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Vehicle 51660

Class 115

BR Diagram 598

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

16/04/60 New to 14A (Cricklewood)
4w/e 04/11/61 Transferred to 14F (Marylebone)
4w/e 02/12/61 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
4w/e 30/06/62 Transferred to 14F (Marylebone)
Sep-63Depot code change1D
May-73Depot code changeME
Oct-88 Transferred to BY (Bletchley)
p/e 12/10/91 Sector Change to BY (Bletchley) NXXZ
25/10/91 Withdrawn from BY (Bletchley) NXXZ

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 30/09/1983 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51659 59653 59668 51660 As delivered to 14A - 16/04/60
51660 59764 59740 51875 Noted 06/06/71 - at Marylebone1
51660 59737 59678 51862 Noted 14/02/72 - on Marylebone depot2
51657 59658 59756 51660 Noted 20/07/75 - on Marylebone depot2
51660 59743 59762 51662 Noted 08/09/76 - at Banbury2
51660 59743 59762 51662 Noted 11/09/76 - in London Marylebone1
51655 59659 59676 51660 Noted 15/05/81 - at Aylesbury2
51863 59668 59658 51660 Noted circa 08/19813
51662 59668 59729 51660 Noted circa 02/19823
51660 59664 59661 51867 Noted circa 10/19833
51670 59661 59664 51660 Noted circa 04/19843
51660 59664 59661 51862 Noted 23/06/84 - on London Marylebone - Banbury service
51660 59653 59664 51887 Noted 05/05/86 - working The Quaintonian shuttle
51660 59659 59755 51885 Noted 13th December 1986
51660 59729 59764 51669 Noted circa 07/19873
51669 59662 59749 51660 Noted circa 02/19883
51669 59662 59749 51660 Noted circa 03/19883
51660 59749 59662 51669 Noted 27/07/19883
51660 59662 59664 51875 Noted circa 10/19893
51660 59660 59675 51666 Noted 24/04/90 - on services to Marylebone4
51660 59759 59651 51663 Noted circa 07/19903

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

Images:

Class 115 DMU at Marylebone

13th August 1977

Two Class 115 DMBSs, including M51660, in Marylebone shed on August 13, 1977. Rex Holt.

Class 115 DMU at London Marylebone

23rd June 1984

Class 115 Derby 4-car DMU 51660 + 59664 + 59661 + 51862 at London Marylebone for Banbury, 23-6-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 115 DMU at Quainton Road

5th May 1986

51660 - 59653 - 59664 - 51887 on The Quaintonian at Quainton Road, 5/5/86. Robert Frise.

Class 115 DMU at Quainton Road

5th May 1986

51660 - 59653 - 59664 - 51887 on The Quaintonian at Quainton Road, 5/5/86. Robert Frise.

Class 115 DMU at Quainton Road

5th May 1986

51660 - 59653 - 59664 - 51887 on The Quaintonian at Quainton Road, 5/5/86. Robert Frise.

Class 115 DMU at High Wycombe

29th June 1986

Derby Class 115 DMBS M51660 leads The 10.40 Marylebone - Banbury at High Wycombe on 29 June 1986. Class 122 55006 is on the left which would work on a railtour shuttle from Aylesbury that day. Dave Warby.

Class 115 DMU at CF Booths

27th April 1993

Class 115 51660 C.F.Booths, Rotherham, 27-4-93. Kevin Dowd.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 5th May 1986

51887 - 59664- 59653 - 51660 on The Quaintonian at Quainton Road, 5/5/86. Robert Frise.

DMU

Date: 22nd December 1990

Class 115 formation 51653 59746 59731 51660 in Bicester station en-route Marylebone on 22 December 1990. Dave Warby.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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