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Vehicle 51855

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: 30595
Diagram: 598

Allocations

13/02/60 New to 14A (Cricklewood)
Jun-60 Transferred to 9E (Trafford Park)
Nov-60 Transferred to 8H (Allerton)
Sep-63Depot code change8J
06/05/73Depot code changeAN
12/11/86 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
22/12/86 Transferred to ME (Marylebone)
Oct-88 Transferred to BY (Bletchley)
21/01/92 Sector Change to BY (Bletchley) NNDX
04/02/92 Sector Change to BY (Bletchley) NGBX
20/05/93 Withdrawn from BY (Bletchley) NGBX

Modifications

circa early 1975 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51855 59716 59722 51856 As delivered to 14A - 13th February 1960
51855 59715 59719 51856 Noted 04/06/71 - at Allerton1
51854 59718 59723 51855 Noted 19/09/71 - at Crewe possibly subbing for a Class 304 if the current was switched off between Liverpool and Crewe1
51849 59717 59722 51855 Noted 04/09/74 - in Liverpool Lime Street2
51852 59713 59721 51855 Noted 04/01/77 - in Liverpool Lime1
51651 59741 59724 51855 Noted 24/05/80
AN800 51856 59722 51855 Noted 31/05/19823
51855 59724 51856 Noted circa 09/19823
51858 59723 51855 Noted circa 11/19823
51855 59723 51856 Noted circa 12/19823
51855 59722 51860 Noted circa 02/19833
51855 59722 51853 Noted 15/02/19833
51654 59722 51855 Noted 23/02/19833
51855 59721 51856 Noted circa 08/19833
51855 59719 51868 Noted circa 02/19863
51855 59719 51868 Noted 24/03/19863
51855 59720 51868 Noted 23/04/86 - on 11:27 Liverpool Lime Street - Manchester Piccadilly4
51855 59720 51868 Noted 23/04/86 - on 14:30 Manchester Oxford Road - Liverpool Lime Street running 20 late4
51855 54491 59740 51857 Noted 22/03/87 - on Marylebone (09.07) - Princes Risborough(10.10) and 10.23 Princes Risborough – Marylebone5
51855 54491 59740 51857 Noted 25/03/87 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury5
51855 54491 59740 51879 Noted 02/04/87 - on 12.38 Marylebone – High Wycombe, High Wycombe (14.38) – Marylebone (15.31), Marylebone (15.53) – Banbury (17.28) and Banbury (18.39) – Marylebone (20.18)5
51855 54491 Noted circa 07/19873
51855 54491 Noted 01/08/19873
51855 54491 Noted 06/10/19873
51855 54491 Noted 28/11/1987 - Hertfordshire Railtours Wymondham Willows 51679-54257 + 54274-51866 + 54491-51855 + 54222-51654
51855 54491 Noted circa 02/19883
51855 54491 Noted circa 07/19883
51855 59663 59736 51879 Noted 08/05/90 - on services from Marylebone with 51895 + 545006
51855 59665 59736 51879 Noted 14/05/90 - on services to Marylebone6
51855 54257 59652 51879 Noted 22/05/90 - on services from Marylebone6
51855 54381 Noted circa 07/19903
51855 51657 Noted circa 01/19923
51655 59761 59764 51855 Noted 25/02/92 - at Royal Oak2
L753 51657 51855 Listed at BY - 12/08/92
L753 51657 51855 Listed at BY - November 1992 - Sector NGBX
L754 51661 51855 Noted circa 11/19923

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

Images:

Class 115 DMU at Marylebone

19th October 1991

51855 with newcomer 165 006 at Marylebone, 19/10/91. Sparegang.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 1992

Set number: L753

L753 (51657 and presumably 51855) at Gospel Oak in 1992. John Grey Turner.

DMU

Date: 29th July 1992

Set number: L753

51657 carries a small headboard 'Farewell to the Chilterns' when seen at Gospel Oak on the 29th July 1992. It is presumably paired with 51855. Gazza Prescott.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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