Vehicle 59660

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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 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26/03/91	Withdrawn from	BY (Bletchley) NXXZ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
	51653	59660	59666	51675					Noted 14/04/87 - on Marylebone (07.00) – Aylesbury (08.30) via Princes Risborough and Aylesbury (08.39) – Marylebone (09.54) via Princes Risborough4
	51653	59660	59666	51675					Noted 08/05/87 - on Marylebone (13.38) – Banbury (15.22), Banbury (16.48) – Marylebone (18.31) and Marylebone (18.50) – Aylesbury (20.07) via Princes Risborough4
	51653	59660	59666	51675					Noted 12/05/87 - on 10.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 11.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone4
	51653	59660	59666	51675					Noted 18/05/87 - on 14.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51651 + 54213 and 51679 + 54257 then alone on 15.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone4
	51653	59660	59666	51675					Noted 19/05/87 - on 14.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51670 + 59736 + 59754 + 51890 then alone on 15.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone4
	51668	59660	59666	51675					Noted 08/06/87 - on morning Marylebone – Aylesbury services4
	51668	59660	59668	51675					Noted 10/06/87 - on morning Marylebone – Aylesbury services4
	51668	59660	59676	51675					Noted 01/07/87 - on 17.30 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 18.38 High Wycombe – Marylebone4
	51675	59676	59660	51668					Noted circa 07/19873
	51663	59660	59764	51874					Noted 07/06/88 - on 06.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 08.00 Aylesbury – Marylebone both with 51866 + 542744
	51663	59660	59752	51874					Noted 24/06/88 - on 11.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 12.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone4
	51663	59660	59752	51874					Noted 03/08/88 - on 18.25 Marylebone – Banbury and 20.53 Banbury – Marylebone4
	51663	59660	59752	51886					Noted 17/09/88 - on 09.42 Banbury - Marylebone
	51663	59660	59752	51886					Noted 21/09/88 - on 16.50 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 18.12 High Wycombe – Marylebone4
	51663	59660	59664	51886					Noted 28/10/88 - on 07.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 08.27 Aylesbury - Marylebone4
	51668	59660	59664	51889					Noted 29/12/88 - on Marylebone (18.00) – Banbury (19.30) and Banbury (20.48) – Marylebone (22.33) both with 51873 + 59655 + 59750 + 518874
	51668	59660	59664	51889					Noted circa 01/19893
	51668	59660	59664	51889					Noted 11/01/89 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 16.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone both with 51895 + 544914
	51667	59660	59746	51879					Noted 09/03/89 - on 17.25 Marylebone – Banbury and 19.47 Banbury - Marylebone4
	51677	59660	51895	54223					Noted 24/04/89 - on 20.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone4
	51677	59660	51895	54223					Noted 26/04/89 - on 15.39 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough, 17.20 Aylesbury – Marylebone via Princes Risborough and 18.52 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough4
	51677	59660	59746	51894					Noted 28/04/89 - on 20.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone4
	51673	59660	59746	51677					Noted 21/05/89 - on Marylebone (14.20) – Princes Risborough (15.37) and Princes Risborough (17.03) – Marylebone (18.07)4
	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.