Vehicle 51057
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
| Nov-58 | 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 17/03/67 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CH | |
| 2w/e 20/10/79 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 2w/e 29/12/79 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) | |
| Mar-80 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 31/05/81 | Transferred to | RG (Reading) | |
| 11/05/88 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 10/07/88 | Transferred to | CH (Chester) | |
| 20/03/89 | Withdrawn from | CH (Chester) PCHX |
Modifications
p/e 26/01/80 - Leyland engines fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| CDF534 | 51057 | 59414 | 51085 | Listed at CDF - circa Sep-60 | |||||
| 51057 | 59414 | 51086 | Noted 08/08/68 - in Chester1 | ||||||
| 51057 | 59416 | 51085 | Noted 22/05/71 - at Wolverhampton1 | ||||||
| 51057 | 59416 | 51100 | Noted 20/03/76 - on 09.40 Wolverhampton – Chester2 | ||||||
| 51057 | 59416 | 51100 | Noted 01/05/76 - on 17.40 Chester – Wolverhampton2 | ||||||
| 51057 | 56158 | Noted 06/03/1977 - Seen at Rhyl, forming part of the 11.13 Crewe - Llandudno service3 | |||||||
| 51057 | 56158 | Noted 13/04/1977 - 2D75, 17.52 Rock Ferry to Chester3 | |||||||
| 51057 | 56158 | Noted 14/09/1977 - 2J80, 09.30 Birkenhead North to Wrexham Central3 | |||||||
| 51057 | 59414 | 51100 | Transfer to CF - 2w/e 20/10/79 | ||||||
| 589 | 51057 | 59414 | 51100 | Transfer to RG - 2w/e 29/12/79 | |||||
| 589 | 51057 | 59414 | 51100 | Transfer to CF - Mar-80 - from RG | |||||
| C589 | 51057 | 59414 | 51100 | Listed at CF - 03/03/80 | |||||
| 51057 | 59414 | 51100 | Noted 02/10/80 - on 19.50 Cardiff – Bristol TM2 | ||||||
| 589 | 51057 | 59414 | 51100 | Transfer to RG - 31/05/81 | |||||
| L589 | 51057 | 59414 | 51100 | Listed at RG - 15/12/1982 | |||||
| L589 | 51057 | 59414 | 51100 | Listed at RG - 01/01/85 | |||||
| L589 | 51057 | 59414 | 51100 | Noted circa 02/19863 | |||||
| L589 | 51057 | 59414 | 51100 | Listed at Reading - Summer 1986 | |||||
| L589 | 51057 | 59414 | 51100 | Noted 13/09/19863 | |||||
| L589 | 51057 | 59414 | 51100 | Noted circa 08/19873 | |||||
| L589 | 51057 | 59414 | 51100 | Listed at RG - Aug-87 | |||||
| L589 | 51057 | 59414 | 51095 | Noted circa 03/19883 | |||||
| L589 | 51057 | 59414 | 51095 | Noted 16/04/19883 | |||||
| T589 | 51057 | 51100 | Noted circa 05/19883 | ||||||
| T589 | 51057 | 51095 | Formed at TS circa May-88 | ||||||
| CH300 | 51057 | 51095 | Noted early 1989 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Phil Shatford
3: Eddie Knorn
Images:
2nd May 1964
Set number: 503
A Gloucester-built Cross-Country DMU is seen at Dudley on 2 May 1964. Closest is M51057 displaying Tyseley set number 503 in the left cab window. Michael Mensing.
summer 1964
Set number: 503
Tyseley cross-country set 503 seen in the summer of 1964 in the Knowle / Lapworth area, headed by M51057. Michael Mensing.
1st January 1980
Set number: L589
Class 119 set L589 (presumably 51057 + 59414 + 51100) at Enborne on the first day of the 1980s - January 1st, 1980. Steve Davies Collection.
Unknown date
Class 119 DMBC, presumably on Reading depot, date unknown. Mike Bunker.
August 1982
Set number: L589
Gloucester RC&W Co. Class 119 Cross Country 3-car dmu Set No.L589 (presumably 51057 + 59414 + 51100) in BR Rail Blue & Grey with all yellow front ends arriving at Worcester (Shrub Hill) on a service from Oxford via Evesham, 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.
6th August 1983
Set number: L589
Class 119 DMU set L589 (51057 and presumably 59414 + 51100) is seen passing Dr Days Junction at Bristol forming a special connection to Bristol Parkway on 6 August 1983. Michael Mensing.
14th September 1983
Set number: L589
Radley station on Wednesday 14 September 1983. The 14.01 Paddington-Oxford has just stopped here for a handful of passengers to disembark; the DMU is Reading depot's L589 (formed 51057/59414/51100). Note the cooling towers of Didcot power station steaming away on the horizon. Lewis Bevan.
20th April 1985
Set number: L589
Western Region Class DMU L589 (51057 leads, presumably with 59414 + 51100) at Clapham Junction, 20 April 1985. Though to be a Gatwick - Reading service diverted because of engineering works. Nigel Menzies.
8th October 1988
Set number: CH300
On the right, Class 119 DMU set No. CH300 [51057 and 51095] stands at Hooton before working a service to Chester and connecting with Class 508 unit No. 508123 which has just arrived working a service from Liverpool. 8 October 1988. Brian Creasey.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 4th April 1978
With a Crosville Leyland National in the background, the 6 car hybrid DMU crossing from Llandudo Junction to Conwy is forming the 14.18 Crewe to Bangor service on the 4th of April 1978. The leading twin is a Class 103/119, a comment added to the image on flickr notes the 119 to be M51057 which "ran in various hybrid formations during the late seventies". It is working with a 108 twin and a 103/101 twin. The KDH Archive.
Date: unknown
Set number: L589
Class 119 DMU set L589 (presumably 51100 + 59414 + 51057) arrives into Deepdene station on the North Downs line, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
Date: 28th February 1987
Set number: L589
Class 119 set L589 (presumably 51057 + 59414 + 51100) at Reading on 28th February 1987. Ian Buck.
Date: 1st April 1987
Set number: L589
Working a diverted Reading to Gatwick Airport service on 1st April 1987 class 119 set L589 (presumably 51100 + 59414 + 51057) passes Coulsdon North. Ian Buck.
Date: 8th October 1988
Set number: CH300
Class 119 DMU set No. CH300 (51095 + 51057) arrives at Hooton working a service from Chester on 8 October 1988. Brian Creasey.
Date: circa 1988/9
Set number: T589
Class 119 set T589 (presumably 51095 + 51057) heading northbound, taken from the steps of Llandrindod signal box (before it moved to station). Undated, but probably after they moved from Tyseley to Chester in July 1988. David Rowe.