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Vehicle 51057


Class 119

Builder: GRC&W
Layout: Cross Country
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: BR Standard
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30421
Diagram: 540

Allocations

Nov-58 New to 86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61Depot code change88A
30/07/62 Transferred to 84E (Tyseley)
01/01/63Boundary change84Etransferred from WR to LMR stock
Sep-63Depot code change2A
2w/e 17/03/67 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
06/05/73Depot code changeCH
2w/e 20/10/79 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
2w/e 29/12/79 Transferred to RG (Reading)
Mar-80 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
31/05/81 Transferred to RG (Reading)
11/05/88 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
10/07/88 Transferred to CH (Chester)
20/03/89 Withdrawn from CH (Chester) PCHX

Modifications

p/e 26/01/80 - Leyland engines fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


CDF534 51057 59414 51085 Listed at CDF - circa Sep-60
51057 59414 51086 Noted 08/08/68 - in Chester1
51057 59416 51085 Noted 22/05/71 - at Wolverhampton1
51057 59416 51100 Noted 20/03/76 - on 09.40 Wolverhampton – Chester2
51057 59416 51100 Noted 01/05/76 - on 17.40 Chester – Wolverhampton2
51057 56158 Noted 06/03/1977 - Seen at Rhyl, forming part of the 11.13 Crewe - Llandudno service3
51057 56158 Noted 13/04/1977 - 2D75, 17.52 Rock Ferry to Chester3
51057 56158 Noted 14/09/1977 - 2J80, 09.30 Birkenhead North to Wrexham Central3
51057 59414 51100 Transfer to CF - 2w/e 20/10/79
589 51057 59414 51100 Transfer to RG - 2w/e 29/12/79
589 51057 59414 51100 Transfer to CF - Mar-80 - from RG
C589 51057 59414 51100 Listed at CF - 03/03/80
589 51057 59414 51100 Transfer to RG - 31/05/81
L589 51057 59414 51100 Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
L589 51057 59414 51100 Listed at RG - 01/01/85
L589 51057 59414 51100 Noted circa 02/19863
L589 51057 59414 51100 Listed at Reading - Summer 1986
L589 51057 59414 51100 Noted 13/09/19863
L589 51057 59414 51100 Noted circa 08/19873
L589 51057 59414 51100 Listed at RG - Aug-87
L589 51057 59414 51095 Noted circa 03/19883
L589 51057 59414 51095 Noted 16/04/19883
T589 51057 51100 Noted circa 05/19883
T589 51057 51095 Formed at TS circa May-88
CH300 51057 51095 Noted early 1989

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

Images:

Class 119 DMU at Dudley

2nd May 1964

Set number: 503

A Gloucester-built Cross-Country DMU is seen at Dudley on 2 May 1964. Closest is M51057 displaying Tyseley set number 503 in the left cab window. Michael Mensing.

Class 119 DMU at Knowle / Lapworth

summer 1964

Set number: 503

Tyseley cross-country set 503 seen in the summer of 1964 in the Knowle / Lapworth area, headed by M51057. Michael Mensing.

Class 119 DMU at Enborne

1st January 1980

Set number: L589

Class 119 set L589 (presumably 51057 + 59414 + 51100) at Enborne on the first day of the 1980s - January 1st, 1980. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 119 DMU at Reading depot

Unknown date

Class 119 DMBC, presumably on Reading depot, date unknown. Mike Bunker.

Class 119 DMU at Worcester Shrub Hill

August 1982

Set number: L589

Gloucester RC&W Co. Class 119 Cross Country 3-car dmu Set No.L589 (presumably 51057 + 59414 + 51100) in BR Rail Blue & Grey with all yellow front ends arriving at Worcester (Shrub Hill) on a service from Oxford via Evesham, 08/82. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 119 DMU at Dr. Days Junction, Bristol

6th August 1983

Set number: L589

Class 119 DMU set L589 (51057 and presumably 59414 + 51100) is seen passing Dr Days Junction at Bristol forming a special connection to Bristol Parkway on 6 August 1983. Michael Mensing.

Class 119 DMU at Radley

14th September 1983

Set number: L589

Radley station on Wednesday 14 September 1983. The 14.01 Paddington-Oxford has just stopped here for a handful of passengers to disembark; the DMU is Reading depot's L589 (formed 51057/59414/51100). Note the cooling towers of Didcot power station steaming away on the horizon. Lewis Bevan.

Class 119 DMU at Clapham Junction

20th April 1985

Set number: L589

Western Region Class DMU L589 (51057 leads, presumably with 59414 + 51100) at Clapham Junction, 20 April 1985. Though to be a Gatwick - Reading service diverted because of engineering works. Nigel Menzies.

Class 119 DMU at Hooton

8th October 1988

Set number: CH300

On the right, Class 119 DMU set No. CH300 [51057 and 51095] stands at Hooton before working a service to Chester and connecting with Class 508 unit No. 508123 which has just arrived working a service from Liverpool. 8 October 1988. Brian Creasey.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 4th April 1978

With a Crosville Leyland National in the background, the 6 car hybrid DMU crossing from Llandudo Junction to Conwy is forming the 14.18 Crewe to Bangor service on the 4th of April 1978. The leading twin is a Class 103/119, a comment added to the image on flickr notes the 119 to be M51057 which "ran in various hybrid formations during the late seventies". It is working with a 108 twin and a 103/101 twin. The KDH Archive.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: L589

Class 119 DMU set L589 (presumably 51100 + 59414 + 51057) arrives into Deepdene station on the North Downs line, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

DMU

Date: 28th February 1987

Set number: L589

Class 119 set L589 (presumably 51057 + 59414 + 51100) at Reading on 28th February 1987. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: 1st April 1987

Set number: L589

Working a diverted Reading to Gatwick Airport service on 1st April 1987 class 119 set L589 (presumably 51100 + 59414 + 51057) passes Coulsdon North. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: 8th October 1988

Set number: CH300

Class 119 DMU set No. CH300 (51095 + 51057) arrives at Hooton working a service from Chester on 8 October 1988. Brian Creasey.

DMU

Date: circa 1988/9

Set number: T589

Class 119 set T589 (presumably 51095 + 51057) heading northbound, taken from the steps of Llandrindod signal box (before it moved to station). Undated, but probably after they moved from Tyseley to Chester in July 1988. David Rowe.