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Vehicle 59765

Class 124

Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Trans Pennine
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Lot Number: 30605
Diagram: 573

Allocations

06/07/60	New to	55H (Neville Hill)
4w/e 25/03/67	Transferred to	50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
May-73	Depot code change	BG
20/05/84	Withdrawn from	BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

51951	51968	59774	59765	51969	51952	As delivered to 55H - 6th July 1960
51959	51984	59765	59777	51969	51966	Noted 15/08/1970¹
51960	51978	59765	51975	51965		Noted 31/10/1972 - at Manchester Victoria¹
51952	51976	59765	51979	51955		Noted 13/04/73 - on 1450 Manchester Victoria - York
51958	51984	59765	59776	51982		Noted 29/08/1974 - at Liverpool Lime Street sixth vehicle not recorded¹
51964	51984	59765	59776	51982	51965	Noted 29/08/74 - in Hull Paragon²
51958	51970	59765	59776	51992	51964	Noted 04/09/74 - in Liverpool Lime Street²
51951	51971	59777	59765	51969	51953	Noted 06/01/75 - at Selby²
51954	59765	51983	51967			Noted 20/11/75 - at Brough³
51954	51978	59765	51983	51967		Noted 22/11/75 - at Hull³
51955	51981	59765	51968	51961		Noted 28/02/76 - at York²
51955	51969	59765	51964			Noted 24/12/76 - on 11:47 Hull-Liverpool³
51958	51978	59765	51964			Noted 04/01/78
51966	51982	59765	51960			Noted 14/07/1979⁴
51962	59765	51981	51960			Noted 05/04/1980⁴
51962	59765	51981	51960			Noted 07/04/1980⁴
51962	59765	51981	51960			Noted 08/04/1980⁴
51962	59765	51981	51960			Noted 11/04/1980⁴
51965	59765	51979	51955			Noted 19/07/1980⁴
51962	59765	51969	51958			Noted 01/11/1980⁴
52087	59767	59765	51964			Noted 20/09/81
52087	59822	59765	51967			Noted circa 09/1983⁴
52102	59765	59838	51954			Noted 18/02/1984⁴
51953	59835	59765	51958			Noted circa 05/1984⁴

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Gerald Brown
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Eddie Knorn

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: circa July 1960

An official image (probably NER publicity) showing a brand new Trans-Pennine DMU. E51951 is closest, presumably with 51968 + 59774 + 59765 + 51969 also visible, and the location seems to be Neville Hill depot where they were first allocated. British Railways.

Date: circa July 1960

An official image (probably NER publicity) showing a brand new Trans-Pennine DMU. E51951 is closest, presumably with 51968 + 59774 + 59765 + 51969 + 51952, and the location seems to be Neville Hill depot where they were first allocated. British Railways.

Date: 24th December 1976

A class 124, by now reduced to four cars just (51955/51969/59765/51964), approaches Brough on Christmas Eve 1976 on a TransPennine working, the 11.47 Hull to Liverpool Lime St. Leonard Rogers.

Date: 12th September 1981

In happy days when Selby was on the ECML and Deltics still roamed freely, a Swindon built 'Inter-City' Class 123 Motor Brake Second (MBS) E52087 was bringing-up the rear of a Manchester Piccadilly to Hull service, awaiting departure from Selby on September 12th 1981. The former Western Region car had become part of a Class 123/124 'Transpennine' set allocated to Hull Botanic Gardens. The full four-car formation being E52087 (123), E59767 (124), E59765 (124) & E51964 (124). Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 20th September 1981

On arrival at Sheffield, I made my way to the other end of my unit and found the leading car was a genuine Trans-Pennine beast. The full set formation was : E51964 (seen here) + E59765 + E59767 + E52087. What a sad state E51964 presents here, it reminds me of a WD 2-8-0 in the final days of steam. These units ran in pristine condition in the early years. I do recall to this day though, the comfortable ride I enjoyed that day. 20/9/81. Gerard Fletcher.

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