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Vehicle 59720

Class 115

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30597
Diagram: 599

Allocations

06/02/60	New to	14A (Cricklewood)
4w/e 28/05/60	Transferred to	9E (Trafford Park)
Nov-60	Transferred to	8H (Allerton)
Sep-63	Depot code change	8J
06/05/73	Depot code change	AN
11/02/87	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
05/10/92	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) RFXX

Modifications

Jul-87 - Gangway(s) fitted

59720 was involved in the following incident:

15/11/84 - Birchwood, LMR

Fire involving Class 115

Info from Elliot Spencer and p49 March 1985 Rail Enthusiast magazine.

A fire on board the 12:27 Manchester Piccadilly - Liverpool Lime Street at Birchwood totally gutted Class 115 DMBS M51850. The driver and guard were able to move the passengers into the front two cars 51856 and 59720 which were then uncoupled and driven to the station where the fire brigade were called. Ten fire engines were needed to relay water to the burning vehicle because of the inaccessible location. It was later towed to Warrington Central by 31270 and the cars eventually dumped at Allerton depot.

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51851	59714	59720	51852	As delivered to 14A - 6th February 1960
	51849	59717	59720	51851	Noted 20/12/66¹
	51850	59717	59720	51851	Noted 04/06/71 - at Manchester Piccadilly¹
	51857	59720	59713	51858	Noted 02/09/73 - in Manchester Oxford Road²
	51853	59717	59720	51858	Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly¹
	51858	59741	59720	51860	Noted 30/08/1979 - on 14:27 Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street ³
	51852	59720	51860		Noted circa 09/1982⁴
	51859	59720	51884		Noted circa 11/1982⁴
	51928	59720	51853		Noted circa 12/1982⁴
	51858	59720	51859		Noted 29/12/1982⁴
	51856	59720	51926		Noted circa 01/1983⁴
	51853	59720	51856		Noted circa 01/1983⁴
	51854	59720	51856		Noted 23/02/1983⁴
	51884	59720	51910	54222	Noted circa 09/1983⁴
	51855	59720	51868		Noted 23/04/86 - on 11:27 Liverpool Lime Street - Manchester Piccadilly⁵
	51855	59720	51868		Noted 23/04/86 - on 14:30 Manchester Oxford Road - Liverpool Lime Street running 20 late⁵
	51851	59720	51853		Noted 8th January 1987
T320	51138	59720	53904		Listed at TS - Jul-87
TS320	51138	59720	53904		Noted 01/08/87 - at Norwich²
T320	51138	59720	53890		Formation change - TS - Aug-87 - 53890 (ex-T354) replaced 53904 (to T354)
T320	51138	59720	53890		Noted circa 09/1987⁴
T320	51138	59720	53890		Noted 31/10/1987⁴
T320	51138	59720	53890		Noted 24th January 1988
T320	51138	59720	53890		Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T320	51138	59720	53890		Noted 21/05/88 - at Norwich²
T320	51138	59720	53890		Noted 18/06/88 - at Norwich²
T320	51138	59720	53890		Noted circa 10/1988⁴
T320	51138	59720	53890		Noted circa 03/1989⁴
T320	51138	59720	53890		Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T320	51138	59720	53890		Listed at TS - 01/12/89
T325	53060	59720	51142		Listed at TS - Jul-91
T325	53060	59720	51142		Listed at TS - Aug-91
spare	59720				Listed at TS - Dec-91
T417	51892	59720	59335	53897	Noted circa 01/1992⁴
T417	59335	59720	53897		Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T417	51892	59335	59720	53897	Listed at TS - 24/09/92

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann

Images:

7th June 1981

Derby Cl 177 TCL, M59720 on Allerton Depot, 7th June 1981, the only plain blue liveried vehicle in the now 'Triple' set. Paul James.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 19th June 1989

Set number: T320

A mixed DMU rake stands in Platform 1 at Hereford station on the evening of 19th June 1989. There are three yellow cab ends facing the camera - the fourth vehicle is either a bubble car or a power car attached to another set. Closest is set T320 presumably 51138 + 59720 + 53890. Paul James.

Date: 23rd February 1991

Set number: T320

T320 (53890 + 59720 + 51138) arrives at Blake St. with the 12:04 Lichfield City - Longbridge, 23rd February 1991. Gazza Prescott.

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