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Vehicle 51076


Class 119

Builder: GRC&W
Layout: Cross Country
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: BR Standard
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30421
Diagram: 540

Allocations

Oct-59 New to 84E (Tyseley)
01/01/63Boundary change84Etransferred from WR to LMR stock
Sep-63Depot code change2A
2w/e 18/03/67 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
06/05/73Depot code changeCH
w/e 22/10/77 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
2w/e 12/01/80 Transferred to RG (Reading)
Mar-80 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
w/e 03/05/80 Transferred to LA (Laira)
2w/e 10/01/81 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
16/05/82 Transferred to RG (Reading)
15/05/83 Transferred to BR (Bristol Bath Road)
11/05/86 Transferred to RG (Reading)
p/e 28/01/89 Sector Change to RG (Reading) NSBX
14/05/90 Sector Change to RG (Reading) NWXX
22/09/92 Transferred to TS (Tyseley) RDTS
04/01/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
20/09/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

Modifications

circa Dec-72 - WR AWS removed
p/e 25/06/79 - Leyland engines fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51076 59435 51104 As delivered to Tyseley - October 1959
TYS512 51076 59435 51104 Listed at Tyseley - circa Oct-60
CR553 51076 59418 51099 Noted circa Jun-69
51076 59418 51099 Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot1
51076 59414 51099 Noted 18/04/73 - on Chester depot2
51076 59414 51099 Noted 11/08/74 - on 1700 Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton
51076 59414 51099 Noted 08/07/1975 - at Wolverhampton 3
51076 59414 51099 Noted 31/07/76 - at Shrewsbury2
51076 59414 51099 Noted 10/09/76 - on Chester depot2
C596 51076 59416 51099 Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
596 51076 59416 51099 Noted 12/01/1978 - Swindon4
596 51076 59416 51099 Transfer to RG - 2w/e 12/01/80
596 51076 59416 51099 Transfer to CF - Mar-80 - from RG
C596 51076 59416 51099 Listed at CF - 03/03/80
596 51076 59416 51099 Transfer to LA - w/e 03/05/80
C596 51076 59416 51099 Noted 10/05/1980 - BLS South Devon Railtour C596+B812
51076 59416 51099 Transfer to CF - 2w/e 10/01/81
L596 51076 59416 51099 Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
B596 51076 59416 51099 Transfer to BR - 15/05/83 - Now B prefix
B596 51076 59416 51099 Noted circa 08/19835
51076 59416 51099 Noted 21/04/1984 - on 18:37 Banbury - Oxford
B596 51076 59416 51099 Listed at BR - 01/01/85
B596 51076 59416 51099 Noted circa 03/19855
B596 51076 59416 51099 Noted 21/10/19855
B596 51076 59416 51099 Noted 27/11/19855
L596 51076 59416 51099 Transfer to RG - 11/05/86 - from BR, was B596
B596 51076 59416 51099 Noted 21/06/19865
L596 51076 59416 51099 Noted circa 09/19865
L596 51076 59416 51099 Listed at RG - Aug-87
L596 51076 59416 51099 Noted 31/03/19885
51076 59416 51391 Noted circa 03/19895
L596 51076 59416 51099 Listed at RG - 15/05/89
L596 51076 59416 51099 Noted circa 01/19915
L596 51076 59416 51099 Listed at RG - 21/01/91
L596 51076 59416 51099 Listed at RG - 24/02/92 - NSE NWXX pool
L596 51076 59416 51099 Listed at RG - 12/08/92
T596 51076 51099 Listed at TS - November 1992
T596 51076 51099 Listed at TS - 10/12/92

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 119 DMU at an unknown location

circa 1978

Set number: C596

Cardiff allocated Class 119 DMU set C596 (presumably 51076 + 59416 + 51099) circa 1978, location unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 119 DMU at Yeovil

1985

Set number: B596

Class 119 set B596 (presumably 51076 + 59416 + 51099) at Yeovil in the summer of 1985. Michael Mensing.

Class 119 DMU at Worcester Shrub Hill

29th March 1986

Set number: B596

After reversal at Worcester Shrub Hill on 29 March 1986 class 119, identifiable by the red stickers denoting extra luggage space when used on trains to Gatwick Airport, set B596 (presumably 51076 + 59416 + 51099) was routed around the sharp curve towards Worcester Foregate Street and onward to Malvern and Hereford. The structure unfortunately only part-visible in the foreground is thought to be the remnants of a World War 2 air-raid shelter, complete with flue for a heating stove, for use by railway staff. My thanks to Robert Pritchard for the information on the shelter. Peter Tandy.

Class 119 DMU at Worcester Shrub Hill

29th March 1986

Set number: B596

ABirmingham to Hereford train is seen arriving at Worcester Shrub Hill on 29 March 1986. This time it is class 119 set B596 (51076 + 59416 + 51099) which will reverse in the platform. The driver has been a bit quick in changing the lights on the leading vehicle from white to red prior to coming to a halt. The small signal arm on the gantry was lowered to allow 08781 to leave the station a few minutes later to the site once occupied by the shed. Peter Tandy.

Class 119 DMU at Southall

April 1987

Set number: L596

Class 119 set L596 departing from Southall in April 1987. The power cars are 51076 + 51099, the center car should be 59416. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 119 DMU at Guildford

28th July 1987

Set number: L596

Class 119 set L596 (51076 + 59416 + 51099) at Guildford with a Gatwick - Reading service on 28 July 1987. Mike Dean.

Class 119 DMU at Tonbridge

14th October 1990

Set number: L596

Having just worked in from Redhill Class 119 Set L596 (51076 + 59416 + 51099) is seen at Tonbridge on the 14/10/1990. Waddo Rail Archive.

Class 119 DMU at Nottingham

18th October 1992

Set number: L596

Class 119 DMBC 51076 is seen in Nottingham station with the 15:20 Nottingham to Crewe service on 18/10/92. It was on loan to Regional Railways at the time. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 119 DMU at Tyseley

26th December 1993

Set number: T596

Class 119 51076, set number T596, is seen stabled at Tyseley on 26.12.1993 complete with TML Channel Tunnel logo's on the front. Andy Cole.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 4th August 1979

Set number: C596

GRC&W Class 119 set C596 (presumably 51099 + 59416 + 51076) leads a suburban set coming off the Frome loop at Blatchbridge Junction on the 4th August 1979. Steve Davies Collection.

DMU

Date: 10th May 1980

Set number: C596

The Branch Line Society "South Devon" railtour is seen on the Cattewater branch (Plymouth) on 10 May 1980. This was a point before the tunnel. Set C596 is formed 51099 + 59416 + 51076. Jeremy Chapter.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: C596

Class 119 DMU set C596 (W51099 and presumably 59416 + 51076) outside Plymouth Laira depot, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: C596

Class 119 DMU set C596 (W51099 and presumably 59416 + 51076) enters Severn Tunnel Junction station with a refurbished Class 101 on the rear in late 1979. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 17th September 1983

Set number: B596

Class 119 DMU set B596 (51099 + 59416 + 51076) stands at Weymouth Town station having just arrived with train 2O58 the 13.00 from Westbury via Yeovil Pen Mill on September 17, 1983. When this was taken the station at Weymouth was in something of a time warp with cream and green "southern railway' colours still adorning the buildings. Adrian Nicholls.

DMU

Date: April 1987

Set number: L596

Class 119 set L596 in Southall station in April 1987. 51099 is at the front, presumably with 59416 + 51076. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 26th January 1988

Set number: L596

51099 at the head of L596 (presumably with 59416 + 51076) at Paddington on the 16th January 1988. Malcolm Clements.

DMU

Date: circa June 1990

Set number: L596

Ex-works Class 119 DMU set L596 (51099 + 59416 and presumably 51076) at Doncaster. Date unknown, the slide process date is June 1990. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 4th October 1990

Set number: L596

Class 119 set L596 (51099 + 59416 + 51076) at Gatwick on October 4th, 1990. Rex Holt.

DMU

Date: 1st August 1991

Set number: L596

Class 119 set L596 (51099 + 59416 + 51076) at Gatwick on August 1, 1991. Rex Holt.

DMU

Date: 6th September 1991

Set number: L596

51099 + 59416 + 51076 arrive into Gatwick on 6/9/91 with the 9:55 ex Reading. Sparegang.

DMU

Date: 31st March 1992

Set number: L596

With the position of the sun &#039;wrong&#039; for an approaching shot, this view was taken from the rear. The front set is number L412 and that nearest the camera is L596. Taken at 17:14, a late afternoon Up service for Paddington on the Relief Line at West Ealing station. 31st March 1992. Presumably Class 119 L596 is formed of 51099 + 59416 + 51076 and Class 117 L412 51347 + 59499 + 51389. Alistair Fyffe.

DMU

Date: May 1992

Set number: L596

One of the few class 119 sets to appear in Network South East livery L596 (presumably 51099 + 59416 + 51076) is berthed at Redhill in May 1995. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: 3rd December 1992

Set number: L596

On the 3rd December 1992 51099 is seen at Leicester on the 15:04 to New Street. It is a two-car set, and although still labelled as L596 it is now T596 and the other power car should be 51076. Mark Fletcher.