Vehicle 51087
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: 30422
Diagram: 541
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 17/03/67 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CH | |
| w/e 22/10/77 | Transferred to | CF (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 31/05/81 | 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| 31/03/88 | Withdrawn from | HT (Heaton) |
Modifications
Oct-77 - Leyland engines fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51058 | 59431 | 51087 | Noted Aug-68 - at Shrewsbury1 | ||||||
| CR552 | 51058 | 59431 | 51087 | Noted circa Jun-69 | |||||
| 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 01/07/1973 - at Bristol Temple Meads2 | ||||||
| 51058 | 59431 | 51087 | Noted 28/05/1974 - at Wolverhampton 3 | ||||||
| 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 31/07/76 - at Aberystwyth1 | ||||||
| 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 20/06/1977 - Seen at Prestatyn en route to Llandudno4 | ||||||
| 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 07/09/77 - at Shrewsbury1 | ||||||
| C590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 05/12/77 - on 2C44 1820 Bristol TM-Cardiff | |||||
| C590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| C590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 10/01/78 - on 2C30 1305 Bristol TM-Cardiff with C592 | |||||
| C590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 18/03/78 - at Cardiff | |||||
| C590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 22/04/1978 - Branch Line Society Swansea Valleys Railtour | |||||
| C590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 10/05/78 - on 2B60 1755 Cardiff-Bristol TM | |||||
| C590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 18/05/78 - on 1E73 1745 Cardiff-Sheffield | |||||
| C590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted circa 08/1978 - Cardiff Central5 | |||||
| C590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 30/11/78 - on 2C83 1030 Milford Haven-Swansea | |||||
| C590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 21/04/1979 - At Cardiff Central5 | |||||
| C590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Listed at CF - 03/03/80 | |||||
| 590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Transfer to RG - 31/05/81 | |||||
| L590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted circa 04/19824 | |||||
| L590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Listed at RG - 15/12/1982 | |||||
| B590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Transfer to BR - 15/05/83 - Now B prefix | |||||
| B580 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 23/07/83 - at Southall1 | |||||
| B590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted circa 03/19844 | |||||
| B590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Listed at BR - 01/01/85 | |||||
| B590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted circa 03/19854 | |||||
| 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 07/12/85 - on 15:50 Cardiff - Crewe service6 | ||||||
| B590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 15/03/19864 | |||||
| C590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Transfer to CF - 11/05/86 - from BR, was B590 | |||||
| C590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986 | |||||
| C590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 02/05/87 - at Riverside Sidings Canton | |||||
| 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Noted 09/06/87 | ||||||
| C590 | 51058 | 59418 | 51087 | Listed at CF - Aug-87 | |||||
| C590 | 53847 | 59040 | 51087 | Noted 16/09/87 - at Newcastle | |||||
| 53847 | 51087 | Noted circa 11/19874 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Martin Baumann
Images:
22nd March 1975
Class 119 (51087) & 101 (set CR243) at Chester depot on 22 March 1975. it seemed as there was pretty much one of every class of DMU on shed that Saturday. Alistair Ness.
1979
Set number: C590
Class 119 DMU set C590 at Newport in late 1979. DMSL W51087 has signs of roof repairs at the back of the cab dome and at cantrail level above the first passenger door. The other two vehicles are presumably 59418 and 51058. Michael Mensing.
7th July 1979
Set number: C590
Class 119 DMU set C590 (presumably 51087 + 59418 + 51058) in Bristol Temple Meads station with the 14:25 service to Cardiff Central on 7 July 1979. Michael Mensing.
18th August 1979
Set number: C590
Class 119 DMU set C590 (51087 and presumably 59418 + 51058) leads a suburban set near Avoncliff working the 5.40pm Weymouth - Bristol Temple Meads on 18 August 1979. Michael Mensing.
late 1979
Set number: C590
Class 119 DMU set C590 (presumably 51087 + 59418 + 51058) arrives into Severn Tunnel Junction station in late 1979. Michael Mensing.
spring 1980
Set number: C590
Class 119 DMU set C590 (presumably 51087 + 59418 + 51058) arrives into Nailsea and Backwell station in the spring of 1980. Michael Mensing.
circa 1982
Set number: L590
Class 119 DMU set L590 (51087 and presumably 59418 + 51058) in Oxford station, Worcester on the destination blind. Undated, it was only a Reading set from May 1981 to May 1983. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Unknown date
Set number: B590
Class 119 DMU set B590 (presumably 51087 + 59418 + 51058) stabled at Hereford alongside a Class 37 and 56. Date unknown. Ian Dinmore/railarchive.org.uk.
21st January 1984
Set number: B590
Class 119 DMSL 51087 sits alongside 45 121 on the Mendip Artificer railtour at Swindon on 21 January 1984. Nicholas T Smith.
September 1985
Set number: B590
Gloucester RC&W Co. Class 119 Cross Country 3-car dmu Set No.B590 (presumably 51087 + 59418 + 51058) passing Parson Street, Bristol, on a Bristol (Temple Meads) - Taunton service, 09/85. Hugh Llewelyn.
May 1986
Set number: C590
Class 119 DMU set C590 (presumably 51087 closest) about to leave Gloucester on a Cardiff service, 05/86. Hugh Llewelyn.
July 1986
Set number: C590
Gloucester RC&W Co. Class 119 Cross Country 3-car dmu Set No.C590 (51087 and presumably 59418 + 51058) in BR Rail Blue & Grey with all yellow front ends near Chepstow on a Gloucester - Cardiff service, 07/86. Hugh Llewelyn.
18th July 1987
Set number: C590
C590 (51087 presumably with 59418 + 51058) shunts out of Cardiff Central platform 2 on an ECS to Canton, 18/7/87. PJ Evans.
16th September 1987
Set number: C590
Cars 51087 59040 53847 are seen awaiting departure from the then platform 5 at Newcastle with an evening commuter service, 16/9/87. The front car is Class 119, the other two are Class 116. Adjacent in the then platform 4 are Mk 1 coaches (distinguishable from DMU stock by the window frames and Commonwealth bogies), probably a locomotive-hauled Pacer substitution - these were invariably three coaches in length, and their positioning relative to the DMU suggests a locomotive may be 'trapped' at the buffer stops. Graeme Phillips Collection.
late 1987
Set number: C590
A Class 119 DMSL (C590 + 51087) and a suburban DMBS in Thornaby station, late 1987. Brian Ward.
12th November 1987
A Class 119 DMSL (thought to be 51087) and a Class 116 DMBS (thought to be 53847) heads away from Newcastle on 12 November 1987. Terry Bye.
23rd October 1988
Class 119 51087 with E54053 behind at Snailwell on 23 October 1988. Nicholas Youngman.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 22nd April 1978
Set number: C590
Class 119 DMU set C590 (presumably 51058 + 59418 + 51087) during the Aberpergwm stop of the Branch Line Society Swansea Valleys railtour on 22 April 1978. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 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.
Date: circa 1982
Set number: L590
Class 119 DMU set L590 (51087 at the far end, the others are presumably 59418 + 51058) departing Oxford station. Undated, it was only a Reading set from May 1981 to May 1983. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: May 1983
Set number: L590
Class 119 set L590 (51058 and presumably 59418 + 51087) heads away from Yatton in late May 1983, the set had recently been trasnferred to Bristol Bath Road. Michael Mensing.
Date: unknown
Set number: C590
Unknown date, class 119 set C590 (presumably 51058 + 59418 + 51087) pauses at Gomshall on the North Downs line. Ian Buck.
Date: 3rd July 1985
Set number: B590
Class 119 DMU set B590 (presumably 51058 + 59418 + 51087) at Stourbridge Junction in July 1985. Robert28194.
Date: 6th July 1985
Set number: B590
Class 119 Cross-Country set B590 (51087 + 59418 + 51058) was entering Droitwich Spa station with a Birmingham New Street (via Bromsgrove) to Hereford when I took this image on 6 July 1985. The main point of this viewpoint was to include the centre pivot lower quadrant signals in case they were replaced with colour lights in the near future. They weren't, and still are in use in 2024 unlike the trackwork leaving the former coal yard which has long been removed. Peter Tandy.
Date: 12th April 1986
Set number: B590
Class 119 51058, set number B590 (presumably with 59418 + 51087), is seen on the fuel lines at Tyseley in BR blue and grey livery on 12.04.1986. Andy Cole.
Date: 12th November 1987
Set number: C313
A Class 116 DMBS (thought to be 53847) and a Class 119 DMSL (thought to be 51087) heads away from Newcastle Central on 12 November 1987. Terry Bye.