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Vehicle 59606

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 51625 during the unknown period are:

26/09/59

New to

14A (Cricklewood)

Then the allocations for 59606 are:

10/06/84	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
p/e 10/11/90	Sector Change to	TS (Tyseley) PXXZ
27/11/90	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) PXXZ

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51625	59606	59636	51626	As delivered to 14A - 26th September 1959
	51604	59606	59638	51641	Noted end Dec-66 - at St Pancras power cars in blue centre cars in green
	51596	59606	59636	51642	Noted 24/08/78 - on 09.10 Bedford – St. Pancras¹
	51605	59606	59636	51627	Noted 02/03/79 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – Luton¹
	51617	59606	59636	51627	Noted 11/03/79 - on 11.57 Cricklewood – Bedford¹
	51617	59606	59636	51627	Noted 14/03/79 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood¹
	51617	59606	59636	51627	Noted 16/03/79 - on 09.15 Cricklewood – Luton with 51603 + 59591 + 59628 + 51650¹
	51617	59606	59636	51627	Noted 24/03/79 - on 03.34 Cricklewood – Bedford¹
	51617	59606	59636	51627	Noted 29/03/79 - on 09.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51608 + 59592 + 59634 + 51645¹
	51598	59606	59638	51647	Noted 15/05/79 - on 11.09 Cricklewood – Luton¹
	51598	59606	59632	51627	Noted 03/06/79 - on 13.10 Bedford – Cricklewood¹
	51598	59606	59632	51627	Noted 11/06/79 - on 12.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras¹
	51608	59606	59632	51618	Noted 12/09/79 - on 14.00 Bedford – Luton¹
	51608	59606	59632	51618	Noted 14/09/79 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood¹
	51608	59606	59632	51618	Noted 23/09/79 - on 04.35 Bedford – Cricklewood, 06.42 Cricklewood – Milepost 21.25 and 12.25 St. Albans – Bedford¹
	51608	59606	59632	51633	Noted 23/10/79 - on 14.02 Cricklewood – St. Pancras¹
	51608	59606	59632	51633	Noted 30/10/79 - on 12.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras¹
	51608	59606	59632	51633	Noted 31/10/79 - on 07.32 St. Albans – Cricklewood¹
	51608	59606	59632	51615	Noted 05/11/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood¹
	51608	59606	59632	51615	Noted 12/11/79 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood¹
	51593	59606	59632	51615	Noted 01/12/79 - on 20.20 Bedford – Luton¹
	51593	59606	59632	51615	Noted 06/12/79 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood¹
	51593	59606	59632	51615	Noted 03/01/80 - on 12.16 Luton – Bedford¹
	51597	59606	59632	51646	Noted 28/01/80 - on 14.02 Cricklewood – St. Pancras¹
	51597	59606	59632	51646	Noted 29/01/80 - on 14.02 Cricklewood – St. Pancras¹
	51610	59606	59632	51637	Noted 28/02/80 - on 16.32 Luton – St. Albans¹
	51610	59606	59632	51637	Noted 06/03/80 - on 13.16 Luton – Bedford¹
	51610	59606	59632	51637	Noted 15/03/80 - on 16.20 Luton – Cricklewood¹
	51610	59606	59632	51637	Noted 17/04/80 - on 02.05 Cricklewood – Bedford¹
	51610	59606	59632	51637	Noted 21/04/80 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford¹
	51610	59606	59632	51637	Noted 06/05/80 - on 16.28 Luton – Bedford¹
	51610	59606	59632	51637	Noted 09/05/80 - on 08.11 St. Albans – Cricklewood¹
	51610	59606	59632	51637	Noted 11/05/80 - on 07.20 Bedford – Cricklewood¹
	51610	59606	59632	51637	Noted 04/06/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood¹
	51610	59606	59632	51642	Noted 28/06/80 - on 04.25 Bedford – Cricklewood¹
	51610	59606	59632	51642	Noted 05/07/80 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood¹
	51610	59606	59632	51642	Noted 08/07/80 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood¹
	51610	59606	59632	51646	Noted 09/07/80 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood¹
	51610	59606	59632	51642	Noted 15/07/80 - on 17.56 Cricklewood – St. Albans¹
	51637	59640	59606	51642	Noted 26/07/80 - in London St. Pancras
	51634	59606	59640	51642	Noted 13/08/80 - on 15.00 Bedford – Luton¹
	51610	59606	59640	51622	Noted 09/09/80 - on 18.35 Kentish Town – St. Pancras¹
	51610	59606	59640	51622	Noted 10/09/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton¹
	51610	59606	59640	51622	Noted 24/09/80 - on 02.05 Cricklewood – Bedford¹
	51593	59606	59643	51627	Noted 05/11/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood¹
	51614	59606	59643	51615	Noted 26/11/80 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood¹
	51614	59606	59643	51615	Noted 03/12/80 - on 10.16 Luton – Bedford¹
	51593	59606	59620	51599	Noted 04/01/81 - on 2C07 09.10 Bedford – St Pancras¹
	51599	59606	59620	51622	Noted 24/01/81 - on 2H14 21.23 St Pancras – Luton¹
	51599	59606	59632	51622	Noted 27/01/81 - on 2G13 14.27 St Pancras – Bedford¹
	51599	59606	59632	51622	Noted 02/02/81 - on 2G31 23.15 St Pancras – Bedford¹
	51599	59606	59632	51622	Noted 04/02/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St. Pancras – Luton¹
	51599	59606	59632	51622	Noted 06/02/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St. Pancras – Luton¹
	51591	59606	59632	51599	Noted 17/02/81 - on 2K05 17.44 St. Pancras – St Albans¹
	51591	59606	59632	51599	Noted 16/04/81 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood¹
	51591	59606	59632	51599	Noted 25/04/81 - on 12.06 St. Albans – Bedford¹
	51591	59606	59632	51599	Noted 11/05/81 - on 23.14 Luton – Bedford¹
	51591	59606	59632	51605	Noted 24/05/81 - on 06.42 Cricklewood – Bedford¹
	51591	59606	59632	51605	Noted 25/05/81 - on 12.00 Bedford – Luton¹
	51613	59606	59648	51647	Noted 02/08/81 - on 08.50 St. Pancras – Carlton Road ¹
	51613	59606	59644	51647	Noted 19/07/81 - on 05.38 Hendon – Cricklewood¹
	51613	59606	59648	51647	Noted 29/07/81 - on 17.15 Cricklewood – Luton¹
	51613	59606	59648	51647	Noted 31/07/81 - on 22.07 Cricklewood – Luton¹
	51613	59606	59648	51630	Noted 28/08/81 - on 17.44 St. Pancras – Cricklewood¹
	51613	59606	59648	51630	Noted 31/08/81 - on 05.05 Bedford – Cricklewood¹
	51613	59606	59648	51630	Noted 08/09/81 - on 13.00 Bedford – Luton¹
	51622	59606	59648	51647	Noted 30/09/81 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood¹
	51644	59648	59606	51647	Noted 13/10/1981 - 1200 Luton to St Pancras
	51612	59606	59633	51637	Noted 12/02/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood¹
	51634	59606	59625	51645	Noted 14/03/82 - on 08.15 Bedford – Cricklewood¹
	51634	59606	59625	51645	Noted 19/03/82 - on 12.36 Hendon – St. Pancras¹
	51634	59606	59625	51645	Noted 23rd March 1982
	51634	59606	59625	51645	Noted 10/04/82 - on 01.54 St. Pancras – Bedford¹
	51627	59606	59626	51645	Noted 18/05/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood¹
	51627	59606	59626	51645	Noted 19/05/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood¹
	51627	59606	59625	51646	Noted circa 06/1982²
	51596	59606	59620	51635	Noted 15/08/82 - on 01.40 Luton – St. Pancras and 02.50 St. Pancras – Cricklewood¹
	51607	59606	59622	51610	Noted 14/09/82 - on a Cricklewood – Bedford working¹
	51600	59606	59644	51649	Noted circa 10/1982²
	51603	59606	59628	51622	Noted 25/05/83 - on 02.06 Cricklewood – Bedford¹
	51608	59606	59643	51646	Noted 11/06/83 - on 05.05 Bedford – Cricklewood¹
	51608	59606	59643	51646	Noted 16/06/83 - on 20.12 Cricklewood – St. Albans¹
	51608	59606	59643	51646	Noted 26/06/83 - on 09.35 St. Pancras – Bedford¹
	51646	59606	59643	51592	Noted circa 08/1983²
TS553	53818	59606	53878		Noted circa 03/1984²
TS553	53058	59606	53878		Noted circa 04/1984²
TS553	53818	59606	53878		Noted 17/04/1984²
TS553	53058	59606	53878		Noted circa 05/1984²
TS553	55000	59606	53878		Noted circa 10/1984²
TS553	53849	59606	53878		Noted circa 10/1984²
TS620	53849	59606	53878		Noted circa 01/1985²
TS620	53849	59606	53878		Listed at TS - May-85
TS620	53849	59606	53878		Noted circa 11/1985²
TS620	53849	59606	53878		Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS620	53849	59606	53878		Noted 19/07/86 - at Norwich³
T406	51856	59606	59344	53132	Listed at TS - Jul-87
T406	51856	59606	59344	53132	Noted 17/07/1987²
T406	51856	59606	59344	53132	Noted 26/07/87 - at Norwich³
T406	51856	59606	59344	53132	Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T406	51856	59606	59344	53132	Noted circa 05/1988²
T406	51856	59606	59344	53893	Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T406	51856	59606	59344	53893	Listed at TS - 01/12/89
T406	51856	59344	59606	53893	Listed at TS - mid May-90

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

Images:

circa June 1967

Class 127 TSL M59606 painted into an experimental livery of plain blue with a waist and upper white (or rail grey) stripes. It will be in Marylebone for inspection by BRB Members based in Marylebone House. Undated but probably circa June 1967 which is painted in the solebar. Robert Forsythe Collectrion.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 26th July 1980

M51642 + M59606 + M59640 + M51637 in London St. Pancras on 26/7/1980. John Carter.

Date: 12th April 1981

Four-car Class 127 lead by 51599 followed by 59632, 59606 and 51591 on the bank behind Scratchwood Services on the M1, on 12 April 1981. Robert Chilton.

Date: 4th October 1984

Tyseley set TS553 is formed 55000 + 59606 + 53878 when seen stabled in the bay at Leamington Spa on 4 October 1984, the 122 standing in for the regular 116 DMBS. The RTC Park Royal DMU 975089 + 975090 can also be seen passing through the station. Nicholas T Smith.

Date: 11th October 1984

Set number: TS553

Tyseley DMU set TS553 sits in the platform at Leamington Spa. The vehicles are presumably 53878 (116), 59606 (127) and 55000 (122). Nicholas notes: Leamington had a tendency to run the empty stock 3 car DMU of a Moor St set and the Stratford bubble out onto the up main toward Fenny when a xcountry was due, and then separately use a shunt disc to bring them in behind the express - providing a same platform interchange instead of the subway. This is not allowed any more - Call Ons 'are for joining' and shunts onto occupied passenger trains are somewhat discouraged - except where there's a third rail - despite stairs being easily the worst passenger hazard. In those days, the up bay wasn't signalled for Main move down departures so the bubble had to shuffle across anyway. Nicholas T Smith.

Date: 11th May 1985

Set number: TS620

Class 116 3-car DMU set T620 (presumably 53878 + 59606 + 53849) stabled north end of Wolverhampton station, pair of Met Cams in distance, 11-5-85. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Date: 11th April 1986

Set number: TS620

On 11 April 1986 Tyseley class 116 set T620 (presumably 53849 + 59606 + 53878) was climbing Hatton Bank with an ECS working from Leamington Spa to either Tyseley depot or Birmingham Moor Street. Hundreds of trees were later planted along the fence line by the landowner who was concerned that birds from his pheasant shoots would fly too low when being driven from the adjacent field of cover crops. The result today is a linear wood hiding the line altogether. Peter Tandy.

Date: 16th May 1986

Set number: TS620

In 1986 all but one train each way per day between Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon ran along the North Warwickshire Line unlike in later years when an hourly service ran on the route via Hatton North curve and Solihull. On 16 May 1986 a class 116 (set TS620, presumably 53849 + 59606 + 53878) is seen on the single line near Claverdon with the 17.25 from Birmingham Moor Street to Stratford. The photograph was a bonus on the evening that steam locomotive 777 Sir Lamiel was operating a private charter to Stratford. Peter Tandy.

Date: 5th June 1986

Set number: TS620

Tyseley's class 116 T620 (presumably 53849 + 59606 + 53878) was photographed near Smethwick West on 5 June 1986 with a Birmingham to Worcester fast service. The shot nearly didn't make the cut because of the poor framing caused by me pressing the shutter release too late! The redeeming feature was the information board in the central cab window telling the public that this train was an express. Peter Tandy.

Date: 10th October 1986

Set number: TS620

Class 116 Set TS620 53849 at Birmingham New Street on 10th October 1986.The rest of the formation was'nt included but presume were 59606 and 53878. Nicholas Youngman Collection.

Date: 2nd August 1987

Set number: T406

Set T406, 53132 leading and presumably with 59344 + 59606 + 51856, forms a Skegness service at Bingham on 2 August 1987. David Page.

Date: 3rd March 1990

Set number: T406

Tyseley's set T406 51856 - 59606 - 59344 - 53102 at Barnt Green heading for Lichfield City (formed 115DMBS - 127TSL - 116TC - 116DMS), while 53056 looks on, 3/Mar/1990. Robert Chilton.

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