Vehicle 51850
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: 30595
Diagram: 598
Allocations
| 13/02/60 | New to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
| 4w/e 28/05/60 | Transferred to | 9E (Trafford Park) | |
| Nov-60 | Transferred to | 8H (Allerton) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 8J | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | AN | |
| 13/01/85 | Withdrawn from | AN (Allerton) |
Modifications
circa Dec-72 - AWS fitted
51850 was involved in the following incident:
15/11/84 - Birchwood, LMR
Fire involving Class 115
Info from Elliot Spencer and p49 March 1985 Rail Enthusiast magazine.
A fire on board the 12:27 Manchester Piccadilly - Liverpool Lime Street at Birchwood totally gutted Class 115 DMBS M51850. The driver and guard were able to move the passengers into the front two cars 51856 and 59720 which were then uncoupled and driven to the station where the fire brigade were called. Ten fire engines were needed to relay water to the burning vehicle because of the inaccessible location. It was later towed to Warrington Central by 31270 and the cars eventually dumped at Allerton depot.
Disposal
Scrapped by BR, Bletchley Depot
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51849 | 59713 | 59719 | 51850 | As delivered to 14A - 13th February 1960 | |||||
| 51850 | 59718 | 59723 | 51857 | Noted 03/05/69 - in Manchester Central (last day)1 | |||||
| 51850 | 59721 | 59717 | 51856 | Noted 12/08/70 - in Manchester Oxford Road2 | |||||
| 51850 | 59717 | 59720 | 51851 | Noted 04/06/71 - at Manchester Piccadilly1 | |||||
| AN274 | 51850 | 59715 | 59723 | 51853 | Noted 05/09/73 - in Manchester Oxford Road, 51853 was thought to display AN6102 | ||||
| 51850 | 59724 | 51860 | Noted 24/09/1977 - 13.15 Lime Street to Newton-le-Willows3 | ||||||
| 51850 | 59722 | 59717 | 51858 | Noted 04/01/78 | |||||
| 51850 | 59719 | 51859 | Noted circa 09/19823 | ||||||
| 51852 | 59719 | 51850 | Noted circa 11/19823 | ||||||
| 51924 | 59722 | 51850 | Noted 22/12/19823 | ||||||
| 51654 | 59751 | 51850 | Noted circa 04/19833 | ||||||
| 51850 | 59722 | 51859 | Noted 05/01/1984 - at Liverpool Lime Street3 | ||||||
| 51654 | 59751 | 51850 | Noted circa 07/19843 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
Images:
1960
A Derby suburban quad set (later a Class 115), M51850 closest seen at Bedford (Midland Road), presumably sometime in 1960. After three months at Cricklewood this vehicle would move north to work Manchester-Liverpool CLC services. It spent six months allocated to Trafford Park then almost 25 years until withdrawal as an Allerton vehicle. Stuart Mackay Collection.
1960
A Derby suburban quad set (later a Class 115), M51850 closest seen at Bedford (Midland Road), presumably sometime in 1960. After three months at Cricklewood this vehicle would move north to work Manchester-Liverpool CLC services. It spent six months allocated to Trafford Park then almost 25 years until withdrawal as an Allerton vehicle. Stuart Mackay Collection.