Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30532
Diagram: 599
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 51653 during the unknown period are:
26/03/60 | New to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
4w/e 02/12/61 | Transferred to | 14F (Marylebone) | |
Sep-63 | Depot code change | 1D |
Then the allocations for 59665 are:
31/12/64 | Listed at | 1D (Marylebone) | |
May-73 | Depot code change | ME | |
Oct-88 | Transferred to | BY (Bletchley) | |
23/12/91 | Withdrawn from | BY (Bletchley) NXXZ |
Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam
51653 | 59650 | 59665 | 51654 | As delivered to 14A - 26th March 1960 | |||||
51662 | 59725 | 59665 | 51883 | Noted 06/06/71 - at Marylebone1 | |||||
51651 | 59665 | 59725 | 51861 | Noted 14/02/72 - on Marylebone depot2 | |||||
51865 | 59753 | 59665 | 51869 | Noted 02/06/1975 - at Banbury 3 | |||||
51680 | 59665 | 59734 | 51868 | Noted 08/09/76 - at High Wycombe2 | |||||
51680 | 59734 | 59665 | 51868 | Noted 11/09/76 - in London Marylebone1 | |||||
51874 | 59665 | 59757 | 51881 | Noted 14th April 1979 | |||||
51857 | 59665 | 59744 | 51879 | Noted 07/04/80 - on the Quaintonian shuttle | |||||
51670 | 59657 | 59665 | 51895 | Noted 25/07/1981 - Hertfordshire Railtours The Fenbasher re-run | |||||
51669 | 59665 | 59657 | 51895 | Noted circa 08/19814 | |||||
51663 | 59665 | 59654 | 51665 | Noted circa 02/19824 | |||||
51678 | 59740 | 59665 | 51863 | Noted circa 10/19834 | |||||
51673 | 59665 | 59657 | 51857 | Noted circa 02/19844 | |||||
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 | 59665 | 59662 | 51899 | Noted 21/11/86 - on Bletchley depot2 | |||||
51667 | 59654 | 59665 | 51874 | Noted 16/09/19874 | |||||
51667 | 59654 | 59665 | 51874 | Noted 06/10/19874 | |||||
51667 | 59654 | 59665 | 51874 | Noted 21/12/19874 | |||||
51667 | 59654 | 59665 | 51900 | Noted circa 02/19884 | |||||
51667 | 59654 | 59665 | 51900 | Noted 15th April 1988 | |||||
51673 | 59665 | 59740 | 51890 | Noted circa 03/19894 | |||||
51665 | 59665 | 59736 | 51878 | Noted 12/03/90 - on services to Marylebone6 | |||||
51665 | 59665 | 59736 | 51873 | Noted 16/03/90 - at Bicester | |||||
51668 | 59736 | 59665 | 51678 | Noted 08/05/90 - on services to Marylebone6 | |||||
51855 | 59665 | 59736 | 51879 | Noted 14/05/90 - on services to Marylebone6 | |||||
51879 | 59736 | 59665 | 51886 | Noted 13/06/90 - on services to Marylebone6 | |||||
51679 | 59665 | 59660 | 51675 | Noted circa 10/19904 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Phil Shatford
6: Aaron Calder
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BR (Derby) Class 115 4-car suburban dmu No.M51658 (Class 115), M59656 (173), M59665 (177), M51867 (115) in BR Rail Blue and all yellow front ends arrives at Marylebone on a service from Aylesbury, 07/75. Hugh Llewelyn.
An open day at the Quainton Railway Centre in Buckhinghamshire on 6th April 1980 was served by shuttle services from Aylesbury provided by a class 115 DMU. The vehicles should be M51879 + M59744 + M59665 + M51857. Bob Belcher.
M51857 + M59665 + M59744 + M51879 at Quainton Road on 7/4/80. This set worked The Quaintonian shuttle on the 6th and 7th. Robert Frise.
51857 + 59665 + 59744 + 51879 at Quainton Road on The Quaintonian shuttle to Aylesbury, 7/4/80. Robert Frise.
51873 + 59736 + 59665 + 51665 at Bicester on 16/3/90. Sparegang.