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Vehicle 59747

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 51865 during the unknown period are:

13/08/60	New to	Derby Friargate	- stored pending allocation
01/09/60	Transferred to	30A (Stratford)
3w/e 06/05/61	Stored	Marylebone
4w/e 01/07/61	Transfer	14F (Marylebone)
Sep-63	Depot code change	1D

Then the allocations for 59747 are:

Oct-88	Transferred to	BY (Bletchley)
21/01/92	Transferred to	OO (Old Oak Common) NMYX
11/08/92	Withdrawn from	OO (Old Oak Common) NMYX

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 18/07/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

51865	59727	59747	51866	As delivered to Derby Friargate - 13th August 1960 - stored pending allocation
51865	59727	59747	51866	Transfer to 30A - 01/09/60
51865	59727	59747	51866	Transfer to Marylebone - 3w/e 06/05/61
51882	59738	59747	51898	Noted 24/10/71 - in Marylebone¹
51659	59747	59652	51652	Noted circa 08/1981²
51863	59652	59747	51874	Noted circa 02/1982²
51877	59747	59743	51895	Noted 30/08/83 - on the Quaintonian shuttle
51895	59743	59747	51659	Noted circa 10/1983²
51888	59747	59743	51900	Noted circa 02/1984²
51888	59747	59743	51666	Noted circa 04/1984²
51674	59747	59652	51899	Noted circa 07/1985²
51677	59652	59747	51899	Noted 27/08/85 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone³
51677	59652	59747	51899	Noted 30/08/85 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone³
51667	59660	59747	51870	Noted circa 10/1985²
51870	59747	59660	51671	Noted circa 11/1985²
51671	59660	59747	51870	Noted 16/11/85 - on 16.00 Marylebone – High Wycombe, 16.55 High Wycombe – Marylebone, 18.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 20.42 Banbury – Marylebone³
51651	59654	59747	51870	Noted 12/12/85 - on 19.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone³
51651	59654	59747	51870	Noted 29/01/86 - on 17.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough and 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51679 + 59657 + 59745 + 51871³
51651	59654	59747	51870	Noted 31/01/86 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone with 51674 + 59739 + 59750 + 51866³
51651	59654	59747	51870	Noted 03/02/86 - on 07.04 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough and 08.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone³
51651	59654	59747	51870	Noted 29/03/86 - on 20.30 High Wycombe – Marylebone with 51679 + 59657 + 59745 + 51871³
51651	59654	59747	51870	Noted 21/04/86 - on 16.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 17.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone³
51651	59737	59747	51653	Noted 28/05/86 - on 07.04 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough and 08.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone³
51651	59737	59747	51653	Noted 15/06/86 - on 22.14 Princes Risborough – Marylebone³
51651	59737	59747	51653	Noted 16/06/86 - on afternoon Marylebone – High Wycombe services³
51651	59737	59747	51653	Noted 27/06/86 - on 13.33 Marylebone – Banbury, 16.48 Banbury – Marylebone and 18.45 Marylebone - Aylesbury³
51651	59737	59747	51653	Noted 30/06/86 - on 18.15 Marylebone – Banbury and 21.02 Banbury - Marylebone³
51867	59737	59747	51870	Noted 28/07/86 - on 05.05 Marylebone – High Wycombe ECS and 06.25 High Wycombe – Marylebone³
51876	59737	59747	51870	Noted 21/08/86 - on 07.46 Marylebone – Banbury and 09.59 Banbury – Marylebone³
51867	59737	59747	51870	Noted 09/09/86 - on 19.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone with 51872 + 59653 + 59664 + 51887³
51863	59654	59747	51876	Noted 01/12/86 - on 18.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone³
51863	59654	59747	51876	Noted 17/12/86 - on 18.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone³
51652	59744	59747	51671	Noted 29/12/86 - on 20.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 21.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone³
51652	59744	59747	51673	Noted 17/01/1987 - Hertfordshire Railtours The Chiltern Chariot 51877-59675-59731-51669 + 51673-59747-59744-51652
51673	59744	59747	51896	Noted 05/02/87 - on Marylebone (10.38) – Aylesbury (12.02) via Princes Risborough and Aylesbury (12.07) – Marylebone (13.31) via Princes Risborough³
51673	59747	59744	51896	Noted 25/02/1987 - at Marylebone⁴
51673	59744	59747	51896	Noted 16/04/87 - on 06.40 Marylebone – Amersham ECS, 07.17 Amersham – Aylesbury and 08.00 Aylesbury – Marylebone all with 51849 + 54274³
51673	59744	59747	51896	Noted 22/04/87 - on Marylebone (16.28) – Aylesbury (17.26) and 17.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone³
51886	59732	59747	51896	Noted 12/06/87 - on morning Marylebone – Aylesbury services³
51886	59732	59747	51896	Noted 14/06/87 - on 20.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 22.40 Banbury - Marylebone³
51886	59732	59747	51896	Noted 26/06/87 - on 06.30 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 07.37 High Wycombe – Marylebone with 51652 + 54500³
51871	59659	59747	51675	Noted circa 02/1988²
51653	59737	59747	51678	Noted 26/07/88 - on 17.31 Marylebone – High Wycombe, 18.41 High Wycombe – Marylebone and 20.39 Marylebone – Banbury alone, then 22.45 Banbury – Marylebone with 51871 + 59651 + 59746 + 51887³
51653	59737	59747	51888	Noted 05/09/88 - on 15.39 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough, 17.20 Aylesbury – Marylebone via Princes Risborough and 18.52 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough³
51653	59737	59747	51888	Noted 29/09/88 - on 07.45 Marylebone – Banbury and 09.42 Banbury – Marylebone³
51670	59737	59747	51888	Noted 01/11/88 - on 17.51 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough³
51670	59747	51878	54228	Noted 18/11/88 - on 21.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone³
51670	59737	59747	51888	Noted 27/11/88 - on 23.09 Marylebone – Bicester North and (next day) 00.41 Bicester North – Marylebone ECS³
51677	59747	59761	51888	Noted 30/12/88 - on Marylebone (16.34) – Aylesbury (17.34)³
51674	59747	59654	51888	Noted circa 01/1989²
51677	59654	59747	51888	Noted 09/01/89 - on 18.25 Marylebone – Banbury and 20.53 Banbury – Marylebone both with 51866 + 54495³
51674	59654	59747	51888	Noted 24/01/89 - on 16.20 Marylebone – Banbury and 18.40 Banbury – Marylebone³
51674	59654	59747	51888	Noted 10/02/89 - on 15.39 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough, 17.20 Aylesbury – Marylebone via Princes Risborough and 18.52 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough³
51671	59654	59747	51674	Noted 19/03/89 - on 13.47 Banbury – Paddington³
51671	59654	59747	51674	Noted 22/03/89 - on 13.39 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough, 16.05 Aylesbury – Marylebone via Princes Risborough, 17.57 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 19.35 High Wycombe – Marylebone ECS³
51671	59654	59747	51674	Noted 27/03/89 - on 07.15 Marylebone – High Wycombe³
51671	59654	59747	51674	Noted 19/04/89 - on 05.33 Aylesbury – Marylebone³
51671	59654	59747	51674	Noted 11/05/89 - on 07.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 08.27 Aylesbury - Marylebone³
51671	59654	59747	51674	Noted 21/05/89 - on Marylebone (11.15) – High Wycombe (12.17) and High Wycombe (12.22) – Marylebone (13.14)³
51671	59654	59747	51674	Noted 31/05/89 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone³
51671	59654	59747	51674	Noted 01/06/89 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone³
51671	59654	59747	51674	Noted 12/06/89 - on 16.00 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 17.10 Aylesbury - Marylebone³
51671	59654	59747	51875	Noted 01/07/89 - on 16.15 Marylebone – Banbury and 18.20 Banbury – Marylebone³
51671	59654	59747	51875	Noted 01/07/89 - on 21.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 22.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone³
51671	59747	54499	51889	Noted 09/06/91 - at Paddington

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Phil Shatford
4: Robert Chilton

Images:

30th May 1983

59747 is one of the vehicles in The Quaintonian on 30/5/83, to it's left are 51895 and 59743, to it's right 51877. Seen at Quainton Road. Robert Frise.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 30th May 1983

51895 + 59743 + 59747 + 51877 forms the Quaintonian at Quainton Road on 30/5/83. Robert Frise.

Date: 30th May 1983

51895 + 59743 + 59747 + 51877 at Quainton Road on the Quaintonian, 30/5/83. Robert Frise.

Date: 30th May 1983

51895 + 59743 + 59747 + 51877 sitting in Quainton Road working The Quaintonian on 30/5/83. Robert Frise.

Date: 30th May 1983

51895 + 59743 + 59747 + 51877 form the Quaintonian at Quainton Road on 30/5/83. Robert Frise.

Date: 8th January 1984

Several Class 115 Suburban 4-Car DMU sets were stabled for the weekend to the North of Aylesbury station on January 8th 1984. The nearest set in this view was formed of cars M51888, M59747, M59743 & M51900. Built in 1960 at Derby for use on services from Marylebone over the ex GC & GC/GW joint lines, the units were also employed on longer distance workings to Nottingham Victoria in the twilight years of the Great Central Main Line as a trunk route. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 9th June 1991

Not a brilliant quality shot, but included because it was unusual to see a class 115 set at Paddington. DMBS 51671 is seen at the rear of a 4-car set made up with 59747, 54499 and 51889 and with Princes Risborough on the destination blind, 9/Jun/1991. Robert Chilton.

Date: 9th June 1991

It was not unusual to see a class 115 driving motor and a class 108 driving trailer made up into a two-car set, but in this case it is interesting to see that a class 108 DTCL has been inserted in the centre of a non-gangwayed class 115 4-car set in place of one of the normal trailers (next to 59747). Seen at Paddington on 9/Jun/1991. Robert Chilton.

Date: 9th June 1991

A work-weary looking class 115 DMBS no. 51889 leading a 4-car set including a class 108 driving trailer (54499) in place of one of the normal trailers, with 59747 and 51671. The set is seen on 9/Jun/1991 leaving the, for a class 115, relatively unusual location of Paddington with the rear power car making quite a smokey departure. By the end of 1991 the leading power car had been withdrawn from service. Robert Chilton.

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