Vehicle 51103
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
| 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) | |
| 4w/e 03/12/88 | Sector Change to | RG (Reading) NSBX | |
| 14/05/90 | Sector Change to | RG (Reading) NWXX | |
| p/e 05/01/91 | Transferred to | OO (Old Oak Common) NGBX | |
| 21/01/92 | Sector Change to | OO (Old Oak Common) NXXZ | |
| 18/02/92 | Withdrawn from | OO (Old Oak Common) NTCZ |
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 MC Metal Processing, Springburn
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 | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| L579 | 51065 | 59424 | 51103 | Formation change - RG - 2w/e 15/05/86 - 51103 replaced 51319 (to spare) | |||||
| L579 | 51065 | 59424 | 51103 | Listed at Reading - Summer 1986 | |||||
| L579 | 51065 | 59424 | 51103 | Noted 21/06/1986 - at Reading6 | |||||
| L579 | 51065 | 59424 | 51103 | Noted 21/06/19867 | |||||
| L579 | 51065 | 59424 | 51103 | Listed at RG - Aug-87 | |||||
| 51065 | 59424 | 51103 | Noted 24/10/87 - on 17:05 Redhill - Tonbridge8 | ||||||
| L579 | 51065 | 59424 | 51103 | Noted circa 04/19887 | |||||
| L579 | 51065 | 59424 | 51103 | Listed at RG - 15/05/89 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Phil Shatford
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Robert Chilton
7: Eddie Knorn
8: Martin Baumann
Images:
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.
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.
Unknown date
Set number: L579
Class 119 set L579 with car 51103 leading (presumably with 59424 + 51065) at Shalford. Ian Buck.
Unknown date
A Class 119 in Bristol Temple Meads station circa late 1960s / early 1970. Closest appears to be W51103. Stuart Mackay Collection.
22nd March 1984
Set number: L579
Leaving Deepdene for Redhill class 119 set L579 with car 51103 trailing (presumably with 59424 + 51065) on 22nd March 1984. Ian Buck.
30th June 1984
Set number: L585
Class 119 DMU set L585 with W51103 visible at Abingdon on 30 June 1984. With "Farewell Abindgdon 1856 - 1984" in the cab window this was a shuttle organised by the Oxford University Railway Society. Brian Daniels.
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.
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.
1986
Set number: L579
A side view of the DMS from Class 119 set L579, presumably 51103, showing the underframe equipment including one of the Leyland engines. Taken at Guildford in 1986. Ian Docwra.
1986
Set number: L579
A Reading-Redhill route train (Class 119 set L579 presumably 51103 + 59424 + 51065) stands at Guildford station in 1986, shortly before it was rebuilt. Ian Docwra.
1986
Set number: L579
A failed Class 119 set at London Bridge in 1986, presumably 51103 + 59424 + 51065. John Law.
21st September 1988
Set number: L579
Class 119 DMU set L579 (presumably 51103 + 59424 + 51065) at Clapham Junction on 21 September 1988. Taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
October 1990
Set number: L579
Class 119 set L579 (presumably 51103 + 51065) operating as a two-car unit at Southall in October 1990. Stuart Mackay Collection.
29th June 1991
Set number: L708
L708 at Gospel Oak on 29/6/91, having worked the 14.30 from Barking and returning at 15.30. Closest is Class 119 DMSL 51103, probably paired with Class 104 DMBS 53437. David Miller.
28th July 1991
Set number: L708
Class 119 DMS 51103 stabled in St Pancras in between Gospel Oak - Barking duties on 28 July 1991. Dave Warby.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 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.
Date: mid-1978
Set number: B585
Class 119 DMU set B585 (51075 and presumably 59434 + 51103) arrives into Kemble station in mid-1978. Michael Mensing.
Date: 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.
Date: unknown
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.
Date: unknown
Set number: L585
Class 119 DMU set L585 (W51075 closest presumably with 59434 + 51103) at Guildford station - date unknown. Paul Redmond.
Date: 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.
Date: 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.
Date: 5th November 1988
Set number: L579
At Reading class 119 set L579 (presumably 51065 + 59424 + 51103) on 5th November 1988. Ian Buck.
Date: 18th April 1990
Set number: L579
Class 119 L579 made up of 51065 + 59424 + 51103 draws into Tonbridge with the 10:51 from Reigate, 18th April 1990. Waddo Rail Archive.
Date: 3rd February 1991
Set number: L579
A hybrid DMU departs from Reading station with the 10:35 service to Gatwick Airport on 3 February 1991. Class 119 DMBC 51065 leads, labelled as set L579. The other two vehicles are presumably Class 117s - TSL 59424 and DMS 51103 from set L404, its DMBS 51337 had been withdrawn the previous October. Robert Thomas.
Date: 28th July 1991
Unusual DMU types in St Pancras on 28 July 1991 - Class 104 DMBS 53437 partnered with Class 119 DMS 51103. The vehicle just seen on the right is a Class 108. The vehicles were stabled between Gospel Oak - Barking duties. Dave Warby.