Vehicle 51629
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
| 03/10/59 | New to | 14A (Cricklewood) | - also noted as transferred to 14A in Jan-60 so may have initially been stored at Chaddesden or Friargate? |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CW | |
| 23/02/75 | Withdrawn from | CW (Cricklewood) | - fire damage |
51629 was involved in the following incident:
11/01/75 - Location unknown
Fire involving Class 127
M51629 suffered fire damage while leading an eight-car formation on the 17:16 Luton to St.Pancras football special.
Disposal
Scrapped by BR, Derby C&W Works
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51629 | 59608 | 59638 | 51630 | As delivered to 14A - 3rd October 1959 - also noted as transferred to 14A in Jan-60 so may have initially been stored at Chaddesden or Friargate? |
Images:
12th January 1975
Burnt out Class 127 power car M51629 on Sunday 12th January 1975. It caught fire while working the 17:16 Luton to St Pancras football special the day before. Probably taken in Cricklewood depot. British Railways.