Vehicle 51668

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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

3w/e 02/07/60	New to	55H (Neville Hill)	- on loan
4w/e 01/10/60	On loan to	30A (Stratford)
4w/e 01/04/61	Ex-loan back to	Marylebone
4w/e 01/07/61	Transferred to	14F (Marylebone)
Sep-63	Depot code change	1D
May-73	Depot code change	ME
Oct-88	Transferred to	BY (Bletchley)
23/12/91	Withdrawn from	BY (Bletchley) NXXZ

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51667	59657	59672	51668					As delivered to 55H - 3w/e 02/07/60 - on loan from LMR
	51667	59657	59672	51668					Transfer to 30A - 4w/e 01/10/60
	51667	59657	59672	51668					Transfer to LMR - 4w/e 01/04/61
	51628	59590	59647	51668					Noted 14/11/79 - on 22.40 Bedford – St. Pancras1
	51668	59746	59727	51675					Noted 25/08/80 - on the Quaintonian shuttle
	51668	59651	59674	51898					Noted 11/04/82 - on the Quaintonian shuttle
	51668	59651	59674	51898					Noted 03/05/82 - on the Quaintonian shuttle
	51668	59731	59668	51680					Noted circa 08/19822
	51879	59670	59660	51668					Noted circa 09/19832
	51668	59667	59739	51871					Noted circa 04/19842
	51668	59656	59671	51898					Noted 14/08/85 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone1
	51668	59656	59671	51688					Noted 26/08/85
	51668	59656	59671	51898					Noted 28/08/85 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone1
	51660	59656	59675	51668					Noted 26/11/85 - on 15.05 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 16.00 High Wycombe – Marylebone1
	51660	59656	59675	51668					Noted 27/11/85 - on 18.15 Marylebone – Banbury and 20.47 Banbury - Marylebone1
	51660	59656	59675	51668					Noted 05/12/85 - on 12.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury1
	51660	59656	59675	51668					Noted 12/12/85 - on 17.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough with 51658 + 59736 + 59746 + 518771
	51668	59656	59675	51900					Noted 25/01/86 - on morning Marylebone - High Wycombe duties1
	51668	59733	59755	51899					Noted 17/06/86 - on afternoon Marylebone – High Wycombe services1
	51668	59677	59726	51900					Noted 20/06/86 - on afternoon Marylebone – High Wycombe services1
	51668	59729	59756	51875					Noted 08/10/86 - on 14.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51657 + 59651 + 59668 + 51663 then 15.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone alone1
	51668	59729	59756	51875					Noted 21/10/86 - on Marylebone (17.30) - High Wycombe (18.19) and 18.55 High Wycombe – Marylebone1
	51668	59729	59756	51869					Noted 30/11/86 - on Marylebone (09.07) – Princes Risborough (10.10) and 10.23 Princes Risborough – Marylebone1
	51668	59729	59756	51869					Noted 02/12/86 - on Marylebone (16.53)– Aylesbury (18.19) via Princes Risborough1
	51668	59729	59756	51869					Noted 05/12/86 - 18.25 Marylebone - Aylesbury1
	51668	59728	59756	51869					Noted 10/12/86 - on 12.38 Marylebone – High Wycombe and High Wycombe (14.38) – Marylebone (15.31)1
	51668	59729	59756	51869					Noted 20/12/86 - on 17.43 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 18.40 High Wycombe - Marylebone1
	51675	59676	59660	51668					Noted circa 07/19872
	51655	59676	59732	51668					Noted circa 02/19882
	51668	59660	59664	51889					Noted circa 01/19892
	51886	59733	59764	51668					Noted circa 03/19892
	51668	59736	59665	51678					Noted 08/05/90 - on services to Marylebone3
	51668	59755	59731	51678					Noted 18/06/90 - on services to Marylebone3
	51668	59755	59751	51678					Noted 27/06/90 - on services from Marylebone with 51676 + 542743
	51668	59663	59755	51678					Noted circa 07/19902

Formation Sources
1: Phil Shatford
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Aaron Calder

Images:

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25th August 1980

51668 (and 59746) at Quainton Road on 25/8/80 while working the Quaintonian shuttle. Robert Frise.

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11th April 1982

51668 + 59651 + 59674 + 51898 at Quainton Road with the Quaintonian shuttle, 11/4/82. Robert Frise.

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11th April 1982

51668 + 59651 + 59674 + 51898 at Quainton Road with the Quaintonian shuttle, 11/4/82. Robert Frise.

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3rd May 1982

51668 + 59651 + 59674 + 51898 pictured at Quainton Road on the Quaintonian shuttle to Aylesbury, 3/5/82. Robert Frise.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 25th August 1980

Ex-Works 59746 on 25/8/80. It's a pit that there was no consistency in the height of the grey, it differs from 51668 on the left. At Quainton Road while working The Quaintonian shuttle. Robert Frise.

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Date: 25th August 1980

51675 heads 59727, 59746 and 51668 at Quainton Road on 25/8/80 on the Quaintonian shuttle to Aylesbury. Robert Frise.

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Date: 25th August 1980

51675 with 59727, 59746 and 51668 at Aylesbury on 25/8/80 on the Quaintonian shuttle to Quainton Road. Robert Frise.

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Date: 11th April 1982

At Quainton Road on the morning of 11/4/82 are 51898 - 59674 - 59651 - 51668 on the Quaintonian shuttle to Aylesbury. Robert Frise.

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Date: 3rd May 1982

51898 + 59674 + 59651 + 51668 are seen at Quainton Road on 3/5/82 on Quaintonian duties. Robert Frise.

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Date: 26th August 1985

A Chiltern Trains special in platform 6 of East Croydon station. It was a repeat of a 1984 tour from Bicester to Hastings and used vehicles 51898 + 59671 + 59656 + 51668. Andy Prime.

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Date: 22nd December 1990

Class 115s 51651 (thought to be closest) and 51668 in Marylebone station on 22 December 1990. Dave Warby.