Vehicle 51661
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
| 18/06/60 | New to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
| 5w/e 05/08/61 | Transferred to | 8H (Allerton) | |
| 4w/e 02/09/61 | Transferred to | 14F (Marylebone) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 1D | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | ME | |
| Oct-88 | Transferred to | BY (Bletchley) | |
| 21/01/92 | Sector Change to | BY (Bletchley) NGBX | |
| 20/05/93 | Withdrawn from | BY (Bletchley) NGBX | - as L754 |
Modifications
circa Aug-87 - Gangway(s) fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51661 | 59654 | 59669 | 51662 | As delivered to 14A - 18/06/60 | |||||
| 51661 | 59662 | 59755 | 51899 | Noted 25/10/1971 - at Denham1 | |||||
| 51661 | 59657 | 59752 | 51663 | Noted 20/07/75 - on Marylebone depot2 | |||||
| 51657 | 59676 | 59656 | 51661 | Noted 11/09/76 - in London Marylebone3 | |||||
| 51661 | 59668 | 59738 | 51676 | Noted 13/01/79 - on emergency special from Marylebone to High Wycombe with 51674-59733-59676-51891 to connect with delayed ECS for railtour to Merseyside. Also noted as 51886-59738-59668-51894. | |||||
| 51661 | 59654 | 59675 | 51869 | Noted 26/05/80 - on the Quaintonian shuttle | |||||
| 51661 | 59661 | 59676 | 51881 | Noted 04/07/81 - on Hertfordshire Railtours The Fenbasher | |||||
| 51661 | 59763 | 59734 | 51667 | Noted circa 02/19824 | |||||
| 51661 | 59650 | 59752 | 51885 | Noted circa 08/19824 | |||||
| 51661 | 59669 | 59739 | 51866 | Noted 4th April 1983 | |||||
| 51661 | 59677 | 59734 | 51875 | Noted 07/10/85 - on 07.46 Marylebone – Banbury5 | |||||
| 51661 | 59658 | 59668 | 51669 | Noted 17/05/86 - on 05.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 08.04 Banbury - Marylebone5 | |||||
| 51652 | 59658 | 59668 | 51661 | Noted 22/05/86 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51862 + 59662 + 59665 + 518885 | |||||
| 51661 | 59658 | 59759 | 51890 | Noted 21/07/86 - on 11.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 14.38 Banbury – Marylebone5 | |||||
| 51661 | 59667 | 59743 | 51886 | Noted 18/08/86 - on 07.46 Marylebone – Banbury and 09.59 Banbury – Marylebone5 | |||||
| 51661 | 59667 | 59743 | 51886 | Noted 19/08/86 - on 07.46 Marylebone – Banbury and 09.59 Banbury – Marylebone5 | |||||
| 51661 | 59660 | 59666 | 51666 | Noted 01/12/86 - on Marylebone (16.53)– Aylesbury (18.19) via Princes Risborough5 | |||||
| 51661 | 59651 | 59668 | 51880 | Noted 11/12/86 - on 12.38 Marylebone – High Wycombe and High Wycombe (14.38) – Marylebone (15.31)5 | |||||
| 51661 | 59651 | 59668 | 51880 | Noted 17/12/86 - on Marylebone (16.53) – Aylesbury (18.19) via Princes Risborough5 | |||||
| 51661 | 59669 | 59737 | 51874 | Noted 24/01/87 - on 16.38 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough 5 | |||||
| 51661 | 59669 | 59737 | 51874 | Noted 26/01/87 - on Marylebone (17.30) – High Wycombe (18.19) and 18.55 High Wycombe - Marylebone5 | |||||
| 51661 | 59669 | 59737 | 51874 | Noted 06/02/87 - on Marylebone (10.38) – Aylesbury (12.02) via Princes Risborough and Aylesbury (12.07) – Marylebone (13.31) via Princes Risborough5 | |||||
| 51661 | 59737 | 59669 | 51874 | Noted 24/02/1987 - at Marylebone6 | |||||
| 51661 | 59669 | 59737 | 51874 | Noted 07/03/87 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.45 Banbury - Marylebone5 | |||||
| 51661 | 59669 | 59737 | 51874 | Noted 05/04/87 - on 08.40 Marylebone – Banbury and 11.44 Banbury – Marylebone5 | |||||
| 51661 | 54223 | Noted circa 02/19884 | |||||||
| 51661 | 54223 | Noted 24/05/19884 | |||||||
| 51661 | 54499 | Noted circa 01/19894 | |||||||
| 51661 | 59664 | 59657 | 51652 | Noted circa 05/19904 | |||||
| 51661 | 59664 | 59657 | 51663 | Noted 21/05/90 - on services from Marylebone with 51664 + 543817 | |||||
| 51661 | 51866 | Listed at BY - 24/02/92 - NSE NGBX pool | |||||||
| L754 | 51661 | 51866 | Listed at BY - 12/08/92 | ||||||
| L754 | 51661 | 51866 | Listed at BY - November 1992 - Sector NGBX | ||||||
| L754 | 51661 | 51855 | Noted circa 11/19924 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Phil Shatford
6: Robert Chilton
7: Aaron Calder
Images:
24th August 1979
A Class 115 DMU departs from Rickmansworth on 24 August 1979. This was not long after the Class began to appear in Blue/Grey livery, and the closest vehicle could be 51661 which was painted at Derby on 27-7-79. Tony Watson.
4th July 1981
This four-car set of Derby high-density seated DMU coaches (51661 + 59661 + 59676 + 51881) from Marylebone was seen at Abbey and West Dereham in Norfolk on the first Hertfordshire Railtours "Fenbasher" railtour on 4 July 1981. This tour was repeated three weeks later owing to high demand. Jeremy Chapter.
4th July 1981
Hertfordshire Railtours' "Fenbasher" tour operated on 4 July 1981 and repeated later in the month. This is the original, formed 51661 + 59661 + 59676 + 51881 with Hertfordshire Railtours' John Farrow just inside the fence. Class 115 normally worked out of Marylebone but this tour ran from St Pancras to Kings Cross. Jeremy Chapter.
4th July 1981
Hertfordshire Railtours' "Fenbasher" tour operated on 4 July 1981 and repeated later in the month. This is the original, formed 51661/59661/59676/51881 with the organiser, the late John Farrow walking alongside the train. Class 115 normally worked out of Marylebone but this tour ran from St Pancras to Kings Cross. Jeremy Chapter.
4th July 1981
Hertfordshire Railtours' "Fenbasher" tour operated on 4 July 1981 and was repeated later in the month. This is the original, formed 51661/59661/59676/51881, at Wisbech. This class of Derby Suburban diesel units spent most of their working lives operating the routes out of Marylebone. Jeremy Chapter.
4th July 1981
The Hertfordshire Railtours "Fenbasher" rail tour is seen at Abbey and West Dereham on the former Downham and Stoke Ferry railway. Formation of the tour was 51661 + 59661 + 59676 + 51881, all Marylebone-based class 115 Derby Suburban coaches. This was the 4 July 1981 running of the tour, which ran again three weeks later. Jeremy Chapter.
4th July 1981
The Hertfordshire Railtours "Fenbasher" is seen at Middleton Towers on 4 July 1981. It was formed of a Class 115 DMU containing 51661 + 59661 + 59676 + 51881. Stuart Mackay Collection.
4th July 1981
The Hertfordshire Railtours "Fenbasher" is seen at Kings Lynn Docks Gates on 4 July 1981. It was formed of a Class 115 DMU containing 51661 + 59661 + 59676 + 51881. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa June 1982
Two Class 115s, M51661 closest, on an excursion working in Leicester station. The slide process date was June 1982. Stuart Mackay Collection.
11th April 1987
Class 115 DMBS 51661 is seen at Tyseley on 11.04.1987 waiting to be paired up with another car. Note the Chiltern Line branding behind the cab door. Andy Cole.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 26th May 1980
51869 + 59675 + 59654 + 51661 on the Quaintonian shuttle at Quainton Road, 26/5/80. Robert Frise.
Date: 26th May 1980
An Aylesbury-Quainton Road shuttle-service, consisting of a 4-car Class 115 DMU (51869 + 59675 + 59654 + 51661), waits at Quainton Road station for passengers returning to Aylesbury after attending the Bank Holiday Open Day (May 26, 1980) at what is now known as the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. Lewis Bevan.
Date: 4th July 1981
The Hertfordshire Railtours "Fenbasher" is seen at Kings Lynn Docks Gates on 4 July 1981. It was formed of a Class 115 DMU containing 51881 + 59676 + 59661 + 51661. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 15th April 1987
Seen at Tyseley on 15 April 1987 are 53111 (withdrawn a few weeks later) + 593?? + 59604 + 53837 and 51661. Stuart Mackay Collection.