Vehicle 59432
Class 119
Builder: GRC&W
Layout: Cross Country
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: BR Standard
Lot Number: 30423
Diagram: 542
Allocations
| Aug-59 | New to | 86C (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88A | |
| 30/07/62 | Transferred to | 84E (Tyseley) | |
| 01/01/63 | Boundary change | 84E | transferred from WR to LMR stock |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2A | |
| 2w/e 18/03/67 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CH | |
| w/e 22/10/77 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| w/e 03/05/80 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) | |
| 3w/e 15/11/80 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 16/05/82 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) | |
| 2w/e 12/12/87 | Withdrawn from | RG (Reading) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51073 | 59432 | 51101 | As delivered to 86C - August 1959 | ||||||
| 51059 | 59432 | 51100 | Noted Aug-68 - at Shrewsbury1 | ||||||
| 51059 | 59432 | 51102 | Noted 16/08/70 - at Chester1 | ||||||
| 51073 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 19/09/71 - on Chester depot2 | ||||||
| 51073 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 14/08/1973 - at Wolverhampton3 | ||||||
| 51073 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 30/05/1974 - at Wolverhampton4 | ||||||
| 51073 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 10/09/76 - in Chester station1 | ||||||
| 51073 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 12/08/1977 - 2G66, 17.40 Chester to Wolverhampton5 | ||||||
| 51073 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 13/09/77 - at Shrewsbury1 | ||||||
| C592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| C592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 10/01/78 - on 2B24 0955 Cardiff-Bristol TM with B462 | |||||
| C592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 10/01/78 - on 2C30 1305 Bristol TM-Cardiff with C590 | |||||
| C592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 01/07/1978 - At Cardiff Central6 | |||||
| C592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 16/07/1978 - Cardiff Central6 | |||||
| C592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 29/08/78 - on 2B46 1554 Cardiff-Bristol TM with B585 | |||||
| C592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 07/11/78 - on 1300 Newport-Gloucester | |||||
| C592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 03/12/78 - on 1322 Cheltenham-Cardiff | |||||
| C592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 15/09/1979 - South Wales Wanderer No.4 Railtour | |||||
| C592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Listed at CF - 03/03/80 | |||||
| 592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Transfer to LA - w/e 03/05/80 | |||||
| 592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Transfer to CF - 3w/e 15/11/80 | |||||
| L592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Listed at RG - 15/12/1982 | |||||
| L592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted circa 07/19835 | |||||
| L592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Listed at RG - 01/01/85 | |||||
| L592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted circa 11/19855 | |||||
| L592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Listed at Reading - Summer 1986 | |||||
| L592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 21/06/19865 | |||||
| 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 31/07/86 - on 16:25 Clapham Junction - Kensington Olympia7 | ||||||
| L592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted 11/04/1987 - at Stratford Depot8 | |||||
| L592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Noted circa 08/19875 | |||||
| L592 | 51071 | 59432 | 51101 | Listed at RG - Aug-87 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Jeremy Goodyear
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Shayne Lewis
7: Martin Baumann
8: Robert Chilton
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 25th September 1978
Set number: C592
51101 at the head of C592 (presumably with 59432 + 51071) in Bristol Temple Meads station on the 25th September 1978. Steve Davies Collection.
Date: 15th September 1979
Set number: L592
The Branch Line Society South Wales Wanderer No 4 railtour is seen at Newport Docks West Side on 15 September 1979. It was formed of Class 119 set C592 with 51071 + 59432 in view. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 15th September 1979
Set number: C592
The Branch Line Society "South Wales Wanderer No. 4" railtour took this class 119 Gloucester RC&W Co cross-country three-car diesel set C592 (51071 + 59432 + 51101) to Abertillery on 15 September 1979 Jeremy Chapter.
Date: 15th September 1979
Set number: C592
A staff conference seems to have broken out as the Branch Line Society "South Wales Wanderer No 4" tour visits Newport Docks on 15 September 1979. The train is formed 51101 + 59432 + 51071. Jeremy Chapter.
Date: 15th September 1979
Set number: C592
The Branch Line Society "South Wales Wanderer No 4" tour is seen at Abertillery on 15 September 1979. The train is formed of a Gloucester RC&W Co cross-country set 51071 + 59432 + 51101 built in 1959. Jeremy Chapter.
Date: 15th September 1979
Set number: C592
Seen at Barry Old Switch on 15 September 1979, the Branch Line Society's "South Wales Wanderer No. 4" was formed of a three-car Gloucester RC&W Co Cross-country dmu. Coaches as seen are 51071, 59432 and 51101. Jeremy Chapter.
Date: 29th September 1979
Set number: C592
Class 119 DMU set C592 (presumably 51071 + 59432 + 51101) arrives into platform 9 of Bristol Temple Meads empty to form the 11:08 to Weston-Super-Mare on 29 September 1979. Michael Mensing.
Date: 13th April 1980
Set number: C592
Class 119 set C592 (presumably 51071 + 59432 + 51101) sits in the Western bay at Gloucester station. Taken from the Welsh Collieries Rambler Railtour on 13th April 1980. Paul James.
Date: 24th July 1980
Set number: P592
Class 119 DMU set P592 (presumably 51071 + 59432 + 51101) at Newton Abbot on 24 July 1980. Brian Daniels.
Date: 24th July 1980
Set number: P592
Class 119 DMU set P592 (presumably 51101 + 59432 + 51071) at Paignton on 24 July 1980. Brian Daniels.
Date: unknown
Set number: L592
Class 119 set L592 with 51071 and presumably 59432 + 51101 at Gatwick Airport. Ian Buck.
Date: 4th August 1983
Set number: L592
Class 119 DMBC W51071 tails W59432 & W51101 (set L592) passes Dorking through Deepdene station along the Redhill to Guildford line with a Gatwick Airport to Reading service, Thursday 4th August 1983 Iain Reid.
Date: 5th August 1983
Set number: L592
Class 119 DMS W51101 with W59432 & W51071 (set L592) stand at Reading's up main platform. Visible on the right, a 4VEP (class 423) unit stands at the Southern platform. Friday 5th August 1983 Iain Reid.
Date: April 1984
Set number: L592
At Penshurst in April 1984 class 119 set L592 with car 51071 leading and presumably 59432 + 51101. Ian Buck.
Date: March 1985
Set number: L592
Class 119 set L592 (presumably 51071 + 59432 + 51101) at Southall in May 1985. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 13th September 1986
Set number: L592
Class 119 set L592, presumably 51101 + 59432 + 51071, with a 18XX Tonbridge - Redhill service loading at Tonbridge on Saturday 13th September 1986. Colin Brooks.
Date: 7th February 1987
Set number: L592
Class 119 set L592 at Redhill on 7th February 1987, 51071 and presumably 59432 + 51101. Ian Buck.
Date: 13th August 1987
Set number: L592
Class 119 set No. L592 (Nos. 51071, 59432 and 51101) arrives at Redhill working a Gatwick Airport to Reading service on 13 August 1987. Brian Creasey.
Date: 13th August 1987
Set number: L592
Class 119 set No. L592 (51101 + 59432 + 51071) departs from Reigate working a Gatwick Airport to Reading service on 13 August 1987. Brian Creasey.