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Vehicle 59127


Class 101

Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30277
Diagram: 624

Allocations

The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 50316 during the unknown period are:

Mar-58 New to 5B (Crewe South)
Apr-58 Transferred to 3E (Monument Lane)
Apr-58 On loan to 18A (Toton)
May-58 Ex-loan back to 3E (Monument Lane)
20/06/60Depot code change21E
Sep-63Depot code change2H
w/e 07/05/66 Transferred to 16C (Derby Etches Park)
4w/e 05/11/66 Transferred to 2H (Monument Lane)
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 2A (Tyseley)
2w/e 18/03/67 Transferred to 6A (Chester)

Then the allocations for 59127 are:

3w/e 19/05/79 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
4w/e 24/12/83 Transferred to DY (Derby Etches Park)
02/02/86 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
09/03/86 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
Dec-86 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr)

Notes

29th April 1987 - Seen at Falkland Yard

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50316 59127 50334 As delivered to 5B - March 1958
50318 59127 50334 Noted 19/09/71 - in Chester station1
CR217 50317 59127 50334 Noted 09/09/73 - on Chester depot, but probably should be CR4172
CR217 50317 59127 50334 Noted 05/07/1975 - at Wolverhampton 3
CR207 50398 59127 50330 Noted 07/09/77 - at Shrewsbury, set number only on 503982
TS405 50314 59127 50337 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS405 50314 59127 50337 Noted circa 01/19814
TS406 50312 59127 50325 Noted 15/01/81 - at Norwich2
TS406 50222 59127 50337 Noted circa 10/19814
50222 59127 50337 Noted 08/05/1982 - 50222-59127-50337 + 50320-59130-50330 Special train from Banbury to Spalding
TS406 50222 59127 50337 Noted 03/07/82 - at Norwich, DMBS in B/G, others in blue2
TS406 50222 59127 50337 Noted 26/09/82 - at Norwich2
TS406 50222 59127 50337 Noted circa 01/19834
TS406 50222 59127 50337 Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS406 53222 59127 53337 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
EP519 53736 59127 53651 Noted circa 06/19844
53736 59127 53651 Noted 21/07/84 - at Norwich2
53730 59127 53650 Noted 14/02/19854
53730 59127 53650 Noted 23/08/1985 - at Derby5
53730 59127 53650 Noted 27/11/85 - on 16:44 Lincoln Central - Crewe service6
53730 59127 53650 Noted 27/11/85 - on 20:25 Crewe - Nottingham service6
53730 59127 53650 Noted 03/12/85 - on 21:20 Crewe - Grantham service6
53730 59127 53650 Noted 11/01/86 - on 06:26 Lincoln - Crewe service running 33 late6
TS406 53730 59127 53650 New set number at TS - 02/02/86 - number never carried
TS406 53730 59127 53650 Noted 12/02/19864
521 53730 59127 53650 Noted 1st May 1986
521 53730 59127 53650 Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986
521 53730 59127 53650 Noted 16th June 1986
53730 59127 53650 Noted 16th June 1986
521 53730 59127 53650 Listed at Ayr - August 1986
53730 59127 53650 Noted 7th August 1986
53730 59127 53650 Noted 8th August 1986
521 53730 59127 53653 Formation change - circa Sep-86 - 53653 (ex-120528) replaced 53650 (to 120528)
454 51268 59127 53730 Formation change - early Sep-86 - two vans
51268 59127 53730 Noted 5th September 1986
53730 59127 51268 Noted 11/10/1986 - working from Glasgow Queen Street to Falkirk Grahamston4

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
6: Martin Baumann

Images:

Class 101 DMU at Walsall

17th June 1962

M59127 is the centre car in the 9.05am Rugeley Town - Birmingham New Street service arriving at Walsall on 17 June 1962. The vehicle code painted on the end is 'CO' for Composite Open. Michael Mensing.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 25th August 1974

A Met-Camm set, thought to be 50317 + 59127 + 50334, stands in bay platform 5 at Shrewsbury, 25th August 1974. Paul James.

DMU

Date: 1st October 1979

Set number: TS405

M50337 (presumably with 59127 + 53222) at Worcester Shrub Hill on 01/10/79. Steve Jones.

DMU

Date: 24th January 1986

53650-59127-53730 Crewe Platform 11 24.01.1986 Martin Baumann.

DMU

Date: 1986

Set number: 521

Class 120 set 521 heads out of Paisley Gilmour Street towards Glasgow, 53730 closest. It has a Class 101 centre car (59127). Circa 1986. Andrew McConnell.