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Vehicle 59631

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 51615 during the unknown period are:

29/08/59 New to Chaddesden - stored pending allocation
3w/e 26/09/59 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
5w/e 02/01/60 Stored Chaddesden
4w/e 30/01/60 Transfer 14A (Cricklewood)

Then the allocations for 59631 are:

10/06/84 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
27/01/89 Stored CP
06/07/90 Withdrawn from CP PXXZ

59631 was involved in the following incident:

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.

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51615 59601 59631 51616 As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 29th August 1959 - stabled pending allocation
51603 59631 596047 51640 Noted 01/08/1960 - Kettering area1
51626 59631 59593 51647 Noted 09/08/1974 - at St Pancras2
51626 59631 59593 51649 Noted 25/08/74 - at Bedford3
51624 59607 59631 51645 Noted circa 09/19784
51600 59598 59631 51627 Noted 28/12/78 - on 15.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras5
51598 59598 59631 51621 Noted 21/02/79 - on 14.03 Luton – Cricklewood5
51598 59598 59631 51621 Noted 04/03/79 - on 19.52 Cricklewood – Bedford5
51598 59598 59631 51621 Noted 05/03/79 - on 18.22 Luton – Cricklewood5
51598 59598 59631 51621 Noted 14/03/79 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood5
51598 59598 59631 51621 Noted 16/03/79 - on 10.15 Luton – Bedford5
51626 59609 59631 51635 Noted 31/03/79 - on 05.05 Bedford – Cricklewood5
51626 59609 59631 51635 Noted 03/04/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood5
51634 59609 59631 51635 Noted 01/05/79 - on 16.17 Cricklewood – Luton with 51622 + 59616 + 59637 + 516335
51634 59609 59631 51635 Noted 07/05/79 - on 23.22 Cricklewood – Bedford5
51605 59609 59631 51638 Noted 18/05/79 - on 14.09 Cricklewood – Luton5
51605 59609 59631 51638 Noted 20/05/79 - on 10.02 Cricklewood – Harpenden5
51605 59609 59631 51638 Noted 26/05/79 - on 15.15 Luton – Cricklewood5
51605 59609 59631 51612 Noted 28/05/79 - on 12.09 Cricklewood – Luton with 51614 + 59603 + 59629 + 516435
51605 59609 59631 51617 Noted 20/06/79 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford5
51614 59609 59631 51617 Noted 11/07/79 - on 19.17 Cricklewood – St. Albans5
51614 59609 59631 51617 Noted 12/07/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton5
51614 59609 59631 51617 Noted 12/07/79 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Luton5
51614 59609 59631 51617 Noted 13/07/79 - on 17.56 Cricklewood – St. Albans5
51614 59609 59631 51617 Noted 24/08/79 - on 06.47 Cricklewood – Luton and 22.40 Bedford – Cricklewood5
51614 59609 59631 51617 Noted 27/08/79 - on 19.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood5
51603 59609 59631 51637 Noted 06/09/79 - on 05.35 Bedford – Cricklewood5
51619 59609 59631 51624 Noted 16/10/79 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood5
51619 59609 59631 51624 Noted 17/10/79 - on 06.47 Cricklewood – Bedford5
51624 59609 59631 51625 Noted 25/10/79 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford5
51624 59609 59631 51625 Noted 26/10/79 - on 21.25 Luton - Bedford 5
51624 59605 59631 51625 Noted 08/11/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton and 12.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood5
51624 59605 59631 51625 Noted 21/11/79 - on 11.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood5
51599 59605 59631 51625 Noted 08/12/1979 - at St Pancras 6
51600 59605 59631 51618 Noted 06/01/80 - on 18.52 Cricklewood – Bedford5
51611 59593 59631 51623 Noted 28/01/80 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford and 20.07 St. Albans – Bedford5
51623 59593 59631 51638 Noted 13/02/80 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford5
51597 59593 59631 51598 Noted 28/03/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood5
51597 59593 59631 51598 Noted 02/04/80 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood5
51597 59593 59631 51624 Noted 03/05/80 - on 22.16 Cricklewood – St. Pancras 5
51619 59631 59645 51637 Noted 02/09/80 - on 15.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras (no TSL)5
51608 59592 59631 51639 Noted 10/09/80 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood5
51608 59592 59631 51643 Noted 08/10/80 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood5
51608 59592 59631 51643 Noted 17/10/80 - on 16.47 Bedford – Cricklewood5
51608 59592 59631 51643 Noted 28/10/80 - on 03.30 Cricklewood – Bedford5
51608 59592 59631 51643 Noted 09/11/80 - on 11.30 St. Albans – Bedford5
51595 59589 59631 51627 Noted 01/12/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood5
51595 59589 59631 51621 Noted 12/12/80 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood5
51595 59589 59631 51621 Noted 18/12/80 - on 11.16 Luton – Bedford5
51646 59600 59631 51649 Noted 29/01/81 - on 2C37 12.00 Luton – St. Pancras5
51646 59600 59631 51649 Noted 30/01/81 - on 2C14 07.30 St. Albans – St Pancras5
51646 59600 59631 51649 Noted 13/02/81 - on 2G08 09.27 St Pancras – Bedford5
51646 59600 59631 51649 Noted 16/02/81 - on 2C48 16.47 Bedford – St Pancras5
51646 59600 59631 51649 Noted 17/02/81 - on 2G30 22.25 St Pancras – Bedford5
51646 59600 59631 51649 Noted 19/02/81 - on 2C61 23.10 (PN) Bedford – St. Pancras5
51646 59600 59631 51649 Noted 20/02/81 - on 2H15 19.05 St Pancras – Luton5
51646 59610 59631 51649 Noted 07/03/81 - on 2G02 03.20 St Pancras – Bedford (staff)5
51646 59610 59631 51649 Noted 20/03/81 - on 2C56 20.10 Bedford – St Pancras5
51646 59610 59631 51649 Noted 23/03/81 - on 2C45 23.10 Bedford – St Pancras5
51627 59607 59631 51645 Noted 23/06/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St Pancras – Luton5
51627 59607 59631 51645 Noted 30/06/81 - on 2G29 21.25 St Pancras - Bedford (59607 unconfirmed)5
51619 59607 59631 51645 Noted 05/07/81 - on 2C07 09.10 Bedford – St Pancras5
51619 59607 59631 51645 Noted 19/07/81 - on 2G01 06.30 St Pancras – Bedford5
51619 59607 59631 51645 Noted 23/07/81 - on 2H13 16.29 St Pancras – Luton5
51619 59607 59631 51645 Noted 30/07/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St Pancras – Luton5
51619 59607 59631 51645 Noted 03/08/81 - on 2C10 05.45 Kettering – St Pancras5
51615 59607 59631 51619 Noted 03/09/81 - on 2G10 11.27 St Pancras – Bedford5
51615 59607 59631 51619 Noted 4th September 1981
51615 59607 59631 51619 Noted 07/09/81 - on 2C48 16.47 Bedford – St Pancras5
51636 59613 59631 51642 Noted 23/01/82 - on 22.35 Cricklewood – Luton5
51636 59613 59631 51642 Noted 02/02/82 - on 22.34 Cricklewood – Bedford5
51612 59613 59631 51642 Noted 22/02/82 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood5
51614 59591 59631 51638 Noted 18/03/82 - on 09.57 St. Pancras – Kentish Town5
51591 59631 59639 51595 Noted 29/03/82 - on 11.36 Hendon – St. Pancras5
51614 59591 59631 51638 Noted 15/04/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood5
51640 59591 59631 51645 Noted circa 05/19824
51640 59591 59631 51645 Noted 14/05/82 - on 10.16 Luton – Bedford5
51593 59610 59631 51645 Noted 24/06/82 - on 08.01 Luton – Bedford5
51625 59610 59631 51645 Noted 02/08/82 - on 07.54 Cricklewood – St. Pancras5
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 21/08/82 - on 03.30 Cricklewood – Bedford5
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 26/08/82 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – Luton5
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 27/08/82 - on 07.44 St. Pancras – Harpenden and 08.48 Harpenden – Bedford5
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 01/09/82 - on 15.00 Bedford – Luton5
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 01/09/82 - on 22.35 Cricklewood – Bedford5
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 03/09/82 - on 21.35 Cricklewood – Bedford5
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 21/09/82 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood5
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 05/10/82 - on 04.25 Bedford – Cricklewood5
51597 59603 59631 51624 Noted 07/10/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood5
51637 59603 59631 51647 Noted 10/11/82 - on 23.14 Luton – Bedford5
51610 59631 59607 51611 Noted circa 02/19834
51611 59607 59631 51625 Noted 29/03/83 - on 09.11 Mill Hill Broadway – Cricklewood5
51591 59631 59608 51618 Noted circa 05/19834
51613 59602 59631 51618 Noted 14/05/83 - on 21.44 Luton – Bedford5
51613 59602 59631 51618 Noted 19/05/83 - on 20.54 Cricklewood – St. Pancras5
51591 59608 59631 51618 Noted 02/06/83 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford5
51591 59608 59631 51618 Noted 21/06/83 - on 01.45 Bedford – St. Pancras5
TS503 53076 59631 53118 Noted circa 09/19844
TS503 53076 59631 53118 Noted circa 12/19844
TS503 53076 59631 53118 Noted 29/12/1984 - at Birmingham New Street 6
TS503 53076 59631 53118 Noted circa 05/19854
spare 59631 Listed at TS - Aug-85
TS503 53076 59631 53118 Formation change - TS - circa Feb-86 - 59631 replaced 59448
TS503 53076 59631 53118 Noted circa 02/19864
TS503 53076 59631 53118 Noted circa 03/19864
TS503 53076 59631 53118 Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS503 53076 59631 53118 Noted 23/04/1987 - at Birmingham New Street - 59631 in plain rail blue7
53076 59631 53118 Noted 16/05/87 - at Norwich3
TS503 53076 59631 53118 Noted circa 06/19874
T503 53076 59631 53118 Listed at TS - Jul-87

Formation Sources
1: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Phil Shatford
6: Martin Lumley
7: Robert Chilton

Images:

Class 127 DMU at Tyseley

22nd February 1986

Class 127 59631 centre trailer car is seen at Tyseley on 22.02.1986 still in all over BR blue livery. These Class 127 trailers were transferred to Tyseley to replace Class 116 centre cars which still contained asbestos. Andy Cole.

Class 127 DMU at Snailwell

21st February 1992

Class 127 centre car M59631 at Snailwell on February 21, 1992. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 1986

Set number: T503

Most of the suburban passenger trains on the Birmingham Cross City Line were class 116 units but odds and ends turned up from time to time. On this occasion a BR blue centre coach (Class 127 TS 59631), probably one of the few remaining at this time in 1986, made a contrast with the standard blue and grey colour scheme (of presumably 53076 + 53118). I took this slide at Longbridge where most of the trains from either Lichfield or Four Oaks terminated and then crossed over and reversed for the return journey. The British Leyland car factory dominated the background. Following the collapse of BL the whole site was closed and is now a retail park while the railway infrastructure has changed with the advent of OHL electrification going to Redditch and Bromsgrove. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 25th July 1987

Set number: TS503

The 14.13 Longbridge – Lichfield City sets off from Longbridge on its cross-Birmingham journey on 25 July 1987 formed of a class 116 unit comprising vehicles 53076, 59631 and 53118 (closest). The centre vehicle, a class 127 trailer, was one of only a handful of suburban DMUs still to retain its blue livery at this time. Robert28194.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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