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Vehicle 59656

Class 115

BR Diagram 590

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-63Depot code change1D

Then the allocations for 59656 are:

31/12/64 Listed at 1D (Marylebone)
May-73Depot code changeME
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23/12/91 Withdrawn from BY (Bletchley) NXXZ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 51898 Noted 14/08/85 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone4
51668 59656 59671 51688 Noted 26/08/85
51668 59656 59671 51898 Noted 28/08/85 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone4
51660 59656 59675 51668 Noted 26/11/85 - on 15.05 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 16.00 High Wycombe – Marylebone4
51660 59656 59675 51668 Noted 27/11/85 - on 18.15 Marylebone – Banbury and 20.47 Banbury - Marylebone4
51660 59656 59675 51668 Noted 05/12/85 - on 12.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury4
51660 59656 59675 51668 Noted 12/12/85 - on 17.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough with 51658 + 59736 + 59746 + 518774
51668 59656 59675 51900 Noted 25/01/86 - on morning Marylebone - High Wycombe duties4
51665 59656 59730 51670 Noted 31/01/86 - on 17.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough with 51653 + 59658 + 59751 + 516694
51899 59656 59675 51900 Noted 18/03/86 - on Marylebone – High Wycombe duties4
51883 59656 59675 51900 Noted 11/04/86 - on 12.38 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 14.01 High Wycombe – Marylebone4
51883 59656 59675 51900 Noted 23/04/86 - on 19.25 Marylebone – Banbury4
51877 59656 59675 51883 Noted 19/05/86 - on 20.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 21.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone4
51877 59656 59675 51883 Noted 12/06/86 - on 14.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 15.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone4
51679 59656 59764 51874 Noted 01/12/86 - on 20.38 Marylebone – Banbury and Banbury (22.41) – Marylebone (00.25)4
51679 59656 59764 51874 Noted 02/12/86 - on 20.38 Marylebone – Banbury and Banbury (22.41) – Marylebone (00.25)4
51679 59656 59764 51874 Noted 10/12/86 - on Marylebone (15.53) – Banbury (17.28) and Banbury (18.39) – Marylebone (20.18)4
51665 59656 59749 51875 Noted 09/03/87 - on Marylebone – High Wycombe services4
51665 59656 59749 51875 Noted 24/03/87 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury4
51665 59656 59749 51875 Noted 06/04/87 - on 15.38 Marylebone – High Wycombe and High Wycombe (16.38) – Marylebone (17.31)4
51673 59750 59656 51680 Noted 16/09/19873
51673 59750 59656 51863 Noted circa 02/19883
51873 59750 59656 51863 Noted circa 02/19883
51863 59656 59750 51894 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 Marylebone5
51680 59671 59656 51857 Noted 13/06/90 - on services to Marylebone5

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

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

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.

DMU

Date: 2nd March 1991

977052 (M56145), 54491, 59656, 51674 Bletchley TMD 2-3-91. Kevin Dowd.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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