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Vehicle 51654


Class 115

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08/02/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) NGBX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
51654 59723 51851 Noted 16/01/19825
AN801 51654 59719 51892 Noted 31/05/19825
51654 59719 51856 Noted circa 06/19825
51654 59722 51852 Noted circa 10/1982 - Seen at Manchester Victoria5
51654 59723 51858 Noted circa 02/19835
51654 59722 51855 Noted 23/02/19835
51654 59751 51850 Noted circa 04/19835
51654 59751 51850 Noted circa 07/19845
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 20/04/87 - on Quaintonian with 51849 + 54274
51654 54222 Noted circa 10/19875
51654 54222 Noted 28/11/1987 - Hertfordshire Railtours Wymondham Willows 51679-54257 + 54274-51866 + 54491-51855 + 54222-51654
51654 54222 Noted circa 02/19885
51654 54222 Noted 09/07/1988 - Hertfordshire Railtours Chinnor Tonic 51654-54222 + 54500-51652
51654 54495 Noted circa 01/19895
51654 51656 Noted circa 01/19925
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: Eddie Knorn

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 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.