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Vehicle 51856

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: 30595
Diagram: 598

Allocations

13/02/60 New to 14A (Cricklewood)
Jun-60 Transferred to 9E (Trafford Park)
Nov-60 Transferred to 8H (Allerton)
Sep-63Depot code change8J
06/05/73Depot code changeAN
11/02/87 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
07/11/91 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley) PXXZ

Modifications

circa Jul-72 - AWS fitted
Jul-87 - Gangway(s) fitted

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 02/03/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

51856 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 Booth Roe Metals, Rotherham

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51855 59716 59722 51856 As delivered to 14A - 13th February 1960
51850 59721 59717 51856 Noted 12/08/70 - in Manchester Oxford Road1
51855 59715 59719 51856 Noted 04/06/71 - at Allerton2
51852 59722 59717 51856 Noted 19/04/73 - in Manchester Oxford Road1
51851 59721 59713 51856 Noted Jun-76 - in Manchester Piccadilly2
51856 59716 59723 51858 Noted Sep-76 - in Manchester Piccadilly2
AN800 51856 59722 51855 Noted 31/05/19823
51654 59719 51856 Noted circa 06/19823
51855 59724 51856 Noted circa 09/19823
51853 59760 51856 Noted circa 11/19823
51855 59723 51856 Noted circa 12/19823
51853 59720 51856 Noted circa 01/19833
51856 59720 51926 Noted circa 01/19833
51854 59720 51856 Noted 23/02/19833
51855 59721 51856 Noted circa 08/19833
51856 59721 53934 Noted 15/08/1983 - at Manchester Picc3
51849 59751 51856 Noted 03/01/1984 - at Manchester Picc, with 59751 still in blue livery3
51856 59724 51860 Noted 26/03/1984 - on Liverpool - Hunts Cross service3
T406 51856 59606 59344 53132 Listed at TS - Jul-87
T406 51856 59606 59344 53132 Noted 17/07/19873
T406 51856 59606 59344 53132 Noted 26/07/87 - at Norwich1
T406 51856 59606 59344 53132 Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T406 51856 59606 59344 53132 Noted circa 05/19883
T406 51856 59606 59344 53893 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T406 51856 59606 59344 53893 Listed at TS - 01/12/89
51856 59032 59607 53092 Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot4
T406 51856 59344 59606 53893 Listed at TS - mid May-90
T420 51856 59032 59607 53921 Noted circa 12/19903
T420 51856 59032 59607 53092 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T420 51856 59032 59604 53092 Listed at TS - Aug-91

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Jeremy Goodyear

Images:

Class 115 DMU at Barnt Green

3rd March 1990

Set number: T406

Tyseley's set T406 51856 - 59606 - 59344 - 53102 at Barnt Green heading for Lichfield City (formed 115DMBS - 127TSL - 116TC - 116DMS), while 53056 looks on, 3/Mar/1990. Robert Chilton.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 2nd August 1987

Set number: T406

Set T406, 53132 leading and presumably with 59344 + 59606 + 51856, forms a Skegness service at Bingham on 2 August 1987. David Page.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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