Railcar50 will be a celebration of 50 years of British Railways' First Generation DMUs.

Vehicle M51625 / M55976
Type:
Derby C&W Works Class 127 DMBS (Driving Motor Brake Second) / DMPV (Driving Motor Parcels Van).
Owner: Midland Railway Trust Railcar Group
Home Railway:
Midland Railway Centre
In BR passenger service: 9/1959 – 8/1983
In parcels service: 6/1985 - 5/1989

Thirty 4-car sets were built for workings out of St. Pancras to Bedford. They were formed DMBS / TS / TSL / DMBS.

After replacement by electric units some DMBS's were converted to parcels cars.

 

55976 will be on display at Bewdley partially converted back into 51625, showing some of the activities involved in DMU preservation.