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Vehicle 59638

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 51629 during the unknown period are:

03/10/59 New to 14A (Cricklewood) - also noted as transferred to 14A in Jan-60 so may have initially been stored at Chaddesden or Friargate?

Then the allocations for 59638 are:

17/07/83 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
13/05/88 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley)

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 24/06/1983 released in blue/grey livery

59638 was involved in the following incident:

A badly wrecked Class 127 TSL - probably M59618, and DMBS M51602, following the Luton collision on June 25, 1976.

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 Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51629 59608 59638 51630 As delivered to 14A - 3rd October 1959 - also noted as transferred to 14A in Jan-60 so may have initially been stored at Chaddesden or Friargate?
51604 59606 59638 51641 Noted end Dec-66 - at St Pancras power cars in blue centre cars in green
51645 59589 59638 51650 Noted 07/01/78 - passing Cricklewood1
51633 59590 59638 51638 Noted 03/01/79 - on 07.34 Bedford – St. Pancras2
51608 59609 59638 51624 Noted 02/02/79 - on 13.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51608 59609 59638 51616 Noted 23/02/79 - on 14.03 Luton – Cricklewood2
51596 59615 59638 51607 Noted 04/04/79 - on 19.49 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51607 59615 59638 51610 Noted 14/04/79 - on 11.15 Luton – Cricklewood2
51610 59615 59638 51626 Noted 07/05/79 - on 12.00 Bedford – Luton with 51596 + 59590 + 59647 + 516052
51610 59615 59638 51626 Noted 08/05/79 - on 14.00 Bedford – Luton2
51598 59606 59638 51647 Noted 15/05/79 - on 11.09 Cricklewood – Luton2
51597 59615 59638 51623 Noted 02/06/79 - on 09.22 Cricklewood – Luton2
51606 59615 59638 51613 Noted 12/06/79 - on 01.40 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51613 59615 59638 51636 Noted 14/06/79 - on 11.09 Cricklewood – Luton2
51606 59615 59638 51613 Noted 15/06/79 - on 01.40 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51611 59609 59638 51639 Noted 02/03/80 - on 08.20 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51611 59609 59638 51639 Noted 06/03/80 - on 05.05 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51611 59598 59638 51620 Noted 30/03/80 - on 04.35 Bedford – Cricklewood and 12.02 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51614 59598 59638 51630 Noted 19/04/80 - on 22.23 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51614 59598 59638 51630 Noted 06/05/80 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51614 59598 59638 51630 Noted 10/05/80 - on 11.05 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51614 59598 59638 51630 Noted 19/05/80 - on 09.02 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51614 59598 59638 51630 Noted 27/05/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton2
51614 59598 59638 51630 Noted 24/06/80 - on 13.43 Elstree – Bedford2
51614 59598 59638 51630 Noted 27/06/80 - on 11.09 Cricklewood – Luton2
51593 59598 59638 51630 Noted 07/07/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton2
51623 59611 59638 51649 Noted 17/11/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51592 59611 59638 51644 Noted 06/01/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St. Pancras – Luton2
51592 59611 59638 51644 Noted 17/01/81 - on 2H06 11.05 St Pancras – Luton2
51592 59611 59638 51644 Noted 21/01/81 - on 2H09 12.57 St Pancras – Luton, 2C41 14.00 Luton – St. Pancras and 2G14 15.38 St. Pancras – Bedford2
51592 59611 59638 51644 Noted 30/01/81 - on 2H08 11.57 St Pancras – Luton2
51592 59611 59638 51638 Noted 19/02/81 - on 2K05 17.44 St. Pancras – St Albans2
51592 59611 59638 51638 Noted 08/03/81 - on 2G03 08.15 St Pancras – Bedford2
51592 59611 59638 51638 Noted 13/03/81 - on 2C21 08.11 St Albans – St Pancras2
51595 59611 59638 51625 Noted 20/03/81 - on 14.00 2C42 Bedford – St Pancras2
51595 59611 59638 51625 Noted 24/03/81 - on 2G03 05.35 St Pancras – Bedford2
51595 59611 59638 51625 Noted 28/03/81 - on 2C03 02.30 Bedford – St Pancras (staff)2
51625 59611 59638 51636 Noted 01/04/81 - on 2G02 03.20 St Pancras – Bedford (staff) and 2C57 21.15 Luton – St Pancras2
51625 59611 59638 51636 Noted 10/04/81 - on 2C03 02.30 Bedford – St Pancras (staff)2
51642 59611 59638 51643 Noted 11/05/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St. Pancras – Luton2
51615 59611 59638 51633 Noted 29/06/81 - on 2C42 14.00 Bedford – St Pancras2
51615 59611 59638 51633 Noted 30/06/81 - on 2C42 14.00 Bedford – St Pancras2
51615 59611 59638 51633 Noted 17/07/81 - on 2G02 03.20 St Pancras – Bedford2
51615 59611 59638 51633 Noted 21/07/81 - on 2H13 16.29 St Pancras – Luton and 5G24 17.25 Luton – St. Pancras (ECS for part of 2G24 18.27 Bedford)2
51616 59611 59638 51638 Noted 02/09/81 - on 5C05 02.58 Cricklewood CS – Luton ECS, 2C05 04.00 Luton – St Pancras (staff) and 2G03 05.35 St Pancras – Bedford2
51608 59597 59638 51618 Noted 02/10/81 - on 2C60 22.40 Bedford – St Pancras2
51608 59597 59638 51619 Noted 08/10/81 - on 2C39 13.00 Luton – St Pancras and 14.27 St Pancras – Bedford2
51648 59597 59638 51649 Noted 05/11/81 - on early evening St Pancras - Bedford service2
51648 59597 59638 51649 Noted 08/11/81 - on 2C05 08.15 Bedford – St Pancras2
51605 59597 59638 51648 Noted 03/01/82 - on 18.52 Cricklewood – St. Albans2
51597 59597 59638 51648 Noted 25/01/82 - on 10.20 Luton – Cricklewood2
51640 59605 59638 51644 Noted 15/04/82 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Luton2
51634 59605 59638 51644 Noted circa 05/19823
51634 59605 59638 51644 Noted 07/05/82 - on 08.31 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51623 59605 59638 51644 Noted 11/06/82 - on 09.19 Cricklewood – Luton2
51623 59605 59638 51644 Noted 18/06/82 - on 15.00 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51599 59605 59638 51644 Noted 23/06/82 - on 08.01 Luton – Bedford2
51603 59603 59638 51625 Noted 05/08/82 - on 18.25 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51603 59605 59638 51623 Noted 16/08/82 - on 22.40 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51603 59605 59638 51623 Noted 20/08/82 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood2
51603 59605 59638 51623 Noted 05/09/82 - on 06.20 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51603 59605 59638 51623 Noted 21/09/82 - on 09.23 Luton – Bedford2
51603 59638 59605 51623 Noted circa 10/19823
51610 59602 59638 51623 Noted 27/10/82 - on 13.00 Luton – Cricklewood2
51610 59638 59602 51623 Noted circa 11/19823
51610 59602 59638 51623 Noted 10/11/82 - on 15.00 Luton – St. Pancras, 16.40 St. Pancras – Bedford and 21.07 Cricklewood – Luton2
51623 59602 59638 51637 Noted 22/12/82 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51595 59612 59638 51637 Noted 30/12/82 - on 15.00 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51595 59612 59638 51637 Noted circa 01/19833
51595 59612 59638 51637 Noted 26/01/83 - on 13.27 St. Pancras – Cricklewood 2
51595 59612 59638 51637 Noted circa 02/19833
51595 59612 59638 51637 Noted 15/02/83 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51626 59612 59638 51637 Noted circa 03/19833
51620 59612 59638 51648 Noted 31/03/83 - on 09.11 Mill Hill Broadway – Cricklewood2
51606 59612 59638 51648 Noted 07/04/83 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood2
TS516 53074 59638 53923 Noted circa 09/19833
TS516 53074 59638 53110 Noted circa 10/19833
TS516 53074 59638 53110 Noted 10/02/1984 - at Birmingham New Street 1
TS516 53074 59638 53110 Noted circa 05/19843
TS516 53074 59638 53110 Noted circa 10/19843
TS505 53065 59638 53094 Noted circa 10/19843
TS505 53065 59638 53094 Noted circa 12/19843
TS505 53065 59638 53094 Noted circa 02/19863
TS505 53065 59638 53094 Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS505 53065 59638 53094 Noted 27/06/19873
T505 53065 59638 53094 Listed at TS - Jul-87
TS505 53065 59638 53094 Noted 24/07/19873
T505 55012 59638 53121 Formation change - TS - Aug-87

Formation Sources
1: Martin Lumley
2: Phil Shatford
3: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 127 DMU at Vic Berrys

April 1988

Class 127 TS M59638 in Vic Berry's scrapyard, April 1988. Malcolm Clements.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 24th May 1986

Set number: TS505

Class 116/127 DMU set TS505 (53094 + 59638 + 53066) stabled at Leicester on 24 May 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 26th November 1986

Set number: TS505

First generation DMUs were not common on the line between Coventry and Birmingham New Street and this is possibly my only such shot. The train is showing "Special" on its cab panel and that it the only information I have about it. The unit is TS505 (presumably 53094 + 59638 + 53066), a class 116 set with a class 127 centre car, passing the car park at Berkswell station on 26 November 1986. The picture was taken using a Ricoh compact camera with automatic exposure on Ilford FP4 film and it appears that the poor light was almost a bit too much for the asa 125 rating. The front of the cab seems to have gained a dent at some point Peter Tandy.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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