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Vehicle 51618


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

05/09/59 New to Chaddesden - stabled pending allocation
5w/e 02/01/60 Stored Derby Friargate
4w/e 30/01/60 Transfer 14A (Cricklewood)
06/05/73Depot code changeCW
p/e 24/12/83 Withdrawn from CW (Cricklewood)

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51617 59602 59632 51618 As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 5th September 1959 - stabled pending allocation
51593 59624 59589 51618 Noted 05/1975 - at St Pancras 1
51618 59595 59616 51631 Noted 25/03/78 - on 11.10 Bedford – St. Pancras (two lavatories)2
51618 59598 59642 51636 Noted 18/06/78 - on 06.20 Bedford – St. Pancras2
51618 59611 59622 51645 Noted 12/03/79 - on 01.45 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51599 59611 59622 51618 Noted 26/03/79 - on 05.35 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51595 59611 59622 51618 Noted 29/03/79 - on 16.17 Cricklewood – Luton with 51621 + 59612 + 59627 + 516492
51618 59611 59622 51645 Noted 18/04/79 - on 16.47 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51618 59593 59640 51642 Noted 21/06/79 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood2
51618 59593 59640 51642 Noted 23/06/79 - on 20.42 Luton – Cricklewood2
51608 59606 59632 51618 Noted 12/09/79 - on 14.00 Bedford – Luton2
51608 59606 59632 51618 Noted 14/09/79 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51608 59606 59632 51618 Noted 23/09/79 - on 04.35 Bedford – Cricklewood, 06.42 Cricklewood – Milepost 21.25 and 12.25 St. Albans – Bedford2
51618 59615 59616 51620 Noted 08/10/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton (two TSLs)2
51618 59615 59616 51620 Noted 09/10/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood (two TSLs)2
51618 59615 59616 51620 Noted 12/10/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton (two TSLs)2
51618 59615 59616 51620 Noted 13/10/79 - on 15.10 Bedford – Luton (two TSLs)2
51616 59614 59634 51618 Noted 11/11/79 - on 12.01 Hendon – Bedford and 22.55 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51600 59605 59631 51618 Noted 06/01/80 - on 18.52 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51607 59608 59645 51618 Noted 22/01/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51604 59591 59643 51618 Noted 05/03/80 - on 05.05 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51604 59591 59643 51618 Noted 15/03/80 - on 02.05 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51604 59591 59643 51618 Noted 20/03/80 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
51604 59591 59643 51618 Noted 09/04/80 - on 16.47 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51604 59591 59643 51618 Noted 20/04/80 - on 06.42 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51604 59591 59643 51618 Noted 29/04/80 - on 21.10 Bedford – Luton2
51618 59611 59629 51633 Noted 03/05/80 - on 20.42 Luton – Cricklewood2
51618 59611 59629 51633 Noted 15/05/80 - on 15.38 St. Pancras – Bedford2
51618 59611 59629 51633 Noted 16/05/80 - on 15.38 St. Pancras – Bedford2
51618 59611 59629 51633 Noted 20/06/80 - on 09.40 Bedford – Luton2
51618 59611 59629 51648 Noted 24/06/80 - on 05.35 Bedford - Cricklewood 2
51618 59615 59637 51639 Noted 13/07/80 - on 15.42 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51618 59615 59637 51639 Noted 15/08/80 - on 19.37 St. Pancras – Bedford2
51618 59615 59637 51639 Noted 22/08/80 - on 07.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
51618 59615 59637 51623 Noted 28/08/80 - on 19.45 Kentish Town – Barking and 20.34 Barking – Kentish Town2
51618 59615 59637 51623 Noted 30/08/80 - on 19.40 Bedford – Luton2
51618 59615 59637 51623 Noted 01/09/80 - on 15.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
51618 59613 59641 51636 Noted 05/10/80 - on 13.27 Flitwick – Cricklewood2
51618 59613 59645 51650 Noted 13/11/80 - on 19.17 Cricklewood – St. Albans2
51618 59613 59645 51650 Noted 14/11/80 - on 17.56 Cricklewood – St. Albans2
51618 59600 59636 51623 Noted 11/12/80 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51618 59591 59636 51623 Noted 18/01/81 - on 2G13 17.40 St Pancras – Bedford2
51605 59602 59628 51618 Noted 03/02/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St. Pancras – Luton2
51605 59602 59628 51618 Noted 05/02/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St. Pancras – Luton2
51605 59602 59628 51618 Noted 08/02/81 - on 2C02 04.35 Bedford – St Pancras2
51605 59602 59628 51618 Noted 10/02/81 - on 2C02 01.45 Bedford – St Pancras (Staff)2
51618 59619 59637 51622 Noted 09/03/81 - on 08.11 St. Albans – Cricklewood (no TSL)2
51618 59603 59633 51638 Noted 26/03/81 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51618 59603 59633 51638 Noted 29/03/81 - on 22.32 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51592 59604 59622 51618 Noted 12/06/81 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford and 21.30 St. Albans – Cricklewood2
51592 59604 59622 51618 Noted 28/06/81 - on 10.59 West Hampstead – Bedford2
51592 59604 59622 51618 Noted 01/07/81 - on 20.54 Cricklewood – St. Pancras and 21.25 St. Pancras – Bedford2
51616 59604 59622 51618 Noted 10/07/81 - on 06.17 Cricklewood – Luton2
51593 59604 59622 51618 Noted 24/07/81 - on 16.29 St. Pancras – Luton and 17.25 Luton – St. Pancras2
51593 59604 59622 51618 Noted 17/08/81 - on 17.03 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51608 59597 59638 51618 Noted 02/10/81 - on 22.40 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51604 59591 59637 51618 Noted 13/10/81 - on 11.16 Luton – Bedford2
51607 59603 59639 51618 Noted 18/12/81 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51607 59603 59639 51618 Noted 03/01/82 - on 12.00 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51607 59603 59639 51618 Noted 15/01/82 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51607 59603 59639 51618 Noted 23/01/82 - on 20.23 St. Pancras – Cricklewood and 23.46 Luton – Bedford2
51607 59603 59639 51618 Noted 30/01/82 - on 14.14 West Hampstead – Cricklewood and 16.45 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51607 59603 59639 51618 Noted 17/02/82 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51607 59603 59639 51618 Noted 26/02/82 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51591 59590 59633 51618 Noted 02/08/82 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51591 59612 59633 51618 Noted 06/08/82 - on 18.25 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51591 59612 59633 51618 Noted 10/08/82 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51591 59612 59633 51618 Noted 24/08/82 - on 10.09 Cricklewood – Luton2
51618 59592 59621 51649 Noted 24/09/82 - on 07.44 St. Pancras – Harpenden and 08.48 Harpenden – St. Pancras2
51593 59608 59641 51618 Noted 27/10/82 - on 22.14 Luton – Bedford2
51618 59616 59642 51624 Noted 01/12/82 - on 11.05 Bedford – Luton2
51618 59616 59642 51624 Noted 08/12/82 - on 16.40 Bedford – Luton2
51618 59616 59642 51624 Noted 09/12/82 - on 02.02 West Hampstead – Bedford2
51618 59608 59619 51648 Noted 21/02/83 - on 17.45 St. Pancras – Cricklewood2
51648 59610 59621 51618 Noted circa 03/19833
51592 59615 59645 51618 Noted 12/03/1983 - LCGB Class 127 Farewell Railtour
51592 59615 59645 51618 Noted 23/03/83 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51592 59615 59645 51618 Noted 06/04/83 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood2
51592 59615 59645 51618 Noted 08/04/83 - on 06.49 Cricklewood – Luton with 51598 + 59605 + 59634 + 51637 and 08.07 Luton – St. Pancras2
51592 59615 59645 51618 Noted 11/04/83 - on 22.35 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51592 59615 59645 51618 Noted 12/04/83 - on 21.07 Cricklewood – Luton2
51591 59631 59608 51618 Noted circa 05/19833
51613 59602 59631 51618 Noted 14/05/83 - on 21.44 Luton – Bedford2
51613 59602 59631 51618 Noted 19/05/83 - on 20.54 Cricklewood – St. Pancras2
51591 59608 59631 51618 Noted 02/06/83 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford2
51591 59608 59631 51618 Noted 21/06/83 - on 01.45 Bedford – St. Pancras2

Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Phil Shatford
3: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 127 DMU at London St Pancras

26th July 1980

M51618 at London St. Pancras on 26/7/1980. John Carter.

Class 127 DMU at St Pancras, London

circa 1983

Class 127 dmu at St Pancras station, London - c.1983. The closest vehicle is M51618. 53A Models of Hull Collection.

Class 127 DMU at Quainton Road

12th March 1983

51618 + 59645 + 59615 + 51592 at Quainton Road on the LCGB Class 127 Farewell railtour, 12th March 1983. Chris Lings.

Class 127 DMU at Stewartby

12th March 1983

On 12th March 1983 the LCGB ran a farewell tour for the Hydraulic DMUs which used to operate out of St. Pancras and which were being displaced by the Bedford electrification, this picture was taken at Stewartby. Stuart Pearce.

Class 127 DMU at Quainton Road

12th March 1983

The Class 127 Farewell Railtour at Quainton Road on 12th March 1983, during an extended stop so that passengers could visit the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. Stuart Pearce.

Class 127 DMU at Stewartby

12th March 1983

M51618 + 59645 + 59615 + 51592 at Stewartby on March 12th, 1983, with the LCGB Class 127 Farewell railtour. Stuart Pearce.

Class 127 DMU at Stewartby

12th March 1983

This is the Branch Line Society (BLS) Class 127 Farewell Railtour from London St Pancras which visited Bedford, Oxford and Marylebone. Formation was 51618/59645/59615/51592 (from the Six Bells Junction website). This has a lunch stop at Quainton Road from where departure was delayed while some emergency welding was carried out. Derby Works built the units, which entered service in 1959. They had hydraulic transmission with Rolls Royce engines. This location is Stewartby, on the Bedford to Bletchley line. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 127 DMU at Stewartby

12th March 1983

M51618 with the LCGB Class 127 Farewell Railtour at Stewartby on 12 March 1983. Alistair Ness.

Class 127 DMU at Stewartby

12th March 1983

The LCGB Class 127 Farewell Railtour at Stewartby on 12 March 1983 formed 51618 + 59645 + 59615 + 51592. Alistair Ness.

Class 127 DMU at Quainton Road

12th March 1983

M51618 with the LCGB Class 127 Farewell Tour at Quainton Road on 12 March 1983. The three overhead warning stickers on this vehicle makes it easy to tell which power car was which in images of this tour. Alistair Ness.

Class 127 DMU at Quainton Road

12th March 1983

M51618 and M59645 at Quainton Road with the LCGB Class 127 Farewell Tour on 12 March 1983. Alistair Ness.

Class 127 DMU at Quainton Road

12th March 1983

51618 + 59645 + 59615 + 51592 with the LCGB Class 127 Farewell Tour at Quainton Road on 12 March 1983. Alistair Ness.

Class 127 DMU at Quainton Road

12th March 1983

The Class 127 Farewell railtour on 12th March 1983 took a unit from St Pancras to Bedford then across to Oxford, and back to Marylebone via a stop at Quainton Road where a break was made for some running repairs to a damaged air pipe with assistance from the museum workshop staff. The vehicles were 51618 + 59645 + 59615 + 51592. Murray Liston.

Class 127 DMU at Stewartby

12th March 1983

The Class 127 Farewell railtour on 12th March 1983 took a unit (M51618 + 59645 + 59615 + 51592) from St Pancras to Bedford then across to Oxford, and back to Marylebone via a break at Quainton Road. A photostop was made at Stewartby as we headed from Bedford to Oxford, and what seemed like the entire passenger contingent alighted at the small platform. Murray Liston.

Class 127 DMU at Quainton Road

12th March 1983

The Class 127 Farewell railtour on 12th March 1983 took a unit from St Pancras to Bedford then across to Oxford, and back to Marylebone via a break at Quainton Road where a stop was made for some running repairs to a damaged air pipe with assistance from the museum workshop staff. Here is the other power car 51618. Murray Liston.

Class 127 DMU at Saunderton

12th March 1983

The Class 127 Farewell railtour on 12th March 1983 took a unit (51618 + 59645 + 59615 + 51592) from St Pancras to Bedford then across to Oxford, and back to Marylebone via a break at Quainton Road. A final photostop was made at Saunderton where this view was taken. Murray Liston.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 12th March 1983

The LCGB Class 127 DMU Farewell railtour before departure from St.Pancras on the 12th March 1983. It was formed 51592 + 59615 + 59645 + 51618. Chris Lings.

DMU

Date: 12th March 1983

The LCGB Class 127 Farewell railtour during its Oxford stop on the 12th March 1983. The train, formed 51592 + 59615 + 59645 + 51618, was running over 30 mins late due to problems after leaving Bedford. Chris Lings.

DMU

Date: 12th March 1983

The LCGB Class 127 Farewell railtour on the 12th March 1983 stopped at the Buckingham Railway Centre for a museum visit. Here 51592 + 59615 + 59645 + 51618 are seen in the platform at Quainton Road. Chris Lings.

DMU

Date: 12th March 1983

The LCGB Class 127 Farewell railtour during its 10 minute stop at Wembley Complex on the 12th March 1983. It was formed 51592 + 59615 + 59645 + 51618. Chris Lings.

DMU

Date: 12th March 1983

The LCGB Class 127 Farewell railtour at Marylebone on the 12th March 1983, formed 51592 + 59615 + 59645 + 51618. Chris Lings.

DMU

Date: 12th March 1983

The towers of the old Wembley Stadium form the background to this shot of the Class 127 Farewell Railtour standing at Wembley Complex on 12th March 1983. It was formed 51592 + 59615 + 59645 + 51618. Stuart Pearce.

DMU

Date: 12th March 1983

M51592 receives attention at Quainton Road to an air pipe damaged earlier on the LCGB Class 127 Farewell Tour, 12 March 1983. The other vehicles were 59615 + 59645 + 51618. Alistair Ness.

DMU

Date: 12th March 1983

The Class 127 Farewell railtour on 12th March 1983 took a unit from St Pancras to Bedford then across to Oxford, and back to Marylebone via a break at Quainton Road where a stop was made for some running repairs to a damaged air pipe with assistance from the museum workshop staff. The vehicles in view here are 59615, 59645 and 51618. Murray Liston.