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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23/12/91	Withdrawn from	BY (Bletchley) NXXZ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	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
51673	59750	59656	51680	Noted 16/09/1987³
51673	59750	59656	51863	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 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:

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.

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