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Vehicle 51088


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 24/01/59 New to 82B (Bristol Marsh Junction)
circa Jun-64 Transferred to 82A (Bristol Bath Road)
06/05/73Depot code changeBR
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)
4w/e 03/12/88 Sector Change to NSBX
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23/06/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) RFXX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
51058 59431 51088 Noted 15/08/70 - at Crewe1
51060 59419 51088 Noted 24/08/1971 - at Bristol2
51060 59419 51088 Noted 25/08/1971 - at Cardiff2
51060 59419 51088 Noted 02/10/1971 - at Birmingham New Street2
51060 59419 51088 Noted 13/11/71 - in Birmingham New Street3
51060 59419 51088 Noted 20/11/71 - at Weymouth3
51060 59419 51088 Transfer to LA - May-73
P575 51060 59419 51088 Noted 05/07/1973 - at Plymouth2
51060 59419 51088 Transfer to BR - w/e 11/05/74
51060 59419 51088 Noted 08/1974 - at Plymouth4
P575 51060 59419 51088 Noted 02/09/74 - on Laira depot1
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
C593 51072 59431 51088 Noted 16/07/1978 - Cardiff Central5
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: Gerald Brown
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Aaron Calder
8: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 119 DMU at Minehead

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.

Class 119 DMU at College Road yard, Llandaff

15th May 1971

GRC&W Cross-Country DMS W51088 on the Great Western Society Tintern Rambler railtour, 15/05/71, probably at College Road yard to the east of Llandaff. Phil Deane Collection.

Class 119 DMU at Barry Pier

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.

Class 119 DMU at Ashchurch

1977

Set number: B575

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

Class 119 DMU at Gomshall

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.

Class 119 DMU at Reigate

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.

Class 119 DMU at Gatwick

29th March 1988

Set number: L575

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

Class 119 DMU at Reading

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.

Class 119 DMU at Loughborough

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.

Class 119 DMU at Beeston

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.

Class 119 DMU at Tyseley

20th May 1993

Set number: T575

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


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

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.

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

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.

DMU

Date: 26th July 1983

Set number: L575

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

DMU

Date: 20th February 1987

Set number: L575

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

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

Date: 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.

DMU

Date: 4th October 1990

Set number: L575

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

DMU

Date: 8th October 1990

Set number: L575

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

DMU

Date: 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.