Class 127 DMU images identified by Set No.
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914
20th February 1989
55984
Class 127 parcels DMU set 914 at Normanton-on-Soar on 20th February 1989. Closest is thought to be 55984. Andrew Walker.
1st April 1989
55984
Class 127 55984, set number 914, is seen inside the factory at Tyseley while undergoing repairs on 01.04.1989. This car was rebuilt from 51639, from a passenger car into a parcels carrying car, complete with roller doors. These sets normally kept to formation, but 55984's partner 55974 was scrapped early on, and on this day it was partnered with 55971. Andy Cole.
6th May 1989
55984
Class 127 parcel vehicles M55984 + M55980, M55983 + M55973 and M55981 sit behind 03170 (the last ever Swindon works overhaul) and a brake van on Longsight TMD, 6-5-89. It was just over a week before the whole fleet of Class 127 DPUs were withdrawn, but these five were already out of use and used as a source of spare parts. Kevin Dowd.
915
3rd May 1986
55985
Class 127 55985, set number 915, is seen at Tyseley on 03.05.1986 unusually coupled with 54052, and not it's usual partner 55975. 55985 was converted from 51619. Andy Cole.
3rd October 1986
55985
Seen at Buxton on 3rd October 1986 in what is now in its second role, but originally built as 4 car units is this 1959 Derby Suburban now a Longsight allocated class 127 dmu set 915, 55985 (51619) + 55984 (51639). From new these units were almost exclusively used on the London St Pancras - Bedford services as 4-car units before being displaced in June 1983, in 1985 22 redundant power cars which had been stored at Carlisle were rebuilt to form 11 two car parcels units, car A was for Express Parcels and car B was for Newspapers, they lasted in service until 1989. Andrew J Crowther.
18th March 1989
55985
Class 127 DMU set 915 (55985 and presumably 55975) stabled in the up side parcels platform at Cardiff Central on 18 March 1989. Robert Thomas.
13th May 1989
At approx 1500hrs on Saturday 13th May 1989 sets 915 (55975 + 55985) and 920 (55966 + 55967) creep slowly up the centre Road at Northampton Station. Their destination unknown, by 1100hrs the following Day all 4 cars were tucked up inside the DMU Shed at Manchester's Longsight Depot. AndrewHA.
21st July 1990
55975
An assortment of parcels DMUs converted from former "Bed-Pan" hydraulic class 127 units stand forlornly withdrawn in Crewe Basford Hall yard on 21/Jul/1990, with 55975 (formerly 51615) nearest. Three vehicles from these parcels conversions were subsequently preserved. Behind 55975 can just be seen departmental coach ADB977191, formerly class 100 56106, which was later moved for storage at Crewe Brook Sidings and ultimately disposed of at Crewe Works in 2000. Robert Chilton.
916
April 1986
55976
DPU 916 55976+55986 Platform 5 Crewe April 1986. The set is towing a GUV Martin Baumann.
31st July 1986
55976
Class 127 parcels unit no 916, with 55976 (formerly M51625) nearest the camera, seen at Northampton on 31 July 1986. Robert28194.
3rd September 1986
55986
Class 127 DPU set 916 (55986 + 55976) heads Down at Watford Junction at 17:21 on 3 September 1986. Dave Warby.
26th September 1986
55976
A Class 127 DMU with 55976 at the front is seen at Mentmore on a Parcels service working on 26-9-86. Ian Cuthbertson Collection.
circa 1987
55986
A row of three Class 127 parcel DMUs on Newton Heath depot circa 1986/7. Closest is set 55986 / set 916. Mike Bunker.
Unknown Date
55976
Class 127 parcel set 916 (55976 + 55986) on Newton Heath depot, date unknown. Mike Bunker.
10th April 1988
55986
Class 127 55986, set number 916, is seen stabled at Tyseley on 10.04.1988. This was converted from 51627, and like all the others had roller doors fitted. Andy Cole.
24th April 1988
55976
Class 127 parcels conversion 55976 + 55986 at Manchester Piccadilly on 24 April 1988. The former has had the Newspaper text it once carried on the bodyside removed, the other vehicle has kept the Express Parcels text. David Mant.
11th June 1988
55986
Now in its second role, but originally built as 4 car units, is this 1959 Derby Suburban now Class 127 DMU, set 916 (55986 + 55976). From new these units were almost exclusively used on the London St Pancras - Bedford services as 4-car units before being displaced in June 1983, in 1985 22 redundant power cars (maost of which had been stored at Carlisle) were rebuilt to form 11 two car parcels units, car A was for Newspapers and car B was for Express Parcels, they lasted in service until 1989. Taken on the 11th June 1988 at Crewe. Andrew J Crowther.
11th June 1988
55976
This 1959 Derby Suburban Class 127 DMU vehicle is now in its second role as a parcels unit is set 916 (55976 + 55986). This car 55976 was originally numbered 51625 and was later preserved. Taken at Crewe on the 11th June 1988. Andrew J Crowther.
1st October 1988
55986
Class 127 parcel set 916 (55986 + 55976) alongside 31 438 at Manchester Victoria on 1 October 1988. Stuart Parkinson.
19th April 1989
55986
Converted Class 127 M55986 heads south past the site of Burton Latimer & Isham station on the 19th April 1989. Mike Dean.