Vehicle 51892
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: 30598
Diagram: 598
Allocations
| 15/10/60 | New to | Chaddesden | - stabled pending allocation |
| 4w/e 31/12/60 | On loan to | 30A (Stratford) | |
| 4w/e 01/04/61 | Stored | Marylebone | - ex-loan |
| 4w/e 01/07/61 | Transfer | 14F (Marylebone) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 1D | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | ME | |
| 4w/e 05/08/78 | Transferred to | AN (Allerton) | |
| 11/02/87 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 05/10/92 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) RFXX |
Modifications
circa early 1975 - AWS fitted
Refurbished
At Derby Works dated 20/06/1978 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51891 | 59740 | 59760 | 51892 | As delivered to Chaddesden sidings - 15th October 1960 - pending allocation | |||||
| 51891 | 59740 | 59760 | 51892 | Transfer to 30A - 4w/e 31/12/60 - on loan | |||||
| 51891 | 59740 | 59760 | 51892 | Transfer to Marylebone - 4w/e 01/04/61 - ex-loan | |||||
| 51873 | 59657 | 59761 | 51892 | Noted 06/06/71 - at Marylebone1 | |||||
| 51872 | 59657 | 59764 | 51892 | Noted 24/10/71 - in Marylebone1 | |||||
| 51864 | 59737 | 59672 | 51892 | Noted 09/1974 - at St Pancras2 | |||||
| 51674 | 59655 | 59751 | 51892 | Noted 03/09/76 - on Marylebone depot3 | |||||
| AN801 | 51654 | 59719 | 51892 | Noted 31/05/19824 | |||||
| 51884 | 59722 | 51892 | Noted circa 09/19824 | ||||||
| 51868 | 59723 | 51892 | Noted 22/01/84 - on Chester depot | ||||||
| 51422 | 59723 | 51892 | Noted 27/03/1984 - at Liverpool Lime Street4 | ||||||
| 51858 | 59723 | 51892 | Noted circa 02/19864 | ||||||
| 51662 | 59722 | 51892 | Noted 8th January 1987 | ||||||
| TS599 | 51860 | 59641 | 51892 | Noted circa 04/19874 | |||||
| TS823 | 51892 | 59643 | 59625 | 53885 | Noted 23/05/87 - at Norwich strengthened by 51362 + 59514 + 51404 (L424) on a Birmingham N St - Norwich service3 | ||||
| T824 | 51892 | 59634 | 59647 | 53835 | Formation change - TS - circa Jul-87 - 51892 + 53835 replaced 51869 + 53915 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59032 | 59607 | 53092 | Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59032 | 59607 | 53092 | Noted 23/07/88 - at Norwich3 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59032 | 59607 | 53092 | Noted circa 12/19884 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59607 | 59032 | 53092 | Noted circa 05/19894 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59607 | 59032 | 53092 | Listed at TS - 01/09/89 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59607 | 59032 | 53092 | Listed at TS - 01/12/89 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59032 | 59607 | 53092 | Listed at TS - mid May-90 | ||||
| T417 | 51892 | 59603 | 59335 | 53897 | Noted circa 12/19904 | ||||
| T417 | 51892 | 59595 | 59335 | 53897 | Noted circa 05/19914 | ||||
| T417 | 51892 | 59335 | 59673 | 53897 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | ||||
| T417 | 51892 | 59335 | 59595 | 53897 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | ||||
| T417 | 51892 | 59335 | 59595 | 53897 | Listed at TS - Dec-91 | ||||
| T417 | 51892 | 59720 | 59335 | 53897 | Noted circa 01/19924 | ||||
| T417 | 51892 | 59335 | 59720 | 53897 | Listed at TS - 24/09/92 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
Unknown date
A three-car Class 115 - the first two vehicles being M51892 + 59724 - with the SYPTE-liveried Class 114 53045 + 54004 on the rear passes New Mills South Box at 10:45 on 27 September 1985. Probably an ECS working as there are no sign of passengers other than the front row and they could be crew. Stuart Mackay Collection.
16th February 1991
Set number: T420
Tyseley's set T420, a mixed class 115/116/127 formation with class 115 DMBS 51892 on the rear of class 116 TS 59032, class 127 TSL 59607 and class 116 DMS 53092, passes through a dull and rainy Aston station on 16/Feb/1991. Robert Chilton.
26th April 1991
Set number: T420
Four coach DMU sets were relatively unusual at Stratford-upon-Avon but on 26 April 1991 set T420 (presumably 51892 + 59032 + 59607 + 53092) visited the terminus with an afternoon arrival from Birmingham Moor Street. The white and red lights on the front of the unit shows that it was about to shunt into platform 2 to allow a Leamington Spa service to use platform 1. Peter Tandy.
26th July 1991
Set number: T417
Class 115 DMBS no. 51892 leading Tyseley's set T417 formed with 59595, 59335 & 53897 (mixed class 115/127/116) into Birmingham New Street with a Cross-City line service bound for Lichfield City on 26/Jul/1991. Robert Chilton.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 22nd January 1984
Class 115 Derby 3-car DMU 51868 + 59723 + 51892 stabled on Chester MPD on 22-1-84. The only time I saw one of these Allerton allocated units at Chester. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Date: 17th September 1988
Set number: T420
At Nottingham on September 17th, 1988, T420 (53092 + 59607 + 59032 + 51892) and T301 (51353 + 59505 + 51395) form the 08:00 Nuneaton - Skegness service. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 17th September 1988
Set number: T420
T420 (53092 + 59607 + 59032 + 51892) - a Class 115/127/116/115 hybrid - departs from Skegness with the 12:06 Skegness to Nuneaton on September 17th, 1988. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 30th June 1990
Set number: T417
DMU set T417 (53897, 59335, 59603 and 51892) arriving at Birmingham New Street station on 30 June 1990. Keith Miller.