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Vehicle 59627

Class 127

BR Diagram 590

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square / Red Triangle
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30523
Diagram: 590

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 51607 during the unknown period are:

15/08/59 New to Chaddesden - stabled pending allocation
Dec-59 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)

Then the allocations for 59627 are:

4w/e 24/12/83 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
Sep-87 Stored U. CP
06/07/90 Withdrawn from CP PXXZ

59627 was involved in the following incident:

Luton Collision

25/06/76 - Luton, LMR

Collision involving Class 127 / Class 127

Info from Robert Frise and Bill Read

An empty stock Class 127 unit was struck on a crossover by another Class 127 unit which had passed two red signals. The latter was deflected towards the Down fast line where it was struck a glancing blow by an express passenger train hauled by a Class 45 locomotive. Minor injuries. More Details.

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51607 59597 59627 51608 As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 15th August 1959 - pending allocation
51613 59627 59593 51619 Noted 03/09/71 - at St Pancras1
51631 59627 59605 51642 Noted 18/04/1975 - at Luton2
51600 59613 59627 51616 Noted 01/05/76 - on 05.17 Bedford – St. Pancras3
51636 59610 59627 51645 Noted 23/04/77 - on 18.13 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51624 59595 59627 51636 Noted 21/12/78 - on 12.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51623 59610 59627 51626 Noted 13/02/79 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51623 59610 59627 51626 Noted 14/02/79 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51623 59610 59627 51626 Noted 15/02/79 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51604 59610 59627 51623 Noted 02/03/79 - on 11.15 Luton – Bedford with 51624 + 59594 + 59641 + 516253
51621 59612 59627 51649 Noted 28/03/79 - on 09.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51613 + 59616 + 59637 + 516333
51621 59612 59627 51649 Noted 29/03/79 - on 16.17 Cricklewood – Luton with 51595 + 59611 + 59622 + 516183
51621 59612 59627 51649 Noted 03/04/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton3
51621 59612 59627 51649 Noted 06/04/79 - on 19.02 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51621 59612 59627 51649 Noted 06/04/79 - on 19.27 St. Pancras – Bedford with 51597 + 59604 + 59633 + 516433
51621 59612 59627 51649 Noted 17/04/79 - on 23.22 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51603 59612 59627 51621 Noted 21/05/79 - on 15.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
51603 59612 59627 51621 Noted 26/05/79 - on 14.10 Bedford – Luton3
51603 59607 59627 51621 Noted 04/06/79 - on 19.15 Luton – Cricklewood3
51603 59607 59627 51621 Noted 25/06/79 - on 07.32 St. Albans – Cricklewood3
51598 59607 59627 51606 Noted 11/08/79 - on 13.17 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51598 59607 59627 51606 Noted 15/08/79 - on 14.00 Bedford – Luton3
51598 59607 59627 51606 Noted 27/08/79 - on 19.54 Cricklewood – Kentish Town3
51598 59607 59627 51606 Noted 01/09/79 - on 22.12 Luton – Cricklewood and 23.35 Cricklewood – Leagrave3
51598 59607 59627 51606 Noted 02/09/79 - on 07.18 Harpenden – Bedford3
51598 59607 59627 51606 Noted 25/09/79 - on 20.27 Luton – Bedford3
51592 59612 59627 51638 Noted 08/03/80 - on 05.05 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51592 59615 59627 51605 Noted 11/04/80 - on 16.47 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51592 59612 59627 51605 Noted 09/05/80 - on 13.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51592 59612 59627 51605 Noted 12/05/80 - on 15.38 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51592 59612 59627 51605 Noted 13/05/80 - on a St. Pancras – Bedford service3
51597 59612 59627 51648 Noted 30/05/80 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood3
51643 59612 59627 51645 Noted 10/06/80 - on 01.54 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51642 59612 59627 51643 Noted 03/07/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51597 59612 59627 51643 Noted 12/08/80 - on 16.47 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51637 59612 59627 51649 Noted 22/09/80 - on 17.59 Cricklewood – Kentish Town3
51613 59612 59627 51637 Noted 30/10/80 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51593 59612 59627 51612 Noted 22/01/81 - on 2H15 19.05 St Pancras – Luton3
51597 59589 59627 51648 Noted 21/05/81 - on 2G02 03.20 St Pancras – Bedford (staff)3
51597 59589 59627 51648 Noted 27/05/81 - on 2C60 22.40 Bedford – St Pancras3
51597 59589 59627 51648 Noted 30/05/81 - on 2G02 03.20 St Pancras – Bedford (staff)3
51647 59589 59627 51648 Noted 11/06/81 - on 2C57 21.15 Luton – St Pancras3
51612 59596 59627 51648 Noted 20/06/81 - on 2C14 09.15 Luton – St Pancras3
51597 59596 59627 51648 Noted 09/07/81 - on 2H02 06.05 St Pancras – Luton3
51626 59594 59627 51646 Noted 06/09/81 - on 2G04 08.50 St Pancras – Bedford3
51600 59594 59627 51646 Noted 01/10/81 - on 2C61 23.10 Bedford – St Pancras3
51603 59594 59627 51646 Noted 11/10/81 - on 2G06 10.50 St Pancras – Bedford3
51603 59594 59627 51646 Noted 15/10/81 - on 2C02 01.45 Bedford – St Pancras (staff)3
51603 59594 59627 51646 Noted 01/11/81 - on 2C04 07.15 Bedford – St Pancras and 2G10 14.30 St Pancras – Bedford3
51639 59594 59627 51646 Noted 29/11/81 - on 03.11 Bedford – Flitwick3
51639 59594 59627 51646 Noted 06/12/81 - on 2C05 08.15 Bedford – St Pancras and 2G11 15.30 St Pancras – Bedford3
51633 59607 59627 51649 Noted 26/01/82 - on 10.20 Luton – Cricklewood3
51633 59607 59627 51649 Noted 15/02/82 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51622 59607 59627 51630 Noted circa 05/19824
51622 59607 59627 51630 Noted 21/05/82 - on 09.17 Cricklewood – Luton3
51622 59607 59627 51630 Noted 28/05/82 - on 09.19 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51630 59607 59627 51640 Noted 12/06/82 - on 21.15 Mill Hill Broadway – Bedford3
51630 59607 59627 51640 Noted 23/06/82 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51630 59607 59627 51634 Noted 01/11/82 - on 21.54 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51593 59604 59627 51649 Noted 10/11/82 - on 13.00 Luton – Cricklewood and 14.09 Cricklewood – Luton3
51593 59627 59604 51649 Noted circa 12/19824
51593 59604 59627 51649 Noted 02/12/82 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood3
51593 59604 59627 51649 Noted 04/12/82 - on 10.15 Bedford – Luton3
51593 59604 59627 51649 Noted 22/12/82 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51593 59604 59627 51649 Noted 23/12/82 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51612 59604 59627 51646 Noted 04/01/83 - on 13.18 Luton – Bedford3
51612 59604 59627 51646 Noted 08/01/83 - on 06.40 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51612 59604 59627 51646 Noted 25/01/83 - on 20.46 St. Albans – Bedford3
51612 59604 59627 51646 Noted 27/01/83 - on 13.27 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
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
51619 59627 59633 51625 Noted circa 07/19834
TS537 51130 59627 53108 Noted circa 03/19844
TS537 51130 59627 51143 Noted circa 04/19844
TS537 51130 59627 51143 Noted circa 10/19844
TS537 55012 59627 51143 Noted circa 02/19854
TS515 53067 59627 53103 Noted circa 09/19854
TS515 53067 59627 53103 Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS515 53067 59627 53913 Formation change - TS - circa Oct-86 - 53913 (ex-TS500) replaces 53103 (to TS500)
51662 59627 53100 Noted 23/04/1987 - at Birmingham New Street5
TS804 51662 59627 59597 53100 Noted 17/06/19874
T804 51662 59627 59597 53100 Listed at TS - Jul-87

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Phil Shatford
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton

Images:

Class 127 DMU at Snailwell

21st February 1992

Class 127 centre car M59627 at Snailwell on February 21, 1992. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 25th June 1976

This is probably 51593 + 59613 + 59627 + 51638 at Luton following the collision on 25th June 1976. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: September 1984

Set number: TS537

Class 116 unit TS537 of Tyseley depot and carrying "WM" branding on the front (believed to comprise vehicles 51130 + 59627 + 51143) pausing at Solihull station on a September evening in 1984 on a local service to Leamington Spa. Bob Belcher.

DMU

Date: September 1984

The rainbow provides a clue as to what is coming as a class 116 unit (believed to comprise vehicles 51143 + 59627 + 51130) leaves Warwick station for Leamington Spa on what until then had been a sunny evening in September 1984. Bob Belcher.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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