610	59589	59642	51620					Noted 25/02/82 - on 21.20 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
	51610	59589	59642	51620					Noted circa 04/19824
	51610	59589	59642	51615					Noted 16/04/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood3
	51615	59589	59642	51635					Noted 25/04/82 - on 08.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51615	59642	59589	51635					Noted circa 05/19824
	51615	59589	59642	51635					Noted 17/05/82 - on 12.16 Luton – Bedford3
	51606	59589	59647	51642					Noted 12/08/82 - on 13.36 Cricklewood – Bedford3
	51606	59589	59647	51642					Noted 18/08/82 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood3
	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
	51603	59589	59633	51640					Noted 14/01/83 - on 01.45 Bedford – St. Pancras3
	51603	59589	59633	51640					Noted 31/01/83 - on 11.05 Bedford – Luton3
	51603	59589	59633	51640					Noted 16/02/83 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51634	59589	59633	51640					Noted 23/02/83 - on 17.45 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
	51605	59589	59640	51649					Noted circa 03/19834
	51605	59589	59640	51649					Noted 07/03/83 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3
TS507	53069	59589	53099						Noted circa 10/19834
TS519	53064	59589	53111						Noted circa 02/19844
TS519	53064	59589	53111						Noted circa 10/19844
TS519	53064	59589	53111						Noted circa 02/19864
Spare	59589								Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
	53064	59589	53111						Noted 02/06/86 - on 12:22 Redditch - Lichfield C5
	53064	59589	53111						Noted 02/06/86 - on 14:06 Lichfield C - Longbridge5
	51870	59589	59353	53921					Noted 04/05/1987 - Black Eight Tours Mendip Meanderer Railtour 55993 + 51870-59589-59353-53921
T415	51870	59589	59353	53921					Noted circa 06/19874
T415	51870	59589	59353	53921					Listed at TS - Jul-87
T415	51870	59589	59353	53921					Noted circa 01/19884
T415	51870	59589	59353	53921					Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T415	51870	59589	59353	53921					Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T415	51870	59589	59353	53921					Listed at TS - 01/12/89
T415	51870	59589	59353	53921					Noted circa 05/19904
	51870	59589	59353	53921					Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot6
T415	51870	59589	59353	53921					Listed at TS - mid May-90
T403	51852	59641	59589	53106					Listed at TS - Jul-91
T415	51870	59589	59353	53921					Listed at TS - Aug-91
T327	53055	59589							Listed at TS - Dec-91
T327	53055	59589	53916						Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T327	53055	59589	53916						Noted circa 08/19924
T327	53055	59589	53916						Listed at TS - 24/09/92
Spare	59589								Listed at TS - November 1992

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Phil Shatford
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann
6: Jeremy Goodyear

Images:

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6th September 1992

Class 127 TSL M59589 in Nottingham station on 6 September 1992. Alongside is 60 011. Dave Warby.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 9th March 1990

Set number: T415

Hybrid DMU set T415 (presumably 51870 + 59589 + 59353 + 53921) at Bordesley Junction on 9-3-90. Ian Cuthbertson Collection.

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Date: 1992

Set number: T327

Class 116 DMU set T327 (presumably 53916 + 59589 + 53055) at Water Orton in 1992. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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Date: 16th June 1992

Set number: T327

Class 116/127/116 hybdrid set T327 (53055 + 59589 + 53916) arriving into Hereford station on 16 June 1992. Stuart Mackay Collection.