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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-63	Depot code change	1D

Then the allocations for 59660 are:

31/12/64	Listed at	1D (Marylebone)
May-73	Depot code change	ME
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26/03/91	Withdrawn from	BY (Bletchley) NXXZ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
51871	59660	59761	51891	Noted 11/08/86 - on evening Aylesbury - Marylebone service⁴
51871	59660	59761	51891	Noted 17/08/86 - on Marylebone – High Wycombe services⁴
51652	59660	59666	51871	Noted 26/09/86 - on 20.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 21.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone⁴
51661	59660	59666	51666	Noted 01/12/86 - on Marylebone (16.53)– Aylesbury (18.19) via Princes Risborough⁴
51679	59660	59666	51899	Noted 04/01/87 - on Marylebone (08.40) – High Wycombe (09.30) and High Wycombe (10.12) – Marylebone (11.02)⁴
51679	59660	59666	51899	Noted 01/02/87 - on 07.40 Marylebone – Bicester, 09.10 Bicester – Marylebone, 11.40 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 13.35 High Wycombe – Marylebone⁴
51653	59660	59666	51675	Noted 24/03/87 - on 16.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone, 18.25 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone all with 51878 + 54259⁴
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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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.

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