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Vehicle 51885

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: 30598
Diagram: 598

Allocations

01/10/60 New to Chaddesden - stabled pending allocation
4w/e 31/12/60 On loan to 30A (Stratford)
2w/e 08/04/61 Stored Marylebone - ex-loan
4w/e 01/07/61 Transfer 14F (Marylebone)
Sep-63Depot code change1D
May-73Depot code changeME
Oct-88 Transferred to BY (Bletchley)
21/01/92 Transferred to OO (Old Oak Common) NMYX
27/08/92 Withdrawn from OO (Old Oak Common) NMYX

Modifications

circa Dec-86 - AWS fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51885 59737 59757 51886 As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 1st October 1960 - stabled pending allocation
51885 59737 59757 51886 Transfer to 30A - 4w/e 31/12/60 - on loan from LMR
51885 59737 59757 51886 Transfer to Marylebone - 2w/e 08/04/61 - ex-loan
51885 59736 59670 51898 Noted 19/11/70 - at Marylebone1
51651 59662 59755 51885 Noted 06/06/71 - at Marylebone1
51885 59668 59650 51900 Noted 18/06/77 - on Marylebone depot2
51877 59761 59737 51885 Noted circa 06/19823
51661 59650 59752 51885 Noted circa 08/19823
51888 59746 59737 51885 Noted circa 04/19853
51872 59671 59740 51885 Noted 08/10/85 - on 09.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 10.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone4
51670 59665 59662 51885 Noted circa 11/19853
51670 59662 59665 51885 Noted 22/11/85 - on 10.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 11.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone4
51670 59662 59665 51885 Noted 30/11/85 - on 18.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 20.42 Banbury – Marylebone4
51885 59662 59665 51657 Noted circa 12/19853
51657 59662 59665 51885 Noted 11/12/85 - on 17.00 Marylebone – Aylesbury, 18.10 Aylesbury – Marylebone, 19.50 Marylebone – Princes Risborough and 21.58 Princes Risborough - Marylebone4
51657 59662 59665 51885 Noted 26/01/86 - on 08.45 Marylebone – Banbury, 10.54 Banbury – Marylebone, 13.45 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 14.45 High Wycombe - Marylebone4
51657 59662 59665 51885 Noted 28/01/86 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51888 + 59668 + 59737 + 518934
51885 59662 59665 51888 Noted 29/03/86 - on 17.43 Marylebone – High Wycombe4
51885 59662 59665 51888 Noted 09/04/86 - on 18.20 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 19.35 High Wycombe - Marylebone4
51867 59740 59759 51885 Noted 12/06/86 - on a morning Marylebone – Aylesbury working with 51680 + 59651 + 59676 + 51896 and alone on 11.26 Aylesbury – Marylebone via Princes Risborough4
51867 59759 59740 51885 Noted 21/06/1986 - at Marylebone5
51867 59668 59740 51885 Noted 03/07/86 - on 15.05 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 16.00 High Wycombe – Marylebone4
51671 59668 59740 51885 Noted 08/08/86 - on 05.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 08.04 Banbury – Marylebone4
51671 59668 59740 51885 Noted 10/08/86 - on Marylebone (09.15) - Princes Risborough (10.10) and 10.23 Princes Risborough – Marylebone4
51660 59659 59755 51885 Noted 13th December 1986
51660 59659 59755 51885 Noted 28/12/86 - on 18.40 Marylebone – Banbury, 20.44 Banbury – Marylebone, 23.10 Marylebone – Bicester and (next day) 00.39 Bicester – Marylebone ECS4
51660 59659 59755 51885 Noted 01/01/87 - on 19.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 20.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone4
51660 59659 59755 51885 Noted 06/01/87 - on 06.40 Marylebone – Amersham ECS, 07.17 Amersham - Aylesbury and 08.00 Aylesbury - Marylebone all with 51878 + 542594
51667 59673 51885 Noted 29/01/87 - on 19.50 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough4
51885 59763 59728 51886 Noted 26/03/87 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury4
51879 59755 59733 51885 Noted circa 09/19873
51885 59736 59754 51899 Noted circa 02/19883
51875 59659 59667 51885 Noted 10/03/90 - on services to Marylebone6
51885 59752 59729 51896 Noted 14/03/90 - on services from Marylebone with 51893 + 542576
51863 59727 59761 51885 Noted 20/06/90 - on services to Marylebone6
51885 59761 59727 51863 Noted circa 07/19903
51665 59761 59659 51885 Noted 19/10/91 - at Marylebone
51663 59728 59664 51885 Noted 24/02/92

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

Images:

Class 115 DMU at Marylebone

Unknown date

Two Class 115 DMUs in London Marylebone in the early 1980s. The contents of the guard's van of the closest DMBS of the set on the left is being emptied into BRUTES, while the driver of M51885 on the right reads his newspaper as he awaits departure time with his Aylesbury train. Ian Docwra.

Class 115 DMU at Gerrard&#039;s Cross

21st August 1985

A standard four-car Derby class 115, led by 51885, leaves Gerrard's Cross on August 21, 1985, the year before Network South East burst onto the scene. Mike Dean.

Class 115 DMU at Aylesbury

Unknown date

A Class 115 DMU, DMBS 51885 closest, stabled at Aylesbury. Date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 115 DMU at Aylesbury

September 1988

Class 115 DMBS M51885 on its way in or out of Aylesbury station in September 1988. Andrew Malloy.

Class 115 DMU at Aylesbury

September 1988

A CLass 115 DMU led by M51885 arrives at Aylesbury in September 1988. Andrew Malloy.

Class 115 DMU at Denham

2nd October 1988

BR Derby Class 115 DMBS M51885 leads a Sunday morning train to Banbury at Denham on 2 October 1988. Dave Warby.

Class 115 DMU at Denham

2nd October 1988

BR Derby Class 115 DMBS M51885 leads a Sunday morning train To Banbury at Denham on 2 October 1988. Dave Warby.

Class 115 DMU at Aylesbury

16th March 1990

A Network South East liveried Class 115 DMU at Aylesbury on 16 March 1990, 51885 closest. Sparegang.

Class 115 DMU at Marylebone

19th October 1991

51885 + 59659 + 59761 + 51665 depart Marylebone on 19/10/91. Sparegang.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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