Vehicle 59666
Class 115
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30532
Diagram: 599
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 51655 during the unknown period are:
| 02/04/60 | New to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
| 4w/e 28/05/60 | Transferred to | 9E (Trafford Park) | |
| Nov-60 | Transferred to | 8H (Allerton) | |
| 4w/e 01/04/61 | Stored | Marylebone | |
| 4w/e 01/07/61 | Transfer | 14F (Marylebone) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 1D |
Then the allocations for 59666 are:
| 31/12/64 | Listed at | 1D (Marylebone) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | ME | |
| 16/06/87 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 13/05/88 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 16/05/88 | Reinstated | TS (Tyseley) | |
| Nov-88 | Stored S. | CP | |
| 17/05/89 | Withdrawn from | CP PXXZ |
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51655 | 59651 | 59666 | 51656 | As delivered to 14A - 02/04/60 | |||||
| 51655 | 59736 | 59666 | 51879 | Noted 06/06/71 - at Marylebone1 | |||||
| 51674 | 59666 | 59730 | 51897 | Noted 24/10/71 - in Marylebone1 | |||||
| 51674 | 59666 | 59730 | 51897 | Noted 25/10/1971 - at Denham2 | |||||
| 51857 | 59652 | 51677 | 59666 | 59732 | 51888 | Noted 20/04/81 - on the Quaintonian shuttle | |||
| 51871 | 59666 | 59657 | 51664 | Noted circa 08/19823 | |||||
| 51897 | 59727 | 59666 | 51678 | Noted circa 11/19853 | |||||
| TS807 | 51897 | 59666 | 59668 | 53871 | Noted circa 06/19873 | ||||
| T807 | 51897 | 59666 | 59668 | 53871 | Listed at TS - Jul-87 | ||||
| T807 | 51897 | 59666 | 59668 | 53871 | Noted 19/07/87 - at Norwich4 | ||||
| T807 | 51897 | 59666 | 59345 | 53871 | Formation change - TS - Jul-87 - 59345 replaced 59668 | ||||
| TS807 | 51897 | 59666 | 59345 | 53871 | Noted circa 09/19873 | ||||
| TS807 | 51897 | 59666 | 59345 | 53871 | Noted 03/10/19873 | ||||
| TS807 | 51897 | 59666 | 59345 | 53871 | Noted 09/01/19883 | ||||
| 51665 | 59666 | 59651 | 51894 | Noted circa 02/19883 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Gerald Brown
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 20th April 1981
51857 with 59652 - 51677 - 59666 - 59732 and 51888 at Aylesbury working the Quaintonian shuttle to Quainton Road, 20/4/81. Robert Frise.
Date: 20th April 1981
51888 on the rear of the Quaintonian shuttle with 59732 - 59666 - 51677 + 59652 - 51857 on 20/4/81. Robert Frise.