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Vehicle 59745

Class 115

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30600
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 51861 during the unknown period are:

Jul-60	New to	55H (Neville Hill)	- on loan from LMR
4w/e 01/10/60	On loan to	30A (Stratford)
2w/e 30/04/61	Stored	Marylebone
4w/e 01/07/61	Transfer	14F (Marylebone)
Sep-63	Depot code change	1D

Then the allocations for 59745 are:

13/04/87	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
21/01/93	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
21/01/94	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

Modifications

Sep-87 - Gangway(s) fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51861	59725	59745	51862	As delivered to 55H - July 1960 - on loan from LMR
	51861	59725	59745	51862	Transfer to 30A - 4w/e 01/10/60
	51861	59725	59745	51862	Transfer to Marylebone - 2w/e 30/04/61
	51673	59745	59743	51861	Noted 19/11/70 - at Marylebone¹
	51672	59659	59745	51893	Noted 24/10/71 - in Marylebone¹
	51672	59659	59745	51893	Noted 25/10/1971 - at Marylebone²
	51655	59659	59745	51894	Noted 14/02/72 - on Marylebone depot³
	51869	59661	59745	51894	Noted 03/09/76 - in Marylebone station³
	51869	59661	59745	51894	Noted 11/09/76 - in London Marylebone¹
	51666	59745	59728	51870	Noted 24/05/80
	51651	59661	59745	51886	Noted circa 06/1982⁴
	51889	59745	59661	51659	Noted circa 09/1982⁴
	51655	59654	59745	51663	Noted circa 04/1985⁴
	51663	59745	59654	51655	Noted circa 10/1985⁴
	51679	59745	59654	51871	Noted circa 11/1985⁴
TS803	51868	59745	59725	53097	Noted circa 06/1987⁴
TS803	51860	59745	59725	53097	Noted 13/06/87 - at Norwich³
T803	51868	59745	59725	53097	Listed at TS - Jul-87
TS803	51868	59745	59725	53097	Noted 24/07/1987⁴
T315	51352	59745	51394		Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T315	51352	59745	51394		Noted 26/10/1989 - Institute of Mining Engineers North Midland Railtour T410+T315
T315	51352	59745	51394		Noted 26th November 1989 - part of 7-car set on IME's Derbys. & Notts. coalfield tour
T315	51352	59745	51394		Listed at TS - 01/12/89
T315	51352	59745	51394		Listed at TS - mid May-90
T315	51352	59745	51394		Noted circa 12/1990⁴
T315	51352	59745	53865		Noted circa 05/1991⁴
T315	51352	59745	51394		Listed at TS - Jul-91
T315	51352	59745	51394		Listed at TS - Aug-91
spare	59745				Listed at TS - Dec-91
spare	59745				Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T413	51869	59745	59592	53114	Noted circa 09/1992⁴
T413	51868	59745	59592	53114	Listed at TS - 24/09/92
T413	51869	59592	59745	53114	Listed at TS - November 1992
T327	53090	59745	51151		Listed at TS - 10/12/92
	51149	59745	59753	53897	Listed at HQ - November 1993 - On hire to Channel Tunnel Trackwork Group

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

October 1984

Class 115 TCL M59745 sandwiched between 51679 and 59655 at Banbury station, October 1984. Paul James.

October 1984

End details of Class 115 TCL M59745, taken at Banbury station in October 1984. Paul James.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 20th February 1984

A Csass 115 DMU formed of 51866, 59734, 59745, and 51657 in Marylebone station on 20 February 1984. Phil Bevan.

Date: October 1984

A Class 115 DMU at Banbury station, October 1984. The nearest DMBS is M51679 followed by TC M59745 and TS M59655. The DMBS at the far end is unidentified. Paul James.

Date: 13th June 1987

51860 + 59745 + 59725 + 53097 followed by set T422 with just 53897 seen of that on Ely West curve with 13.14 Norwich to Leamington Spa on 13th June 1987. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: March 1990

Set number: T315

Leaving Cradley Heath Class 117 set T315 (presumably 51394 + 59745 + 51352) tackles Old Hill Bank on its way to Birmingham New Street with a service from Kidderminster. March 1990. A standing start from Cradley often posed a task for an ailing dmu as the bank started at 1 in 49 and for the next mile was in the main 1 in 51!, Stephen Burdett.

Date: Summer 1990

Set number: T315

Tyseley based Class 117 DMU set T315 (cars 51352, 59745 and 51394) seen at Wootton Wawen in the summer of 1990. Bob Belcher.

Date: 6th May 1991

Set number: T315

This is Claverdon station, between Stratford-upon-Avon and Leamington, on 6 May 1991. My photo was taken while I was waiting for 71000 "Duke of Gloucester" returning the "Royal Shakespeare Shuttle" to Paddington. The DMU approaching on a local service is a hybrid unit with Class 116 DMBS 53865 standing on for the regular DMS. The set number is T315 (Tyseley), and the other vehicles are presumably 59745 + 51352. Lewis Bevan.

Date: 21st September 1991

Set number: T315

Tyseley set T315 - a 117/115/117 (51352 + 59745 + 51394) leaves Hereford for Birmingham New Street on 21 September 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 15th July 1992

Set number: T413

Class 116 DMS 53114 on the rear of Tyseley's hybrid set T413 formed with class 127 TSL 59592, class 115 TC 59745 and class 115 DMBS 51868 leaving Four Oaks on 15/Jul/1992. Robert Chilton.

Date: 15th July 1992

Set number: T413

Class 115 DMBS 51868 standing at the head of Tyseley's hybrid set T413 formed with class 115 TC 59745, class 127 TSL 59592 and class 116 DMS 53114 at Four Oaks on 15/Jul/1992. Robert Chilton.

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