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Vehicle 51092

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

3w/e 21/03/59	New to	82B (Bristol Marsh Junction)
circa Jun-64	Transferred to	82A (Bristol Bath Road)
06/05/73	Depot code change	BR
4w/e 26/05/79	Transferred to	RG (Reading)
23/10/87	Withdrawn from	RG (Reading)

Modifications

p/e 09/06/73 - Dual AWS fitted
p/e 25/06/77 - WR AWS removed
p/e 11/04/78 - Leyland engines fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51064	59423	51092		As delivered to 82B - 3w/e 21/03/59
	51064	59423	7804	51092	Noted Sep-61
	51064	59423	51092		Noted circa Mar-68 - in plain blue with small yellow panel
	51064	59423	51092		Noted 30/10/70 - at Bristol Bath Road depot¹
	51064	59423	51092		Noted 06/11/70 - at Swansea¹
	51064	59423	51092		Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport²
	51064	59423	51092		Noted 24/08/1971 - at Bristol²
	51064	59423	51092		Noted 01/08/1973 - at Gloucester³
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 06/09/73 - at Cheltenham⁴
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 27/04/74 - on 14:20 Weston SM-Cardiff with C533 50732 + 59279 + 50694
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 23/06/74 - on 18:10 Bristol TM-Weston SM
	51064	59423	51092		Noted 25/08/1974 - at Carmarthen²
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 03/09/74 - at Cardiff⁴
B578	51064	59423	51092		Listed at BR - 01/05/1976
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 07/09/76 - on Bristol Philips March depot⁴
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 11/03/77 - on 2C36 1405 Cardiff-Bristol TM with B581
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 08/04/77 - on 2B76 1910 Cardiff-Taunton
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 08/05/77 - on 2H67 0830 Birmingham New Street-Manchester Piccadilly
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 12/07/77 - on 2C30 1305 Bristol TM-Cardiff with B575
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 27/07/77 - on 2B30 1600 Cardiff-Bristol TM
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 08/11/77 - on 2C44 1820 Bristol TM-Cardiff
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 16/12/1977 - Cardiff Central⁵
B578	51064	59423	51092		Listed at BR - 31st December 1977
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 01/07/1978 - South Wales Area⁵
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 11/10/1978 - at Cardiff Central⁵
578	51064	59423	51092		Transfer to RG - 4w/e 26/05/79 - from BR
L578	51064	59423	51092		Listed at RG - 03/03/80
L578	51064	59423	51092		Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
L578	51064	59423	51092		Noted circa 04/1983⁶
L578	51064	59423	51092		Listed at RG - 01/01/85
L578	51064	59423	51092		Listed at Reading - Spring 1986
L578	51064	59423	51092		Noted circa 04/1986⁶
L578	51068	59423	51092		Formation change - Jun-86 - 51068 (ex-582) replaced 51064
L578	51075	59423	51092		Noted 21/04/87 - at Royal Oak⁴
	51075	59530	51092		Noted 30/07/87 - on 09:49 Paddington - Reading⁷
L578	51075	59530	51092		Listed at RG - Aug-87
L578	51075	59423	51092		Noted 01/08/1987⁶

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Martin Baumann

Images:

Class 119 DMU at Bradford Peverell and Stratton Halt

18th August 1963

With eight vehicles in view this is likely a nine-car Cross-Country formation. The first two sets are of the GRC&W variety, the rear set - with less roof vents - was Swindon built. DMSL W51092 leads the train into (or through) Braford Peverell and Stratton Halt on 18 August 1963, a station on the former Wiltshire, Somerset & Weymouth Railway which closed in October 1965. Stuart Mackay Collection.

12th October 1985

Set number: L578

Class 119 set L578 with 51092 leading at Nutfield on 12th October 1985 (presumably with 59423 + 51064). Ian Buck.

6th April 1986

Set number: L578

A class 119 (L578, presumably 51092 + 59423 + 51064) and a class 117 exiting Sonning Cutting on 6 April 1986. Robert28194.

7th February 1987

Set number: L578

Class 119 DMU set L578 (presumably 51092 + 59423 + 51064) at Guildford on 7 February 1987. Stuart Parkinson.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 22nd September 1961

Hawksworth vehicle W7804W has been inserted into a GRCW Cross-Country set (formed W51064 + W59423 + W51092) (with a Swindon Cross-Country at the rear). The train is the 3.45pm Oxford - Paddington seen at Didcot on the 22nd September 1961. Michael Mensing.

Date: 20th April 1975

Sun 20 Apr 1975 at 16:04. A GRCW 3-car Cross Country dmu set near Warminster forming [1V28] the 15:40 Salisbury-Cardiff Central. The handle of the tail lamp obscures the last digit of the st number but it could be B578 (W51064, W59423 and W51092). Mr Deltic.

Date: 4th June 1975

Set number: B578

The 12:15 Weymouth to Bristol is seen passing Witham down distant on 4th June 1975. This photo of B578 (presumably 51092 + 59423 + 51064) was taken from Gare Bridge. Adrian Vaughan.

Date: 28th July 1979

Set number: L578

Unit L578 (W51064 closest, presumably with 59423 + 51092) awaits departure from Tonbridge on the 11.49 to Reading on a hot July day (July 28, 1979) during the period when the Tonbridge-Redhill-Reading service was being operated by Western Region DMUs. Tom Burnham.

Date: 16th May 1981

Set number: L578

GRC&W Cross-Country Class 119 set L578 (presumably 51064 + 59423 + 51092) seen at Bedwyn on the 16th May 1981. Steve Davies Collection.

Date: unknown

Set number: L578

With 51064 leading (and presumably 59423 + 51092) class 119 set L578 is on a Tonbridge service at Guildford. Ian Buck.

Date: 12th November 1982

Set number: L578

Class 119 set L578 (51064 and presumably 59423 + 51092) on an e.c.s. working at Gloucester on 12 November 1982. Robert Thomas.

Date: 22nd March 1984

Set number: L578

Arriving at North Camp on the 22nd March 1984 is class 119 set L578 with 51064 leading (presumably with 59423 + 51092). Ian Buck.

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