Sign In

Vehicle 51060

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 24/01/59	New to	82B (Bristol Marsh Junction)
circa Jun-64	Transferred to	82A (Bristol Bath Road)
06/05/73	Depot code change	BR
May-73	Transferred to	LA (Laira)
w/e 11/05/74	Transferred to	BR (Bristol Bath Road)
w/e 08/02/75	Transferred to	LA (Laira)
28/02/76	Transferred to	BR (Bristol Bath Road)
w/e 30/06/79	Transferred to	RG (Reading)
14/05/90	Sector Change to	RG (Reading) NWXX
22/01/93	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) RDTS
10/06/93	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
23/06/93	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

Modifications

p/e 31/03/73 - Dual AWS fitted
p/e 25/06/77 - WR AWS removed
p/e 08/10/77 - Leyland engines fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51060	59419	51088	As delivered to 82B - 4w/e 24/01/59
525	51060	59419	51088	Noted Nov-68 - now in blue/grey
	51060	59419	51088	Noted 24/08/1971 - at Bristol¹
	51060	59419	51088	Noted 25/08/1971 - at Cardiff¹
	51060	59419	51088	Noted 02/10/1971 - at Birmingham New Street¹
	51060	59419	51088	Noted 13/11/71 - in Birmingham New Street²
	51060	59421	51090	Noted 20/11/71 - on Bristol Marsh Junction depot²
	51060	59419	51088	Noted 20/11/71 - at Weymouth²
	51060	59419	51088	Transfer to LA - May-73
P575	51060	59419	51088	Noted 05/07/1973 - at Plymouth¹
	51060	59419	51088	Transfer to BR - w/e 11/05/74
	51060	59419	51088	Noted 08/1974 - at Plymouth³
P575	51060	59419	51088	Noted 02/09/74 - on Laira depot⁴
	51060	59419	51088	Transfer to LA - w/e 08/02/75
B575	51060	59419	51088	Noted 20/03/76 - on 2C48 1818 Bristol TM-Cardiff
B575	51060	59419	51088	Listed at BR - 01/05/1976
B575	51060	59419	51088	Noted 18/07/76 - on 2B76 1840 Cardiff-Bristol TM with C313
B575	51060	59419	51088	Noted 23/07/76 - on 2B46 1625 Cardiff-Bristol TM then 2O61 1745 Bristol TM-Weymouth
B575	51060	59419	51088	Noted 20/10/76 - on 2B48 1625 Cardiff-Bristol TM
B575	51060	59419	51088	Noted 26/05/77 - on 2C34 1528 Bristol TM-Cardiff
B575	51060	59419	51088	Noted 12/07/77 - on 2C30 1305 Bristol TM-Cardiff with B578
B575	51060	59419	51088	Listed at BR - 31st December 1977
B575	51060	59419	51088	Noted 06/01/1978 - Cardiff Central⁵
B575	51060	59419	51088	Noted 08/05/78 - on 2C10 0644 Weston Super Mare-Cardiff and 2C52 1705 Bristol TM-Cardiff
B575	51060	59419	51088	Noted 17/06/78 - on 2B60 1755 Cardiff-Bristol TM with C803
B575	51060	59419	51088	Noted 29/07/78 - on 2B60 1755 Cardiff-Bristol TM with B801
	51060	59419	51088	Transfer to RG - w/e 30/06/79
L575	51060	59419	51088	Listed at RG - 03/03/80
L575	51060	59419	51088	Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
L575	51060	59419	51088	Listed at RG - 01/01/85
L575	51060	59419	51088	Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
L575	51060	59419	51088	Noted 13/09/1986⁶
L575	51060	59419	51088	Listed at RG - Aug-87
L575	51060	59419	51088	Noted circa 02/1988⁶
L575	51060	59419	51088	Listed at - 15/05/89
L575	51060	59419	51088	Noted circa 11/1990⁶
L575	51060	59419	51088	Listed at RG - 21/01/91
L575	51060	59419	51088	Noted 03/05/91 - at Tonbridge⁷
L575	51060	59419	51088	Listed at - 24/02/92 - NSE NWXX pool
L575	51060	59419	51088	Listed at - 12/08/92
L575	51060	59419	51088	Listed at RG - November 1992 - Sector NWXX
	51060	51088		Noted 02/03/93 - On 17:18 Crewe - Skegness⁸
T575	51060	51088		Noted circa 04/1993⁶

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Aaron Calder
8: David Bellamy

Images:

5th December 1970

A GRC&W Cross-Country DMU in Minehead station on 5 December 1970. The vehicles are thought to be W51060 + W59419 + W51088. Stuart Mackay Collection.

5th December 1970

Boxes of flowers are being loaded, or unloaded, from a Class 119 DMBC thought to be W51060 in Minehead station on 5 December 1970. The centre car is W59419, the other power car should be W51088. Stuart Mackay Collection.

15th May 1971

GRC&W Cross-Country DMS W51060 + unknown centre car + W51088 on the Great Western Society Tintern Rambler railtour at Glascoed, 15/05/71. Phil Deane Collection.

15th May 1971

GRC&W Cross-Country DMS W51060 + unknown centre car + W51088 on the Great Western Society Tintern Rambler railtour seen at Sudbrook, 15/05/71. Phil Deane Collection.

15th May 1971

GRC&W Cross-Country DMS W51060 + unknown centre car + W51088 on the Great Western Society Tintern Rambler railtour, seen at Parkend, 15/05/71. Phil Deane Collection.

October 1978

Set number: L575

Class 119 set L575 (51060 and presumably 59419 + 51088) with another set passes West Ealing in October 1978. Ian Buck.

26th July 1983

Set number: L575

Class 119 DMU set L575 (presumably 51060 + 59419 + 51088) at Guildford on 26-7-83. Brian Daniels.

20th February 1987

Set number: L575

Class 119 set L575 (51060 and presumably 59419 + 51088) at Redhill on 20th February 1987. Ian Buck.

6th November 1988

Set number: L575

Class 119 set L575 (51060 and presumably 59419 + 51088) is seen at Redhill on 6th November 1988. Ian Buck.

4th June 1989

Set number: L575

Class 119 unit L575 (51060 + 59419 + 51088) was pulling away from Radley in Oxfordshire after dropping off some commuters with an afternoon stopping service from London Paddington to Oxford on 4 July 1989. The alignment of the long-gone Abingdon branch along with its platform edging can be seen in what was the not very busy car park. Peter Tandy.

August 1989

Set number: L575

A few hours spent watching a variety of DMU types by the North Downs in August 1989. Class 119 Gloucester Cross Country DMU L575 (W51060 + W59419 + W51088) rasps up the 1 in 100 gradient from Redhill towards Reigate with a Gatwick Airport to Reading service. Murray Liston.

25th May 1990

Set number: L575

Taken just beyond Wokingham station on 25 May 1990, Class 119 set L575 formed of 51060 + 59419 + 51088 is working a Reading to Gatwick as it passes the junction for the electrified London Waterloo line in the late afternoon. Fond though I am of First Generation DMUs it wasn't these that were my target on this occasion; the Theale to Northfleet empty cement tanks hauled by 33009 + 33029 was my primary reason for me being there and unlike on a couple of subsequent visits I was lucky that it ran. Peter Tandy.

4th October 1990

Set number: L575

Class 119 set L575 (51060 + 59419 + 51088) in Gatwick station on October 4th, 1990. Rex Holt.

8th October 1990

Set number: L575

Class 119 set L575 (51060 + 59419 + 51088) at Gatwick on October 8th, 1990. Rex Holt.

3rd October 1992

Set number: L575

51060 is seen at Reading as part of the 05:33 to Gatwick Airport, 3rd October 1992. L575 also consisted of 59419 & 51088. Gazza Prescott.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 5th December 1970

A GRC&W DMU in Minehead station on 5 December 1970, about four weeks before services ended. The centre is W59419, so the power cars are presumably W51060 and W51088. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 5th December 1970

A GRC&W Cross-Country DMU in Minehead station on 5 December 1970, about four weeks before services ended. The vehicles are thought to be W51088 + W59419 + W51060. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 15th May 1971

The Great Western Society (Bristol Branch) / Wirral Railway Circle Tintern Rambler Railtour at Barry Pier on 15 May 1971. Closest vehicles is 51088, the far power car is 51060 and the centre car presumably 59419. The last service train to the station was on 18 Oct 1971 and last railtour on 28 Apr 1973. The line closed from Barry Island on 5 July 1976. Norman Thomas courtesy S V Blencowe collection.

Date: 1977

Set number: B575

Gloucester Class 119 DMU set B575 (presumably 51088 + 59419 + 51060) at Ashburch in mid-1977. Michael Mensing.

Date: 1979

Set number: B575

Class 119 set B575 (presumably 51060 + 59419 + 51088) at Bristol Parkway in 1979. The set would be transferred to Reading at the start of the summer. John Law.

Date: unknown

A long DMU formation seen in Southall station on 24 July 1987. Closest is Class 101 DMBS 51225, then Class 119 set 575 (no L, presumably 51060 + 59419 + 51088), then another 119. There are no signs of passengers, so it could be an ECS. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 17th July 1984

Set number: L575

This photo was taken by my father on the 17th July 1984 at Gomshall. A set is on a Reading Gatwick Airport run. Gomshall had a very ugly World War Two era signalbox which can be picked out above the set. L575 was 51088, 59419 and 51060. Robert Forsythe.

Date: 20th August 1984

Set number: L575

Class 119 DMU set L575 (51088 and presumably 59489 + 51060) about to arrive into Reigate station on the North Downs line on 20 August 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 29th March 1988

Set number: L575

Class 119 set L575 (51088 + 59419 + 51060) approaching Gatwick on March 29th, 1988. Rex Holt.

Date: 5th July 1990

Set number: L575

The 14.10 to Guildford leaves Reading on 5/7/90. It is formed of cl.119 set L575 (51060/59419/51088), wwith 51088 nearest the camera. Leonard Rogers.

Date: 14th April 1993

Set number: T575

T575 (51088 + 51060) was quite distinctive as at one point it has the red NSE stripe painted blue. It's seen in Beeston station with the 09:50 Lincoln Central - Narborough on 14/4/93. Gazza Prescott.

Date: 14th April 1993

Set number: T575

Set T575 (51088 + 51060) in its peculiar rebranded NSE livery, seen at Loughborough on the 11:54 Lincoln C. - Narborough, 14/4/93. Gazza Prescott.

Date: 20th May 1993

Set number: T575

Class 119 set T575 51060 + 51088 at Tyseley on 22.5.93. Stuart Mackay Collection.

➤