Vehicle 51858

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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: 30595
Diagram: 598

Allocations

27/02/60	New to	14A (Cricklewood)
Jun-60	Transferred to	9E (Trafford Park)
Nov-60	Transferred to	8H (Allerton)
4w/e 30/12/61	Transferred to	18A (Toton)
Feb-62	Transferred to	8H (Allerton)
Sep-63	Depot code change	8J
06/05/73	Depot code change	AN
29/03/87	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
05/10/92	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) RFXX

Modifications

Oct-87 - Gangway(s) fitted

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 01/02/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51857	59717	59723	51858					As delivered to 14A - 27th February 1960
	51852	59715	59722	51858					Noted 05/01/66 - in Liverpool Central High Level station1
AN602	51852	59717	59721	51858					Noted circa Jun-69
	51853	59722	59718	51858					Noted 18/08/70 - in Manchester Oxford Road2
	51857	59720	59713	51858					Noted 02/09/73 - in Manchester Oxford Road2
	51853	59717	59720	51858					Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Piccadilly1
	51856	59716	59723	51858					Noted Sep-76 - in Manchester Piccadilly1
	51850	59722	59717	51858					Noted 04/01/78
	51858	59741	59720	51860					Noted 30/08/1979 - on 14:27 Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street 3
	51858	59723	59718	51859					Noted 24/05/80
	51858	59723	51853						Noted circa 10/19824
	51858	59723	51855						Noted circa 11/19824
	51858	59720	51859						Noted 29/12/19824
	51654	59723	51858						Noted circa 02/19834
	51858	59721	51568						Noted circa 07/19844
	51858	59723	51892						Noted circa 02/19864
	51858	59594	59442	53916					Noted 13/12/87 - on 14:00 Birmingham New Street - Birmingham New Street relief train via Perry Barr South Junction - Aston - Stechford5
T407	51858	59442	59594	53916					Noted 09/01/19884
T407	51858	59594	59442	53916					Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T407	51858	59594	59442	53916					Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T407	51858	59594	59442	53916					Listed at TS - 01/12/89
T407	51858	59594	59442	53916					Noted circa 05/19904
	51858	59594	59442	53916					Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot6
T407	51858	59442	59594	53916					Listed at TS - mid May-90
T407	51858	59594	59442	53916					Noted circa 06/19914
T407	51858	59442	59594	53916					Listed at TS - Jul-91
T407	51858	59442	59594	53916					Listed at TS - Aug-91
T407	51858	59594	59353	53921					Listed at TS - Dec-91
T407	51858	59594	59353	53092					Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T407	51858	59594	59353	53092					Noted 01/08/92
T407	51858	59594	59353	53092					Noted circa 08/19924
T407	51858	59594	59353	53092					Listed at TS - 24/09/92

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

Images:

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28th January 1989

Set number: T407

Class 115, Tyseley set T407, (51858 nearest + presumably 127 and 116 vehicles 59594 + 59442 + 53916) on a Cross City Line service to Blake Street, at Birmingham New Street on 28th January 1989. David Slack.

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28th September 1990

Set number: T407

Departing Droitwich Spa on 28 September 1990 is Tyseley-based set T407 with the 11.03 Great Malvern-Birmingham New Street. Class 115 DMBS 51858 was the leading car, the others are presumably 59594 + 59442 + 53916. Lewis Bevan.

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26th July 1991

Set number: T407

Class 115 DMBS no. 51858 on the rear of Tyseley's set T407 formed 51858 - 59594 - 59442 - 53916 (class 115, class 127, class 116, class 116). Threading out of Birmingham New Street under a yellow signal aspect, heading for Redditch on 26/Jul/1991. Robert Chilton.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: 6th May 1990

Set number: 407

In conjunction with the nearby Bescot open day on 6th May 1990 a series of DMU shuttles ran, this is a Tyseley allocated 4 car Derby Suburban class 115 DMU T407 on the freight only spur between Daraston Junc and Pleck Junc returning to Walsall with one of the shuttles. The vehicles are presumably 53916 + 59442 + 59594 + 51858. Andrew J Crowther.

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Date: 15th May 1992

Set number: T407

T407 (53092 + 59353 + 59594 + 51858) leaves Northfield on the 11:48 Lichfield TV-Redditch, 15/5/92. Gazza Prescott.