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Vehicle 51679

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

4w/e 31/07/60 On loan to 55H (Neville Hill) - New
4w/e 01/10/60 On loan to 30A (Stratford)
2w/e 30/04/61 Ex-loan back to Marylebone
4w/e 01/07/61 Transferred to 14F (Marylebone)
Sep-63Depot code change1D
May-73Depot code changeME
Oct-88 Transferred to BY (Bletchley)
21/01/92 Sector Change to BY (Bletchley) NGBX
17/12/92 Withdrawn from BY (Bletchley) NGBX

Modifications

Apr-87 - Gangway(s) fitted

51679 was involved in the following incident:

damaged 115

Unknown - Unknown, LMR

Collision involving Class 115

M51679 was noted in Derby C&W Works with side-swipe damage to the cab end of the no.1 side. Cause/date unknown.

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51679 59663 59678 51680 As delivered to 55H - 4w/e 31/07/60 - on loan from LMR
51679 59663 59678 51680 Transfer to 30A - 4w/e 01/10/60 - on loan from LMR
51679 59663 59678 51680 Transfer to Marylebone - 2w/e 30/04/61 - ex-loan ER
51679 59754 59734 51861 Noted 06/06/71 - at Marylebone1
51655 59736 59754 51679 Noted 24/10/71 - in Marylebone1
51652 59758 59733 51679 Noted 11/09/76 - in London Marylebone1
51678 59737 59670 51679 Noted 18/06/77 - on Marylebone depot2
51656 59649 59762 51679 Noted circa 02/19843
51656 59731 59672 51679 Noted circa 04/19843
51679 59745 59654 51871 Noted circa 11/19853
51679 59663 59745 51871 Noted 06/12/85 - on 17.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough with 51655 + 59663 + 59758 + 518694
51679 59660 59745 51871 Noted 13/12/85 - on 16.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 17.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone4
51679 59657 59745 51871 Noted 29/01/86 - on 17.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough and 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51651 + 59654 + 59747 + 518704
51679 59657 59745 51871 Noted 19/03/86 - on 16.15 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough and 17.36 Aylesbury – Marylebone via Princes Risborough4
51679 59657 59745 51871 Noted 29/03/86 - on 20.30 High Wycombe – Marylebone with 51651 + 59654 + 59747 + 518704
51679 59671 59736 51898 Noted 25/06/86 - on 13.33 Marylebone – Banbury and 16.48 Banbury – Marylebone4
51679 59671 59736 51898 Noted 09/07/86 - on 12.38 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 14.40 High Wycombe - Marylebone4
51679 59656 59764 51874 Noted 01/12/86 - on 20.38 Marylebone – Banbury and Banbury (22.41) – Marylebone (00.25)4
51679 59656 59764 51874 Noted 02/12/86 - on 20.38 Marylebone – Banbury and Banbury (22.41) – Marylebone (00.25)4
51679 59656 59764 51874 Noted 10/12/86 - on Marylebone (15.53) – Banbury (17.28) and Banbury (18.39) – Marylebone (20.18)4
51679 59660 59666 51899 Noted 04/01/87 - on Marylebone (08.40) – High Wycombe (09.30) and High Wycombe (10.12) – Marylebone (11.02)4
51679 59660 59666 51899 Noted 01/02/87 - on 07.40 Marylebone – Bicester, 09.10 Bicester – Marylebone, 11.40 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 13.35 High Wycombe – Marylebone4
51679 59665 59740 51857 Noted 02/03/87 - on 17.00 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 18.10 Aylesbury - Marylebone4
51679 54257 Noted circa 09/19873
51679 54257 Noted 18/11/19873
51679 54257 Noted 28/11/1987 - Hertfordshire Railtours Wymondham Willows 51679-54257 + 54274-51866 + 54491-51855 + 54222-51654
51679 54257 Noted 12/02/19883
51679 59678 59656 51857 Noted 19/02/90 - on services to Marylebone5
51667 59732 59728 51679 Noted 30/03/90 - on services from Marylebone with 51878 + 59735 + 515715
51667 59678 59733 51679 Noted circa 05/19903
51679 59665 59660 51675 Noted circa 10/19903
51652 51679 Listed at - 24/02/92 - NSE NGBX pool
L751 51652 51679 Listed at - 12/08/92
L751 51652 51679 Listed at BY - November 1992 - Sector NGBX

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

Images:

Class 115 DMU at Shenfield

circa September 1960

In late 1960 Stratford depot borrowed some Marylebone quad DMU sets to allow the replacement of the Great Eastern line electrics between Shenfield and Chelmsford to be replaced by steam and diesels while the overhead lines were converted to ac. Here a set led by M51679 (with oval buffers) is seen leading one of those services at Shenfield. British Railways.

Class 115 DMU at Derby C&amp;W Works

Unknown date

A London Midland Region image (negative D3241/3) thought to be taken at Derby Works, recording collision damage to Class 115 DMBS 51679. Date and details of the incident are unknown, circa early/mid-1970s when the vehicle was allocated to Marylebone. British Rail.

Class 115 DMU at High Wycombe

October 1984

Waiting to depart High Wycombe for Marylebone, as seen from the secondmans side of Class 115 DMBS, M51679. October 1984. The identity of the Class 56 on the train of oil tanks on the middle road is unknown. Paul James.

Class 115 DMU at High Wycombe

October 1984

The approach to High Wycombe as seen from the secondmans side of Class 115 DMBS, M51679. October 1984. Paul James.

Class 115 DMU at Banbury

October 1984

Class 115 DMU led by DMBS M51679 waits to depart platform 3 at Banbury with a service for London Marylebone October 1984. Paul James.

Class 115 DMU at Banbury

October 1984

The inner end details of Class 115 DMBS M51679, sadly the camera caught the sun in the wrong place. Banbury station, October 1984. Paul James.

Class 115 DMU at Banbury

October 1984

Front end details of Class 115 DMBS M51679, taken at Banbury station in October 1984. Paul James.

Class 115 DMU at Banbury

October 1984

A Class 115 DMU at Banbury station, October 1984. The nearest DMBS is M51679 followed by TC M59745 and TS M59655. The DMBS at the far end is unidentified. Paul James.

Class 115 DMU at Banbury

October 1984

Close up of the guards compartment end of Class 115 DMBS M51679 at Banbury station, October 1984. Note the patch repair to the roof above the middle door, a common sight on this design of DMUs. Paul James.

Class 115 DMU at Aylesbury

12th January 1985

A Class 115 DMU waits to depart for Marylebone at Aylesbury station on 12th January 1985, DMBS M51679 is closest. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 115 DMU at Claydon LN&amp;E Junction

10th November 1990

Three two coach Class 115/108 units (51679 + 54259 / 51657 + 54224 / 54499 + 51652) are seen here at Claydon LN&E Junction on 10 November 1990 with the second Aylesbury to Milton Keynes shopper specials of 1990. The train had travelled via Quainton Road and Calvert and was about to pass Claydon Loop on the way to Bletchley and its destination. The signal on the extreme right shows where the line from Bicester enters the loop which at this time was used by such trains as Whatley to Wolverton stone, the Bath and Bristol to Calvert household rubbish containers and the much-missed Akeman Street fertiliser vans. Peter Tandy.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: October 1984

Class 115 TCL M59745 sandwiched between 51679 and 59655 at Banbury station, October 1984. Paul James.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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