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Vehicle 59656

Class 115

BR Diagram 590

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30531
Diagram: 590

Allocations

The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 51665 during the unknown period are:

14/05/60 New to 14A (Cricklewood)
5w/e 05/08/61 Transferred to 8H (Allerton)
4w/e 02/09/61 Transferred to 14F (Marylebone)
4w/e 30/12/61 Transferred to 18A (Toton)
Feb-62 Transferred to 14F (Marylebone)
Sep-63Depot code change1D

Then the allocations for 59656 are:

31/12/64 Listed at 1D (Marylebone)
May-73Depot code changeME
Oct-88 Transferred to BY (Bletchley)
23/12/91 Withdrawn from BY (Bletchley) NXXZ

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51665 59656 59671 51666 As delivered to 14A - 14/05/60
51657 59676 59656 51661 Noted 11/09/76 - in London Marylebone1
51663 59656 59676 51879 Noted 18/06/77 - on Marylebone depot2
51675 59670 59656 51886 Noted 15/05/81 - at Aylesbury2
51675 59670 59656 51677 Noted circa 08/19813
51651 59656 59746 51676 Noted circa 02/19823
51651 59656 59746 51658 Noted 4th April 1982
51869 59763 59656 51897 Noted circa 02/19843
51674 59656 59673 51869 Noted 23/06/84 - on 16:10 Marylebone - Aylesbury
51674 59656 59673 51869 Noted 01/07/1984 - at Birmingham New Street, for Billy Graham event4
51668 59656 59671 51898 Noted 14/08/85 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone5
51668 59656 59671 51688 Noted 26/08/85
51668 59656 59671 51898 Noted 28/08/85 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone5
51660 59656 59675 51668 Noted 26/11/85 - on 15.05 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 16.00 High Wycombe – Marylebone5
51660 59656 59675 51668 Noted 27/11/85 - on 18.15 Marylebone – Banbury and 20.47 Banbury - Marylebone5
51660 59656 59675 51668 Noted 05/12/85 - on 12.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury5
51660 59656 59675 51668 Noted 12/12/85 - on 17.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough with 51658 + 59736 + 59746 + 518775
51668 59656 59675 51900 Noted 25/01/86 - on morning Marylebone - High Wycombe duties5
51665 59656 59730 51670 Noted 31/01/86 - on 17.45 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough with 51653 + 59658 + 59751 + 516695
51899 59656 59675 51900 Noted 18/03/86 - on Marylebone – High Wycombe duties5
51883 59656 59675 51900 Noted 11/04/86 - on 12.38 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 14.01 High Wycombe – Marylebone5
51883 59656 59675 51900 Noted 23/04/86 - on 19.25 Marylebone – Banbury5
51877 59656 59675 51883 Noted 19/05/86 - on 20.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 21.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone5
51877 59656 59675 51883 Noted 12/06/86 - on 14.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 15.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone5
51679 59656 59764 51874 Noted 01/12/86 - on 20.38 Marylebone – Banbury and Banbury (22.41) – Marylebone (00.25)5
51679 59656 59764 51874 Noted 02/12/86 - on 20.38 Marylebone – Banbury and Banbury (22.41) – Marylebone (00.25)5
51679 59656 59764 51874 Noted 10/12/86 - on Marylebone (15.53) – Banbury (17.28) and Banbury (18.39) – Marylebone (20.18)5
51665 59656 59749 51875 Noted 09/03/87 - on Marylebone – High Wycombe services5
51665 59656 59749 51875 Noted 24/03/87 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury5
51665 59656 59749 51875 Noted 06/04/87 - on 15.38 Marylebone – High Wycombe and High Wycombe (16.38) – Marylebone (17.31)5
51673 59656 59749 51680 Noted 26/05/87 - on 06.35 Marylebone – High Wycombe ECS and 07.55 High Wycombe – Marylebone5
51673 59656 59749 51680 Noted 27/05/87 - on 10.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury5
51673 59656 59749 51680 Noted 09/06/87 - on morning Marylebone – Aylesbury services5
51673 59656 59749 51680 Noted 19/06/87 - on 18.25 Marylebone – Banbury and 20.50 Banbury – Marylebone5
51673 59750 59656 51680 Noted 16/09/19873
51673 59750 59656 51863 Noted circa 02/19883
51873 59750 59656 51863 Noted circa 02/19883
51863 59656 59750 51894 Noted 16/04/19883
51863 59656 59750 51886 Noted 05/05/88 - on 10.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 11.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone5
51863 59656 59750 51886 Noted 17/06/88 - on 17.31 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 18.41 High Wycombe - Marylebone5
51863 59656 59750 51887 Noted 24/06/88 - on 06.53 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough and 08.49 Aylesbury – Marylebone via Princes Risborough5
51863 59656 59750 51886 Noted 16/07/88 - on 16.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 17.40 Aylesbury - Marylebone5
51658 59656 59750 51886 Noted 02/08/88 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 16.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone both with 51679 + 542285
51891 59750 59656 51896 Noted circa 10/19883
51658 59656 59750 51891 Noted 06/10/88 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 16.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone both with 51651 + 544995
51891 59656 51849 54280 Noted circa 04/19893
51654 54495 59656 51855 Noted 16/05/89 - on 15.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury, 16.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone, 17.52 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 19.46 High Wycombe – Marylebone5
51654 54495 59656 51855 Noted 24/05/89 - on 15.15 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 16.15 High Wycombe – Marylebone5
51666 59656 59678 51889 Noted 04/06/89 - on 19.12 Marylebone – Princes Risborough and 22.03 Princes Risborough – Marylebone5
51653 59656 59752 51891 Noted 13/06/89 - on 19.15 Marylebone – Bicester North and 21.43 Bicester North – Marylebone5
51653 59656 59752 51891 Noted 22/06/89 - on 07.10 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 08.30 Aylesbury – Marylebone5
51653 59656 59752 51891 Noted 07/08/89 - on 16.15 Marylebone – Banbury and 18.20 Banbury – Marylebone5
51674 59656 59752 51679 Noted 31/08/89 - on 07.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone, 08.50 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 09.45 High Wycombe – Marylebone all with 51664 + 59659 + 59761 + 516685
51674 59656 59752 51679 Noted 01/09/89 - on 07.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone, 08.50 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 09.45 High Wycombe – Marylebone all with 51659 + 59669 + 59740 + 516675
51679 59656 59752 51890 Noted 18/09/89 - on 17.46 Marylebone – Aylesbury via Princes Risborough5
51680 59656 59752 51890 Noted 15/10/89 - on 16.12 Marylebone – Banbury from High Wycombe (taking over from 51680 + 59656 + 59752 + 51890), then Banbury (18.30) – Marylebone (20.34)5
51680 59656 59752 51890 Noted 16/10/89 - on 19.15 Marylebone – Bicester North and 21.43 Bicester North – Marylebone both with 51654 + 59732 + 59762 + 518835
51680 59656 59759 51890 Noted 16/11/89 - on 19.40 Aylesbury – Marylebone5
51680 59656 59759 51890 Noted 19/12/89 - on 06.25 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 07.35 High Wycombe – Marylebone, both with 51664 + 543815
51680 59656 59759 51890 Noted 22/12/89 - on 06.25 Marylebone – High Wycombe and 07.35 High Wycombe – Marylebone, both with 51888 + 542225
51679 59656 59678 51857 Noted 02/02/90 - on 16.00 Marylebone – Aylesbury and 17.10 Aylesbury – Marylebone5
51679 59678 59656 51857 Noted 19/02/90 - on services to Marylebone6
51679 59656 59678 51857 Noted 08/03/90 - on 22.55 Marylebone – Bicester North then (next day) 00.28 Bicester North – Marylebone ECS5
51657 54224 59656 51678 Noted 24/03/90 - on 23.55 Marylebone – Bicester and (next day) 01.28 Bicester – Aylesbury ECS5
51668 59656 59671 51678 Noted 07/04/90 - on 21.44 Aylesbury – Paddington via Princes Risborough with 51667 + 59678 + 59732 + 516795
51680 59671 59656 51857 Noted 13/06/90 - on services to Marylebone6

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Martin Lumley
5: Phil Shatford
6: Aaron Calder

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: July 1975

BR (Derby) Class 115 4-car suburban dmu No.M51658 (Class 115), M59656 (173), M59665 (177), M51867 (115) in BR Rail Blue and all yellow front ends arrives at Marylebone on a service from Aylesbury, 07/75. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: 23rd June 1984

Class 115 Derby DMU 51869 + 59673 + 59656 + 51674 at Marylebone with the 16-10 to Aylesbury on 23-6-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 23rd June 1984

Class 115 Derby DMU 51674 + 59656 + 59673 + 51869 departing Chorleywood with the 16-10 ex-Marylebone to Aylesbury on 23-6-84. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 26th August 1985

A Chiltern Trains special in platform 6 of East Croydon station. It was a repeat of a 1984 tour from Bicester to Hastings and used vehicles 51898 + 59671 + 59656 + 51668. Andy Prime.

DMU

Date: 31st March 1986

Two Class 115 DMUs for the the Quaintonian shuttle at Quainton Road on 31 March 1986. Front to rear are: DMBS 51899 + TS 59656 + TCL 59675 + DMBS 51900 with DMBS 51652 + TS 59726 + TCL 59677 + DMBS 51665. Dave Warby.

DMU

Date: 31st March 1986

The Quaintonian shuttle in Quainton Road on 31 March 1986, the vehicles visible are left to right TS 59726 + DMBS 51652 with DMBS 51900 + TCL 59675 + TS 59656 + DMBS 51899. Dave Warby.

DMU

Date: 17th July 1989

A 4 Car Class 115 DMU, formed of M51653 + 59752 + 59656 + 51891, make a shunt move at Banbury North and are seen running into the Up Main platform prior to forming the 1420 Marylebone service on 17 July 1989. Behind, in the down goods loop, a Pressed Steel driving trailer and a Metro-Cam DMBS waits its turn to run across to the Up side in order to form a local stopping service to Didcot. Nigel Mack.

DMU

Date: 2nd March 1991

977052 (M56145), 54491, 59656, 51674 Bletchley TMD 2-3-91. Kevin Dowd.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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