Vehicle 59453
Class 125
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Orange Star
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30463
Diagram: 597
Allocations
| 06/01/59 | New to | 30A (Stratford) | |
| 5w/e 31/05/69 | Transferred to | 34G (Finsbury Park) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | FP | |
| 16/01/77 | Withdrawn from | FP (Finsbury Park) |
Disposal
Scrapped by CF Booth, Rotherham
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50992 | 59453 | 51158 | As delivered to 30A - 6th January 1959 | ||||||
| 51162 | 59453 | 50989 | Noted 04/10/70 - at Ipswich1 | ||||||
| 51173 | 59453 | 51007 | Noted 01/09/73 - in Kings Cross2 | ||||||
| 51164 | 59453 | 51007 | Noted 20/04/75 - on Stratford depot2 | ||||||
| 51159 | 59453 | Noted 09/11/1977 - Swindon Works3 |
Formation Sources
1: Ipswich Transport Society
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Shayne Lewis
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: April 1969
Two BR (Derby) Suburban (later Class 125) 3-car dmu's Nos. E51156 (125/2), E59454 (185), E50990 (125/1) and E51159 (125/2), E59453 (185), E51005 (125/1) in Rail Blue livery with all yellow front ends leaving Broad Street on a Hitchin service, 04/69. Hugh Llewelyn.
Date: 19th January 1978
51172 at Swindon Works on the 19th January 1978. Behind (unseen) are 59453 & 51159. Note the AC Cars 3-wheeled car, the Swindon area was once frequented by the AC-Cars railbuses. Neil Cannon.