Vehicle 59643

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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 51639 during the unknown period are:

14/11/59	New to	Derby Friargate	- stabled pending allocation
Dec-59	Transferred to	14A (Cricklewood)

Then the allocations for 59643 are:

08/11/83	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
13/04/92	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) RDTS

Modifications

Aug-87 - Gangway(s) fitted - from BX

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 02/11/1983 released in blue/grey livery

59643 was involved in the following incident:

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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.

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Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51639	59613	59643	51640					As delivered to Derby Friargate - 14th November 1959 - stabled pending allocation
	51611	59594	59643	51613					Noted 18/03/74 - in St Pancras1
	51635	59643	59594	51646					Noted 25/08/74 - at Cricklewood1
	51591	59594	59643	51633					Noted 08/09/78 - on 09.10 Bedford – St. Pancras2
	51604	59602	59643	51616					Noted 13/01/79 - on 05.45 Kettering – St. Pancras2
	51604	59602	59643	51616					Noted 19/01/79 - on 07.09 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
	51604	59591	59643	51618					Noted 05/03/80 - on 05.05 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51604	59591	59643	51618					Noted 15/03/80 - on 02.05 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51607	59616	59643	51621					Noted 17/03/80 - on 12.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
	51604	59591	59643	51618					Noted 20/03/80 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
	51604	59591	59643	51618					Noted 09/04/80 - on 16.47 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51604	59591	59643	51618					Noted 20/04/80 - on 06.42 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51604	59591	59643	51618					Noted 29/04/80 - on 21.10 Bedford – Luton2
	51597	59591	59643	51645					Noted 10/05/80 - on 05.05 Bedford – St. Albans2
	51606	59593	59643	51624					Noted 18/06/80 - on 13.50 Cricklewood – St. Pancras and 15.00 St. Pancras – Kentish Town2
	51606	59593	59643	51624					Noted 19/06/80 - on 18.57 St. Albans – Bedford2
	51606	59593	59643	51624					Noted 24/06/80 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Elstree2
	51606	59593	59643	51624					Noted 30/06/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
	51606	59593	59643	51624					Noted 07/07/80 - on 22.12 Luton – Bedford2
	51610	59593	59643	51624					Noted 19/07/80 - on 12.17 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51610	59593	59643	51624					Noted 25/07/80 - on 19.25 Luton – Cricklewood2
	51598	59593	59643	51616					Noted 27/08/80 - on 19.37 St. Pancras – Bedford2
	51598	59593	59643	51616					Noted 03/09/80 - on 09.10 Bedford – St. Pancras, 11.57 St. Pancras – Luton, 13.00 Luton – Cricklewood and 15.16 Luton – Bedford2
	51593	59606	59643	51627					Noted 05/11/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51606	59593	59643	51627					Noted 14/11/80 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood2
	51606	59593	59643	51627					Noted 15/11/80 - on 12.50 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51614	59606	59643	51615					Noted 26/11/80 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51614	59606	59643	51615					Noted 03/12/80 - on 10.16 Luton – Bedford2
	51640	59590	59643	51648					Noted 05/02/81 - on 2G31 23.15 St Pancras – Bedford2
	51640	59590	59643	51648					Noted 15/02/81 - on 2C18 19.50 Bedford – St Pancras2
	51640	59590	59643	51648					Noted 25/02/81 - on 2C14 07.30 St. Albans – St Pancras2
	51640	59590	59643	51648					Noted 01/03/81 - on 16.20 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51640	59590	59643	51648					Noted 03/03/81 - on a Cricklewood – Bedford working2
	51640	59590	59643	51648					Noted 06/03/81 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood2
	51640	59590	59643	51648					Noted 16/03/81 - on 21.54 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
	51640	59590	59643	51648					Noted 22/03/81 - on 10.21 Radlett – Bedford2
	51623	59590	59643	51635					Noted 24/04/81 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51623	59590	59643	51635					Noted 25/04/81 - on 11.17 Cricklewood – St. Albans2
	51623	59590	59643	51635					Noted 26/04/81 - on 19.50 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51623	59590	59643	51633					Noted 11/05/81 - on 22.07 Cricklewood – Luton2
	51610	59590	59643	51635					Noted 18/06/81 - on 16.31 Luton – Bedford2
	51610	59590	59643	51635					Noted 05/08/81 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51610	59590	59643	51635					Noted 10/08/81 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51625	59590	59643	51635					Noted 03/09/81 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51625	59590	59643	51635					Noted 04/09/81 - on 02.58 Cricklewood – Luton2
	51625	59590	59643	51635					Noted 04/09/81 - on 04.00 Luton – St. Pancras and 05.35 St. Pancras – Bedford2
	51625	59590	59643	51640					Noted 07/10/81 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51625	59590	59643	51628					Noted 24/10/81 - on 21.45 Luton – Cricklewood2
	51625	59590	59643	51628					Noted 06/11/81 - on 15.00 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
	51625	59590	59643	51628					Noted 15/11/81 - on 03.11 Bedford – Flitwick2
	51592	59590	59643	51639					Noted 22/02/82 - on 21.20 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
	51592	59590	59643	51639					Noted 23/02/82 - on 21.20 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
	51600	59592	59643	51627					Noted 04/04/82 - on 18.52 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51600	59592	59643	51627					Noted 05/04/82 - on 09.14 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
	51591	59592	59643	51600					Noted 25/04/82 - on 10.22 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
	51600	59643	59592	51628					Noted circa 05/19823
	51591	59592	59643	51600					Noted 21/05/82 - on 10.16 Luton – Bedford2
	51600	59592	59643	51634					Noted 08/06/82 - on 11.36 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51600	59592	59643	51637					Noted 20/06/82 - on 06.42 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51592	59614	59643	51650					Noted 15/09/82 - on 22.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
	51592	59614	59643	51650					Noted 19/09/82 - on 06.42 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51615	59628	59643	51628					Noted circa 10/19823
	51592	59598	59643	51626					Noted circa 11/19823
	51615	59598	59643	51628					Noted 04/11/82 - on 15.00 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
	51615	59598	59643	51628					Noted 05/11/82 - on 21.54 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
	51615	59598	59643	51628					Noted 11/11/82 - on 13.00 Luton – Cricklewood and 14.09 Cricklewood – Luton2
	51592	59598	59643	51626					Noted 23/11/82 - on 22.32 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
	51592	59598	59643	51600					Noted 17/12/82 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51592	59598	59643	51600					Noted circa 01/19833
	51592	59598	59643	51600					Noted 05/01/83 - on 13.18 Luton – Bedford2
	51592	59598	59643	51600					Noted 06/01/83 - on 07.56 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51592	59598	59643	51600					Noted 12/01/83 - on 02.06 Cricklewood – Bedford and 20.55 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
	51600	59598	59643	51610					Noted 26/01/83 - on 20.17 Cricklewood – St. Albans2
	51600	59643	59598	51610					Noted circa 02/19833
	51627	59598	59643	51645					Noted circa 02/19833
	51600	59598	59643	51610					Noted 07/02/83 - on 10.16 Luton – Bedford2
	51627	59598	59643	51645					Noted 16/02/83 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51627	59598	59643	51645					Noted 24/02/83 - on 02.06 Cricklewood – Bedford2
	51627	59598	59643	51645					Noted 25/02/83 - on 02.06 Cricklewood – Bedford and 16.50 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
	51627	59598	59643	51645					Noted 11/03/83 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51593	59598	59643	51626					Noted 14/04/83 - on 21.54 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
	51593	59598	59643	51626					Noted 18/04/83 - on 04.25 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51593	59598	59643	51626					Noted 24/04/83 - on 16.20 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51646	59603	59643	51611					Noted circa 05/19833
	51608	59606	59643	51646					Noted 11/06/83 - on 05.05 Bedford – Cricklewood2
	51608	59606	59643	51646					Noted 16/06/83 - on 20.12 Cricklewood – St. Albans2
	51608	59606	59643	51646					Noted 26/06/83 - on 09.35 St. Pancras – Bedford2
	51646	59606	59643	51592					Noted circa 08/19833
TS510	53067	59643	53093						Noted circa 03/19843
TS505	53065	59643	53094						Noted circa 04/19843
TS505	53065	59643	53094						Noted circa 06/19843
TS523	53075	59643	53903						Noted circa 01/19853
TS523	53075	59643	53903						Noted circa 10/19853
TS523	53075	59643	53903						Noted circa 02/19863
TS523	53075	59643	53903						Noted circa 03/19863
TS523	53075	59643	53903						Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS823	51892	59643	59625	53885					Noted 23/05/87 - at Norwich strengthened by 51362 + 59514 + 51404 (L424) on a Birmingham N St - Norwich service1
T418	51880	59611	59643	53116					Formation change - TS - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 59611, 59643, 53116 added
T418	51880	59643	59611	53116					Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T418	51880	59643	59611	53116					Noted 02/07/88 - at Norwich1
T418	51880	59611	59643	53116					Noted circa 05/19893
T418	51880	59643	59611	53116					Listed at TS - 01/09/89
spare	59643								Listed at TS - 01/12/89
spare	59643								Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot4
T418	59643								Listed at TS - mid May-90
T408	51859	59643	59617	53902					Noted circa 12/19903
L408	51859	59643	59617	53902					Noted 19/03/91 - in Banbury area5
T408	51859	59643	59617	53902					Noted circa 05/19913
T408	51859	59643	59617	53902					Listed at TS - Jul-91
T408	51859	59643	59617	53902					Listed at TS - Aug-91
T408	51859	59643	59617	53902					Listed at TS - Dec-91
	51859	59643	59617	53902					Noted 14/12/916
T408	51859	59643	59617	53902					Noted circa 01/19923

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Phil Shatford
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Jeremy Goodyear
5: Aaron Calder
6: Graeme Phillips

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 2nd July 1988

Set number: T418

Class 115/127 set T418 51880 + 59643 + 59611 seen on Ely West curve with the 10.20 Yarmouth to Birmingham on 2nd July 1988. Nicholas Youngman.

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Date: 3rd November 1990

Set number: T408

Longbridge station was heavily shadowed on 3 November 1990 as hybrid set T408 (51859 + 59643 + 59617 + 53902) left on the final part of its journey to Redditch on the Birmingham Cross City line. Having a 20 minute frequency throughout the day the line was interesting for anyone wanting to photograph first generation DMUs with many different classes of vehicle appearing as Tyseley depot struggled to keep enough sets in service. Peter Tandy.