Vehicle 59616

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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 51645 during the unknown period are:

19/12/59	New to	Chaddesden	- stabled pending allocation
4w/e 30/01/60	Transferred to	14A (Cricklewood)

Then the allocations for 59616 are:

circa Oct-83	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
12/12/90	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) PXXZ

Modifications

2w/e 14/04/87 - Gangway(s) fitted

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 04/08/1983 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51645	59616	59646	51646					As delivered to - 19th December 1959 - stabled pending allocation
	51602	59646	59616	51605					Noted 11/08/70 - at St Pancras1
	51610	59616	59625	51647					Noted 05/1975 - at St Pancras 2
	51624	59616	59641	51625					Noted 24/07/76 - on 18.10 Bedford – St. Pancras3
	51618	59595	59616	51631					Noted 25/03/78 - on 11.10 Bedford – St. Pancras (two lavatories)3
	51619	59616	59637	51635					Noted 04/11/78 - on 05.05 Bedford – St. Pancras3
	51633	59616	59637	51650					Noted 12/03/79 - on 09.17 Cricklewood – Luton with 51624 + 59594 + 59641 + 516253
	51613	59616	59637	51633					Noted 16/03/79 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51613	59616	59637	51633					Noted 21/03/79 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood3
	51613	59616	59637	51633					Noted 28/03/79 - on 09.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51621 + 59612 + 59627 + 516493
	51606	59616	59637	51633					Noted 05/04/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton3
	51606	59616	59637	51633					Noted 30/04/79 - on 15.16 Luton – Bedford3
	51622	59616	59637	51633					Noted 01/05/79 - on 16.17 Cricklewood – Luton with 51634 + 59609 + 59631 + 516353
	51622	59616	59637	51633					Noted 10/05/79 - on 15.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
	51622	59616	59637	51633					Noted 19/05/79 - on 13.17 Cricklewood – Bedford3
	51622	59616	59637	51633					Noted 24/05/79 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51593 + 59607 + 59646 + 516353
	51633	59616	59637	51622					Noted circa 06/19794
	51622	59616	59637	51633					Noted 11/06/79 - on 05.05 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51621	59616	59637	51645					Noted 02/07/79 - on 20.20 Cricklewood – Luton3
	51621	59616	59637	51645					Noted 06/07/79 - on 13.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
	51621	59616	59637	51645					Noted 11/07/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
	51621	59616	59637	51645					Noted 19/07/79 - on 20.20 Cricklewood – Luton3
	51621	59616	59637	51645					Noted 20/07/79 - on 11.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
	51622	59616	59637	51633					Noted 08/08/79 - on 15.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
	51622	59616	59637	51637					Noted 23/08/79 - on 22.40 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51622	59616	59637	51633					Noted 02/09/79 - on 20.50 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51618	59615	59616	51620					Noted 08/10/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton (two TSLs)3
	51618	59615	59616	51620					Noted 09/10/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood (two TSLs)3
	51618	59615	59616	51620					Noted 12/10/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton (two TSLs)3
	51618	59615	59616	51620					Noted 13/10/79 - on 15.10 Bedford – Luton (two TSLs)3
	51621	59615	59616	51640					Noted 04/01/80 - on 08.12 St. Pancras – Cricklewood (two TSLs)3
	51621	59615	59616	51640					Noted 07/01/80 - on 18.20 Bedford – Luton (two TSLs)3
	51619	59615	59616	51640					Noted 29/01/80 - on 12.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood (Two TSLs)3
	51619	59615	59616	51640					Noted 29/01/80 - on a St. Pancras – Bedford service3
	51619	59615	59616	51640					Noted 01/02/80 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood (two TSLs)3
	51619	59615	59616	51640					Noted 11/02/80 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford (two TSLs)3
	51607	59616	59643	51621					Noted 17/03/80 - on 12.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
	51593	59616	59642	51621					Noted 12/04/80 - on 20.23 St. Pancras – Cricklewood and 22.16 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
	51593	59616	59642	51621					Noted 24/04/80 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford3
	51593	59616	59642	51621					Noted 30/04/80 - on 03.20 St. Pancras – Bedford3
	51593	59616	59642	51621					Noted 07/05/80 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – St. Albans3
	51593	59616	59642	51621					Noted 09/05/80 - on 07.47 Luton – St. Albans3
	51593	59616	59642	51621					Noted 13/05/80 - on a St. Pancras – Bedford service3
	51592	59616	59642	51638					Noted 29/05/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton3
	51592	59616	59642	51638					Noted 30/05/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton3
	51626	59616	59642	51650					Noted 11/06/80 - on 02.05 Cricklewood – Bedford3
	51626	59616	59642	51650					Noted 13/06/80 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford3
	51626	59616	59642	51650					Noted 20/06/80 - on 17.12 Cricklewood – St. Albans3
	51640	59616	59642	51647					Noted 08/07/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton3
	51640	59616	59642	51647					Noted 11/07/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton3
	51640	59616	59642	51650					Noted 17/07/80 - on 15.58 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
	51600	59616	59646	51603					Noted 24/08/80 - on 07.15 Bedford – Cricklewood and 14.42 Cricklewood – Bedford3
	51600	59616	59646	51603					Noted 25/08/80 - on 19.17 Cricklewood – Luton3
	51606	59616	59640	51620					Noted 03/01/81 - on 2C02 01.45 Bedford – St Pancras (Staff)3
	51606	59616	59640	51620					Noted 13/01/81 - on 2C07 05.05 Bedford – St Pancras3
	51606	59616	59640	51636					Noted 18/01/81 - on 2C07 09.10 Bedford – St Pancras3
	51606	59616	59640	51643					Noted 27/01/81 - on 2H10 13.57 St Pancras – Luton3
	51606	59616	59640	51633					Noted 28/02/81 - on 2H07 14.05 St Pancras – Luton3
	51606	59616	59640	51626					Noted 11/03/81 - on 2C21 08.11 St Albans – St Pancras3
	51606	59616	59640	51626					Noted 18/03/81 - on 14.00 2C42 Bedford – St Pancras3
	51606	59616	59640	51626					Noted 25/03/81 - on 2G04 06.35 St Pancras – Bedford3
	51598	59616	59640	51634					Noted 12/04/81 - on 2G12 16.30 St Pancras – Bedford and 2G16 20.40 St Pancras – Bedford3
	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
	51604	59647	59616	51628					Noted 01/05/82 - on 09:35 St Pancras - Bedford
	51604	59616	59647	51623					Noted 03/05/82 - on 11.09 Cricklewood – Luton3
	51596	59644	59616	51636					Noted circa 06/19824
	51596	59616	59644	51636					Noted 25/06/82 - on 07.44 St. Albans – Bedford3
	51596	59616	59644	51636					Noted 30/06/82 - on 15.00 Bedford – Luton3
	51596	59616	59644	51636					Noted 01/07/82 - on 15.00 Bedford – Luton3
	51604	59616	59642	51626					Noted 02/09/82 - on 22.35 Cricklewood – Bedford3
	51604	59616	59642	51626					Noted 23/09/82 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood and 08.28 Luton – Bedford3
	51604	59616	59642	51626					Noted 24/09/82 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51604	59642	59616	51626					Noted circa 10/19824
	51604	59616	59642	51626					Noted 04/10/82 - on 05.35 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51604	59616	59642	51626					Noted 08/10/82 - on 05.05 Bedford – Cricklewood and 13.16 Luton – Bedford3
	51604	59616	59642	51613					Noted 31/10/82 - on 09.00 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51618	59616	59642	51624					Noted 01/12/82 - on 11.05 Bedford – Luton3
	51618	59616	59642	51624					Noted 08/12/82 - on 16.40 Bedford – Luton3
	51618	59616	59642	51624					Noted 09/12/82 - on 02.02 West Hampstead – Bedford3
	51607	59616	59627	51642					Noted 27/02/83 - on 11.07 Cricklewood – Bedford3
	51607	59616	59627	51642					Noted 10/03/83 - on 12.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
	51607	59616	59627	51642					Noted 26/03/83 - on 05.47 Cricklewood – Bedford3
	51607	59616	59627	51642					Noted 31/03/83 - on 19.17 Cricklewood – Luton3
	51607	59616	59627	51642					Noted 05/04/83 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3
	51607	59616	59627	51642					Noted 09/04/83 - on 10.24 Cricklewood – Luton3
	51607	59616	59627	51642					Noted 20/04/83 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood3
	51626	59616	59627	51642					Noted circa 05/19834
	51626	59616	59627	51642					Noted 13/05/83 - on 17.33 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
	51626	59616	59627	51642					Noted 14/05/83 - on 20.35 Cricklewood – Luton3
TS563	53071	59616	53101						Noted circa 09/19834
TS563	53071	59616	53101						Noted circa 11/19834
TS563	53071	59616	53101						Noted circa 06/19844
TS520	53071	59616	53101						Noted circa 09/19844
TS520	53071	59616	53101						Noted 21/09/84 - at Norwich1
TS622	53071	59616	53101						Noted circa 02/19854
TS622	53071	59616	53101						Listed at TS - May-85
TS622	53071	59616	53101						Noted 07/09/85 - at Norwich1
TS622	53071	59616	53880						Formation change - TS - Jan-86 - 53880 from TS609 replaced 53101 now in TS609.
TS622	53071	59616	53880						Noted circa 02/19864
TS622	53071	59616	53880						Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
	53071	59616	53880						Noted 15/06/86 - on a Ealing Broadway (20.08) – Aylesbury (21.10) (Via Greenford Loop and Princes Risborough) and Aylesbury (21.15) – Princes Risborough (21.30) move with 51308 + 59475 + 51323 and 53890 + 59054 + 53103
TS622	53071	59616	53880						Noted 12/07/86 - at Norwich1
TS625	53056	59616	53106						Formation change - TS - circa Oct-86 - 59616 (ex-TS622) replaces 59114 (to TS622)
TS625	53056	59616	53106						Noted circa 01/19874
TS625	53056	59616	53106						Noted 07/02/1987 - Branch Line Society Edwalton Researcher Railtour TS624+TS625
TS625	53849	59616	53106						Noted circa 06/19874
T491	51866	59724	59616	53106					Listed at TS - Jul-87 - 51866 on loan from ME
TS491	51866	59724	59616	53106					Noted 17/07/19874
T403	51852	59641	59616	53106					Noted 24/07/19874
	51852	59641	59616	53106					Noted 04/10/87 - on 15:23 Barnt Green - Four Oaks5
	51852	59641	59616	53106					Noted 04/10/87 - on 16:22 Four Oaks - Barnt Green5
T403	51852	59641	59616	53106					Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T403	51852	59641	59616	53106					Noted circa 05/19884
T403	51852	59641	59616	53106					Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T403	51852	59641	59616	53106					Listed at TS - 01/12/89
	51852	59641	59616	53106					Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot6
T403	51852	59641	59616	53106					Listed at TS - mid May-90

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

Images:

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10th September 1991

Class 127 TSL M59616 at Snailwell on 10th September 1991. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: February 1987

Set number: TS625

Class 116 Derby suburban 3-car DMU set TS625 {presumably 53106 + 59616 + 53056) in Birmingham Moor Street late Feburary 1987. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

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Date: 1988

Set number: T403

Two of Tyseley's four-car suburban DMU sets in Skegness station circa mid-1988. Closest is set T403 (presumably 53106 (Class 116 DMS) + 59616 (Class 127 TSL) + 59641 (Class 127 TS) + 51852 (Class 115 DMBS) with set T411 on the rear. Brian Ward.

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Date: 8th June 1988

Set number: T403

Class 116 DMS 53106 at the rear of set T403 formed with class 127 TSL 59616, class 127 TS 59641 and class 115 DMBS 51852 seen curving away towards Skegness in the summer sun near Boston on 8/Jun/1988. Robert Chilton.

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Date: Summer 1990

Set number: T403

Tyseley based DMU set T403 (presumably cars 51852 + 59641 + 59616 + 53106) seen at Wootton Wawen in the summer of 1990. Bob Belcher.