Vehicle 51868
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: 30598
Diagram: 598
Allocations
| 13/08/60 | New to | Derby Friargate | - stored pending allocation |
| Jan-61 | Transferred to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
| 4w/e 01/07/61 | Stored | Derby Friargate | |
| Jul-61 | Transfer | 14F (Marylebone) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 1D | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | ME | |
| 11/06/83 | Transferred to | AN (Allerton) | |
| 18/01/87 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| p/e 13/10/90 | Sector Change to | TS (Tyseley) PXXZ | |
| 07/12/90 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) PXXZ | |
| p/e 05/01/91 | Reinstated | TS (Tyseley) PTSX | |
| 11/06/92 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) RFXX | |
| 24/06/92 | Reinstated | TS (Tyseley) RFXX | |
| 18/08/92 | Sector Change to | TS (Tyseley) RDTS | |
| 10/06/93 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
| 23/06/93 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
Modifications
circa Mar-86 - AWS fitted
Sep-87 - Gangway(s) fitted
Refurbished
At Derby Works dated 17/06/1983 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51867 | 59728 | 59748 | 51868 | As delivered to Derby Friargate - 13th August 1960 - stored pending allocation | |||||
| 51670 | 59668 | 59649 | 51868 | Noted 06/06/71 - at Marylebone1 | |||||
| 51670 | 59649 | 59668 | 51868 | Noted 25/10/1971 - at Marylebone2 | |||||
| 51680 | 59665 | 59734 | 51868 | Noted 08/09/76 - at High Wycombe3 | |||||
| 51680 | 59734 | 59665 | 51868 | Noted 11/09/76 - in London Marylebone1 | |||||
| 51868 | 59676 | 59733 | 51883 | Noted circa 02/19824 | |||||
| 51669 | 59736 | 59678 | 51868 | Noted circa 06/19824 | |||||
| 51662 | 59751 | 51868 | Transfer to AN - 11/06/83 | ||||||
| 51853 | 59723 | 51868 | Noted 05/01/1984 - at Liverpool Lime Street4 | ||||||
| 51868 | 59723 | 51892 | Noted 22/01/84 - on Chester depot | ||||||
| 51854 | 59751 | 51868 | Noted 26/03/1984 - at Liverpool Lime Street4 | ||||||
| 51852 | 59719 | 51868 | Noted circa 07/19844 | ||||||
| 51853 | 59721 | 51868 | Noted circa 06/19854 | ||||||
| 51855 | 59719 | 51868 | Noted circa 02/19864 | ||||||
| 51855 | 59719 | 51868 | Noted 24/03/19864 | ||||||
| 51855 | 59720 | 51868 | Noted 23/04/86 - on 11:27 Liverpool Lime Street - Manchester Piccadilly5 | ||||||
| 51855 | 59720 | 51868 | Noted 23/04/86 - on 14:30 Manchester Oxford Road - Liverpool Lime Street running 20 late5 | ||||||
| TS803 | 51868 | 59745 | 59725 | 53097 | Noted circa 06/19874 | ||||
| T803 | 51868 | 59745 | 59725 | 53097 | Listed at TS - Jul-87 | ||||
| TS803 | 51868 | 59745 | 59725 | 53097 | Noted 24/07/19874 | ||||
| 51868 | 59632 | 59593 | 53902 | Noted 03/10/87 - at Norwich3 | |||||
| T413 | 51868 | 59632 | 59593 | 53902 | Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988 | ||||
| T413 | 51868 | 59632 | 59593 | 53902 | Noted circa 12/19884 | ||||
| T413 | 51868 | 59632 | 59593 | 53902 | Listed at TS - 01/09/89 | ||||
| T413 | 51868 | 59632 | 59593 | 53902 | Listed at TS - 01/12/89 | ||||
| T413 | 51868 | 59632 | 59593 | 53902 | Noted 05/02/90 | ||||
| 51868 | 59632 | 59595 | 53902 | Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot2 | |||||
| T413 | 51868 | 59632 | 59595 | 53902 | Listed at TS - mid May-90 | ||||
| T413 | 51868 | 59632 | 59595 | 53902 | Noted circa 10/19904 | ||||
| T413 | 51868 | 59592 | 59632 | 53114 | Noted circa 05/19914 | ||||
| T413 | 51868 | 59592 | 59632 | 53114 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | ||||
| T413 | 51868 | 59592 | 59632 | 53114 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | ||||
| T413 | 51868 | 59592 | 59632 | 53114 | Listed at TS - Dec-91 | ||||
| 51868 | 59592 | 59632 | 53114 | Noted 14/12/916 | |||||
| 51868 | 53114 | Noted 15/04/92 - on 08:45 Lichfield - Redditch7 | |||||||
| T413 | 51868 | 59745 | 59592 | 53114 | Listed at TS - 24/09/92 | ||||
| T412 | 51868 | 59446 | 59591 | 53116 | Listed at TS - November 1992 | ||||
| T408 | 53071 | 59751 | 51868 | 53902 | Listed at TS - 10/12/92 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann
6: Graeme Phillips
7: David Bellamy
Images:
15th May 1963
A Derby suburban quad set seen at Neasden on 15 May 1963. The leading car being with the cab roof come darker than the roof and West Ruislip on the destination blind - is recorded as M51868. Note the people standing trackside to the right, clearly not staff. Stuart Mackay Collection.
22nd January 1984
Class 115 Derby 3-car DMU 51868 + 59723 + 51892 stabled on Chester MPD on 22-1-84. The only time I saw one of these Allerton allocated units at Chester. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
18th April 1987
Class 115 DMBS 51868 is seen at Tyseley on 18.04.1987 waiting entry to service after transfer from Allerton. Andy Cole.
February 1991
Set number: T413
51868 from set T413 at Nottingham platform 4 in February 1991. David Page.
15th July 1992
Set number: T413
Class 115 DMBS 51868 standing at the head of Tyseley's hybrid set T413 formed with class 115 TC 59745, class 127 TSL 59592 and class 116 DMS 53114 at Four Oaks on 15/Jul/1992. Robert Chilton.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 29th June 1990
Set number: T413
T413 (53902 + 59595 + 59632 + 51868) on the blocks at Redditch with the 12:23 to Lichfield Trent Valley, 29/6/90. Gazza Prescott.
Date: 15th July 1992
Set number: T413
Class 116 DMS 53114 on the rear of Tyseley's hybrid set T413 formed with class 127 TSL 59592, class 115 TC 59745 and class 115 DMBS 51868 leaving Four Oaks on 15/Jul/1992. Robert Chilton.