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Vehicle 51655

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

02/04/60 New to 14A (Cricklewood)
4w/e 28/05/60 Transferred to 9E (Trafford Park)
Nov-60 Transferred to 8H (Allerton)
4w/e 01/04/61 Stored Marylebone
4w/e 01/07/61 Transfer 14F (Marylebone)
Sep-63Depot code change1D
May-73Depot code changeME
Oct-88 Transferred to BY (Bletchley)
21/01/92 Transferred to OO (Old Oak Common) NMYX
27/08/92 Withdrawn from OO (Old Oak Common)

Modifications

circa Mar-87 - Gangway(s) fitted

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 11/09/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51655 59651 59666 51656 As delivered to 14A - 02/04/60
51655 59739 59752 51872 Noted 19/11/70 - at Marylebone1
51655 59736 59666 51879 Noted 06/06/71 - at Marylebone1
51655 59736 59754 51679 Noted 24/10/71 - in Marylebone1
51655 59659 59745 51894 Noted 14/02/72 - on Marylebone depot2
51655 59678 59663 51865 Noted 11/09/76 - in London Marylebone1
51652 59759 59654 51655 Noted 22/01/19773
51655 59659 59676 51660 Noted 15/05/81 - at Aylesbury2
51655 59655 59677 51673 Noted circa 06/19824
51655 59734 59763 51886 Noted circa 09/19824
51655 59654 59745 51663 Noted circa 04/19854
51655 59654 59754 51663 Noted 31/08/85
51655 59654 59745 51663 Noted circa 10/19854
51655 59654 59745 51663 Noted 01/11/85 - on 16.30 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 17.35 High Wycombe – Marylebone5
51655 59758 59663 51869 Noted circa 11/19854
51655 59663 59758 51869 Noted 21/11/85 - on a morning Marylebone – High Wycombe service5
51655 59663 59758 51869 Noted 06/12/85 - on 17.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough with 51679 + 59663 + 59745 + 518715
51655 59663 59758 51869 Noted 19/12/85 - on morning Marylebone – High Wycombe services5
51655 59663 59758 51869 Noted 24/12/85 - on 17.10 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 18.14 High Wycombe – Marylebone5
51655 59663 59758 51869 Noted 01/01/86 - on 18.00 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51677 + 59652 + 59764 + 518995
51655 59663 59758 51869 Noted 24/01/86 - on 10.08 Banbury – Marylebone and 08.10 Princes Risborough – Marylebone5
51655 59663 59758 51869 Noted 28/01/86 - on 17.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough with 51676 + 59650 + 59673 + 518975
51655 59663 59758 51869 Noted 13/02/86 - on 17.40 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51673 + 59667 + 59743 + 518735
51655 59663 59758 51869 Noted 05/06/86 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51670 + 59666 + 59730 + 51673 and 16.25 Aylesbury – Marylebone via Princes Risborough alone5
51655 59762 59657 51871 Noted circa 07/19874
51655 59762 59657 51871 Noted 16/09/19874
51655 59676 59732 51668 Noted circa 02/19884
51655 59678 59729 51849 Noted circa 01/19894
51655 59714 59676 51890 Noted 08/06/90 - on services to Marylebone6
51655 59761 59764 51855 Noted 25/02/92 - at Royal Oak2

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Phil Shatford
6: Aaron Calder

Images:

Class 115 DMU at Aylesbury

25th May 1981

51655 and 59659 are the first two vehicles in this Class 115 set seen at Aylesbury on the 25th May 1981. Robert Frise.

Class 115 DMU at Denham

2nd October 1988

BR Derby Class 115 DMBS 51655 at the rear of a Banbury train at Denham on 2 October 1988. Dave Warby.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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