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Vehicle 59645


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: 30523
Diagram: 590

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 51643 during the unknown period are:

28/11/59 New to Derby Friargate - stabled pending allocation
Dec-59 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)

Then the allocations for 59645 are:

circa Jun-84 Withdrawn from CW (Cricklewood)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester after being at CF Booth, Rotherham, since March 1990

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51643 59615 59645 51644 As delivered to Derby Friargate - 28th November 1959 - stabled pending allocation
51634 59645 59612 51643 Noted 04/09/69 - at St Pancras1
51616 59645 59595 51643 Noted 25/08/74 - at Bedford2
51591 59618 59645 51617 Noted 06/03/76 - on 06.15 Bedford – St. Pancras3
51635 59645 59596 51638 Noted 12/09/76 - in St Pancras1
51613 59614 59645 51622 Noted 27/08/78 - on 07.20 Bedford – St. Pancras3
51613 59614 59645 51603 Noted circa 09/19784
51603 59614 59645 51613 Noted 16/09/78 - on 05.05 Bedford – St. Pancras3
51615 59611 59645 51644 Noted 02/05/79 - on 15.09 Cricklewood – Luton3
51615 59598 59645 51644 Noted 11/05/79 - on 14.00 Bedford – Luton3
51615 59598 59645 51644 Noted 18/05/79 - on 15.16 Luton – Bedford3
51604 59598 59645 51636 Noted 16/08/79 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood with 51644 + 59611 + 59629 + 516473
51598 59598 59645 51647 Noted 08/09/79 - on 13.17 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51598 59598 59645 51617 Noted 27/09/79 - on 12.00 Bedford – Luton3
51617 59598 59645 51637 Noted 13/10/79 - on 21.35 Cricklewood – Luton3
51617 59598 59645 51637 Noted 19/10/79 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51617 59598 59645 51637 Noted 22/10/79 - on a St. Pancras - Bedford service3
51617 59598 59645 51637 Noted 23/10/79 - on a St. Pancras - Bedford service3
51617 59598 59645 51637 Noted 24/10/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
51617 59598 59645 51637 Noted 25/10/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
51637 59598 59645 51646 Noted 20/11/79 - on 12.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
51637 59598 59645 51646 Noted 21/11/79 - on 17.56 Cricklewood – St. Albans3
51637 59598 59645 51646 Noted 22/11/79 - on 22.34 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51637 59598 59645 51646 Noted 02/12/79 - on 07.41 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51646 59598 59645 51647 Noted 05/12/79 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51607 59608 59645 51622 Noted 03/01/80 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51607 59608 59645 51622 Noted 11/01/80 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford and 20.08 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51607 59608 59645 51622 Noted 13/01/80 - on 23.55 St. Albans – Bedford3
51607 59608 59645 51618 Noted 22/01/80 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51591 59608 59645 51615 Noted 17/02/80 - on 10.16 Elstree – Bedford3
51591 59608 59645 51615 Noted 28/02/80 - on 15.35 St. Pancras – Luton3
51591 59608 59645 51615 Noted 07/03/80 - on 12.09 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51623 59639 59645 51644 Noted 13/08/80 - on 00.16 Cricklewood – St. Pancras (no TSL)3
51619 59631 59645 51637 Noted 02/09/80 - on 15.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras (no TSL)3
51618 59613 59645 51650 Noted 13/11/80 - on 19.17 Cricklewood – St. Albans3
51618 59613 59645 51650 Noted 14/11/80 - on 17.56 Cricklewood – St. Albans3
51612 59612 59645 51619 Noted 09/02/81 - on 2G10 11.27 St Pancras – Bedford3
51608 59594 59645 51615 Noted 24/03/81 - on 23.10 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51608 59594 59645 51615 Noted 03/04/81 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood3
51608 59594 59645 51615 Noted 04/04/81 - on 21.45 Luton – Cricklewood3
51608 59594 59645 51625 Noted 17/04/81 - on 16.05 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51626 59594 59645 51647 Noted 28/04/81 - on 01.10 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51628 59612 59645 51640 Noted 17/05/81 - on 04.35 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51613 59613 59645 51628 Noted 04/10/81 - on 14.42 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51613 59613 59645 51635 Noted 09/10/81 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51613 59613 59645 51635 Noted 23/10/81 - on 01.54 St. Pancras – Bedford3
51593 59610 59645 51622 Noted 25/01/82 - on 18.11 Kentish Town – St. Pancras3
51593 59610 59645 51637 Noted 24/02/82 - on 14.00 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51593 59610 59645 51637 Noted 26/02/82 - on 21.20 Cricklewood – St. Pancras3
51597 59610 59645 51604 Noted 05/04/82 - on 08.31 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51597 59610 59645 51604 Noted 11/04/82 - on 06.42 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51611 59610 59645 51639 Noted 1st May 1982
51639 59610 59645 51611 Noted circa 05/19824
51633 59615 59645 51638 Noted circa 06/19824
51607 59615 59645 51640 Noted 09/08/82 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51607 59615 59645 51640 Noted 13/08/82 - on 06.15 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51598 59615 59645 51640 Noted 02/09/82 - on 16.03 Luton – Cricklewood3
51640 59615 59645 51598 Noted circa 10/19824
51598 59615 59645 51640 Noted 29/10/82 - on 13.00 Luton – Cricklewood3
51604 59615 59645 51636 Noted circa 11/19824
51604 59615 59645 51636 Noted 26/11/82 - on 01.45 Bedford – St. Pancras3
51604 59615 59645 51636 Noted 09/12/82 - on 16.40 Bedford – Luton3
51604 59615 59645 51636 Noted 19/12/82 - on 04.35 Bedford – Cricklewood and 10.21 Elstree – Bedford3
51606 59615 59645 51620 Noted circa 01/19834
51606 59615 59645 51620 Noted 11/01/83 - on 03.31 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51606 59615 59645 51620 Noted 20/01/83 - on 16.31 Luton – Bedford3
51608 59615 59645 51620 Noted 03/03/83 - on 11.05 Bedford – Luton3
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 – Cricklewood3
51592 59615 59645 51618 Noted 06/04/83 - on 02.30 Bedford – Cricklewood3
51592 59615 59645 51618 Noted 08/04/83 - on 06.49 Cricklewood – Luton with 51598 + 59605 + 59634 + 51637 and 08.07 Luton – St. Pancras3
51592 59615 59645 51618 Noted 11/04/83 - on 22.35 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51592 59615 59645 51618 Noted 12/04/83 - on 21.07 Cricklewood – Luton3
51592 59615 59645 51612 Noted circa 05/19834
51610 59615 59645 51612 Noted 09/06/83 - on 09.50 St. Pancras – Cricklewood3
51610 59615 59645 51612 Noted 12/06/83 - on 14.47 Cricklewood – Bedford3
51610 59615 59645 51637 Noted circa 07/19834

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Phil Shatford
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 127 DMU at Swindon Works

circa 1983

Up in the air is Class 127 centre car M59645 in what appears to be Swindon Works. Class 117 51352 on the right was painted into blue/grey in 1983, so probably taken around then. Note the two AEC 220 engines on the floor on the left. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 127 DMU at Carlisle Currock

13th June 1987

Condemned Class 127 centre cars M59645 and M59620 at Carlisle Currock on the 13th June 1987. Hamish Stevenson.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 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.

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

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

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

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

Date: 12th March 1983

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

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

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

DMU

Date: 12th March 1983

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

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.