Vehicle 59668
Class 115
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30532
Diagram: 599
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 51659 during the unknown period are:
| 16/04/60 | New to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
| 4w/e 04/11/61 | Transferred to | 14F (Marylebone) | |
| 4w/e 02/12/61 | Stored | ||
| 4w/e 30/12/61 | Reinstated | 18A (Toton) | |
| Feb-62 | Transferred to | 14F (Marylebone) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 1D |
Then the allocations for 59668 are:
| 31/12/64 | Listed at | 1D (Marylebone) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | ME | |
| 16/06/87 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 05/10/92 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) RFXX |
Modifications
Sep-87 - Gangway(s) fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51659 | 59653 | 59668 | 51660 | As delivered to 14A - 16/04/60 | |||||
| 51651 | 59668 | 59655 | 51654 | Noted 19/11/70 - at Marylebone1 | |||||
| 51670 | 59668 | 59649 | 51868 | Noted 06/06/71 - at Marylebone1 | |||||
| 51670 | 59649 | 59668 | 51868 | Noted 25/10/1971 - at Marylebone2 | |||||
| 51678 | 59668 | 59649 | 51909 | Noted 14/02/72 - on Marylebone depot3 | |||||
| 51658 | 59756 | 59668 | 51876 | Noted 11/09/76 - (2 x TC) in London Marylebone with 51671/59650/59754/518911 | |||||
| 51885 | 59668 | 59650 | 51900 | Noted 18/06/77 - on Marylebone depot3 | |||||
| 51661 | 59668 | 59738 | 51676 | Noted 13/01/79 - on emergency special from Marylebone to High Wycombe with 51674-59733-59676-51891 to connect with delayed ECS for railtour to Merseyside. Also noted as 51886-59738-59668-51894. | |||||
| 51886 | 59738 | 59668 | 51894 | Noted 13/01/79 - Noted 13/01/79 - on emergency special from Marylebone to High Wycombe with 51674-59733-59676-51891 to connect with delayed ECS for railtour to Merseyside. Also noted as 51661-59738-59668-51676.4 | |||||
| 51660 | 59658 | 59668 | 51863 | Noted circa 08/19815 | |||||
| 51660 | 59729 | 59668 | 51662 | Noted circa 02/19825 | |||||
| 51668 | 59731 | 59668 | 51680 | Noted circa 08/19825 | |||||
| 51865 | 59663 | 59668 | 51675 | Noted circa 11/19845 | |||||
| 51888 | 59668 | 59737 | 51893 | Noted 11/10/85 - on 09.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 10.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone4 | |||||
| 51888 | 59668 | 59737 | 51893 | Noted 29/10/85 - on 17.00 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 18.10 Aylesbury – Marylebone4 | |||||
| 51888 | 59737 | 59668 | 51893 | Noted circa 11/19855 | |||||
| 51888 | 59668 | 59737 | 51893 | Noted 05/12/85 - on 14.01 High Wycombe – Marylebone4 | |||||
| 51888 | 59668 | 59737 | 51893 | Noted 11/01/86 - on 18.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 20.42 Banbury – Marylebone4 | |||||
| 51888 | 59668 | 59737 | 51893 | Noted 14/01/86 - on 05.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 08.04 Banbury - Marylebone4 | |||||
| 51888 | 59668 | 59737 | 51893 | Noted 28/01/86 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51657 + 59662 + 59665 + 518854 | |||||
| 51661 | 59658 | 59668 | 51669 | Noted 17/05/86 - on 05.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 08.04 Banbury - Marylebone4 | |||||
| 51652 | 59658 | 59668 | 51661 | Noted 22/05/86 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51862 + 59662 + 59665 + 518884 | |||||
| 51867 | 59668 | 59740 | 51885 | Noted 03/07/86 - on 15.05 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 16.00 High Wycombe – Marylebone4 | |||||
| 51671 | 59668 | 59740 | 51885 | Noted 08/08/86 - on 05.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 08.04 Banbury – Marylebone4 | |||||
| 51671 | 59668 | 59740 | 51885 | Noted 10/08/86 - on Marylebone (09.15) - Princes Risborough (10.10) and 10.23 Princes Risborough – Marylebone4 | |||||
| 51657 | 59651 | 59668 | 51663 | Noted 12/09/86 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51653 + 59734 + 59762 + 518934 | |||||
| 51657 | 59651 | 59668 | 51663 | Noted 30/09/86 - on Marylebone (08.19) – Aylesbury (09.19) and 09.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone with 51667 + 59650 + 59673 + 516704 | |||||
| 51657 | 59651 | 59668 | 51663 | Noted 08/10/86 - on 14.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51668 + 59729 + 59756 + 518754 | |||||
| 51661 | 59651 | 59668 | 51880 | Noted 11/12/86 - on 12.38 Marylebone – High Wycombe and High Wycombe (14.38) – Marylebone (15.31)4 | |||||
| 51661 | 59651 | 59668 | 51880 | Noted 17/12/86 - on Marylebone (16.53) – Aylesbury (18.19) via Princes Risborough4 | |||||
| 51655 | 59651 | 59668 | 51880 | Noted 29/12/86 - on Marylebone (17.06) - High Wycombe (17.55) and High Wycombe (18.11) – Marylebone (19.02)4 | |||||
| 51655 | 59651 | 59668 | 51880 | Noted 06/02/87 - on Marylebone (06.44) – High Wycombe (07.36) and High Wycombe (07.55) – Marylebone (08.48)4 | |||||
| 51655 | 59651 | 59668 | 51880 | Noted 10/02/87 - on 15.38 Marylebone – High Wycombe and High Wycombe (16.38) – Marylebone (17.31)4 | |||||
| 51655 | 59651 | 59668 | 51880 | Noted 12/02/87 - on 15.38 Marylebone – High Wycombe and High Wycombe (16.38) – Marylebone (17.31)4 | |||||
| 51655 | 59651 | 59668 | 51880 | Noted 18/02/87 - on Marylebone (15.53) – Banbury (17.28) and Banbury (18.39) – Marylebone (20.18)4 | |||||
| 51655 | 59651 | 59668 | 51880 | Noted 23/02/87 - on Marylebone (23.55) – Neasden South (00.02) ECS4 | |||||
| 51655 | 59651 | 59668 | 51880 | Noted 03/03/87 - on 11.38 Marylebone – Banbury and Banbury (14.45) – Marylebone (16.31)4 | |||||
| 51665 | 59651 | 59668 | 51865 | Noted 06/04/87 - on Marylebone (18.20) – Banbury (20.06) and Banbury (21.05) – Marylebone (22.50)4 | |||||
| 51655 | 59651 | 59668 | 51865 | Noted 08/04/87 - on Marylebone (13.38) – Banbury (15.22), 16.48 Banbury – Marylebone and Marylebone (18.50) – Aylesbury (20.07) via Princes Risborough4 | |||||
| TS807 | 51897 | 59666 | 59668 | 53871 | Noted circa 06/19875 | ||||
| T807 | 51897 | 59666 | 59668 | 53871 | Listed at TS - Jul-87 | ||||
| T807 | 51897 | 59666 | 59668 | 53871 | Noted 19/07/87 - at Norwich3 | ||||
| T326 | 53822 | 59668 | 53881 | Noted circa 10/19875 | |||||
| T326 | 53822 | 59668 | 53881 | Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988 | |||||
| T326 | 53822 | 59668 | 53881 | Noted circa 05/19885 | |||||
| T326 | 53822 | 59668 | 53881 | Noted 20/08/88 - at Norwich3 | |||||
| T326 | 53822 | 59668 | 53881 | Noted circa 05/19895 | |||||
| T326 | 53822 | 59668 | 53881 | Listed at TS - mid May-90 | |||||
| T326 | 53822 | 59668 | 53881 | Noted circa 12/19905 | |||||
| T326 | 53822 | 59668 | 53881 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | |||||
| T326 | 53822 | 59668 | 53881 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | |||||
| T326 | 53865 | 59668 | 53881 | Noted circa 09/19915 | |||||
| T326 | 53865 | 59668 | 53881 | Listed at TS - Dec-91 | |||||
| T401 | 51865 | 59668 | 59516 | 53907 | Noted circa 02/19925 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Phil Shatford
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
15th July 1992
Class 115 TCL 59668 (declassified to TSL) heading a line of discarded vehicles in the withdrawn siding at Tyseley Depot on 15/Jul/1992. Robert Chilton.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 17th November 1990
Set number: T412
Tyseley's set T412 at Small Heath station, which should have been headed by 53102 but had been reformed with 53116, followed by 59591, 59668 and 51867, on 17/Nov/1990. The formation was a mixture of class 116, 127 and 115 which was normal for most of the four-car sets at Tyseley at the time. Robert Chilton.
Date: 23rd March 1991
Set number: T326
230391 T326 53881 + 59668 + 53822 arrive at Droitwich Spa, bound for Great Malvern Jason Hall.
Date: 6th July 1991
Set number: T326
Class 116 DMU set T326 (53881 and presumably 59668 + 53822) at Nottingham with an additional to Skegness on 6 July 1991. John Carter.
Date: 26th July 1991
Set number: T326
Tyseley's hybrid 3-car suburban set T326 formed class 116 DMS 53881 (nearest), 59668 (class 115 TCL) & 53865 (class 116 DMBS) arrives at Longbridge en-route from Redditch to Lichfield City on 26/Jul/1991. Robert Chilton.