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Vehicle 51885

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

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-63	Depot code change	1D
May-73	Depot code change	ME
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27/08/92	Withdrawn from	OO (Old Oak Common) NMYX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
51660	59659	59755	51885	Noted 13th December 1986
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:

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.

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.

Unknown date

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

September 1988

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

September 1988

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

2nd October 1988

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

2nd October 1988

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

16th March 1990

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

19th October 1991

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

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