Vehicle 51172
Class 125
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Orange Star
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Engines: Rolls Royce 238hp
Transmission: Hydraulic
Lot Number: 30464
Diagram: 595
Allocations
| 07/05/59 | New to | 30A (Stratford) | |
| 5w/e 31/05/69 | Transferred to | 34G (Finsbury Park) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | FP | |
| 16/01/77 | Withdrawn from | FP (Finsbury Park) |
Disposal
Scrapped by CF Booth, Rotherham
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51172 | 59467 | 51006 | As delivered to 30A - 7th May 1959 | ||||||
| 51172 | 59465 | 51007 | Noted 30/05/70 - at Finsbury Park1 | ||||||
| 51172 | 59457 | 50992 | Noted 03/09/71 - at Kings Cross1 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
Images:
19th January 1978
51172 at Swindon Works on the 19th January 1978. Behind (unseen) are 59453 & 51159. Note the AC Cars 3-wheeled car, the Swindon area was once frequented by the AC-Cars railbuses. Neil Cannon.