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Vehicle 51654

Class 115

BR Diagram 598

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Engines: Albion 230hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30530
Diagram: 598

Allocations

26/03/60 New to 14A (Cricklewood)
5w/e 05/08/61 Transferred to 8H (Allerton)
4w/e 02/09/61 Transferred to 14F (Marylebone)
Sep-63Depot code change1D
May-73Depot code changeME
02/02/76 Transferred to AN (Allerton)
26/10/86 Transferred to ME (Marylebone)
Oct-88 Transferred to BY (Bletchley)
21/01/92 Sector Change to BY (Bletchley) NGBX
03/02/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) NGBX
08/02/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) NGBX

Modifications

circa early 1975 - AWS fitted
3w/e 20/10/86 - Gangway(s) fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51653 59650 59665 51654 As delivered to 14A - 26th March 1960
51651 59668 59655 51654 Noted 19/11/70 - at Marylebone1
51654 59753 59658 51896 Noted 24/10/71 - in Marylebone1
51654 59658 59753 51896 Noted 25/10/1971 - at Marylebone2
51654 59726 59674 51870 Noted 02/06/1975 - at Banbury 3
51654 59749 59653 51669 Noted 20/07/75 - on Marylebone depot4
51653 59669 59728 51654 Noted 22/01/76 - at Derby Litchurch Lane, 51654 about to swap with 51673 at Allerton5
51654 59714 59723 51852 Noted 19/02/78 - in Liverpool Lime Street5
51654 59723 51851 Noted 16/01/19826
AN801 51654 59719 51892 Noted 31/05/19826
51654 59719 51856 Noted circa 06/19826
51654 59722 51852 Noted circa 10/1982 - Seen at Manchester Victoria6
51654 59723 51858 Noted circa 02/19836
51654 59722 51855 Noted 23/02/19836
51654 59751 51850 Noted circa 04/19836
51654 59751 51850 Noted circa 07/19846
51654 54222 Noted 3rd January 1987
51654 54222 Noted 17/02/1987 - BLS Thames and Trent Railtour 51651-54495 + 54259-51878 + 54222-51654
51654 54222 Noted 18/02/87 - on 12.38 Marylebone – High Wycombe and High Wycombe (14.38) – Marylebone (15.31)7
51654 54222 Noted 11/03/87 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51676 + 54228 and 51677 + 59663 + 59758 + 516787
51654 54222 Noted 13/03/87 - on 17.40 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51657 + 59732 + 59746 + 516707
51654 54222 Noted 27/03/87 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51849 + 542747
51654 54222 Noted 20/04/87 - on Quaintonian with 51849 + 54274
51654 54222 Noted 25/05/87 - on Marylebone (07.31) – Aylesbury (08.56) via Princes Risborough and Aylesbury (09.07) – Marylebone (10.30) via Princes Risborough with 51676 + 542287
51654 54222 Noted 12/06/87 - on morning Marylebone – Aylesbury services with 51893 + 542237
51654 54222 Noted 17/06/87 - on 17.11 Marylebone – West Ruislip, 17.44 West Ruislip – Marylebone ECS, 18.32 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 20.22 High Wycombe – Marylebone ECS7
51654 54222 Noted 23/06/87 - on 05.55 Marylebone – High Wycombe ECS and 07.08 High Wycombe – Marylebone7
51654 54222 Noted 03/07/87 - on 18.25 Marylebone – Banbury and 20.50 Banbury – Marylebone both with 51878 + 542597
51654 54222 Noted circa 10/19876
51654 54222 Noted 28/11/1987 - Hertfordshire Railtours Wymondham Willows 51679-54257 + 54274-51866 + 54491-51855 + 54222-51654
51654 54222 Noted circa 02/19886
51654 54222 Noted 09/07/1988 - Hertfordshire Railtours Chinnor Tonic 51654-54222 + 54500-51652
51654 54222 Noted 25/07/88 - on 20.39 Marylebone – Banbury and 22.45 Banbury – Marylebone both with 51895 + 542137
51654 54222 Noted 27/07/88 - on 20.39 Marylebone – Banbury and 22.45 Banbury – Marylebone both with 51895 + 542137
51654 54222 Noted 05/08/88 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 16.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone both with 51673 + 59678 + 59738 + 518997
51654 54222 Noted 08/09/88 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 16.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51667 + 59654 + 59764 + 518737
51654 54495 Noted 21/10/88 - on 20.00 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough with 51866 + 542747
51654 54495 Noted 22/10/88 - on 20.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51866 + 542747
51654 54222 Noted 18/11/88 - on 20.00 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough with 51866 + 542747
51654 54222 Noted 07/12/88 - on 06.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 08.00 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51679 + 59671 + 59740 + 518907
51654 54222 Noted 15/12/88 - on 16.20 Marylebone – Banbury and 18.40 Banbury – Marylebone both with 51893 + 542247
51654 54495 Noted circa 01/19896
51654 54222 59671 51658 Noted 12/01/89 - on 17.20 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 18.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone7
51654 54495 Noted 03/02/89 - on 15.39 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough, 17.20 Aylesbury – Marylebone via Princes Risborough and 18.52 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough all with 51895 + 544917
51654 54495 Noted 29/03/89 - on 06.35 Marylebone – High Wycombe ECS and 07.55 High Wycombe – Marylebone both with 51878 + 542287
51654 54495 Noted 03/05/89 - on 17.10 Marylebone – West Ruislip, 17.43 West Ruislip – Marylebone ECS, 18.32 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 20.30 High Wycombe – Marylebone ECS7
51654 54495 59656 51855 Noted 16/05/89 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury, 16.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone, 17.52 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 19.46 High Wycombe – Marylebone7
51654 54495 59656 51855 Noted 24/05/89 - on 15.15 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 16.15 High Wycombe – Marylebone7
51654 54495 Noted 17/06/89 - on 17.15 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough with 51665 + 54381 and 51878 + 542287
51654 54495 Noted 04/08/89 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury, 16.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone, 17.52 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 20.00 High Wycombe – Marylebone ECS all with 51652 + 545007
51654 54495 Noted 23/08/89 - 17.20 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 18.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone both with 51895 + 542237
51654 59732 59762 51883 Noted 16/10/89 - on 19.15 Marylebone – Bicester North and 21.43 Bicester North – Marylebone both with 51680 + 59656 + 59752 + 518907
51654 54222 Noted 11/12/89 - on 17.42 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51653 + 59652 + 59764 + 51886 and 51895 + 545007
51654 54223 Noted 22/02/90 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51893 + 542577
51654 54223 Noted 02/03/90 - on 10.15 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone, both with 51657 + 542247
51654 54223 Noted 20/03/90 - on 18.02 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51652 + 54228 and 51893 + 542577
51654 54223 Noted 21/03/90 - on 22.55 Marylebone – Bicester North and (next day) 00.28 Bicester North – Marylebone ECS, both with 51652 + 542287
51654 54223 Noted 22/03/90 - on 22.55 Marylebone – Bicester North and (next day) 00.28 Bicester North – Marylebone ECS, both with 51652 + 542287
51654 51656 Noted circa 01/19926
51654 51656 Listed at - 24/02/92 - NSE NGBX pool
L752 51654 51656 Listed at - 12/08/92
L752 51654 51656 Listed at BY - November 1992 - Sector NGBX

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Martin Lumley
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Phil Shatford

Images:

Class 115 DMU at Chorleywood

Unknown date

A Derby quad set led by M51654 heading for Marylebone at Chorleywood, circa mid-1960s. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 115 DMU at Quainton Road

20th April 1987

51654 is paired with 54222 and coupled to 51849 (on right) and 54274 when seen at Quainton Road on the Quaintonian on 20/4/87 Robert Frise.

Class 115 DMU at Quainton Road

9th July 1988

The Chinnor Tonic railtour (the first of three) is seen at Quainton Road on 9 July 1988, with Class 115 M51654 nearest the camera. The Six Bells Junction website notes the other vehicles as 54222 + 54500 + 51652. Robert28194.

Class 115 DMU at High Wycombe

circa 1989

After many, many years of solid Class 115 DMU service a desire to eradicate blus asbestos contaminated Class 116 vehicles on Birmingham's Cross City line saw some Marylebone allocated stock move to Tyseley with a balance of vehicles coming south from depots in the North West, this bringing driving trailers of Classes 101 and 108 to the Chilterns probably for the first time. Here an afternoon service from Banbury - Marylebone takes the section signal at High Wycombe as it heads for London formed of a Class 115/108/101/115 combination, with the rear vehicle being 51654. Circa 1989. Nigel Mack.

Class 115 DMU at Aylesbury

Unknown date

This Class 115 set, led by 51654, has Class 108 DTC 54495 in place of a centre car. Seen at Aylesbury in the early 1990s. Stuart Mackay Collection.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 20th April 1987

54274 with 51849, 51654 and 54222 working the Quaintonian on 20/4/87 and seen at Quainton Road. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: 20th April 1987

51849 is paired with 54274 and working with 51654 (on left) and 54222 (not seen) working The Quaintonian at Quainton Road on 20/4/87. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: 20th April 1987

The Quaintonian formed 54222 - 51654 - 51849 - 54274 at Quainton Road on 20/4/87. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: 20th April 1987

54274 with 51849, 51654 and 54222 form the Quaintonian on 20/4/87 and seen at Quainton Road. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: 20th April 1987

54222 at Quainton Road on 20/4/87, coupled to Class 115 51654 while working the Quaintonian. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: unknown

Class 108 DTC 54495 is working as part of a Class 115 set when seen at Aylesbury in the early 1990s. The DMBS partially seen on the right is 51654. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 7th March 1992

070392 51656+51654 at Gospel Oak, working Barking services Jason Hall.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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