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Vehicle 51893

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

29/10/60	New to	Chaddesden	- stabled 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
Oct-88	Transferred to	BY (Bletchley)
p/e 02/03/91	Sector Change to	BY (Bletchley) NXXZ
26/03/91	Withdrawn from	BY (Bletchley) NXXZ

Modifications

circa Dec-86 - AWS fitted
Jan-87 - Gangway(s) fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

51893	59741	59761	51894	As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 29th October 1960
51672	59659	59745	51893	Noted 24/10/71 - in Marylebone¹
51672	59659	59745	51893	Noted 25/10/1971 - at Marylebone²
51664	59751	59658	51893	Noted 09/02/1975 - at Banbury³
51653	59752	59654	51893	Noted 08/09/76 - in Marylebone⁴
51656	59669	59725	51893	Noted 04/05/81 - working The Quaintonian shuttle
51656	59669	59725	51893	Noted 15/05/81 - at Aylesbury⁴
51893	59739	59675	51878	Noted circa 02/1982⁵
51893	59732	59678	51879	Noted circa 02/1984⁵
51893	59732	59678	51857	Noted circa 04/1984⁵
51888	59668	59737	51893	Noted 11/10/85 - on 09.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 10.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone⁶
51888	59668	59737	51893	Noted 29/10/85 - on 17.00 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 18.10 Aylesbury – Marylebone⁶
51888	59737	59668	51893	Noted circa 11/1985⁵
51888	59668	59737	51893	Noted 05/12/85 - on 14.01 High Wycombe – Marylebone⁶
51888	59668	59737	51893	Noted 11/01/86 - on 18.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 20.42 Banbury – Marylebone⁶
51888	59668	59737	51893	Noted 14/01/86 - on 05.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 08.04 Banbury - Marylebone⁶
51888	59668	59737	51893	Noted 28/01/86 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51657 + 59662 + 59665 + 51885⁶
51664	59667	59743	51893	Noted 20/04/86 - on 16.45 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 17.45 High Wycombe - Marylebone both with 51666 + 59669 + 59744 + 51886⁶
51664	59667	59743	51893	Noted 03/05/86 - on 07.27 Marylebone – Banbury and 10.08 Banbury - Marylebone⁶
51664	59667	59743	51893	Noted 09/05/86 - on 16.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 17.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone⁶
51664	59667	59743	51893	Noted 12/05/86 - on 06.33 Marylebone – Princes Risborough and 08.10 Princes Risborough – Marylebone with 51876 + 59678 + 59728 + 51897⁶
51886	59667	59743	51893	Noted 18/06/86 - on afternoon Marylebone – High Wycombe services⁶
51886	59667	59743	51893	Noted 26/06/86 - on 13.33 Marylebone – Banbury, 16.48 Banbury – Marylebone and 18.45 Marylebone - Aylesbury⁶
51886	59667	59743	51893	Noted 03/07/86 - on 18.15 Marylebone – Banbury and 21.02 Banbury - Marylebone⁶
51653	59734	59762	51893	Noted 12/09/86 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51657 + 59651 + 59668 + 51663⁶
51653	59734	59762	51893	Noted 13/09/86 - on Marylebone – High Wycombe services⁶
51874	59761	59728	51893	Noted 21/11/86 - on Bletchley depot⁴
51893	54223			Noted 23/04/87 - on 18.25 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51666 + 59739 + 59746 + 51667⁶
51893	54223			Noted 12/06/87 - on morning Marylebone – Aylesbury services with 51654 + 54222⁶
51893	54223			Noted 18/06/87 - on 17.11 Marylebone – West Ruislip, 17.44 West Ruislip – Marylebone ECS, 18.32 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 20.22 High Wycombe – Marylebone ECS⁶
51893	54223			Noted 16/11/1987⁵
51893	54224			Noted 09/05/88 - on 10.55 Marylebone – Old Oak Common CS via West Ruislip ECS⁶
51893	54224			Noted 17/06/88 - on 20.39 Marylebone – Banbury and 22.45 Banbury – Marylebone with 51679 + 54228⁶
51893	54224			Noted 06/08/1988 - Hertfordshire Railtours Chinnor Tonic rerun 54224-51893 + 54213-51895
51893	54224			Noted 03/09/1988 - Hertfordshire Railtours Chinnor Tonic second rerun 54499-51657 + 51893-54224
51893	54224			Noted 19/09/88 - on 16.50 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 18.12 High Wycombe – Marylebone⁶
51893	54224			Noted 01/11/88 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51878 + 54228⁶
51893	54224			Noted 15/12/88 - on 16.20 Marylebone – Banbury and 18.40 Banbury – Marylebone both with 51654 + 54222⁶
51893	54224			Noted circa 01/1989⁵
51893	54224			Noted 18/01/89 - on 22.55 Marylebone – Bicester North and (next day) 00.27 Bicester North – Marylebone ECS both with 51661 + 54499⁶
51893	54224			Noted 30/01/89 - on 16.20 Marylebone – Banbury and 18.40 Banbury – Marylebone both with 51652 + 54500⁶
51893	59754	59657	51863	Noted circa 03/1989⁵
51886	59737	59763	51893	Noted 09/04/89 - on 11.13 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 13.40 High Wycombe - Marylebone⁶
51886	59737	59763	51893	Noted 19/04/89 - on 22.55 Marylebone – Bicester North and (next day) 00.27 Bicester North – Marylebone ECS⁶
51886	59737	59763	51893	Noted 30/04/89 - on Marylebone (16.48) – Banbury (18.38) and 19.42 Banbury – Marylebone both with 51680 + 59663 + 59758 + 51873⁶
51886	59737	59763	51893	Noted 12/05/89 - on 10.39 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.46 Banbury – Marylebone⁶
51886	59737	59763	51893	Noted 13/05/89 - on 11.39 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough⁶
51655	59676	59733	51893	Noted 22/05/89 - on 08.16 Marylebone – Banbury⁶
51655	59676	59733	51893	Noted 31/05/89 - on 18.02 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51895 + 54223⁶
51893	54257			Noted 07/09/89 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 16.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone both, with 51661 + 54222⁶
51893	54257			Noted 19/09/89 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51855 + 54381⁶
51893	54257	59736	51896	Noted 15/10/89 - on 16.12 Marylebone – Banbury as far as High Wycombe, where 51680 + 59656 + 59752 + 51890 took over for remainder of journey⁶
51893	54257			Noted 22/10/89 - on evening Marylebone – Aylesbury and Aylesbury - Marylebone service both with 51661 + 54228⁶
51893	54257			Noted 04/11/89 - on 06.14 Aylesbury – Marylebone via Princes Risborough with 51669 + 54284⁶
51893	54257			Noted 15/12/89 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51665 + 59671 + 59733 + 51900 and 51888 + 54259⁶
51893	54495			Noted 21/12/89 - on 06.25 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 07.35 High Wycombe – Marylebone, both with 51857 + 59651 + 59676 + 51894, then solo on 08.56 Marylebone – West Ruislip and 09.48 West Ruislip – Marylebone⁶
51893	54495			Noted 01/01/90 - on 17.15 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough with 51669 + 54284 and 51857 + 59651 + 59676 + 51894⁶
51893	54495			Noted 06/01/90 - on 06.15 Marylebone – Banbury and 08.20 Banbury – Marylebone, both with 51664 + 54381⁶
51893	54257			Noted 22/02/90 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51654 + 54223⁶
51893	54257			Noted 26/02/90 - on services from Marylebone with 51670 + 59758 + 59732 + 51871⁷
51893	54257			Noted 14/03/90 - on services from Marylebone with 51885 + 59752 + 59729 + 51896⁷
51893	54257			Noted 20/03/90 - on 18.02 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51652 + 54228 and 51654 + 54223⁶
51893	54257			Noted 11/04/90 - on services from Marylebone with 51871 + 59657 + 59664 + 51677⁷
51893	54257			Noted 14/04/90 - on 08.15 Marylebone – Banbury and 10.20 Banbury – Marylebone, both with 53599 + 59734 + 51572⁶
51893	59257			Noted 17/04/90 - on services from Marylebone with 54224 + 51657⁷
51893	54257			Noted circa 07/1990⁵

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Phil Shatford
7: Aaron Calder

Images:

4th May 1981

The Quaintonian with 51893 - 59725 - 59669 and 51656 on 4/5/81 at Quainton Road. Robert Frise.

4th May 1981

Many Class 115 vehicles seen at Aylesbury on 4/5/81. In the center is 51893 with the Quaintonian headboard. Robert Frise.

18th May 1987

Class 115 DMBS 51893 seen at Marylebone depot on 18 May 1987. David Mant.

6th August 1988

The "Chinnor Tonic" railtour at Quainton Road on 6th August 1988, from left to right is 54224 + 51893 + 54213 + 51895. Robert Frise.

3rd September 1988

The "Chinnor Tonic" railtour which called at Quainton on 3rd September 1988, when the set was 108 DTC (unknown) + Class 115 DMBS 51893 (pictured) + 115 DMBS + Class 108 DTC 54499. Robert Frise.

20th October 1989

The 12.55 To Aylesbury in Great Missenden station on 20 October 1989 formed of a Class 115 and Class 108 hybrid rake. The vehicles are 51893, 54257, 51879, 59749, 51676 and 54274. Dave Warby.

17th March 1990

Kings Sutton was a charming little station south of Banbury, it retained a GWR wayside halt feel to it then along came Network South East. Not content with installing enough station lights to land a 747 at night they then painted everything they could lay brush on the brightest red they could find at Wimbledon B&Q. Of course the station users still had to cross the busy main line on a curve to access the northbound platform, not that many did use the station then, the partially dirt surfaced car park only has a grubby Ford Cortina and the authors BMW K100 bike in it. This was the pre-Chiltern era and the train is a collection of Network South East DMUs lead by Class 115 51893 (presumably paired with 54257) working the 10.20 Banbury - Marylebone. 17/03/1990. Kings Sutton is now painted a less strident blue and has a large footbridge. The car park is now much larger, properly surfaced and full to capacity every day. Geoff Dowling.

20th October 1990

Class 115 DMBS 51893 is seen at London Marylebone in Network South East livery on 20.10.1990. Andy Cole.

9th March 1992

A partially robbed and forlorn 51893 sits withdrawn amongst a number of her sisters outside Marylebone shed on 8 March 1992. The plastic invasion is nigh........... Jason Hall.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 4th May 1981

51656 + 59669 + 59725 + 51893 at Quainton Road on the Quaintonian shuttle, 4/5/81. Robert Frise.

Date: 6th August 1988

The "Chinnor Tonic" railtour at Quainton Road on 6th August 1988, from left to right is 51893 + 51895 + 54213. Robert Frise.

Date: 6th August 1988

The "Chinnor Tonic" railtour which called at Quainton on 6th August 1988, when the set was 54224 with 51893 + 54213 + 51895. It ran again a couple of weeks later. Robert Frise.

Date: 6th August 1988

The "Chinnor Tonic" railtour which called at Quainton on 6th August 1988, when the set was 54224 + 51893 + 54213 (pictured) + 51895. It ran again a couple of weeks later. Robert Frise.

Date: 6th August 1988

The "Chinnor Tonic" railtour which called at Quainton on 6th August 1988, when the set was 51895 + 54213 + 51893 + 54224. It ran again a couple of weeks later. Robert Frise.

Date: 3rd September 1988

The "Chinnor Tonic" railtour arrives at Quainton on 3rd September 1988, when the set was an unknown 108 DTC (pictured) + 115 DMBS 51893 + 115 DMBS + Class 108 DTC 54499. Robert Frise.

Date: 3rd September 1988

Class 108 DTC 54499 + a 115 DMBS + 115 DMBS 51893 + 108 DTC at Quainton Road with the "Chinnor Tonic" railtour on 3rd September 1988. Robert Frise.

Date: 3rd September 1988

The "Chinnor Tonic" railtour at Quainton Road on 3rd September 1988, containing an unknown 108 DTC + 115 DMBS 51893 + 115 DMBS + Class 108 DTC 54499. Robert Frise.

Date: 3rd September 1988

The "Chinnor Tonic" railtour at Quainton Road on 3rd September 1988, containing an unknown 108 DTC + 115 DMBS 51893 + 115 DMBS + Class 108 DTC 54499. Robert Frise.

Date: 3rd September 1988

The "Chinnor Tonic" railtour which called at Quainton on 3rd September 1988, when the set was an unknown 108 DTC (pictured) + 115 DMBS 51893 + 115 DMBS + Class 108 DTC 54499. Robert Frise.

Date: 3rd September 1988

The "Chinnor Tonic" railtour which called at Quainton on 3rd September 1988, when the set was 108 DTC + Class 115 DMBS 51893 + 115 DMBS (unknown - pictured) + Class 108 DTC 54499. Robert Frise.

Date: 3rd September 1988

The "Chinnor Tonic" railtour which called at Quainton on 3rd September 1988, when the set was 108 DTC + 115 DMBS 51893 + 115 DMBS + 108 DTC 54499 (pictured). Robert Frise.

Date: 23rd April 1989

The 11.39 to Marylebone departs from Aylesbury on 23 April 1989. The Class 115 set was recorded as 51886 + 59737 + 59763 + 51893 (order of power cars uncertain), the 108/115 at the front was 54274 + 51676. Lewis Bevan.

Date: 20th October 1989

The 12.55 To Aylesbury arrives at Great Missenden on 20 October 1989 formed of a Class 115 and Class 108 hybrid rake. 54274 leads 51676, 59749, 51879, 54257 and 51893. Dave Warby.

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