Vehicle 59678

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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: 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 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 59678 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
27/08/92	Withdrawn from	OO (Old Oak Common) NMYX

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 09/02/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Preserved - more details.

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
	51658	59739	59678	51862					Noted 06/06/71 - at Marylebone1
	51660	59737	59678	51862					Noted 14/02/72 - on Marylebone depot2
	51655	59678	59663	51865					Noted 11/09/76 - in London Marylebone1
	51665	59736	59678	51895					Noted 15/05/81 - at Aylesbury2
	51867	59736	59678	51889					Noted circa 02/19823
	51669	59736	59678	51868					Noted circa 06/19823
	51674	59730	59678	51865					Noted 01/09/82 - at Marylebone
	51674	59730	59678	51865					Noted circa 09/19823
	51676	59730	59678	51861					Noted circa 10/19833
	51893	59732	59678	51879					Noted circa 02/19843
	51893	59732	59678	51857					Noted circa 04/19843
	51656	59678	59730	51657					Noted circa 04/19853
	51890	59736	59678	51658					Noted circa 11/19853
	51658	59678	59736	51890					Noted 06/11/85 - on 16.15 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough and 17.36 Aylesbury – Marylebone via Princes Risborough4
	51658	59678	59736	51890					Noted 13/11/85 - on 17.00 Marylebone – Aylesbury, 18.10 Aylesbury – Marylebone, 19.50 Marylebone – Princes Risborough and 21.58 Princes Risborough - Marylebone4
	51658	59678	59736	51890					Noted 15/11/85 - on 16.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 17.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone4
	51876	59728	59678	51880					Noted 28/12/1985 - at Marylebone5
	51876	59678	59728	51880					Noted 09/01/86 - on 17.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough with 51660 + 59653 + 59664 + 518874
	51876	59678	59728	51880					Noted 11/02/86 - on 19.50 Marylebone – Princes Risborough and 21.58 Princes Risborough - Marylebone4
	51876	59678	59728	51897					Noted 24/03/86 - on 18.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51652 + 59677 + 59726 + 516654
	51876	59678	59728	51897					Noted 15/04/86 - on 11.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 12.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone4
	51876	59678	59728	51897					Noted 09/05/86 - on 19.25 Marylebone – Banbury and 22.10 Banbury – Marylebone4
	51876	59678	59728	51897					Noted 13/05/86 - on 06.33 Marylebone – Princes Risborough and 08.10 Princes Risborough - Marylebone4
	51876	59678	59728	51897					Noted 15/05/86 - on 10.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 11.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone4
	51876	59678	59728	51897					Noted 23/05/86 - on 18.05 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 19.55 ECS High Wycombe – Marylebone both with 51677 + 59653 + 59664 + 518874
	51876	59678	59728	51897					Noted 03/06/86 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury with 51870 + 59660 + 59761 + 518914
	51876	59678	59728	51897					Noted 30/06/86 - on 15.05 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 16.00 High Wycombe – Marylebone4
	51876	59678	59728	51897					Noted 02/07/86 - on 15.05 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 16.00 High Wycombe – Marylebone4
	51876	59678	59728	51897					Noted 05/07/86 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.45 Banbury – Marylebone, both with 51873 + 59661 + 59764 + 518954
	51658	59678	59738	51879					Noted 24/02/1987 - at Marylebone5
	51890	59678	51653						Noted circa 10/19873
	51890	59738	59678	51896					Noted circa 02/19883
	51655	59678	59729	51849					Noted circa 01/19893
	51679	59678	59656	51857					Noted 19/02/90 - on services to Marylebone6
	51667	59678	59733	51679					Noted circa 05/19903
	51674	59678	59659	51896					Noted circa 07/19903
L407	51342	59678	55028						Noted 07/08/92 - on 12:52 Paddington - Slough

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

Images:

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25th May 1981

Refurbished livery center car 59678 is behind 51895. On the right 51879 is working the Quaintonian shuttle to Quainton Road, 25/5/81. Robert Frise.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 1st September 1982

51674, 59730, 59678 & 51865 at Marylebone on the 1st September 1982. Jerry Glover.

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Date: 7th August 1992

55028 working with 59678 + 51342 as part of L407 on the 12:52 Paddington - Slough, seen at Ealing Broadway on the 7th August 1992. Gazza Prescott.