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Vehicle 51679

Class 115

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Engines: Albion 230hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30530
Diagram: 598

Allocations

4w/e 31/07/60	On loan to	55H (Neville Hill)	- New
4w/e 01/10/60	On loan to	30A (Stratford)
2w/e 30/04/61	Ex-loan back to	Marylebone
4w/e 01/07/61	Transferred to	14F (Marylebone)
Sep-63	Depot code change	1D
May-73	Depot code change	ME
Oct-88	Transferred to	BY (Bletchley)
21/01/92	Sector Change to	BY (Bletchley) NGBX
17/12/92	Withdrawn from	BY (Bletchley) NGBX

Modifications

Apr-87 - Gangway(s) fitted

51679 was involved in the following incident:

Unknown - Unknown, LMR

Collision involving Class 115

M51679 was noted in Derby C&W Works with side-swipe damage to the cab end of the no.1 side. Cause/date unknown.

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51679	59663	59678	51680	As delivered to 55H - 4w/e 31/07/60 - on loan from LMR
	51679	59663	59678	51680	Transfer to 30A - 4w/e 01/10/60 - on loan from LMR
	51679	59663	59678	51680	Transfer to Marylebone - 2w/e 30/04/61 - ex-loan ER
	51679	59754	59734	51861	Noted 06/06/71 - at Marylebone¹
	51655	59736	59754	51679	Noted 24/10/71 - in Marylebone¹
	51652	59758	59733	51679	Noted 11/09/76 - in London Marylebone¹
	51678	59737	59670	51679	Noted 18/06/77 - on Marylebone depot²
	51679	59762	59649	51656	Noted circa 02/1984³
	51679	59672	59731	51656	Noted circa 04/1984³
	51679	59745	59654	51871	Noted circa 11/1985³
	51679	54257			Noted circa 09/1987³
	51679	54257			Noted 18/11/1987³
	51679	54257			Noted 28/11/1987 - Hertfordshire Railtours Wymondham Willows 51679-54257 + 54274-51866 + 54491-51855 + 54222-51654
	51679	54257			Noted 12/02/1988³
	51679	59678	59656	51857	Noted 19/02/90 - on services to Marylebone⁴
	51667	59732	59728	51679	Noted 30/03/90 - on services from Marylebone with 51878 + 59735 + 51571⁴
	51667	59678	59733	51679	Noted circa 05/1990³
	51679	59665	59660	51675	Noted circa 10/1990³
	51652	51679			Listed at - 24/02/92 - NSE NGBX pool
L751	51652	51679			Listed at - 12/08/92
L751	51652	51679			Listed at BY - November 1992 - Sector NGBX

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Aaron Calder

Images:

circa September 1960

In late 1960 Stratford depot borrowed some Marylebone quad DMU sets to allow the replacement of the Great Eastern line electrics between Shenfield and Chelmsford to be replaced by steam and diesels while the overhead lines were converted to ac. Here a set led by M51679 (with oval buffers) is seen leading one of those services at Shenfield. British Railways.

Unknown date

A London Midland Region image (negative D3241/3) thought to be taken at Derby Works, recording collision damage to Class 115 DMBS 51679. Date and details of the incident are unknown, circa early/mid-1970s when the vehicle was allocated to Marylebone. British Rail.

October 1984

Waiting to depart High Wycombe for Marylebone, as seen from the secondmans side of Class 115 DMBS, M51679. October 1984. The identity of the Class 56 on the train of oil tanks on the middle road is unknown. Paul James.

October 1984

The approach to High Wycombe as seen from the secondmans side of Class 115 DMBS, M51679. October 1984. Paul James.

October 1984

Class 115 DMU led by DMBS M51679 waits to depart platform 3 at Banbury with a service for London Marylebone October 1984. Paul James.

October 1984

The inner end details of Class 115 DMBS M51679, sadly the camera caught the sun in the wrong place. Banbury station, October 1984. Paul James.

October 1984

Front end details of Class 115 DMBS M51679, taken at Banbury station in October 1984. Paul James.

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.

October 1984

Close up of the guards compartment end of Class 115 DMBS M51679 at Banbury station, October 1984. Note the patch repair to the roof above the middle door, a common sight on this design of DMUs. Paul James.

12th January 1985

A Class 115 DMU waits to depart for Marylebone at Aylesbury station on 12th January 1985, DMBS M51679 is closest. Jonathan Hazan.

10th November 1990

Three two coach Class 115/108 units (51679 + 54259 / 51657 + 54224 / 54499 + 51652) are seen here at Claydon LN&E Junction on 10 November 1990 with the second Aylesbury to Milton Keynes shopper specials of 1990. The train had travelled via Quainton Road and Calvert and was about to pass Claydon Loop on the way to Bletchley and its destination. The signal on the extreme right shows where the line from Bicester enters the loop which at this time was used by such trains as Whatley to Wolverton stone, the Bath and Bristol to Calvert household rubbish containers and the much-missed Akeman Street fertiliser vans. Peter Tandy.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: October 1984

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

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