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Vehicle 59662


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 51677 during the unknown period are:

3w/e 02/07/60 On loan to 55H (Neville Hill) - New
4w/e 01/10/60 On loan to 30A (Stratford)
4w/e 01/04/61 Ex-loan back to Marylebone
4w/e 01/07/61 Transferred to 14F (Marylebone)
4w/e 30/12/61 Transferred to 18A (Toton)
4w/e 31/03/62 Transferred to 14F (Marylebone)
Sep-63Depot code change1D

Then the allocations for 59662 are:

31/12/64 Listed at 1D (Marylebone)
May-73Depot code changeME
Oct-88 Transferred to BY (Bletchley)
21/01/92 Transferred to OO (Old Oak Common) NMYX
13/08/92 Withdrawn from OO (Old Oak Common) NMYX

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 02/09/1983 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51677 59662 59677 51678 As delivered to 55H - 3w/e 02/07/60 - on loan from LMR
51677 59662 59677 51678 Transfer to 30A - 4w/e 01/10/60 - on loan from LMR
51677 59662 59677 51678 Transfer to Marylebone - 4w/e 01/04/61 - Ex-loan ER
51669 59662 59755 51874 Noted 19/11/70 - at Marylebone1
51651 59662 59755 51885 Noted 06/06/71 - at Marylebone1
51661 59662 59755 51899 Noted 25/10/1971 - at Denham2
51862 59667 59662 51878 Noted 20/07/75 - on Marylebone depot3
51876 59662 59759 51879 Noted 25/05/81 - on the Quaintonian shuttle
51889 59662 59675 51890 Noted circa 10/19834
51667 59662 59755 51890 Noted circa 11/19844
51669 59662 59755 51876 Noted circa 04/19854
51670 59665 59662 51885 Noted circa 11/19854
51670 59662 59665 51885 Noted 22/11/85 - on 10.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 11.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone5
51670 59662 59665 51885 Noted 30/11/85 - on 18.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 20.42 Banbury – Marylebone5
51885 59662 59665 51657 Noted circa 12/19854
51657 59662 59665 51885 Noted 11/12/85 - on 17.00 Marylebone – Aylesbury, 18.10 Aylesbury – Marylebone, 19.50 Marylebone – Princes Risborough and 21.58 Princes Risborough - Marylebone5
51657 59662 59665 51885 Noted 26/01/86 - on 08.45 Marylebone – Banbury, 10.54 Banbury – Marylebone, 13.45 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 14.45 High Wycombe - Marylebone5
51657 59662 59665 51885 Noted 28/01/86 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51888 + 59668 + 59737 + 518935
51885 59662 59665 51888 Noted 29/03/86 - on 17.43 Marylebone – High Wycombe5
51885 59662 59665 51888 Noted 09/04/86 - on 18.20 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 19.35 High Wycombe - Marylebone5
51862 59662 59665 51888 Noted 29/04/86 - on 06.00 Marylebone – High Wycombe, 06.57 High Wycombe – Marylebone, 08.03 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 09.12 High Wycombe – Marylebone5
51862 59662 59665 51888 Noted 08/05/86 - on 16.30 Marylebone – High Wycombe, 17.35 High Wycombe – Marylebone and 18.40 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough5
51862 59662 59665 51888 Noted 22/05/86 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51652 + 59658 + 59668 + 516615
51658 59662 59665 51862 Noted 22/06/86 - on 09.40 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 11.35 High Wycombe – Marylebone5
51897 59662 59665 51899 Noted 07/10/86 - on 14.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51655 + 59676 + 59740 + 518945
51889 59662 59665 51897 Noted 29/10/86 - on Marylebone (06.44) - High Wycombe (07.36) and High Wycombe (07.55) – Marylebone (08.48)5
51897 59665 59662 51899 Noted 21/11/86 - on Bletchley depot3
51897 59662 59665 51899 Noted 04/12/86 - on 18.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone5
51897 59662 59665 51899 Noted 09/12/86 - added to 51866 + 59657 + 59745 + 51891 at Bicester in the Banbury (18.39) – Marylebone (20.18)5
51660 59749 59662 51669 Noted circa 02/19884
51660 59749 59662 51669 Noted circa 03/19884
51660 59749 59662 51669 Noted 27/07/19884
51666 59749 59662 51667 Noted circa 01/19894
51660 59662 59664 51875 Noted circa 10/19894
51669 59662 59750 51674 Noted 24/02/92

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

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 25th May 1981

51876 stands at the head of the Quaintonian shuttle at Quainton Road, 25/5/81, with 59662, 59759 and 51879. Robert Frise.