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Vehicle 59768

Class 124

BR Diagram 573

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

15/09/60 New to 55H (Neville Hill)
4w/e 25/03/67 Transferred to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
May-73Depot code changeBG
20/05/84 Withdrawn from BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51957 51974 59768 59777 51975 51958 As delivered to 55H - 15th September 1960
51961 51968 51971 59766 59775 59768 51980 51967 Noted 30/08/1964 - enhanced formation for a BR / RERPS Cumbrian Scenic tour
51963 51981 59768 51973 51958 Noted 21/03/1969 - Leeds1
51961 51968 59768 51972 51962 Noted 09/05/1969 - Leeds, working 15.40 Hull to Liverpool service.1
51962 51980 59777 59768 51972 51954 Noted 16/05/1969 - Leeds, on 15.45 Leeds to Liverpool service1
51960 51972 59768 59777 51980 51955 Noted 19/05/1969 - Leeds, on 09.10 Hull to Liverpool service1
51955 51975 59768 59781 51979 51966 Noted 12/12/1969 - Leeds, on 13.00 from Liverpool1
51961 51982 59779 59768 51975 51959 Noted 12/01/1970 - Leeds to Hull service, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
51960 51973 59768 51980 51957 Noted 14/03/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
51951 51969 59768 51958 Noted 29/04/1970 - Leeds, on 12.10 Hull - Liverpool service, recorded by A S Fowkes. Coupled to 51236 - 56394. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
51953 51981 59768 51978 51961 Noted 06/11/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
51959 51979 59776 59768 51972 51960 Noted 25/08/1972 - Hull, on Liverpool service with 50385-561361
51956 51978 59768 51982 51958 Noted 16/04/73 - in Manchester Victoria3
51953 51974 59768 51976 51959 Noted 01/09/74 - at Preston3
51953 51974 59768 51976 51959 Noted 04/09/74 - in Manchester Victoria3
51961 51978 59768 51977 51964 Noted 09/06/19772
51960 51975 59768 51965 Noted 01/04/78 - on 11:10 Liverpool - Hull4
51952 59768 51984 51961 Noted 01/09/19792
51966 59768 51983 51952 Noted 27/10/19792
51952 51983 59768 51958 Noted 10/11/19792
51966 51975 59768 52102 Noted 03/1980 - at Hull Paragon 5
51966 51975 59768 51965 Noted 05/04/19802
51952 51968 59768 52103 Noted 08/06/1980 - on Newton Heath depot 5
51961 59768 51982 52099 Noted 05/05/1981 - at Hull was to form 14:50 to Leeds but was failed before departure, replaced by 52090, 59238, 59821 and 521046
52092 59768 59821 52097 Noted Aug-82 - see image on flickr
51954 59768 59827 52091 Noted circa 09/19822
51952 59768 59835 51966 Noted 10/10/1982 - at Liverpool Lime Street 5
52092 59768 59824 51956 Noted circa 19832
51964 59768 59834 51958 Noted circa 02/19832
51960 59768 59772 52091 Noted circa 10/19832
51966 59239 59768 52092 Noted 03/01/1984 - at Manchester Picc2
52092 59768 59239 51966 Noted 03/01/1984 - 1545 Manchester Piccadilly - Cleethorpes7
51964 59768 59827 52094 Noted 24/04/19842

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

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 4th October 1981

Swindon built Trans-Pennine Class 124 Motor Composite DMU E51965 at Doncaster station on October 4th 1981. The four car unit also contained E59238, E52093 and E59768. Rob Edwards.

DMU

Date: August 1982

Hybrid BR (Swindon) Trans Pennine Standard Mk.I Class 124 4-car dmu which include former cars from BR (Swindon) Inter City Class 123 dmu's. The set is made of Nos.E52097 (IC 123/1), E59821 (IC 183), E59768 (TP 180), E52092 (IC 123/2) with plated-up headcodes and front gangway doors in BR Inter City Rail Blue & Grey livery and all yellow front ends awaiting departure at Manchester (Piccadilly) on a service to Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Leeds (City), 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: August 1982

Hybrid BR (Swindon) Trans Pennine Standard Mk.I Class 124 4-car dmu which include former cars from BR (Swindon) Inter City Class 123 dmu's. The set is made of Nos.E52097 (IC 123/1), E59821 (IC 183), E59768 (TP 180), E52092 (IC 123/2) with plated-up headcodes and front gangway doors in BR Inter City Rail Blue & Grey livery and all yellow front ends arriving at Manchester (Piccadilly) on a service from Leeds (City), 08/82 Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: August 1982

Hybrid BR (Swindon) "Trans Pennine" Standard Mk.I Class "124" 4-car dmu which include former cars from BR (Swindon) Inter City Class 123 dmu's. The set is made of E52092, E59768, E59821, E52097 and awaits departure at Manchester (Piccadilly) on a Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Leeds (City) service, 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: August 1982

Hybrid BR (Swindon) "Trans Pennine" Standard Mk.I Class "124" 4-car dmu which include former cars from BR (Swindon) Inter City Class 123 dmu's. The set is made up of E52092, E59768, E59821, E52097 and is seen arriving into Manchester Piccadilly, 8/82. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: August 1982

Hybrid BR (Swindon) "Trans Pennine" Standard Mk.I Class "124" 4-car dmu which include former cars from BR (Swindon) Inter City Class 123 dmu's. The set is made of Nos.E52097 (IC 123/1), E59821 (IC 183), E59768 (TP 180), E52092 (IC 123/2) with plated-up headcodes and front gangway doors in BR Inter City Rail Blue & Grey livery and all yellow front ends awaiting departure at Manchester (Piccadilly) on a Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Leeds (City) service, Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: 5th November 1983

A Class 124 / 123 hybrid set at Sheffield on 5 November 1983 with a Manchester - Cleethorpes service, formed 51954 + 59841 + 59768 + 52100. Stuart Mackay Collection.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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