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<- 51965 | 51966 | 51967 ->

Vehicle 51966

Class 124

BR Diagram 577

Builder: BR Swindon Works
Layout: Trans Pennine
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Buckeye
Gangway Type: Pullman
Engines: Albion 230hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30603
Diagram: 577

Allocations

30/12/60 New to 55H (Neville Hill)
4w/e 25/03/67 Transferred to 50C (Hull Botanic Gardens)
May-73Depot code changeBG
19/08/84 Withdrawn from BG (Hull Botanic Gardens)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51966 51984 59770 51968 51958 Noted 16/05/1969 - Leeds, on 16.00 Liverpool to Hull service1
51966 51977 59772 51973 51957 Noted 30/05/1969 - Leeds, on 12.00 Liverpool to Hull.1
51966 51977 59772 51973 51953 Noted 31/05/1969 - Leeds, working 14.00 Liverpool to Hull service1
51966 51979 59766 51976 51960 Noted 17/10/1969 - Leeds, on 14.00 Liverpool to Hull1
51955 51975 59768 59781 51979 51966 Noted 12/12/1969 - Leeds, on 13.00 from Liverpool1
51966 51981 59773 51983 51958 Noted 11/05/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
51966 51980 59772 51971 51962 Noted 23/05/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
51960 51972 59765 51969 51966 Noted 27/06/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
51959 51984 59765 59777 51969 51966 Noted 15/08/19703
51966 51973 59771 59777 51979 51967 Noted 06/11/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
51959 51969 59765 51971 51966 Noted 18/12/1970 - Leeds, recorded by A S Fowkes. Source data obtained via BR Coaching Stock Group.2
51959 51968 59777 59767 51970 51966 Noted 06/08/1974 - at Manchester Victoria3
51962 51968 59777 59767 51970 51966 Noted 29/08/1974 - at Liverpool Lime Street3
51966 51978 59767 51975 51967 Noted 11/1974 - at Leeds 3
51956 51978 59772 51980 51966 Noted 07/01/75 - at York4
51966 51971 59766 51982 51967 Noted 10/06/19772
51951 51978 59770 51966 Noted 01/04/78 - on 12:10 Liverpool - York5
51966 51975 59770 51972 51957 Noted 10/06/19782
51957 51972 59770 51975 51966 Noted 18/06/19782
51966 51982 59765 51960 Noted 14/07/19792
51966 59768 51983 51952 Noted 27/10/19792
51966 51975 59768 52102 Noted 03/1980 - at Hull Paragon 6
51966 51975 59768 51965 Noted 05/04/19802
52092 59821 51970 51966 Noted 19/07/19802
52092 51970 59821 51966 Noted 20/07/1980 - at Hull Paragon 6
51960 51973 59236 51966 Noted 02/05/81 - on 13.13 Hull – Manchester5
51957 51973 59236 51966 Noted 05/05/1981 - at Hull3
52090 59827 59769 51966 Noted 25/07/1982 - in Doncaster Works 6
51955 59836 59237 51966 Noted circa 09/19822
51952 59768 59835 51966 Noted 10/10/1982 - at Liverpool Lime Street 6
51966 59239 59768 52092 Noted 03/01/1984 - at Manchester Picc2
52092 59768 59239 51966 Noted 03/01/1984 - 1545 Manchester Piccadilly - Cleethorpes7
51966 59769 59842 51963 Noted 18/02/19842
51966 59238 59841 52091 Noted circa 05/19842

Formation Sources
1: Tony Fowkes / BRCS
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Phil Shatford
6: Martin Lumley
7: MidlandDeltic

Images:

Class 124 DMU at York

circa April 1978

A Class 124 in York station with E51966 closest. There seems to be another set attached to the rear of a different type. The slide process date was April 1978. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 124 DMU at Sheffield

18th July 1979

Class 124 E51966 at Sheffield on 18 July 1979. Brian Daniels.

Class 124 DMU at Sheffield

4th September 1982

Class 124 Trans-Pennine car E51966 at Sheffield after arriving with a train from New Mills 4th September 1982. Keith Long.

Class 124 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

18th September 1982

A Swindon 4-car DMU with Class 124 DMC 51966 foremost stands at Manchester Piccadilly, 18-9-82. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 124 DMU at Manchester Piccadilly

25th November 1982

Class 124 Trans-Pennine DMU car E51966 in Manchester Piccadilly on 25 November 1982. Stuart Parkinson.

Class 124 DMU at Chinley

14th April 1983

A four-car DMU formed of Swindon-built Class 124 and 123 vehicles approaches Chinley on 14 April 1983. Closest appears to be E51966, one of a handful of the vehicles that had 'Trans-Pennine' painted in the side. Andrew Walker.

Class 124 DMU at Morecambe

18th June 1983

A Trans-Pennine DMU with E51966 closest in Morecambe station on 18 June 1983. To the left is a Met-Camm and Class 108. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 124 DMU at Doncaster

20th February 1984

A Trans-Pennine DMU (class 124) at Doncaster on a Manchester Piccadilly to Hull service on February 20th 1984. Not long afterwards, these units were withdrawn as their duties were taken over by class 31 loco-hauled trains. The patch on the lower right of the cab front identifies the closest vehicle as E51966. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 124 DMU at Doncaster

20th April 1984

Carrying Trans Pennine branding, Class 124 51966 is seen at Doncaster on 20.04.1984. Andy Cole.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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