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Vehicle 51858


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-63Depot code change8J
06/05/73Depot code changeAN
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05/10/92 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley) RFXX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 59741 59720 51860 Noted 30/08/1979 - on 14:27 Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street 3
51858 59723 59718 51859 Noted 24/05/80
51858 59723 51853 Noted circa 10/19824
51858 59723 51855 Noted circa 11/19824
51858 59720 51859 Noted 29/12/19824
51654 59723 51858 Noted circa 02/19834
51858 59721 51568 Noted circa 07/19844
51858 59723 51892 Noted circa 02/19864
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 09/01/19884
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 05/19904
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 06/19914
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 08/19924
T407 51858 59594 59353 53092 Listed at TS - 24/09/92

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

Images:

Class 115 DMU at Birmingham New Street

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.

Class 115 DMU at Droitwich Spa

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.

Class 115 DMU at Birmingham New Street

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:

DMU

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.

DMU

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.