Vehicle 51075

---

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

Oct-59	New to	86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61	Depot code change	88A
by Jun-62	Transferred to	82B (Bristol Marsh Junction)
circa Jun-64	Transferred to	82A (Bristol Bath Road)
06/05/73	Depot code change	BR
Aug-79	Transferred to	RG (Reading)
23/10/87	Withdrawn from	RG (Reading)

Modifications

p/e 28/10/72 - Dual AWS fitted
p/e 25/06/77 - WR AWS removed
p/e 25/06/77 - Leyland engines fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51075	59434	51103						As delivered to Cardiff - October 1959
	51075	59434	51103						Noted circa Mar-68 - in blue grey with full yellow ends
535	51075	59434	51103						Noted Nov-68 - now in blue/grey
	51075	59434	51103						Noted 30/07/69 - at Bristol Temple Meads1
	51075	59434	51103						Noted 22/05/71 - at Stourbridge2
	51075	59434	51103						Noted 12/10/71 - at Church Road, Edgbaston2
	51075	59434	51103						Noted 03/05/72 - in Birmingham New Street2
B585	51075	59434	51093						Noted 30/06/1973 - at Bristol Temple Meads3
	51075	59434	51103						Noted 28/05/1974 - at Birmingham New Street3
	51075	59434	51103						Noted 26/08/74 - at Cardiff3
B585	51075	59434	51103						Noted 30/12/74 - on 2C30 1245 Bristol TM-Cardiff with B580
	51075	59434	51103						Noted 27/08/75 - at Westbury1
B585	51075	59434	51103						Noted 15/04/76 - on 2V70 1745 Weymouth-Bristol TM with C509
B585	51075	59434	51103						Listed at BR - 01/05/1976
	51075	59434	51103						Noted 29/05/76 - on 13.14 Bristol TM – Cardiff Central with 50704 + 59265 + 506474
B585	51075	59434	51103						Noted 17/03/77 - on 2C44 1625 Bristol TM-Cardiff
B585	51075	59434	51103						Noted 14/08/77 - on 2B16 1215 Cardiff-Bristol TM with B800
B585	51075	59434	51103						Noted 25/08/77 - on 2B61 1910 Cardiff-Bristol TM with C504
B585	51075	59434	51103						Listed at BR - 31st December 1977
B585	51075	59434	51103						Noted 19/01/78 - on 2C60 2315 Bristol TM-Cardiff
B585	51075	59434	51103						Noted 28/01/1978 - Castle Cary Station5
B585	51075	59434	51103						Noted 01/07/1978 - South Wales Area5
B585	51075	59434	51103						Noted 29/08/78 - on 2B46 1554 Cardiff-Bristol TM with C592
	51075	59434	51103						Transfer to RG - Aug-79
L585	51075	59434	51103						Listed at RG - 03/03/80
L585	51075	59434	51103						Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
	51075	59434	51103						Noted 30/06/84
L585	51075	59434	51103						Listed at RG - 01/01/85
L584	51075	59429	51098						Formation change - RG - 2w/e 15/05/86 - 51075 replaced 51070
L584	51075	59429	51098						Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
L584	51075	59429	51098						Noted 21/06/19866
L584	51075	59429	51098						Noted 18/10/1986 - at Paddington7
L578	51075	59423	51092						Noted 21/04/87 - at Royal Oak1
	51075	59530	51092						Noted 30/07/87 - on 09:49 Paddington - Reading8
L578	51075	59423	51092						Noted 01/08/19876
L578	51075	59530	51092						Listed at RG - Aug-87

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Phil Shatford
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Robert Chilton
8: Martin Baumann

Images:

---

19th March 1977

Set number: B585

Class 119 set B585 (presumably 51075 + 59434 + 51103) with a suburban set on the rear, arrives into Southampton station on March 19th, 1977. Rex Holt.

---

1978

Class 119 DMBC W51075 in Kemble station in mid-1978. Michael Mensing.

---

mid-1978

Set number: B585

Class 119 DMU set B585 (51075 and presumably 59434 + 51103) arrives into Kemble station in mid-1978. Michael Mensing.

---

14th April 1980

Set number: L585

DMUs on Reading depot on 14 April 1980. Left to right is Class 117 L403 (presumably 51378 + 59488 + 51336), Class 119 L585 (presumably 51075 + 59434 + 51103), Class 117 L416 (presumably 51395 in view) and another suburban vehicle in refurbished livery. Brian Daniels.

---

30th August 1980

W51075 paired with M51074 at Bristol Temple Meads. Phil Bidwell.

---

Unknown date

Set number: L585

Class 119 DMU set L585 (W51075 closest presumably with 59434 + 51103) at Shalford, arriving from the Redhill direction presumably Reading bound, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

---

Unknown date

Set number: L585

Class 119 DMU set L585 (W51075 closest presumably with 59434 + 51103) at Guildford station - date unknown. Paul Redmond.

---

30th June 1984

Set number: L585

Class 119 DMU set L585 (51075 + 59434 + 51103) at Abingdon with one of the shuttles organised by the Oxford University Railway Society on 30-6-84 to mark the closing of the branch. Brian Daniels.

---

30th June 1984

Set number: L585

Class 119 DMU set L585 (51075 + 59434 + 51103) at Oxford with one of the Abingdon shuttles organised by the Oxford University Railway Society on 30-6-84 to mark the closing of the branch. Brian Daniels.

---

circa April 1986

Set number: L584

Class 119 DMU set L584 arriving at Paddington, slide process date April 1986. Closest is DMBC W51085 which was a recent addition to the set replacing 51070 which was withdrawn that month, and in the set number the 4 is a sticker over the 5 altering its previous formation of L585. The other two vehicles are presumably 59429 and 51098. Stuart Mackay Collection.

---

14th May 1986

Set number: B584

A Class 119 (B584 with 51075 closest) and a suburban set in Reading station on 14 May 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

---

29th February 1987

Set number: L584

Class 119 set L584 near Redhill on 29th February 1987, presumably 51075 + 59429 + 51098. Ian Buck.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

---

Date: October 1975

Set number: B585

Gloucester RC&W Co. Class 119 Cross Country 3-car dmu Set No.B585 (presumably 51103 + 59434 + 51075) in BR Rail Blue & Grey with all yellow front ends about to leave Bristol Temple Meads on a Weymouth service, 10/75. Hugh Llewelyn.

---

Date: 27th November 1979

Set number: L585

Class 119 DMU set L585 (51103 and presumably 59434 + 51075) on a Paddington service at Oxford on 27 November 1979. Brian Daniels.

---

Date: 30th June 1984

Set number: L585

Class 119 DMU set L585 (51103 + 59434 + 51075) at Abingdon with one of three shuttles organised by the Oxford University Railway Society on 30-6-84 to mark the closing of the branch. Brian Daniels.

---

Date: 30th June 1984

Set number: L585

Class 119 DMU set L585 (51103 + 59434 + 51075) at Abingdon with one of three shuttles organised by the Oxford University Railway Society on 30-6-84 to mark the closing of the branch. Brian Daniels.

---

Date: circa 1986

Set number: L584

Class 119 set L584 at Ealing Broadway. Date unknown, but after May 1986 when 51075 (leading) was added to the set. The centre car is 59429, the rear car presumably 51098. Ian Docwra.

---

Date: 1987

Set number: L584

Class 119 set L584 heads out of Southall in 1987, presumably 51098 + 59429 + 51075. John Law.

---

Date: 7th February 1987

Set number: L584

Class 119 set L584 arriving at Betchworth with 51098 leading (presumably with 59429 + 51075) on 7th February 1987. Ian Buck.