Set C591
These formations have been noted:
| 51059 | 59433 | 51102 | Noted 27/12/77 - on 2C34 1528 Bristol TM-Cardiff with B468 | |||||
| 51059 | 59433 | 51102 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| 51059 | 59433 | 51102 | Noted 10/03/1978 - At Oxford Station1 | |||||
| 51059 | 59433 | 51102 | Noted 02/06/78 - on 2C60 1820 Bristol TM-Cardiff | |||||
| 51059 | 59433 | 51102 | Noted 17/06/78 - on 2C68 2315 Bristol TM-Cardiff | |||||
| 51059 | 59433 | 51102 | Noted 02/07/1978 - Cardiff Central1 | |||||
| 51059 | 59433 | 51102 | Noted 27/12/78 - on 1115 Swansea-Milford Haven | |||||
| 51059 | 59433 | 51102 | Noted 29/01/1980 - At Newport Station1 | |||||
| 51059 | 59433 | 51102 | Listed at CF - 03/03/80 | |||||
| 51059 | 59433 | 51102 | Transfer to CF - 11/05/86 - from BR, was B591 | |||||
| 51059 | 59433 | 51102 | Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 51059 | 59382 | 51102 | Listed at CF - Jun-87 | |||||
| 51059 | 59382 | 51102 | Listed at CF - Aug-87 | |||||
| 51059 | 59382 | 51102 | Noted circa 08/19872 | |||||
| 51059 | 59471 | 51102 | Formation change - CF - Sep-87 - 59471 replaced 59382 (to spare) | |||||
| Disbanded 06/09/87 - vehicles transferred to Heaton |
Formation Sources
1: Shayne Lewis
2: Eddie Knorn
18th April 1978
Class 119 DMU set C591 (presumably 51059 + 59433 + 51102) passing through Northfield station with a Worcester - Birmingham service on 18 April 1978. Stuart Mackay Collection.
1979
Class 119 set C591 (presumably 51102 + 59433 + 51059) at Milford Haven in 1979. John Law.
10th November 1979
Class 119 Cross-Country set C591 (presumably 51059 + 59433 + 51102) is seen at Castle Cary on the 10th November 1979. Taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
16th April 1980
W51102 is the closest vehicle in set C591 seen at Manorbier with the 10:16 Pembroke Dock - Swansea on 16/04/1980. The other two vehicles are presumably 59433 + 51059. Hamish Stevenson.
19th March 1981
Class 119 set C591 (presumably 51059 + 59433 + 51102) leads a six-car DMU formation into Westbury with the 06:57 Cardiff Central - Westbury service on 19 March 1981. Michael Mensing.
11th April 1981
Gloucester RC&W Co class 119 "Cross Country" diesel unit C591 is seen at Pembroke Dock on 11 April 1981. Car W51102 is nearest the camera, presumably with 59433 + 51059. Jeremy Chapter.
11th April 1981
On 11 April 1981, a three-car Gloucester RC&W Co class 119 "cross country" diesel unit is seen at Pembroke Dock. The formation is probably 51059 + 59433 + 51102. Jeremy Chapter.
7th July 1981
GRC&W Cross-Country set C591 at Milford Haven on 7/7/81, led by 51059, presumably with 59433 + 51102. Chris Lings.
Unknown date
Class 119 DMU set C591 (51102 + 59433 + 51059) seen at Waltham St.Lawrence, Milley Bridge, date unknown. Glyn Weigh.
6th August 1987
C591 (W51102 + W59382 + W51059) - a 119/108/119 hybrid - seen in Cardiff Central station on the 6th August 1987. Hamish Stevenson.
6th August 1987
C591 (W51102 + W59382 + W51059) arrives into Cardiff Central on the 6th August 1987 with the 15:56 ex-Bristol Temple Meads. Hamish Stevenson.
22nd September 1987
Class 119 DMS(L) E51102 with Class 116 cars 59364 and 53856 stand in what was then platform 7 (now platform 1) of Newcastle station. Surprisingly, the car number can be seen to include the E-prefix - at a time when the regional prefixing was being abandoned - yet the former Cardiff Division set formation number C591 has been left on the front of the cab. Graeme Phillips Collection.
23rd September 1987
Left: Class 101 DMBS E53250; Right: Class 119 DMBC 51059, seen at Newcastle on 23/09/1987. Class 143 Pacer problems in the north-east saw an influx of first generation DMUs to Heaton (HT) depot in the weeks leading up to the October 1987 timetable change (05/10/1987), including vehicles of Classes 116, 118 and 119 – none of which had previously operated anywhere near the north-east – as well as some rather tatty Class 101s from diverse regions. These unusual types were eliminated from the area by Spring 1988 when loco-haulage restarted. Graeme Phillips Collection.
30th September 1987
A western region class 119 well off its patch, at Hexham in Northumberland. This was during a period when various units were drafted into Heaton depot to cover for problems with class 143 Pacers and in this case several sets have been split and recombined - 51059 from C591 at this end with 59471 (class 118) and 53909 (class 116) from set C316 at the other end. 30/Sep/1987. Robert Chilton.
November 1987
Class 119 DMBC 51059 with a Met-Camm DMS at Darlington in November 1987, during the time Western Region units were drafted in to cover for defective Pacer units. John Carter.
19th June 1988
Class 119 DMBC 51059 at TE, 19th June 1988. Jerry Glover.
15th January 1989
Class 119 E51102 at Vic Berrys, Leicester, 15-1-89. Kevin Dowd.
1989
A Class 119 power car 51102 from set C591 and two vehicles from 101 331 are seen in the stack at Vic Berry's scrapyard in Leicester, 1989. Malcolm Clements.
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