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 51631 during the unknown period are:
10/10/59 | New to | Chaddesden | - stabled pending allocation |
Dec-59 | Transferred to | 14A (Cricklewood) |
Then the allocations for 59609 are:
17/07/83 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
17/09/93 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
20/09/93 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
8/11/77 - Napsbury, LMR
Collision involving Class 127 / Class 127
Info from Peter Mullen
A set (5C26) travelling from Bedford to St. Pancras collided at about 40mph with the rear of a St. Albans to St. Pancras empty coaching stock train (2C65) which was standing at a signal. The collision resulted in the derailment of the two leading coaches of the passenger train as well as the rear coach of the empty stock train. The driver, guard and two passengers in the passenger train were injured and taken to hospital. Both trains were 4-car Class 127 DMUs comprising of vehicles 51626, 59609, 59643 and 51641 (5C26) and 51617, 59617, 59631 and 51601 (2C65) respectively. The accident was a result of the signalman forgetting about the stationary train at the St. Albans Up Slow Starting Signal and instructing the driver of the passenger train to pass the St. Albans Inner Home signal at Danger into an already occupied section.
Preserved - more details.
51631 | 59609 | 59639 | 51632 | As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 10th October 1959 - stabled pending allocation | |||||
51604 | 59648 | 59609 | 51650 | Noted 11/07/69 - on Cricklewood depot1 | |||||
51601 | 59630 | 59609 | 51642 | Noted 05/1975 - at St Pancras 2 | |||||
51605 | 59609 | 59620 | 51649 | Noted 19/02/77 - on 06.15 Bedford – St. Pancras3 | |||||
51625 | 59609 | 59620 | 51637 | Noted 16/04/77 - on 06.15 Bedford – St. Pancras3 | |||||
51608 | 59609 | 59644 | 51624 | Noted 24/01/79 - on 07.14 Bedford – St. Pancras3 | |||||
51625 | 59609 | 59644 | 51645 | Noted 26/01/79 - on 14.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51599 + 59600 + 59633 + 516133 | |||||
51608 | 59609 | 59644 | 51624 | Noted 01/02/79 - on 14.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51620 + 59605 + 59646 + 516443 | |||||
51608 | 59609 | 59638 | 51624 | Noted 02/02/79 - on 13.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51608 | 59609 | 59638 | 51616 | Noted 23/02/79 - on 14.03 Luton – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51626 | 59609 | 59631 | 51635 | Noted 31/03/79 - on 05.05 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51626 | 59609 | 59631 | 51635 | Noted 03/04/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51634 | 59609 | 59631 | 51635 | Noted 01/05/79 - on 16.17 Cricklewood – Luton with 51622 + 59616 + 59637 + 516333 | |||||
51634 | 59609 | 59631 | 51635 | Noted 07/05/79 - on 23.22 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
51605 | 59609 | 59631 | 51638 | Noted 18/05/79 - on 14.09 Cricklewood – Luton3 | |||||
51605 | 59609 | 59631 | 51638 | Noted 20/05/79 - on 10.02 Cricklewood – Harpenden3 | |||||
51605 | 59609 | 59631 | 51638 | Noted 26/05/79 - on 15.15 Luton – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51605 | 59609 | 59631 | 51612 | Noted 28/05/79 - on 12.09 Cricklewood – Luton with 51614 + 59603 + 59629 + 516433 | |||||
51605 | 59609 | 59631 | 51617 | Noted 20/06/79 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
51614 | 59609 | 59631 | 51617 | Noted 11/07/79 - on 19.17 Cricklewood – St. Albans3 | |||||
51614 | 59609 | 59631 | 51617 | Noted 12/07/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton3 | |||||
51614 | 59609 | 59631 | 51617 | Noted 12/07/79 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Luton3 | |||||
51614 | 59609 | 59631 | 51617 | Noted 13/07/79 - on 17.56 Cricklewood – St. Albans3 | |||||
51614 | 59609 | 59631 | 51617 | Noted 24/08/79 - on 06.47 Cricklewood – Luton and 22.40 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51614 | 59609 | 59631 | 51617 | Noted 27/08/79 - on 19.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51603 | 59609 | 59631 | 51637 | Noted 06/09/79 - on 05.35 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51619 | 59609 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 16/10/79 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51619 | 59609 | 59631 | 51624 | Noted 17/10/79 - on 06.47 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
51624 | 59609 | 59631 | 51625 | Noted 25/10/79 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford3 | |||||
51624 | 59609 | 59631 | 51625 | Noted 26/10/79 - on 21.25 Luton - Bedford 3 | |||||
51611 | 59609 | 59638 | 51639 | Noted 02/03/80 - on 08.20 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51611 | 59609 | 59638 | 51639 | Noted 06/03/80 - on 05.05 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51621 | 59609 | 59640 | 51633 | Noted 29/10/80 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
51621 | 59609 | 59640 | 51633 | Noted 01/11/80 - on 01.54 St. Pancras – Bedford3 | |||||
51604 | 59609 | 59640 | 51621 | Noted 29/11/80 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
50063 | 59609 | 50870 | Noted 12/02/81 - on 09.55 Gospel Oak – Barking and 10.40 Barking – Gospel Oak (116/127 hybrid)3 | ||||||
50063 | 59609 | 50870 | Noted 16/02/81 - on 19.25 Gospel Oak – Barking and 20.10 Barking – Gospel Oak (116/127 hybrid)3 | ||||||
51626 | 59609 | 59636 | 51647 | Noted 23/05/81 - on 2G02 03.20 St Pancras – Bedford (staff)3 | |||||
51626 | 59609 | 59636 | 51642 | Noted 30/05/81 - on 2C43 22.45 Luton – St Pancras3 | |||||
51626 | 59609 | 59636 | 51642 | Noted 02/06/81 - on 2C42 14.00 Bedford – St Pancras and 2H12 16.05 St Pancras – Luton3 | |||||
51626 | 59609 | 59636 | 51638 | Noted 24/06/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St Pancras – Luton3 | |||||
51626 | 59609 | 59636 | 51638 | Noted 02/07/81 - on 2C56 20.10 Bedford – St Pancras 3 | |||||
51608 | 59609 | 59636 | 51638 | Noted 16/07/81 - on 2G02 03.20 St Pancras – Bedford (staff)3 | |||||
51597 | 59609 | 59636 | 51620 | Noted 24/08/81 - on 2H17 20.55 St Pancras – Luton3 | |||||
51597 | 59609 | 59636 | 51620 | Noted 28/08/81 - on 2H15 19.05 St Pancras – Luton3 | |||||
51597 | 59609 | 59636 | 51620 | Noted 30/08/81 - on 2N02 04.35 Bedford – St Pancras and 2G06 10.50 St Pancras – Bedford3 | |||||
51597 | 59609 | 59636 | 51620 | Noted 03/09/81 - on 2C02 01.45 Bedford – St Pancras (staff) and 2H07 10.57 St Pancras – Luton3 | |||||
51597 | 59609 | 59636 | 51620 | Noted 4th September 1981 - BG 80546 as tail load | |||||
51597 | 59609 | 59636 | 51620 | Noted 04/10/81 - on 2G02 10.50 St Pancras – Bedford3 | |||||
51644 | 59609 | 59648 | 51647 | Noted 18/10/81 - on 2C07 09.10 Bedford – St Pancras3 | |||||
51596 | 59609 | 59616 | 51647 | Noted 28/02/82 - on 09.10 Bedford – St. Pancras (two TSLs)3 | |||||
51596 | 59609 | 59616 | 51647 | Noted 18/04/82 - on 08.15 Bedford – Cricklewood (two TSLs)3 | |||||
51595 | 59609 | 59621 | 51619 | Noted 12/05/82 - on 06.15 Bedford – Luton3 | |||||
51595 | 59609 | 59621 | 51619 | Noted 16/05/82 - on 12.02 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
51596 | 59646 | 59609 | 51622 | Noted circa 10/19824 | |||||
51622 | 59609 | 59646 | 51611 | Noted circa 10/19824 | |||||
51611 | 59609 | 59646 | 51622 | Noted 09/11/82 - on 13.00 Luton – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51611 | 59609 | 59646 | 51622 | Noted 14/11/82 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51611 | 59609 | 59646 | 51622 | Noted 19/11/82 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51599 | 59609 | 59646 | 51607 | Noted circa 12/19824 | |||||
51615 | 59609 | 59646 | 51619 | Noted 29/12/82 - on 15.00 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51615 | 59609 | 59646 | 51619 | Noted circa 01/19834 | |||||
51615 | 59609 | 59646 | 51619 | Noted 07/01/83 - on 04.25 Bedford – Cricklewood3 | |||||
51615 | 59609 | 59642 | 51619 | Noted 19/01/83 - on 15.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3 | |||||
51615 | 59609 | 59642 | 51635 | Noted 02/02/83 - on 11.05 Bedford – Luton3 | |||||
51615 | 59609 | 59642 | 51644 | Noted 20/02/83 - on 06.42 Cricklewood – Bedford3 | |||||
51615 | 59609 | 59642 | 51644 | Noted 01/03/83 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood3 | |||||
TS557 | 53840 | 59609 | 53100 | Noted circa 10/19834 | |||||
TS614 | 53842 | 59609 | 53895 | Noted circa 11/19844 | |||||
TS614 | 53842 | 59609 | 53895 | Noted circa 01/19854 | |||||
53842 | 59609 | 53895 | Noted 17/01/85 - at Norwich1 | ||||||
TS614 | 53842 | 59609 | 53895 | Listed at TS - May-85 | |||||
TS614 | 53842 | 59609 | 53895 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 | |||||
53842 | 59609 | 53895 | Noted 30/05/87 - at Norwich strengthening by 51938 59794 52038 on a Birmingham NS – Norwich service1 | ||||||
T416 | 51876 | 59609 | 59598 | 53073 | Noted circa 06/19874 | ||||
T416 | 51876 | 59609 | 59648 | 53891 | Noted circa 06/19874 | ||||
T416 | 51876 | 59609 | 59598 | 53073 | Listed at TS - Jul-87 | ||||
T416 | 51876 | 59609 | 59648 | 53891 | Noted 04/07/87 - at Norwich1 | ||||
T416 | 51876 | 59609 | 59648 | 53891 | Noted 24/07/19874 | ||||
51876 | 59609 | 59648 | 53891 | Noted 04/10/87 - on 12:00 Snow Hill - Dorridge with 51862 / 59602 / 59713 / 531245 | |||||
51876 | 59609 | 59648 | 53891 | Noted 04/10/87 - on 14:30 Dorridge - Birmingham Snow Hill with 51862 / 59602 / 59713 / 531245 | |||||
51876 | 59609 | 59648 | 53891 | Noted 04/10/87 - on 15:00 Birmingham Snow Hill - Dorridge with 51862 / 59602 / 59713 / 531245 | |||||
T416 | 51876 | 59609 | 59648 | 53891 | Noted circa 01/19884 | ||||
T416 | 51876 | 59609 | 59648 | 53891 | Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988 | ||||
T416 | 51876 | 59609 | 59648 | 53891 | Noted circa 12/19884 | ||||
T416 | 51876 | 59609 | 59648 | 53891 | Listed at TS - 01/09/89 | ||||
T416 | 51876 | 59609 | 59648 | 53891 | Listed at TS - 01/12/89 | ||||
T416 | 51876 | 59609 | 59648 | 53891 | Listed at TS - mid May-90 | ||||
T416 | 51876 | 59648 | 59609 | 53891 | Noted circa 12/19904 | ||||
T324 | 53053 | 59609 | 53101 | Noted 12/06/91 - at Doncaster1 | |||||
spare | 59609 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | |||||||
T416 | 51876 | 59648 | 59609 | 53891 | Noted 20/07/91 - at Birmingham6 | ||||
spare | 59609 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | |||||||
T416 | 51876 | 59609 | 59648 | 53891 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | ||||
T416 | 51876 | 59609 | 59648 | 53891 | Listed at TS - Dec-91 | ||||
51876 | 59648 | 59609 | 53891 | Noted 14/12/917 | |||||
T416 | 51876 | 59648 | 59609 | 53891 | Noted circa 01/19924 | ||||
T326 | 51131 | 59609 | Listed at TS - 02/07/92 | ||||||
T326 | 51131 | 59609 | 53891 | Noted circa 08/19924 | |||||
T406 | 51131 | 59609 | 53891 | 55032 | Listed at TS - 24/09/92 | ||||
T406 | 55032 | 51131 | 59609 | 53891 | Listed at TS - November 1992 | ||||
T326 | 51131 | 59609 | 53891 | Listed at TS - 10/12/92 | |||||
51131 | 59609 | 53891 | Noted 10/12/92 - On 17:51 Birmingham New Street - Longbridge8 | ||||||
51131 | 59609 | 51331 | Noted 03/02/93 - On 15:00 Stoke - Coventry via Bedworth8 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Phil Shatford
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann
6: Aaron Calder
7: Graeme Phillips
8: David Bellamy
Heading south with our head out of the window of Tyseley allocated dmu T416, (presumably taken from 59609 with 59648 adjoining) as it returns to the Midlands we pass the newly lengthened platforms 13 & 14 at Manchester Piccadilly, with the now empty signal box in the shot on the right. 13th May 1989. Andrew J Crowther.
Heading south with our head out of the window of Tyseley allocated dmu T416 on 13th May 1989 (presumably on board 59609 with 59648 adjoining), as we cross onto the newly opened 'Windsor Link' line in Salford, that came into full use with the May timetable change that month. Andrew J Crowther.
Tyseley allocated dmu set T416 made up of M51876 (class 115), M59648, M59609, (class 127s), M53891 (class 116) pulls out of Ravenglass bound for Sellafield, having worked up from the Midlands via Stockport. Andrew J Crowther.
Barnt Green station is at the junction where the Redditch branch leaves the Birmingham to Gloucester main line. On 26 August 1991 Tyseley set T416 was formed of 53891 + 59609 + 59648 + 51876 from classes 116, 127 and 115 as it joined the branch with a Cross City service from Four Oaks. This formation was the usual for Tyseley's four-car sets at the time but class 150s were not far off mass introduction so scenes like this were well worth recording and in 2021 OHLE masts have changed everything with electric units working both the branch and Bromsgrove terminating trains. Peter Tandy.
DMU set T326 - presumably Class 116 DMS 53891 + Class 127 TSL 59609 + Class 116 DMBS 51131 - arriving Bournville for Birmingham New Street 1-12-92. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
51131-59609-51331 (T326) at Lichfield TV with the 13:30 to New St, 23rd January 1993. Gazza Prescott.
Class 116/127 combination T326 (presumably 53891 + 59609 + 51131) is seen forming a Lincoln service at Nottingham in May 1993. Note the first two vehicles are missing their numbers (possibly due to dust removal software). Andrew Walker.