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
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 51619 during the unknown period are:
12/09/59 | New to | Chaddesden | - pending allocation |
Dec-59 | Transferred to | 14A (Cricklewood) |
Then the allocations for 59603 are:
17/07/83 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
04/10/93 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
15/10/93 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
19/05/84 - Tyseley formation 53055 / 59611 / 53116 + 53890 / 59603 / 53867 was an unusual visitor to the Hastings area on 19 May 1984 on a working from Bicester.
Preserved - more details.
51619 | 59603 | 59633 | 51620 | As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 12th September 1959 - stabled pending allocation | |||||
51606 | 59603 | 59648 | 51607 | Noted 23/08/75 - at Kentish Town1 | |||||
51606 | 59603 | 59648 | 51607 | Noted 09/09/1975 - at Luton 2 | |||||
51592 | 59603 | 59636 | 51646 | Noted 20/03/76 - on 05.17 Bedford – St. Pancras3 | |||||
51622 | 59603 | 59636 | 51648 | Noted 12/06/76 - on 05.17 Bedford – St. Pancras3 | |||||
51591 | 59603 | 59648 | 51648 | Noted 15/01/79 - on 15.16 Luton – Bedford3 | |||||
51614 | 59603 | 59629 | 51645 | Noted 28/04/79 - on 03.40 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3 | |||||
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 | |||||
51614 | 59603 | 59629 | 51643 | Noted 26/05/79 - on 23.46 Luton – Bedford3 | |||||
51614 | 59603 | 59629 | 51643 | Noted 28/05/79 - on 12.09 Cricklewood – Luton with 51605 + 59609 + 59631 + 516123 | |||||
51614 | 59603 | 59629 | 51643 | Noted circa 06/19794 | |||||
51614 | 59603 | 59629 | 51643 | Noted 08/06/79 - on 19.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51614 | 59603 | 59629 | 51643 | Noted 09/06/79 - on 05.35 St. Pancras – Bedford3 | |||||
51614 | 59603 | 59629 | 51615 | Noted 20/06/79 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51606 | 59603 | 59622 | 51649 | Noted 12/10/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51606 | 59603 | 59622 | 51649 | Noted 13/10/79 - on 22.40 Luton – Bedford3 | |||||
51638 | 59603 | 59622 | 51649 | Noted 24/10/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton and 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford3 | |||||
51638 | 59603 | 59622 | 51649 | Noted 25/10/79 - on 14.02 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3 | |||||
51638 | 59603 | 59622 | 51649 | Noted 30/10/79 - on 07.32 St. Albans – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51638 | 59603 | 59622 | 51649 | Noted 31/10/79 - on 12.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3 | |||||
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 | |||||
51635 | 59603 | 59633 | 51638 | Noted 20/05/80 - on 15.38 St. Pancras – Bedford3 | |||||
51635 | 59603 | 59633 | 51638 | Noted 20/06/80 - on 10.20 Luton – Cricklewood and 17.56 St. Albans – Bedford3 | |||||
51635 | 59603 | 59633 | 51638 | Noted 25/06/80 - on 13.16 Luton – Bedford3 | |||||
51635 | 59603 | 59633 | 51638 | Noted 15/07/80 - on 18.42 St. Albans – Bedford3 | |||||
51635 | 59603 | 59633 | 51638 | Noted 20/07/80 - on 13.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51635 | 59603 | 59633 | 51638 | Noted 13/08/80 - on 16.03 Luton – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51626 | 59603 | 59633 | 51635 | Noted 10/09/80 - on 16.51 Barking – Kentish Town3 | |||||
51624 | 59603 | 59633 | 51626 | Noted 18/09/80 - on 02.05 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
51626 | 59603 | 59633 | 51644 | Noted 05/10/80 - on 19.52 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
51604 | 59603 | 59633 | 51644 | Noted 24/10/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51604 | 59603 | 59633 | 51644 | Noted 26/10/80 - on 16.20 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51604 | 59603 | 59633 | 51644 | Noted 04/11/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51644 | 59603 | 59633 | 51645 | Noted 18/11/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51617 | 59603 | 59633 | 51644 | Noted 15/12/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51617 | 59603 | 59633 | 51644 | Noted 18/12/80 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – Luton3 | |||||
51595 | 59603 | 59633 | 51621 | Noted 04/01/81 - on 2G10 14.30 St Pancras – Bedford3 | |||||
51595 | 59603 | 59633 | 51621 | Noted 19/01/81 - on 2H08 11.57 St. Pancras – Luton and 2C39 13.00 Luton – St Pancras3 | |||||
51595 | 59603 | 59633 | 51634 | Noted 02/02/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St. Pancras – Luton3 | |||||
51593 | 59603 | 59633 | 51595 | Noted 14/02/81 - on 2C07 05.05 Bedford – St Pancras3 | |||||
51593 | 59603 | 59633 | 51596 | Noted 10/03/81 - on 2C17 07.47 Luton – St. Albans3 | |||||
51618 | 59603 | 59633 | 51638 | Noted 26/03/81 - on 2C45 23.10 Bedford – St Pancras3 | |||||
51618 | 59603 | 59633 | 51638 | Noted 29/03/81 - on 2G18 22.20 St Pancras – Bedford3 | |||||
51638 | 59603 | 59633 | 51646 | Noted 15/04/81 - on 2C56 20.10 Bedford – St Pancras3 | |||||
51620 | 59603 | 59633 | 51638 | Noted 27/04/81 - on 23.53 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51620 | 59603 | 59633 | 51638 | Noted 30/04/81 - on 2K05 17.44 St Pancras – St Albans3 | |||||
51633 | 59603 | 59621 | 51650 | Noted 18/08/81 - on 2K05 17.44 St Pancras – St Albans3 | |||||
51596 | 59603 | 59639 | 51598 | Noted 11/12/81 - on 2H10 13.57 St Pancras – Luton3 | |||||
51607 | 59603 | 59639 | 51618 | Noted 18/12/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St Pancras – Luton3 | |||||
51607 | 59603 | 59639 | 51618 | Noted 03/01/82 - on 12.00 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51607 | 59603 | 59639 | 51618 | Noted 15/01/82 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51607 | 59603 | 59639 | 51618 | Noted 23/01/82 - on 20.23 St. Pancras – Cricklewood and 23.46 Luton – Bedford3 | |||||
51607 | 59603 | 59639 | 51618 | Noted 30/01/82 - on 14.14 West Hampstead – Cricklewood and 16.45 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
51607 | 59603 | 59639 | 51618 | Noted 17/02/82 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51607 | 59603 | 59639 | 51618 | Noted 26/02/82 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51628 | 59603 | 59647 | 51642 | Noted 02/06/82 - on 11.36 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
51603 | 59603 | 59638 | 51625 | Noted 05/08/82 - on 18.25 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59626 | 51624 | Noted 11/08/82 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 21/08/82 - on 03.30 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 26/08/82 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – Luton3 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 27/08/82 - on 07.44 St. Pancras – Harpenden and 08.48 Harpenden – Bedford3 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 01/09/82 - on 15.00 Bedford – Luton3 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 01/09/82 - on 22.35 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 03/09/82 - on 21.35 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 21/09/82 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 05/10/82 - on 04.25 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51597 | 59603 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 07/10/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51637 | 59603 | 59631 | 51647 | Noted 10/11/82 - on 23.14 Luton – Bedford3 | |||||
51633 | 59603 | 59628 | 51649 | Noted 13/01/83 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford and 22.34 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
51633 | 59603 | 59628 | 51649 | Noted 15/01/83 - on 21.45 Luton – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51633 | 59603 | 59628 | 51649 | Noted 18/01/83 - on 12.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3 | |||||
51633 | 59603 | 59628 | 51649 | Noted 21/01/83 - on 08.50 Bedford – Luton3 | |||||
51633 | 59603 | 59628 | 51649 | Noted 25/01/83 - on 20.17 Cricklewood – St. Albans3 | |||||
51633 | 59603 | 59628 | 51649 | Noted 29/01/83 - on 12.50 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51633 | 59603 | 59628 | 51650 | Noted circa 02/19834 | |||||
51633 | 59603 | 59628 | 51650 | Noted 03/02/83 - on 16.50 St. Pancras – Luton and 17.55 Luton – St. Pancras3 | |||||
51633 | 59603 | 59628 | 51650 | Noted 04/03/83 - on 11.05 Bedford – Luton3 | |||||
51633 | 59603 | 59628 | 51650 | Noted 24/03/83 - on 05.35 St. Pancras – Bedford3 | |||||
51603 | 59603 | 59628 | 51622 | Noted 10/04/83 - on 23.27 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
51603 | 59603 | 59628 | 51622 | Noted 11/04/83 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51603 | 59603 | 59628 | 51622 | Noted 12/04/83 - on 23.14 Luton – Bedford3 | |||||
51646 | 59603 | 59643 | 51611 | Noted circa 05/19834 | |||||
TS610 | 53837 | 59603 | 53890 | Noted circa 04/19844 | |||||
TS610 | 53837 | 59603 | 53890 | Noted circa 10/19844 | |||||
TS610 | 53837 | 59603 | 53890 | Noted 14/02/19854 | |||||
TS610 | 53837 | 59603 | 53890 | Listed at TS - May-85 | |||||
TS513 | 53077 | 59603 | 53120 | Noted 14/02/19864 | |||||
TS609 | 53853 | 59603 | 53894 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 | |||||
TS609 | 53853 | 59603 | 53894 | Noted circa 06/19864 | |||||
TS609 | 53853 | 59603 | 53894 | Noted 06/09/86 - at Norwich1 | |||||
T623 | 53838 | 59603 | 53893 | Listed at TS - Jul-87 | |||||
T417 | 51877 | 59734 | 59603 | 53893 | Noted circa 07/19874 | ||||
T417 | 51877 | 59734 | 59603 | 53893 | Formed at TS Jul-87 | ||||
T417 | 51877 | 59734 | 59603 | 53893 | Noted 13/09/87 - at Norwich1 | ||||
T417 | 51877 | 59603 | 59444 | 53893 | Noted circa 01/19884 | ||||
T417 | 51877 | 59444 | 59603 | 51146 | Formation change - TS - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 51146 (ex-T402) replaced 53893 (to T402) | ||||
T417 | 51877 | 59444 | 59603 | 53893 | Formation change - TS - circa early Apr-88 - 51146 (to T402) replaced by 53893 (ex-T402) | ||||
T417 | 51877 | 59603 | 59444 | 53893 | Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988 | ||||
T417 | 51877 | 59603 | 59444 | 53893 | Noted circa 05/19884 | ||||
T326 | 53822 | 59603 | 53881 | Listed at TS - 01/09/89 | |||||
T417 | 51877 | 59603 | 59726 | 53897 | Listed at TS - 01/12/89 | ||||
51877 | 59603 | 59335 | 53897 | Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot5 | |||||
T417 | 51877 | 59335 | 59603 | 53897 | Listed at TS - mid May-90 | ||||
T417 | 51892 | 59603 | 59335 | 53897 | Noted circa 12/19904 | ||||
T416 | 51876 | 59603 | 59648 | 53891 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | ||||
T419 | 51884 | 59629 | 59603 | 51151 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | ||||
spare | 59603 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | |||||||
spare | 59603 | Listed at TS - Dec-91 | |||||||
T404 | 51853 | 59604 | 59603 | 53919 | Noted circa 09/19924 | ||||
T404 | 51853 | 59603 | 59604 | 53919 | Listed at TS - 24/09/92 | ||||
T415 | 53055 | 59603 | 53916 | 51151 | Noted circa 11/19924 | ||||
T404 | 51853 | 59603 | 59604 | 53919 | Listed at TS - November 1992 | ||||
T415 | 53055 | 59603 | 53916 | Listed at TS - 10/12/92 | |||||
53055 | 59603 | 53101 | Noted 10/12/92 - on 17:18 Longbridge - Blake Street6 | ||||||
T424 | 53055 | 59603 | 51329 | 51314 | Noted circa 08/19934 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Phil Shatford
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Jeremy Goodyear
6: David Bellamy
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A Class 127 formed of 51614 + 59629 + 59603 + 51612 at Cricklewood. The slide process date was May 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.
A lengthy class 116 dmu passes High Wycombe on 15 July 1984, returning empty to Tyseley. It is believed to have worked to Welshpool the previous day. Leading is set TS610, presumably 53890 + 59603 + 53837. Robert28194.
No room in the bays. This was the scene one Saturday morning in April 1985 with every bay road on the down side at Leamington Spa occupied. The train on the left has a window board reading T619 but it appears to be a single unit as was the practice at the time, preparing to head off to Stratford-upon-Avon within the next few minutes. Next in line is 58 016 which was also getting ready to move out onto the main line. This was a weekly occurrence at the time and I seem to recall that the locomotive involved may have taken over a northbound freightliner with the other engine coming off the train but I didn't make any notes and can't remember exactly what happened. To the right of 58 016 is T623, probably formed of 53893 + 59603 + 53838, and then a second class 116 with no set number visible. The latter 2 units were stabled ready to work trains to Birmingham Moor Street later in the day. Peter Tandy.
Early in the morning of 4 June 1986, while waiting for the weedkiller with 47 013 to arrive I took this shot of a class 116 (TS609, presumably 53894 + 59603 (a 127) + 53853) leaving the siding to form the 06.30 to Birmingham with the driver Oliver, whose surname I forget, standing in the cab. At this time, Stratford was a signing-on and stabling point and if one was lucky a unit would have been put in this siding on the previous night. This piece of track was not regularly used and I was pleased to get this shot with the lower quadrant signal in the "off" position, even though the sun was not yet properly on the track. Peter Tandy.
An interesting train on the North Warwickshire line to Birmingham in 1986 was the daily train booked to start at 08.13 from Henley-in-Arden which had arrived earlier and was routed into the bay platform; the only service so to do. This gave the rare opportunity to photograph a unit in the otherwise unused platform 3 and to take a picture with the signal in the clear position. I should like to have had a picture of the DMU nearer the signal but wanted to catch it for the onward journey. The train, formed of the usual class 116 3 car set on this occasions TS609 (presumably 53894 + 59603 (a 127) + 53853), is seen here on 29 August 1986 with the guard returning to his van in order to give the right of way to the driver. Peter Tandy.
Tyseley's set T417 53897 - 59335 - 59603 - 51877 at Longbridge on 10/Mar/1990 heading for Lichfield City (formed 116DMS, 116TC, 127TSL, 115DMBS), about to be passed in the opposite direction by an HST. Robert Chilton.
DMU set T417 (53897, 59335, 59603 and 51892) arriving at Birmingham New Street station on 30 June 1990. Keith Miller.
First generation DMUs were far from from common on the Birmingham to Derby line by 1993 so it was a surprise when T324 formed of 53055 (class 116) + 59603 (class 115) + 53101 (class 116) appeared at Lea Marston working a Nottingham service, if the headcode panel is to be believed, on 26 March. I can only assume that it was a replacement for an unavailable sprinter and was definitely not an ECS train as there were many passengers visible on board. Peter Tandy.
T324 M53055 + M59603 + M53101 on the approaches of New Street 7-4-93. Kevin Dowd.
T424 (53055 + 59603) with 118s 51314 + 51329 at Longbridge on an ECS to form the 16:54 to Lichfield City, 9/9/93. Gazza Prescott.