Vehicle 59663

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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 51679 during the unknown period are:

4w/e 31/07/60	On loan to	55H (Neville Hill)	- New
4w/e 01/10/60	On loan to	30A (Stratford)
2w/e 30/04/61	Ex-loan back to	Marylebone
4w/e 01/07/61	Transferred to	14F (Marylebone)
Sep-63	Depot code change	1D

Then the allocations for 59663 are:

31/12/64	Listed at	1D (Marylebone)
May-73	Depot code change	ME
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13/08/92	Withdrawn from	OO (Old Oak Common) NMYX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 26/01/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51679	59663	59678	51680					As delivered to 55H - 4w/e 31/07/60 - on loan from LMR
	51679	59663	59678	51680					Transfer to 30A - 4w/e 01/10/60 - on loan from LMR
	51679	59663	59678	51680					Transfer to Marylebone - 2w/e 30/04/61 - ex-loan ER
	51655	59678	59663	51865					Noted 11/09/76 - in London Marylebone1
	51875	59663	59746	51900					Noted 24/05/80
	51886	59663	59758	51894					Noted circa 10/19832
	51883	59758	59663	51898					Noted circa 02/19842
	51865	59663	59668	51675					Noted circa 11/19842
	51869	59663	59758	51889					Noted 03/09/85 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone3
	51869	59663	59758	51889					Noted 11/09/85 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone3
	51869	59663	59758	51889					Noted 24/09/85 - on 16.15 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough and 17.36 Aylesbury – Marylebone via Princes Risborough3
	51869	59663	59758	51889					Noted circa 10/19852
	51869	59663	59758	51889					Noted 12/10/85 - at Amersham
	51655	59758	59663	51869					Noted circa 11/19852
	51655	59663	59758	51869					Noted 21/11/85 - on a morning Marylebone – High Wycombe service3
	51655	59663	59758	51869					Noted 06/12/85 - on 17.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough with 51679 + 59663 + 59745 + 518713
	51679	59663	59745	51871					Noted 06/12/85 - on 17.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough with 51655 + 59663 + 59758 + 518693
	51655	59663	59758	51869					Noted 19/12/85 - on morning Marylebone – High Wycombe services3
	51655	59663	59758	51869					Noted 24/12/85 - on 17.10 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 18.14 High Wycombe – Marylebone3
	51655	59663	59758	51869					Noted 01/01/86 - on 18.00 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51677 + 59652 + 59764 + 518993
	51655	59663	59758	51869					Noted 24/01/86 - on 10.08 Banbury – Marylebone and 08.10 Princes Risborough – Marylebone3
	51655	59663	59758	51869					Noted 28/01/86 - on 17.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough with 51676 + 59650 + 59673 + 518973
	51655	59663	59758	51869					Noted 13/02/86 - on 17.40 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51673 + 59667 + 59743 + 518733
	51655	59663	59758	51869					Noted 05/06/86 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51670 + 59666 + 59730 + 51673 and 16.25 Aylesbury – Marylebone via Princes Risborough alone3
	51678	59663	59758	51869					Noted 20/06/86 - on afternoon Marylebone – High Wycombe services3
	51677	59663	59758	51678					Noted 21/11/86 - on Bletchley depot4
	51677	59663	59758	51678					Noted 24/01/87 - on 18:10 Marylebone - Aylesbury5
	51875	59663	59758	51883					Noted 16/09/19872
	51663	59758	59663	51875					Noted circa 02/19882
	51680	59663	59758	51873					Noted circa 01/19892
	51665	59663	59754	51863					Noted 19/02/90 - on services to Marylebone6
	51855	59663	59736	51879					Noted 08/05/90 - on services from Marylebone with 51895 + 545006
	51668	59663	59755	51678					Noted circa 07/19902
	51663	59663	59759	51871					Noted circa 02/19922
	51677	59663	51879						Noted 24/02/92

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Phil Shatford
4: Gerald Brown
5: Martin Baumann
6: Aaron Calder

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Date: 12th October 1985

Under the train shed at what is proberley a much changed Marylebone station since I took this, is this Marylebone allocated 4 car Derby Suburban class 115 dmu made up of cars M51889, M59758, M59663, M51869, on which I had arrived on from Amersham 12th October 1985. Andrew J Crowther.

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Date: 12th October 1985

Running into Amersham station on 12th October 1985 is my train bound for London Marylebone, a Marylebone allocated 4 car Derby Suburban class 115 dmu made up of cars M51869, M59663, M59758, M51889. 26 years later I would be back in the same spot photographing London Undergrounds A60 stock, which was being withdrawn from service in 2011. Andrew J Crowther.