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Vehicle 51596 / 55982


Class 127

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square / Red Triangle
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Engines: Rolls Royce 238hp
Transmission: Hydraulic
Lot Number: 30521
Diagram: 588

Allocations

20/06/59 New to Chaddesden - pending allocation
Dec-59 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
06/05/73Depot code changeCW
p/e 24/12/83 Withdrawn from CW (Cricklewood)
13/05/85 To Parcels Sector at LO (Longsight)
circa Dec-88 Sector Change to RPXN
15/05/89 Withdrawn from LO (Longsight) RPXN

Notes

12/04/84 - Withdrawn vehicles 51596 + 51597 + 51600 + 51608 + 51611 + 51612 + 51624 + 51627 + 51639 + 51640 + 51642 + 51649 were noted being hauled through Wellingborough, Chesterfield and the Settle and Carlisle line to Carlisle behind 45 056. All would later become parcel vehicles at Longsight.
08/12/88 - 55976/86 noted failed at Canton, its place taken by 55972/82 noted at Cardiff Riverside parcels platform that day

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

51596 - original number
55982 - from May-85 (parcels conversion)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51595 59591 59621 51596 As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 20th June 1959 - pending allocation
51596 59614 59628 51608 Noted 08/04/70 - in St Pancras1
51596 59618 59626 51617 Noted 17/01/76 - on 20.10 Bedford – Luton2
51596 59590 59647 51636 Noted 02/10/76 - on 05.17 Bedford – St. Pancras2
51596 59592 59623 51636 Noted 05/02/77 - on 16.25 St. Pancras – Bedford2
51596 59606 59636 51642 Noted 24/08/78 - on 09.10 Bedford – St. Pancras2
51596 59615 59632 51643 Noted 05/01/79 - on 14.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
51596 59615 59632 51643 Noted 07/02/79 - on 10.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51596 59615 59632 51643 Noted 28/02/79 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51596 59615 59632 51643 Noted 13/03/79 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51596 59615 59638 51607 Noted 04/04/79 - on 19.49 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51596 59590 59647 51605 Noted 07/05/79 - on 12.00 Bedford – Luton with 51610 + 59615 + 59638 + 516262
51596 59590 59647 51605 Noted 08/05/79 - on 15.03 Luton – Cricklewood2
51596 59604 59633 51620 Noted 14/06/79 - on 01.40 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51596 59604 59633 51620 Noted 04/07/79 - on 18.57 St. Albans – Bedford with 51625 + 59595 + 59626 516492
51596 59612 59646 51639 Noted 24/08/79 - on 08.01 Luton – Bedford2
51596 59612 59646 51606 Noted 12/09/79 - on 15.03 Luton – Cricklewood2
51596 59594 59629 51625 Noted 22/02/80 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51596 59594 59629 51625 Noted 11/03/80 - on 02.05 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51596 59625 59637 51627 Noted 22/04/80 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Bedford (no TSL)2
51596 59596 59634 51623 Noted 28/05/80 - on 12.00 Luton – Cricklewood2
51596 59596 59634 51623 Noted 03/06/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51596 59596 59634 51623 Noted 05/06/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51596 59596 59646 51623 Noted 18/06/80 - on 09.40 Bedford – Luton2
51596 59596 59646 51623 Noted 27/06/80 - on 12.16 Luton – Bedford2
51596 59600 59632 51612 Noted 21/08/80 - on 13.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
51596 59600 59632 51612 Noted 25/08/80 - on 20.25 Luton – Bedford2
51596 59600 59632 51612 Noted 29/08/80 - on 19.37 St. Pancras – Bedford2
51596 59600 59632 51612 Noted 07/09/80 - on 18.03 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51596 59600 59632 51612 Noted 19/09/80 - on 18.07 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51596 59600 59632 51598 Noted 23/10/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51596 59600 59632 51598 Noted 31/10/80 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood2
51596 59600 59620 51598 Noted 23/11/80 - on 20.50 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51596 59607 59639 51628 Noted 04/12/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51596 59607 59639 51628 Noted 20/12/80 - on 11.23 Luton – Bedford2
51596 59607 59639 51636 Noted 16/02/81 - on 2C50 18.00 St Albans – St Pancras and 2C55 20.15 Luton – St. Pancras2
51596 59607 59639 51636 Noted 27/02/81 - on 2C14 07.30 St. Albans – St Pancras2
51596 59607 59639 51636 Noted 28/02/81 - on 2G16 14.35 St Pancras – Bedford2
51593 59603 59633 51596 Noted 10/03/81 - on 07.47 Luton – St. Albans2
51596 59593 59620 51607 Noted 08/07/81 - on 06.17 Cricklewood – Luton2
51596 59593 59620 51607 Noted 15/07/81 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51596 59608 59642 51639 Noted 29/07/81 - on 18.24 Luton – Bedford2
51596 59589 59642 51639 Noted 29/09/81 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51596 59589 59642 51639 Noted 22/10/81 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood2
51596 59603 59639 51598 Noted 11/12/81 - on 13.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51596 59607 59637 51598 Noted 20/12/81 - on 09.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51596 59598 59620 51638 Noted 10/02/82 - on 14.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
51596 59609 59616 51647 Noted 28/02/82 - on 09.10 Bedford – St. Pancras (two TSLs)2
51596 59609 59616 51647 Noted 18/04/82 - on 08.15 Bedford – Cricklewood (two TSLs)2
51596 59636 59596 51608 Noted circa 05/19823
51596 59596 59636 51608 Noted 17/05/82 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
51596 59596 59636 51608 Noted 18/05/82 - on 13.16 Luton – Bedford2
51636 59616 59644 51596 Noted circa 06/19823
51596 59616 59644 51636 Noted 25/06/82 - on 07.44 St. Albans – Bedford2
51596 59616 59644 51636 Noted 30/06/82 - on 15.00 Bedford – Luton2
51596 59616 59644 51636 Noted 01/07/82 - on 15.00 Bedford – Luton2
51596 59606 59620 51635 Noted 15/08/82 - on 01.40 Luton – St. Pancras and 02.50 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51596 59604 59636 51606 Noted 06/09/82 - on 16.45 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
51596 59590 59634 51612 Noted 29/09/82 - on 15.00 Bedford – Luton2
51622 59609 59646 51596 Noted circa 10/19823
51613 59593 59626 51596 Noted circa 11/19823
51596 59593 59626 51613 Noted 13/11/82 - on 13.04 Cricklewood – West Hampstead2
51596 59593 59626 51613 Noted 25/11/82 - on a Cricklewood – Bedford working2
51596 59637 59641 51614 Noted circa 01/19833
51596 59637 59641 51614 Noted 05/01/83 - on 12.09 Cricklewood – Luton (no TSL)2
51591 59602 59644 51596 Noted 17/02/83 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51591 59602 59644 51596 Noted 22/02/83 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51591 59602 59644 51596 Noted 26/02/83 - on 02.06 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51596 59611 59625 51634 Noted 24/05/83 - on 02.06 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51596 59604 59622 51604 Noted 08/06/83 - on 09.50 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51596 59604 59622 51604 Noted 15/06/83 - on 20.12 Cricklewood – Luton2
51650 59628 51596 Noted 22/10/1983 - Gospel Oak - Barking line3
51596 51611 Noted circa 01/19843
51596 51611 Noted 05/03/84
912 55972 55982 Noted 23rd March 1986
912 55972 55982 Listed at Longsight - Summer 1986 - Parcels
912 55972 55982 Noted 24/07/1986 - at Crewe4
912 55972 55982 Noted 21/11/86 - on Bletchley depot1
912 55972 55982 Noted 20/08/88 - with set 918 (55968 + 55978) at Stafford

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Phil Shatford
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Robert Chilton

Images:

Class 127 DMU at Cricklewood depot

28th May 1983

Cricklewood maintenance shed on 28-5-83, left to right are Class 127 Derby DMBSs 51596, 51612 and 51616. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 127 DMU at Manchester Victoria

26th March 1986

Set number: 912

In their early days of parcel use - before roller shutter doors were fitted - M55982 and presumably M55972 are seen in Manchester Victoria on 26 March 1986. Brian Daniels.

Class 127 DMU at Crewe

10th June 1986

Set number: 912

Class 127 DMU Parcels conversion set 912 (55982 + 55972) in Platform 2 at Crewe, 10 June 1986. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: summer 1983

This Class 127 (51612 + 59590 + 51596) in Cricklewood station in the summer of 1983 had been given a thorough clean, service and the paintwork touched up at Cricklewood depot. Apparently either the Greek Railways or a private line in Greece needed some new passenger trains at the time these were due to be withdrawn. The set then made a number of trial runs with various Greek officials onboard. Sadly nothing came of the affair. Note the white gutter the length of the train. Arno Brooks.

DMU

Date: March 1986

Class 128 W55982 Southall March 1986. I was living in Heston a couple of miles away at this time and took this photo one Saturday afternoon. Alistair Ness.

DMU

Date: 29th March 1986

Set number: 912

Former Bedford-St Pancras Diesel Hydraulic Red Triangle DMU Driving Cars 55972 (51611) & 55982 (51596) running as Parcel Unit 912, were passing Daisyfield level crossing at Blackburn with a diverted Workington to Manchester mail service on March 29th 1986. The unit had a CCT van as a tail load. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: 20th August 1988

Set number: 918

When the Class 127 DMUs finally bowed out of the St. Pancras - Bedford services, 22 power cars were resurrected from store at Carlisle Upperby (one of them, the pioneer 51591, was re-claimed from the NRM) and converted for parcels use. They were formed into 11 two car sets and allocated to Longsight in Manchester. Here set 918 with 55978 at the rear of 55968 is being led by set 912 (55972 & 55982) at Stafford, 20/Aug/1988. Robert Chilton.

DMU

Date: 8th October 1988

Set number: 912

Class 127 parcels set 912 - 55972 + 55982 - preparing to depart from Manchester Victoria at 16:05 on 8/10/88. Paul Moxon.