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Vehicle 51899

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

17/12/60	New to	1E (Bletchley)
4w/e 01/07/61	Transferred to	14F (Marylebone)
w/e 05/08/61	Stored	Derby Friargate
4w/e 30/09/61	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27/08/92	Withdrawn from	OO (Old Oak Common) NMYX

Notes

20/06/87 - Named 'Aylesbury College'.

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 19/02/1982 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

51899	59744	59764	51900	As delivered to 1E - 17th December 1960
51886	59732	59764	51899	Noted 19/11/70 - at Marylebone¹
51661	59662	59755	51899	Noted 25/10/1971 - at Denham²
51899	59759	59730	51890	Noted circa 02/1984³
51674	59747	59652	51899	Noted circa 07/1985³
51677	59652	59747	51899	Noted 27/08/85 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone⁴
51677	59652	59747	51899	Noted 30/08/85 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone⁴
51677	59652	59764	51899	Noted 25/10/85 - on 10.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 11.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone⁴
51677	59764	59652	51899	Noted circa 11/1985³
51677	59652	59764	51899	Noted 25/11/85 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone⁴
51677	59652	59764	51899	Noted 13/12/85 - on 19.25 Marylebone – Banbury and 22.10 Banbury – Marylebone⁴
51677	59652	59764	51899	Noted 18/12/85 - on morning Marylebone – High Wycombe services⁴
51677	59652	59764	51899	Noted 01/01/86 - on 18.00 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51655 + 59663 + 59758 + 51869⁴
51899	59656	59675	51900	Noted 18/03/86 - on Marylebone – High Wycombe duties⁴
51668	59733	59755	51899	Noted 17/06/86 - on afternoon Marylebone – High Wycombe services⁴
51897	59665	59662	51899	Noted 21/11/86 - on Bletchley depot⁵
51885	59736	59754	51899	Noted circa 02/1988³
51899	59729	59746	51891	Noted circa 11/1989³
51891	59669	59740	51899	Noted 19/02/90 - on services to Marylebone⁶
51891	59669	59740	51899	Noted 03/03/90 - on services to Marylebone⁶
51899	59740	59669	51891	Noted circa 05/1990³
51899	59657	59664	51873	Noted circa 10/1990³

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

Images:

8th January 1984

Stabled between duties, Class 115 Driving Motor Brake Second M51899 was the lead car of a four-car set at Aylesbury on January 8th 1984. Introduced in 1960 they were a familiar sight on the former Great Central and GC/GWR routes to and from London Marylebone, until the last of the fleet were withdrawn in 1992. Martyn Hilbert.

4th December 1984

A Class 115 in Chorley Wood station on the 4th December 1984, 51899 closest. John Law.

21st July 1985

M51899 pulls into London Marylebone, 21/7/85. Chris Moxon Collection.

31st March 1986

Two Class 115 DMUs for the the Quaintonian shuttle at Quainton Road on 31 March 1986. Front to rear are: DMBS 51899 + TS 59656 + TCL 59675 + DMBS 51900 with DMBS 51652 + TS 59726 + TCL 59677 + DMBS 51665. Dave Warby.

Unknown date

Carrying 'Aylesbury College' nameplates, 51899 is seen in Aylesbury station, date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Unknown date

The Aylesbury College Silver Jubilee 1987 nameplate on Class 115 DMBS M51899. Date unknown, it was named at Aylesbury Rail Day on 20 June 1987. Brian Daniels.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 31st March 1986

The Quaintonian shuttle in Quainton Road on 31 March 1986, the vehicles visible are left to right TS 59726 + DMBS 51652 with DMBS 51900 + TCL 59675 + TS 59656 + DMBS 51899. Dave Warby.

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