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Vehicle 59605

Class 127

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square / Red Triangle
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30522
Diagram: 589

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 51623 during the unknown period are:

12/09/59	New to	Chaddesden	- stabled pending allocation
Dec-59	Transferred to	14A (Cricklewood)

Then the allocations for 59605 are:

26/06/83

Withdrawn from

CW (Cricklewood)

59605 was involved in the following incident:

28/05/83 - Luton, LMR

Collision involving Class 127 / Class 47

Info from Eddie Knorn / Michael Boot

A stationary Class 127 was hit by 47 535 in Luton station, despite the severity of the damage there were no serious casualties. The rear half of DMBS 51620 was destroyed, as was one end of TSL 59605 - which had just been outshopped from Swindon after a C3 overhaul in January and painted into blue and grey for transfer to Tyseley. Both were withdrawn. The other two vehicles in the set were likely to be 59634 (also having a C3 at the same time as 59605) and 51624.

Disposal

Scrapped by BR, Luton Yard arrived 28/05/83 cut Jun-83

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

51623	59605	59635	51624	As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 12th September 1959 - stabled pending allocation
51631	59627	59605	51642	Noted 18/04/1975 - at Luton¹
51597	59605	59625	51613	Noted 23/08/75 - at Kentish Town²
51620	59605	59646	51644	Noted 01/02/79 - on 14.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51608 + 59609 + 59644 + 51624³
51610	59605	59646	51644	Noted 02/02/79 - on 14.42 Cricklewood – St. Pancras³
51617	59605	59646	51644	Noted 21/02/79 - on 21.54 Cricklewood – St. Pancras³
51638	59605	59646	51639	Noted 30/03/79 - on 06.40 Cricklewood – Bedford and 08.15 Bedford – Luton³
51638	59605	59646	51639	Noted 21/04/79 - on 20.10 Bedford – Cricklewood³
51638	59605	59646	51639	Noted 22/04/79 - on 05.40 Cricklewood – St. Pancras and 06.30 St. Pancras – Bedford³
51638	59605	59646	51639	Noted 23/04/79 - on 18.22 Luton – Cricklewood³
51638	59605	59646	51639	Noted 30/04/79 - on 14.09 Cricklewood – Luton³
51598	59605	59632	51627	Noted 21/07/79 - on 07.45 Bedford – Cricklewood³
51624	59605	59631	51625	Noted 08/11/79 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton and 12.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood³
51624	59605	59631	51625	Noted 21/11/79 - on 11.57 St. Pancras – Cricklewood³
51600	59605	59631	51618	Noted 06/01/80 - on 18.52 Cricklewood – Bedford³
51627	59605	59644	51645	Noted 10/02/80 - on 04.35 Bedford – Cricklewood and 11.57 Cricklewood – Bedford³
51612	59605	59647	51639	Noted 08/04/80 - on 16.47 Bedford – Cricklewood³
51612	59605	59647	51639	Noted 27/05/80 - on 17.56 Cricklewood – St. Albans³
51612	59605	59647	51639	Noted 09/06/80 - on 19.51 Elstree – Cricklewood³
51612	59605	59647	51639	Noted 18/06/80 - on 10.20 Luton – Cricklewood³
51612	59605	59647	51633	Noted 07/07/80 - on 21.07 Cricklewood – Luton³
51645	59605	59647	51648	Noted 14/08/80 - on 17.03 St. Pancras – Cricklewood³
51595	59605	59647	51648	Noted 22/08/80 - on 11.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras³
51595	59605	59647	51648	Noted 29/08/80 - on 17.03 St. Pancras – Cricklewood³
51595	59605	59647	51648	Noted 06/09/80 - on 16.23 Luton – Bedford³
51595	59605	59647	51648	Noted 08/09/80 - on 11.00 Bedford – Luton³
51595	59605	59647	51648	Noted 16/09/80 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford³
51620	59605	59647	51626	Noted 15/11/80 - on 20.33 Luton – Bedford³
51593	59605	59647	51626	Noted 10/12/80 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood³
51593	59605	59647	51626	Noted 12/12/80 - on 22.16 Luton – Bedford³
51626	59605	59647	51650	Noted 07/01/81 - on 2H12 16.05 St. Pancras – Luton³
51626	59605	59647	51650	Noted 13/01/81 - on 2C37 12.00 Luton – St. Pancras³
51626	59605	59647	51650	Noted 14/01/81 - on 2C07 05.05 Bedford – St Pancras³
51626	59605	59647	51650	Noted 18/01/81 - on 2C08 10.30 Bedford – St Pancras³
51626	59605	59647	51650	Noted 24/01/81 - on 2H13 20.23 St. Pancras – Luton³
51626	59605	59621	51633	Noted 12/02/81 - on 2C02 01.45 Bedford – St Pancras (Staff)³
51628	59605	59621	51644	Noted 07/03/81 - on 21.45 Luton - Cricklewood³
51628	59605	59621	51644	Noted 19/03/81 - on 20.54 Cricklewood – St. Pancras³
51628	59605	59621	51644	Noted 28/03/81 - on 09.10 Bedford – St. Pancras³
51628	59605	59621	51644	Noted 04/04/81 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford³
51628	59605	59621	51649	Noted 30/04/81 - on 00.16 Cricklewood – St. Pancras³
51628	59605	59621	51649	Noted 02/05/81 - on 02.05 Cricklewood – Bedford³
51628	59605	59621	51649	Noted 23/05/81 - on 22.23 St. Pancras – Cricklewood³
51628	59605	59621	51649	Noted 29/05/81 - on 05.05 Cricklewood – Luton³
51628	59605	59621	51649	Noted 05/06/81 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood³
51628	59605	59621	51649	Noted 05/07/81 - on 11.02 Cricklewood – Mill Hill Broadway³
51646	59605	59621	51650	Noted 18/07/81 - on 21.45 Luton – Cricklewood³
51633	59605	59621	51650	Noted 16/08/81 - on 10.30 Bedford – Cricklewood and 17.52 Cricklewood – Bedford³
51633	59605	59621	51650	Noted 21/08/81 - on 17.44 St. Pancras – Cricklewood³
51633	59605	59621	51650	Noted 08/09/81 - on 14.00 Luton – Cricklewood³
51633	59605	59621	51650	Noted 10/09/81 - on 17.03 St. Pancras – Cricklewood³
51606	59605	59621	51626	Noted 05/10/81 - on 13.16 Luton – Bedford³
51603	59605	59611	51617	Noted 05/02/82 - on 22.34 Cricklewood – Bedford (two TSLs)³
51603	59605	59611	51617	Noted 28/02/82 - on 10.50 St. Pancras – Kentish Town (two TSLs)³
51640	59605	59638	51644	Noted 15/04/82 - on 13.09 Cricklewood – Luton³
51634	59605	59638	51644	Noted circa 05/1982⁴
51634	59605	59638	51644	Noted 07/05/82 - on 08.31 St. Pancras – Cricklewood³
51623	59605	59638	51644	Noted 11/06/82 - on 09.19 Cricklewood – Luton³
51623	59605	59638	51644	Noted 18/06/82 - on 15.00 St. Pancras – Cricklewood³
51599	59605	59638	51644	Noted 23/06/82 - on 08.01 Luton – Bedford³
51634	59605	59620	51635	Noted 11/08/82 - on 13.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras³
51603	59605	59638	51623	Noted 16/08/82 - on 22.40 Bedford – Cricklewood³
51603	59605	59638	51623	Noted 20/08/82 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood³
51603	59605	59638	51623	Noted 05/09/82 - on 06.20 Bedford – Cricklewood³
51603	59605	59638	51623	Noted 21/09/82 - on 09.23 Luton – Bedford³
51623	59605	59638	51603	Noted circa 10/1982⁴
51647	59605	59634	51636	Noted circa 02/1983⁴
51636	59605	59634	51647	Noted 01/02/83 - on 11.05 Bedford – Luton³
51636	59605	59634	51647	Noted 03/02/83 - on 11.05 Bedford – Luton³
51636	59605	59634	51647	Noted 04/02/83 - on 11.05 Bedford – Luton³
51598	59605	59634	51637	Noted 08/04/83 - on 06.49 Cricklewood – Luton with 51592 + 59615 + 59645 + 51618³
51620	59605	59634	51624	Noted circa 05/1983⁴

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

Images:

28th May 1983

TSL 59605 on top of 51620 in Luton station on 28 May 1983. This was the aftermath of 47 535 hitting a stationary Class 127 formation, despite the severity of the damage there were no serious casualties. Michael Boot Collection.

28th May 1983

Class 127 TSL 59605 in Luton station on 28 May 1983 after the DMU stationary formation was hit by 47 535. The bogie is from the end to the right which had ridden up on top of DMBS 51620. Michael Boot Collection.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 28th May 1983

A sorry mess at Luton station after 47 535 hit a stationary Class 127 formation on 28 May 1983. Despite the severity of the damage there were no serious casualties. The rear half of DMBS 51620 was destroyed, as was one end of TSL 59605. The other two vehicles in the set are thought to be 59634 and 51624. Michael Boot Collection.

Date: 28th May 1983

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