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Vehicle 59660


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 51673 during the unknown period are:

28/05/60 New to 14A (Cricklewood)
4w/e 04/11/61 Transferred to 14F (Marylebone)
4w/e 04/11/61 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
4w/e 30/06/62 Transferred to 14F (Marylebone)
Sep-63Depot code change1D

Then the allocations for 59660 are:

31/12/64 Listed at 1D (Marylebone)
May-73Depot code changeME
Oct-88 Transferred to BY (Bletchley)
p/e 02/03/91 Sector Change to BY (Bletchley) NXXZ
26/03/91 Withdrawn from BY (Bletchley) NXXZ

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 15/12/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51673 59660 59675 51674 As delivered to 14A - 28/05/60
51665 59672 59660 51876 Noted 24/10/71 - in Marylebone1
51665 59672 59660 51876 Noted 25/10/1971 - at Denham2
51888 59756 59660 51890 Noted circa 08/19823
51879 59670 59660 51668 Noted circa 09/19833
51879 59670 59660 51891 Noted circa 10/19833
51673 59660 59670 51876 Noted circa 04/19843
51667 59660 59764 51870 Noted 04/09/85 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone4
51667 59660 59764 51870 Noted 19/09/85 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone4
51667 59660 59747 51870 Noted circa 10/19853
51870 59747 59660 51671 Noted circa 11/19853
51671 59660 59747 51870 Noted 16/11/85 - on 16.00 Marylebone – High Wycombe, 16.55 High Wycombe – Marylebone, 18.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 20.42 Banbury – Marylebone4
51679 59660 59745 51871 Noted 13/12/85 - on 16.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 17.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone4
51870 59660 59761 51891 Noted 03/06/86 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51876 + 59678 + 59728 + 51897 then 16.25 Aylesbury – Marylebone via Princes Risborough alone4
51870 59660 59761 51891 Noted 23/06/86 - on 20.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone4
51675 59676 59660 51668 Noted circa 07/19873
51663 59660 59752 51886 Noted 17/09/88 - on 09.42 Banbury - Marylebone
51668 59660 59664 51889 Noted circa 01/19893
51660 59660 59675 51666 Noted 24/04/90 - on services to Marylebone5
51670 59660 59675 51887 Noted circa 07/19903
51679 59665 59660 51675 Noted circa 10/19903

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

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 17th September 1988

Until the Class 165 dmus came along in 1990 services out of Marylebone to Aylesbury and Banbury were dominated by the Class 115 dmus allocated to Marylebone. This photo shows a unit (made up of 51663 + 59660 + 59752 + 51886) leaving Banbury, and passing the now-demolished Banbury South signalbox, on the 09.42 to Marylebone on 17 September 1988. Lewis Bevan.