Vehicle 59731

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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: 30599
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 51873 during the unknown period are:

17/09/60	New to	Derby Friargate	- stored pending allocation
Jan-61	Transferred to	14A (Cricklewood)
Jul-61	Transferred to	14F (Marylebone)
4w/e 02/09/61	Stored	Derby Friargate
4w/e 30/09/61	Transfer	14F (Marylebone)
Sep-63	Depot code change	1D

Then the allocations for 59731 are:

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27/08/92	Withdrawn from	OO (Old Oak Common) NMYX
01/10/92	Reinstated	TS (Tyseley) RDTS
17/11/92	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
27/11/92	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 22/07/1982 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51873	59731	59751	51874					As delivered to Derby Friargate - September 1960 - stored pending allocation
	51875	59676	59731	51876					Noted 19/11/70 - at Marylebone1
	51873	59731	59676	51887					Noted 24/10/71 - in Marylebone1
	51670	59731	59667	51680					Noted circa 02/19822
	51668	59731	59668	51680					Noted circa 08/19822
	51652	59731	59750	51658					Noted circa 09/19832
	51663	59731	59750	51658					Noted circa 10/19832
	51894	59731	59750	51658					Noted circa 02/19842
	51656	59731	59672	51679					Noted circa 04/19842
	51651	59669	59731	51656					Noted 10/09/85 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone3
	51651	59669	59731	51656					Noted 23/09/85 - on 16.15 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough and 17.36 Aylesbury – Marylebone via Princes Risborough3
	51886	59731	59669	51651					Noted circa 10/19852
	51651	59669	59731	51886					Noted 05/11/85 - on 19.00 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 20.30 High Wycombe – Marylebone3
	51671	59669	59731	51886					Noted 23/12/85 - on 16.30 Marylebone – High Wycombe, 17.35 High Wycombe – Marylebone and 18.40 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough3
	51671	59669	59731	51887					Noted 28/12/1985 - at Marylebone4
	51877	59675	59731	51883					Noted 01/07/86 - on 18.15 Marylebone – Banbury and 21.02 Banbury - Marylebone3
	51877	59675	59731	51883					Noted 10/07/86 - on 18.10 Aylesbury – Marylebone3
	51669	59731	59675	51877					Noted 22/11/86 - on 18:38 Marylebone - Banbury5
	51877	59675	59731	51669					Noted 17/01/1987 - Hertfordshire Railtours The Chiltern Chariot 51877-59675-59731-51669 + 51673-59747-59744-51652
	51665	59731	59675	51871					Noted 25/02/1987 - at Marylebone4
	51670	59731	59669	51678					Noted circa 01/19892
	51659	54259	59731	51673					Noted 10/03/90 - on services to Marylebone6
	51663	59731	54381	51664					Noted circa 05/19902
	51668	59755	59731	51678					Noted 18/06/90 - on services to Marylebone6
Spare	59731								Listed at TS - November 1992

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

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Date: 8th March 1990

Northolt Junction, near South Ruislip on 8 March 1990. A hybrid Class 115/108 dmu set (51659 + 54259 + 59731 + 51673) approaches working the 14.10 Marylebone - Banbury. Lewis Bevan.

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Date: 22nd December 1990

Class 115 formation 51653 59746 59731 51660 in Bicester station en-route Marylebone on 22 December 1990. Dave Warby.