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Vehicle 51059

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

4w/e 27/12/58	New to	86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61	Depot code change	88A
by Jun-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)
16/05/82	Transferred to	RG (Reading)
15/05/83	Transferred to	BR (Bristol Bath Road)
11/05/86	Transferred to	CF (Cardiff Canton)
06/09/87	Transferred to	HT (Heaton)
31/03/88	Withdrawn from	HT (Heaton)

Notes

27/08/82 - L591 (51059 + 59433 + 51102) was an unusual site at Twickenham. The the unit spent the whole day parked in the bay platform after failing due to a hot box the night before while on a Redhill to Reading via Clapham Junction mail train.

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51059	59432	51100	Noted Aug-68 - at Shrewsbury¹
	51059	59432	51102	Noted 16/08/70 - at Chester¹
	51059	59433	51100	Noted 06/08/72 - on 15:18 Wolverhampton High Level to Chester with 50398 + 56357 (CR207)
	51059	59433	51102	Noted 15/09/72 - at Wolverhampton²
	51059	59414	51102	Noted 13/08/1973 - on 15:18 Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury³
	51059	59433	51102	Noted 03/07/1975 - at Wolverhampton³
	51059	59433	51102	Noted 26/08/75 - at Severn Tunnel Junction¹
	51059	59433	51102	Noted 31/07/76 - at Shrewsbury¹
	51059	59433	51102	Noted 01/02/1977 - Worked 2G66 13.30 Chester to Wolverhampton, coupled to 50310-59130-50330.⁴
C591	51059	59433	51102	Noted 27/12/77 - on 2C34 1528 Bristol TM-Cardiff with B468
C591	51059	59433	51102	Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
C591	51059	59433	51102	Noted 10/03/1978 - At Oxford Station⁵
C591	51059	59433	51102	Noted 02/06/78 - on 2C60 1820 Bristol TM-Cardiff
C591	51059	59433	51102	Noted 17/06/78 - on 2C68 2315 Bristol TM-Cardiff
C591	51059	59433	51102	Noted 02/07/1978 - Cardiff Central⁵
C591	51059	59433	51102	Noted 27/12/78 - on 1115 Swansea-Milford Haven
C591	51059	59433	51102	Noted 29/01/1980 - At Newport Station⁵
C591	51059	59433	51102	Listed at CF - 03/03/80
	51059	59433	51102	Noted 04/05/81 - on 19.50 Cardiff – Bristol TM⁶
L591	51059	59433	51102	Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
B591	51059	59433	51102	Transfer to BR - 15/05/83 - Now B prefix
B591	51059	59433	51102	Noted circa 06/1984⁴
B591	51059	59433	51102	Listed at BR - 01/01/85
B591	51059	59433	51102	Noted circa 02/1985⁴
B591	51059	59433	51102	Noted circa 06/1985⁴
B591	51059	59433	51102	Noted 18/01/1986⁴
C591	51059	59433	51102	Transfer to CF - 11/05/86 - from BR, was B591
C591	51059	59433	51102	Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986
C591	51059	59382	51102	Listed at CF - Jun-87
C591	51059	59382	51102	Noted circa 08/1987⁴
C591	51059	59382	51102	Listed at CF - Aug-87
C591	51059	59471	51102	Formation change - CF - Sep-87 - 59471 replaced 59382 (to spare)
	51205	59364	51059	Noted circa 11/1987⁴

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

Images:

18th April 1978

Set number: C591

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.

22nd April 1978

Set number: C590

Class 119 DMU set C590 (presumably 51058 + 59418 + 51087) during the Craig-y-Nos stop of the Branch Line Society Swansea Valleys railtour on 22 April 1978. Stuart Mackay Collection.

10th November 1979

Set number: C591

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.

19th March 1981

Set number: C591

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

Set number: C591

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

Set number: C591

GRC&W Cross-Country set C591 at Milford Haven on 7/7/81, led by 51059, presumably with 59433 + 51102. Chris Lings.

1st May 1984

Set number: B591

Class 119 set B591 (presumably 51059 + 59433 + 51102) departs from Stroud on 1 May 1984. Nicholas T Smith.

14th June 1985

Set number: B591

At Yeovil Pen Mill on 14/6/85 DMU set B591 (presumably formed 51059 + 59433 + 51102) and another form a Weymouth-Bristol service. 33044 is on a Cardiff - Weymouth service. The signal shown controls the lines to Maiden Newton and Yeovil Junction with the aid of a route indicator. Stephen Burdett.

6th July 1985

Set number: B591

Class 119 no B591 (presumably 51059 + 59433 + 51102) at Exeter St Davids July 1985 on an Exmouth working. Robert Phipps.

23rd September 1987

Set number: C591

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

Set number: C591

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

Set number: C591

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

Set number: C591

Class 119 DMBC 51059 at TE, 19th June 1988. Jerry Glover.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 1979

Set number: C591

Class 119 set C591 (presumably 51102 + 59433 + 51059) at Milford Haven in 1979. John Law.

Date: 16th April 1980

Set number: C591

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.

Date: 11th April 1981

Set number: C591

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.

Date: unknown

Set number: B591

On an unknown date class 119 set B591 (51102, 59433, 51059) at Newport. Ian Buck.

Date: unknown

Set number: C591

Class 119 DMU set C591 (51102 + 59433 + 51059) seen at Waltham St.Lawrence, Milley Bridge, date unknown. Glyn Weigh.

Date: 1983

Set number: L591

L591 with DMS(L) W51102 nearest the camera at Reigate in 1983, presumably with 59433 + 51059. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Date: 1st May 1984

Set number: B591

Class 119 set B591 (presumably 51102 + 59433 + 51059) at Stroud on 1 May 1984. Nicholas T Smith.

Date: 6th August 1987

Set number: C591

C591 (W51102 + W59382 + W51059) - a 119/108/119 hybrid - seen in Cardiff Central station on the 6th August 1987. Hamish Stevenson.

Date: 6th August 1987

Set number: C591

C591 (W51102 + W59382 + W51059) arrives into Cardiff Central on the 6th August 1987 with the 15:56 ex-Bristol Temple Meads. Hamish Stevenson.

Date: 13th August 1989

A Class 119 DMBC - 51058 or 51059 - alongside 45 041 on Thornaby depot, 13 August 1989. Both vehicles were withdrawn. Keith Miller.

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