Vehicle 59659

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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 51671 during the unknown period are:

04/06/60	New to	14A (Cricklewood)
5w/e 05/08/61	Transferred to	8H (Allerton)
4w/e 02/09/61	Transferred to	14F (Marylebone)
Sep-63	Depot code change	1D

Then the allocations for 59659 are:

31/12/64	Listed at	1D (Marylebone)
May-73	Depot code change	ME
Oct-88	Transferred to	BY (Bletchley)
05/02/92	Transferred to	OO (Old Oak Common) NMYX
27/08/92	Withdrawn from	OO (Old Oak Common) NMYX

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 26/10/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51671	59659	59674	51672					As delivered to 14A - 04/06/60
	51672	59659	59745	51893					Noted 24/10/71 - in Marylebone1
	51672	59659	59745	51893					Noted 25/10/1971 - at Marylebone2
	51655	59659	59745	51894					Noted 14/02/72 - on Marylebone depot3
	51874	59659	59749	51898					Noted 28/09/1976 - at Banbury4
	51655	59659	59676	51660					Noted 15/05/81 - at Aylesbury3
	51658	59659	59664	51875					Noted circa 02/19825
	51662	59659	59664	51857					Noted circa 08/19825
	51680	59754	59659	51895					Noted circa 11/19855
	51678	59659	59754	51894					Noted 10/01/86 - on 19.25 Marylebone – Banbury and 22.10 Banbury – Marylebone6
	51678	59659	59754	51894					Noted 27/01/86 - on 17.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough and 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51652 + 59672 + 59726 + 518986
	51678	59659	59754	51894					Noted 18/03/86 - on Marylebone – High Wycombe duties6
	51678	59659	59754	51894					Noted 19/03/86 - on Marylebone – High Wycombe services6
	51678	59659	59754	51894					Noted 21/03/86 - on 12.38 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 14.01 High Wycombe – Marylebone6
	51666	59659	59754	51894					Noted 10/04/86 - on Marylebone – High Wycombe services6
	51663	59659	59754	51894					Noted 26/04/86 - on Marylebone (20.19) – Princes Risborough (21.08) and 21.58 Princes Risborough – Marylebone6
	51663	59659	59754	51894					Noted 12/07/86 - on 18.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone6
	51663	59659	59754	51894					Noted 22/07/86 - on 11.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 14.38 Banbury – Marylebone6
	51660	59659	59755	51885					Noted 13th December 1986
	51660	59659	59755	51885					Noted 28/12/86 - on 18.40 Marylebone – Banbury, 20.44 Banbury – Marylebone, 23.10 Marylebone – Bicester and (next day) 00.39 Bicester – Marylebone ECS6
	51660	59659	59755	51885					Noted 01/01/87 - on 19.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 20.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone6
	51660	59659	59755	51885					Noted 06/01/87 - on 06.40 Marylebone – Amersham ECS, 07.17 Amersham - Aylesbury and 08.00 Aylesbury - Marylebone all with 51878 + 542596
	51674	59659	59752	51883					Noted 30/03/87 - on Marylebone (15.53) – Banbury (17.28) and Banbury (18.39) – Marylebone (20.18)6
	51674	59752	59659	51888					Noted 16/09/19875
	51871	59659	59747	51675					Noted circa 02/19885
	51875	59659	59667	51885					Noted 10/03/90 - on services to Marylebone7
	51657	54224	59659	51678					Noted 26/03/90 - on services from Marylebone7
	51886	59667	59659	51896					Noted 05/05/90 - on services to Marylebone7
	51674	59678	59659	51896					Noted circa 07/19905
	51665	59761	59659	51885					Noted 19/10/91 - at Marylebone
	51665	59659	59657	51677					Noted circa 11/19915
	51863	59659	59669	51888					Noted 24/02/92

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

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Date: 25th May 1981

51655 and 59659 are the first two vehicles in this Class 115 set seen at Aylesbury on the 25th May 1981. Robert Frise.

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Date: 19th October 1991

51885 + 59659 + 59761 + 51665 depart Marylebone on 19/10/91. Sparegang.