Vehicle 59768
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
| 15/09/60 | 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| 20/05/84 | Withdrawn from | BG (Hull Botanic Gardens) |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:
| 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 | |
| 51956 | 51978 | 59768 | 51982 | 51958 | Noted 16/04/73 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||
| 51953 | 51974 | 59768 | 51976 | 51959 | Noted 01/09/74 - at Preston1 | ||||
| 51953 | 51974 | 59768 | 51976 | 51959 | Noted 04/09/74 - in Manchester Victoria1 | ||||
| 51961 | 51978 | 59768 | 51977 | 51964 | Noted 09/06/19772 | ||||
| 51960 | 51975 | 59768 | 51965 | Noted 01/04/78 - on 11:10 Liverpool - Hull3 | |||||
| 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 | 51965 | Noted 05/04/19802 | |||||
| 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 521044 | |||||
| 52092 | 59768 | 59821 | 52097 | Noted Aug-82 - see image on flickr | |||||
| 51954 | 59768 | 59827 | 52091 | Noted circa 09/19822 | |||||
| 52092 | 59768 | 59824 | 51956 | Noted circa 19832 | |||||
| 51964 | 59768 | 59834 | 51958 | Noted circa 02/19832 | |||||
| 51960 | 59768 | 59772 | 52091 | Noted circa 10/19832 | |||||
| 52092 | 59768 | 59239 | 51966 | Noted 03/01/1984 - 1545 Manchester Piccadilly - Cleethorpes5 | |||||
| 51966 | 59239 | 59768 | 52092 | Noted 03/01/1984 - at Manchester Picc2 | |||||
| 51964 | 59768 | 59827 | 52094 | Noted 24/04/19842 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Phil Shatford
4: Peter Wallwork
5: MidlandDeltic
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.