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
| 06/02/60 | 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 | |
| 11/02/87 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 19/08/93 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
| 20/09/93 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
Preserved - more details.
| 51851 | 59714 | 59720 | 51852 | As delivered to 14A - 6th February 1960 | |||||
| 51852 | 59715 | 59722 | 51858 | Noted 05/01/66 - in Liverpool Central High Level station1 | |||||
| AN602 | 51852 | 59717 | 59721 | 51858 | Noted circa Jun-69 | ||||
| 51852 | 59722 | 59717 | 51856 | Noted 19/04/73 - in Manchester Oxford Road2 | |||||
| 51852 | 59714 | 59719 | 51859 | Noted 04/09/74 - in Liverpool Lime Street2 | |||||
| 51852 | 59719 | 51860 | Noted 28/08/75 - on Reddish depot2 | ||||||
| 51852 | 59713 | 59721 | 51855 | Noted 04/01/77 - in Liverpool Lime1 | |||||
| 51654 | 59714 | 59723 | 51852 | Noted 19/02/78 - in Liverpool Lime Street3 | |||||
| 51852 | 59713 | 59760 | 51853 | Noted 23/09/1979 - at Liverpool Lime Street3 | |||||
| 51852 | 59722 | 59715 | 51860 | Noted 24/05/80 - on Rainhill shuttle | |||||
| 51852 | 59720 | 51860 | Noted circa 09/19824 | ||||||
| 51654 | 59722 | 51852 | Noted circa 10/1982 - Seen at Manchester Victoria4 | ||||||
| 51852 | 59719 | 51850 | Noted circa 11/19824 | ||||||
| 51851 | 59724 | 51852 | Noted circa 02/19834 | ||||||
| 51852 | 59719 | 51868 | Noted circa 07/19844 | ||||||
| T403 | 51852 | 59641 | 59616 | 53106 | Noted 24/07/19874 | ||||
| 51852 | 59641 | 59616 | 53106 | Noted 04/10/87 - on 15:23 Barnt Green - Four Oaks5 | |||||
| 51852 | 59641 | 59616 | 53106 | Noted 04/10/87 - on 16:22 Four Oaks - Barnt Green5 | |||||
| T403 | 51852 | 59641 | 59616 | 53106 | Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988 | ||||
| T403 | 51852 | 59641 | 59616 | 53106 | Noted circa 05/19884 | ||||
| T403 | 51852 | 59641 | 59616 | 53106 | Listed at TS - 01/09/89 | ||||
| T403 | 51852 | 59641 | 59616 | 53106 | Listed at TS - 01/12/89 | ||||
| 51852 | 59641 | 59616 | 53106 | Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot6 | |||||
| T403 | 51852 | 59641 | 59616 | 53106 | Listed at TS - mid May-90 | ||||
| T403 | 51852 | 59674 | 59641 | 53106 | Noted circa 10/19904 | ||||
| T403 | 51852 | 59641 | 59589 | 53106 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | ||||
| T403 | 51852 | 59641 | 53106 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | |||||
| T403 | 51852 | 59641 | 59674 | 53106 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | ||||
| T403 | 51852 | 59607 | 59445 | 53106 | Listed at TS - Dec-91 | ||||
| T403 | 51852 | 59607 | 59445 | 53106 | Listed at TS - 02/07/92 | ||||
| T403 | 51852 | 59607 | 59445 | 53106 | Noted circa 08/19924 | ||||
| T403 | 51852 | 59607 | 59445 | 53106 | Listed at TS - 24/09/92 | ||||
| T403 | 51852 | 59607 | 53106 | Listed at TS - November 1992 | |||||
| T403 | 51852 | 59607 | 59335 | 53106 | Listed at TS - 10/12/92 | ||||
| 51852 | 53106 | Noted 10/12/92 - on 16:14 Birmingham New Street - Longbridge7 | |||||||
| T353 | 51852 | 59604 | 53106 | Noted 15/08/1993 - at Birmingham New Stree3 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Martin Lumley
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann
6: Jeremy Goodyear
7: David Bellamy
Allerton based 51852 (leading) 59722 59715 51860 with another unit on Rainhill shuttle duties, 24th May 1980 seen at Liverpool. Robert Frise.
Tyseley based DMU set T403 (presumably cars 51852 + 59641 + 59616 + 53106) seen at Wootton Wawen in the summer of 1990. Bob Belcher.
Tyseley four-car suburban set T403 (presumably 51852 closest) has one NSE liveried vehicle in the rake when seen at Redditch while waiting to return to Four Oaks in May 1992. Stephen Burdett.
51852 at the head of set T403 (51852/59607/59499/53106 on this day) arrives at University station, Birmingham, on the 13.36 New St - Redditch on 10/4/93. Leonard Rogers.
Two of Tyseley's four-car suburban DMU sets in Skegness station circa mid-1988. Closest is set T403 (presumably 53106 (Class 116 DMS) + 59616 (Class 127 TSL) + 59641 (Class 127 TS) + 51852 (Class 115 DMBS) with set T411 on the rear. Brian Ward.
Network South East’s “Network Day” on 16th April 1988 turned out to be dull and damp but armed with a ticket giving me the freedom of the network, I headed for Kent. A surprise sight at Ramsgate was this 4 car Tyseley DMU. No idea where it came from, it doesn’t feature on Six Bells Junction. Must have been a relief for passengers to alight here on what must have been a long journey (wonder what route it took) from the Midlands. Set T403 was a bit of a hybrid, the front car here is class 116 53106, the centre cars were class 127 vehicles displaced from Cricklewood by the Bed-Pan electrification, and the rear car was class 115 51852. A real mystery… Murray Liston.
Class 116 DMS 53106 at the rear of set T403 formed with class 127 TSL 59616, class 127 TS 59641 and class 115 DMBS 51852 seen curving away towards Skegness in the summer sun near Boston on 8/Jun/1988. Robert Chilton.
Tyseley DMU set T403 (53106 + 59616 and presumably 59641 + 51852) arrives at Worcester Shrub Hill at 14.00 on the 22nd January 1990, working from Birmingham New Street to Hereford via Shrub Hill and Worcester Foregate Street. Dave Gommersall.
T403 (53106 + 59607 + 51852) have arrived ECS at Birmingham New St ready to a rush hour service, 6/3/93. Gazza Prescott.
53106 at the rear of set T403 (51852/59607/59499/53106 on this day) departing from University station, Birmingham, on the 13.36 New St - Redditch on 10/4/93. Leonard Rogers.