Vehicle 59466 / 975964
Class 125
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Orange Star
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30463
Diagram: 597
Allocations
| 14/04/59 | New to | 30A (Stratford) | |
| 5w/e 31/05/69 | Transferred to | 34G (Finsbury Park) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | FP | |
| 02/12/76 | Withdrawn from | FP (Finsbury Park) |
Notes
01/02/78 - withdrawn Class 125 vehicles at March: 50991, 50994, 50995, 51000, 51001, 51004, 51006, 51155, 51160, 51161, 51163, 51166, 51169, 51173, 59449, 59454, 59457, 59458, 59459, 59461, 59463, 59465, 59466, 59467, 59468
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
59466 - original number
975964 - from Mar-84 (departmental stock)
Department Use as RDB975964
Storage coach at ZD, fire tests coach From 3/84 to 1988.
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51171 | 59466 | 51005 | As delivered to 30A - 14th April 1959 | ||||||
| 51163 | 59466 | 50998 | Noted 23/06/1973 - at Kings Cross1 | ||||||
| 51003 | 59466 | 51159 | Noted 02/08/1975 - 0938 Welwyn Garden City to King's Cross | ||||||
| 51166 | 59466 | 51000 | Noted 09/04/77 - on March depot, withdrawn2 |
Formation Sources
1: Peter Wallwork
2: Gerald Brown
Images:
circa July 1988
Class 125 TS RDB975964 (ex-59466) is seen on stands in Vic Berrys scrapyard in Leicester, circa July 1988. Malcolm Clements.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: May 1976
Two Class 125 DMUs passing Enfield Chase on a King's Cross - Gordon Hill service, 05/76. One set is noted as 51173 + 59466 + 51005. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: June 1976
Two BR (Derby) Suburban (Class 125) 3-car dmu's Nos. E50993 (125/1), E59454 (185), E51159 (125/2) and E51005 (125/1), E59466 (185), E51171 (125/2) in Rail Blue livery with all yellow front ends at Wood Green on a Welwyn Garden City - Kings Cross service, 06/76. Hugh Llewelyn.