Vehicle 59641

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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: 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 51635 during the unknown period are:

31/10/59	New to	Derby Friargate	- stabled pending allocation
4w/e 30/01/60	Transferred to	14A (Cricklewood)

Then the allocations for 59641 are:

10/06/84	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
17/09/93	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
20/09/93	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

Modifications

Jul-87 - Gangway(s) fitted

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 23/09/1983 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51635	59611	59641	51636					As delivered to Derby Friargate - 31st October 1959 - stabled pending allocation
	51624	59616	59641	51625					Noted 24/07/76 - on 18.10 Bedford – St. Pancras1
	51624	59594	59641	51625					Noted 19/02/79 - on 13.00 Bedford – Luton1
	51624	59594	59641	51625					Noted 02/03/79 - on 11.15 Luton – Bedford with 51604 + 59610 + 59627 + 516231
	51624	59594	59641	51625					Noted 12/03/79 - on 09.17 Cricklewood – Luton with 51633 + 59616 + 59637 + 516501
	51624	59594	59641	51625					Noted 13/03/79 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – Luton1
	51624	59594	59641	51625					Noted 21/03/79 - on 03.30 Cricklewood – Bedford1
	51624	59594	59641	51625					Noted 02/04/79 - on 17.03 St. Pancras – Cricklewood1
	51624	59594	59641	51625					Noted 03/04/79 - on 20.07 Cricklewood – St. Albans1
	51624	59594	59641	51625					Noted 17/04/79 - on 16.47 Bedford – Cricklewood1
	51607	59594	59641	51624					Noted 28/04/79 - on 17.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51603 + 59597 + 59636 + 516171
	51607	59594	59641	51624					Noted 30/04/79 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood1
	51607	59594	59641	51624					Noted 03/05/79 - on 09.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood1
	51607	59594	59641	51624					Noted 05/05/79 - on 07.45 Bedford – Cricklewood with 51598 + 59610 + 59622 + 516081
	51607	59594	59641	51624					Noted 09/05/79 - on 15.03 Luton – Cricklewood1
	51607	59594	59641	51630					Noted 03/06/79 - on 22.32 Cricklewood – Bedford1
	51607	59594	59641	51630					Noted 05/06/79 - on 18.22 Luton – Cricklewood1
	51610	59594	59641	51619					Noted 10/07/79 - on 12.00 Bedford – Luton1
	51610	59594	59641	51613					Noted 14th July 1979
	51639	59608	59641	51642					Noted 12/10/79 - on 20.20 Cricklewood – Luton1
	51639	59608	59641	51642					Noted 14/10/79 - on 16.20 Bedford – Cricklewood1
	51639	59608	59641	51642					Noted 23/10/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood1
	51603	59604	59641	51614					Noted 29/11/79 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood1
	51603	59604	59641	51614					Noted 04/01/80 - on a Bedford – Cricklewood working1
	51592	59604	59641	51635					Noted 15/01/80 - on 19.17 Cricklewood – Luton1
	51604	59604	59641	51644					Noted 13/02/80 - on 19.38 Luton – Bedford1
	51628	59604	59641	51644					Noted 25/02/80 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford1
	51628	59604	59641	51644					Noted 02/03/80 - on 10.06 Cricklewood – St. Albans1
	51598	59613	59641	51644					Noted 01/07/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood1
	51593	59613	59641	51621					Noted 16/07/80 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood1
	51593	59613	59641	51621					Noted 24/07/80 - on 19.25 Luton – Cricklewood1
	51618	59613	59641	51636					Noted 05/10/80 - on 13.27 Flitwick – Cricklewood1
	51614	59592	59641	51647					Noted 31/01/81 - on 2C12 07.45 Bedford – St Pancras1
	51614	59592	59641	51633					Noted 29/03/81 - on 2C14 16.20 Bedford – St Pancras1
	51614	59592	59641	51633					Noted 30/03/81 - on 2C57 21.15 Luton – St Pancras1
	51604	59592	59641	51614					Noted 11/04/81 - on 2G12 12.05 St Pancras – Bedford1
	51604	59592	59641	51646					Noted 10/05/81 - on 2G07 11.50 St Pancras – Bedford1
	51617	59592	59641	51620					Noted 19/05/81 - on 2G02 03.20 St Pancras – Bedford (staff) and 2C57 21.15 Luton – St Pancras1
	51620	59592	59641	51650					Noted 29/05/81 - on 2C56 20.10 Bedford – St Pancras1
	51620	59592	59641	51650					Noted 03/06/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St Pancras – Luton1
	51620	59592	59641	51640					Noted 09/06/81 - on 2C55 20.15 Luton – St Pancras1
	51620	59592	59641	51640					Noted 10/06/81 - on 2C55 20.15 Luton – St Pancras1
	51620	59592	59641	51640					Noted 14/06/81 - on 2C19 20.50 Bedford – St Pancras1
	51620	59592	59641	51640					Noted 21/06/81 - on 2C05 08.15 Bedford – St Pancras1
	51598	59592	59641	51623					Noted 01/07/81 - on 2C42 14.00 Bedford – St Pancras1
	51598	59592	59641	51623					Noted 02/08/81 - on 08.27 Cricklewood – St. Pancras1
	51598	59592	59641	51623					Noted 13/07/81 - on 2C57 21.15 Luton – St Pancras1
	51598	59592	59641	51623					Noted 23/07/81 - on 2G15 16.42 St Pancras – Bedford1
	51598	59592	59641	51623					Noted 26/07/81 - on 2G05 09.50 St Pancras – Bedford1
	51598	59592	59641	51623					Noted 31/07/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St Pancras – Luton1
	51598	59592	59641	51623					Noted 02/08/81 - on 2C04 07.15 Bedford - St Pancras1
	51591	59608	59641	51614					Noted 12/10/81 - on 2C03 02.30 Bedford – St Pancras (staff)1
	51614	59608	59641	51636					Noted 30/10/81 - on 16.59 Cricklewood – St. Pancras1
	51605	59608	59641	51614					Noted 01/02/82 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood1
	51605	59608	59641	51614					Noted 23/02/82 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood1
	51613	59608	59641	51623					Noted 26/03/82 - on 11.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood1
	51613	59608	59641	51620					Noted 07/05/82 - on 09.15 Cricklewood – Luton1
	51606	59608	59641	51620					Noted 31/05/82 - on 07.28 Bedford – St. Pancras1
	51606	59608	59641	51620					Noted 11/06/82 - on 10.16 Luton – Bedford1
	51606	59608	59641	51620					Noted 18/06/82 - on 15.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras1
	51606	59608	59641	51620					Noted 10/08/82 - on 13.36 Cricklewood – Bedford1
	51595	59608	59641	51620					Noted 21/08/82 - on 20.45 Luton – Cricklewood1
	51595	59608	59641	51620					Noted 23/08/82 - on 07.44 St. Pancras – Harpenden and 08.48 Harpenden – St. Pancras1
	51595	59608	59641	51620					Noted 13/09/82 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood1
	51595	59608	59641	51620					Noted 19/09/82 - on 20.40 Bedford – Cricklewood1
	51593	59608	59641	51618					Noted 27/10/82 - on 22.14 Luton – Bedford1
	51616	59608	59641	51648					Noted 26/11/82 - on 04.13 St. Pancras – Cricklewood, 04.29 Cricklewood – St. Pancras, 04.55 St. Pancras – Luton and 06.30 Luton – Cricklewood1
	51616	59608	59641	51648					Noted 02/12/82 - on 18.18 Cricklewood – Luton1
	51616	59608	59641	51648					Noted 04/12/82 - on 17.17 Cricklewood – St. Pancras and 18.00 St. Pancras – Luton1
	51596	59637	59641	51614					Noted circa 01/19832
	51596	59637	59641	51614					Noted 05/01/83 - on 12.09 Cricklewood – Luton (no TSL)1
	51614	59637	59641	51630					Noted 17/01/83 - on 13.18 Luton – Bedford (no TSL)1
	51614	59637	59641	51630					Noted 26/01/83 - on 20.46 St. Albans – Bedford (No TSL)1
	51614	59637	59641	51630					Noted 27/01/83 - on 20.17 Cricklewood – St. Albans (no TSL)1
	51614	59637	59641	51630					Noted 17/02/83 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford (no TSL)1
	51608	59600	59641	51649					Noted 27/04/83 - on 02.06 Cricklewood – Bedford1
	51608	59600	59641	51649					Noted 02/05/83 - on 13.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras1
TS523	53055	59641	53116						Noted circa 02/19842
TS541	53835	59641	53888						Noted circa 03/19842
TS541	53835	59641	53888						Noted circa 10/19842
TS541	53835	59641	53888						Noted circa 05/19852
TS536	53833	59641	53098						Noted circa 03/19862
TS509	53833	59641	53098						Noted circa 05/19862
TS509	53833	59641	53098						Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS599	51860	59641	51892						Noted circa 04/19872
T403	51852	59641	59616	53106					Noted 24/07/19872
	51852	59641	59616	53106					Noted 04/10/87 - on 15:23 Barnt Green - Four Oaks3
	51852	59641	59616	53106					Noted 04/10/87 - on 16:22 Four Oaks - Barnt Green3
T403	51852	59641	59616	53106					Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T403	51852	59641	59616	53106					Noted circa 05/19882
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 depot4
T403	51852	59641	59616	53106					Listed at TS - mid May-90
T403	51852	59674	59641	53106					Noted circa 10/19902
T403	51852	59641	59589	53106					Listed at TS - Jul-91
T403	51852	59641	53106						Listed at TS - Aug-91
T403	51852	59641	59674	53106					Listed at TS - Aug-91
T414	51880	59674	59641	53822					Listed at TS - Dec-91
	51880	59641	59674	53822					Noted 14/12/915
T414	51880	59641	59674	53921					Noted circa 01/19922
T414	51880	59641	59674	53921					Noted 13/06/92 - on 10:18 Lichfield TV - Redditch
T414	51880	59641	59674	53921					Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T414	51880	59641	59670	53921					Noted 01/08/92
T414	51880	59641	59670	53921					Noted circa 09/19922
T414	51880	59641	59674	53921					Listed at TS - 24/09/92
T414	51880	59641	59335	53921					Listed at TS - November 1992
T414	51880	59641	59734	53921					Listed at TS - 10/12/92

Formation Sources
1: Phil Shatford
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Martin Baumann
4: Jeremy Goodyear
5: Graeme Phillips

Images:

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1st September 1991

Class 127 TS M59641 at Doncaster with overhauled bogies on 1 September 1991. Dave Warby.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: circa May 1979

A Class 127 DMU, the vehicles recorded as 51607 + 59594 + 59641 + 51624, is seen at Cricklewood on a Luton service. The slide process date was May 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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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.

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Date: 13th June 1992

Set number: T414

T414 (53921 + 59674 + 59641 + 51880) at Four Oaks, working the 10:18 Lichfield TV - Redditch, 13/6/92. Gazza Prescott.

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Date: 7th April 1993

Set number: T414

T414 M51880 + M59641 + 59734 + 53921, a 115/127/115/116 hybrid set, at New Street on the 09:36 to Redditch, 7/4/93. Kevin Dowd.

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Date: 6th July 1993

Set number: T414

53921 leads set T414 (53921/59592/59641/51880 on this day) waiting to form the 17.35 to Redditch at New St on 6/7/93. Leonard Rogers.