Vehicle 51858

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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: 30595
Diagram: 598

Allocations

27/02/60	New to	14A (Cricklewood)
Jun-60	Transferred to	9E (Trafford Park)
Nov-60	Transferred to	8H (Allerton)
4w/e 30/12/61	Transferred to	18A (Toton)
Feb-62	Transferred to	8H (Allerton)
Sep-63	Depot code change	8J
06/05/73	Depot code change	AN
29/03/87	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
05/10/92	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) RFXX

Modifications

Oct-87 - Gangway(s) fitted

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 01/02/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51857	59717	59723	51858					As delivered to 14A - 27th 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
	51853	59722	59718	51858					Noted 18/08/70 - in Manchester Oxford Road2
	51857	59720	59713	51858					Noted 02/09/73 - in Manchester Oxford Road2
	51853	59717	59720	51858					Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly1
	51856	59716	59723	51858					Noted Sep-76 - in Manchester Piccadilly1
	51850	59722	59717	51858					Noted 04/01/78
	51858	59718	59720	51860					Noted 28/05/1978 - 09.40 Liverpool Lime Street - Llandudno. At Chester, this train was combined with the 09.15 Manchester Vic to Llandudno formed 50517 - 59173 - 50465 and 50770 - 508033
	51858	59741	59720	51860					Noted 30/08/1979 - on 14:27 Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street 4
	51858	59723	59718	51859					Noted 24/05/80
	51858	59723	51853						Noted circa 10/19823
	51858	59723	51855						Noted circa 11/19823
	51858	59720	51859						Noted 29/12/19823
	51654	59723	51858						Noted circa 02/19833
	51858	59721	51568						Noted circa 07/19843
	51858	59723	51892						Noted circa 02/19863
	51858	59594	59442	53916					Noted 13/12/87 - on 14:00 Birmingham New Street - Birmingham New Street relief train via Perry Barr South Junction - Aston - Stechford5
T407	51858	59442	59594	53916					Noted 09/01/19883
T407	51858	59594	59442	53916					Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T407	51858	59594	59442	53916					Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T407	51858	59594	59442	53916					Listed at TS - 01/12/89
T407	51858	59594	59442	53916					Noted circa 05/19903
	51858	59594	59442	53916					Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot6
T407	51858	59442	59594	53916					Listed at TS - mid May-90
T407	51858	59594	59442	53916					Noted circa 06/19913
T407	51858	59442	59594	53916					Listed at TS - Jul-91
T407	51858	59442	59594	53916					Listed at TS - Aug-91
T407	51858	59594	59353	53921					Listed at TS - Dec-91
T407	51858	59594	59353	53092					Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T407	51858	59594	59353	53092					Noted 01/08/92
T407	51858	59594	59353	53092					Noted circa 08/19923
T407	51858	59594	59353	53092					Listed at TS - 24/09/92

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Martin Baumann
6: Jeremy Goodyear

Images:

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28th January 1989

Set number: T407

Class 115, Tyseley set T407, (51858 nearest + presumably 127 and 116 vehicles 59594 + 59442 + 53916) on a Cross City Line service to Blake Street, at Birmingham New Street on 28th January 1989. David Slack.

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28th September 1990

Set number: T407

Departing Droitwich Spa on 28 September 1990 is Tyseley-based set T407 with the 11.03 Great Malvern-Birmingham New Street. Class 115 DMBS 51858 was the leading car, the others are presumably 59594 + 59442 + 53916. Lewis Bevan.

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26th July 1991

Set number: T407

Class 115 DMBS no. 51858 on the rear of Tyseley's set T407 formed 51858 - 59594 - 59442 - 53916 (class 115, class 127, class 116, class 116). Threading out of Birmingham New Street under a yellow signal aspect, heading for Redditch on 26/Jul/1991. Robert Chilton.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 6th May 1990

Set number: 407

In conjunction with the nearby Bescot open day on 6th May 1990 a series of DMU shuttles ran, this is a Tyseley allocated 4 car Derby Suburban DMU set T407 on the freight only spur between Darlaston Junction and Pleck Junction returning to Walsall with one of the shuttles. The vehicles are presumably 53916 + 59442 + 59594 + 51858, classes 116/116/127/115. Andrew J Crowther.

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Date: 15th May 1992

Set number: T407

T407 (53092 + 59353 + 59594 + 51858) leaves Northfield on the 11:48 Lichfield TV-Redditch, 15/5/92. Gazza Prescott.