Vehicle 59656
Class 115
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30531
Diagram: 590
Allocations
The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 51665 during the unknown period are:
| 14/05/60 | New to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
| 5w/e 05/08/61 | Transferred to | 8H (Allerton) | |
| 4w/e 02/09/61 | Transferred to | 14F (Marylebone) | |
| 4w/e 30/12/61 | Transferred to | 18A (Toton) | |
| Feb-62 | Transferred to | 14F (Marylebone) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 1D |
Then the allocations for 59656 are:
| 31/12/64 | Listed at | 1D (Marylebone) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | ME | |
| Oct-88 | Transferred to | BY (Bletchley) | |
| 23/12/91 | Withdrawn from | BY (Bletchley) NXXZ |
Disposal
Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51665 | 59656 | 59671 | 51666 | As delivered to 14A - 14/05/60 | |||||
| 51657 | 59676 | 59656 | 51661 | Noted 11/09/76 - in London Marylebone1 | |||||
| 51663 | 59656 | 59676 | 51879 | Noted 18/06/77 - on Marylebone depot2 | |||||
| 51675 | 59670 | 59656 | 51886 | Noted 15/05/81 - at Aylesbury2 | |||||
| 51675 | 59670 | 59656 | 51677 | Noted circa 08/19813 | |||||
| 51651 | 59656 | 59746 | 51676 | Noted circa 02/19823 | |||||
| 51651 | 59656 | 59746 | 51658 | Noted 4th April 1982 | |||||
| 51869 | 59763 | 59656 | 51897 | Noted circa 02/19843 | |||||
| 51674 | 59656 | 59673 | 51869 | Noted 23/06/84 - on 16:10 Marylebone - Aylesbury | |||||
| 51668 | 59656 | 59671 | 51688 | Noted 26/08/85 | |||||
| 51680 | 59656 | 59750 | 51673 | Noted 16/09/19873 | |||||
| 51863 | 59656 | 59750 | 51673 | Noted circa 02/19883 | |||||
| 51873 | 59750 | 59656 | 51863 | Noted circa 02/19883 | |||||
| 51894 | 59750 | 59656 | 51863 | Noted 16/04/19883 | |||||
| 51891 | 59750 | 59656 | 51896 | Noted circa 10/19883 | |||||
| 51891 | 59656 | 51849 | 54280 | Noted circa 04/19893 | |||||
| 51679 | 59678 | 59656 | 51857 | Noted 19/02/90 - on services to Marylebone4 | |||||
| 51680 | 59671 | 59656 | 51857 | Noted 13/06/90 - on services to Marylebone4 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Aaron Calder
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: July 1975
BR (Derby) Class 115 4-car suburban dmu No.M51658 (Class 115), M59656 (173), M59665 (177), M51867 (115) in BR Rail Blue and all yellow front ends arrives at Marylebone on a service from Aylesbury, 07/75. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: 23rd June 1984
Class 115 Derby DMU 51869 + 59673 + 59656 + 51674 at Marylebone with the 16-10 to Aylesbury on 23-6-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Date: 23rd June 1984
Class 115 Derby DMU 51674 + 59656 + 59673 + 51869 departing Chorleywood with the 16-10 ex-Marylebone to Aylesbury on 23-6-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Date: 26th August 1985
A Chiltern Trains special in platform 6 of East Croydon station. It was a repeat of a 1984 tour from Bicester to Hastings and used vehicles 51898 + 59671 + 59656 + 51668. Andy Prime.
Date: 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.
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.
Date: 2nd March 1991
977052 (M56145), 54491, 59656, 51674 Bletchley TMD 2-3-91. Kevin Dowd.