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Vehicle 59753

Class 115

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30600
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 51877 during the unknown period are:

24/09/60	New to	Derby Friargate	- stabled pending allocation
Jan-61	Transferred to	14A (Cricklewood)
4w/e 03/06/61	Stored	Marylebone
4w/e 01/07/61	Transfer	14F (Marylebone)
Sep-63	Depot code change	1D

Then the allocations for 59753 are:

13/04/87	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
01/10/89	Transferred to	CH (Chester) PCHX
19/11/89	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) PTSX
p/e 10/11/90	Sector Change to	TS (Tyseley) PXXZ
21/01/93	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
21/01/94	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

Notes

04/03/92 - part of 17:53 Redditch - Lichfield TV

Modifications

Sep-87 - Gangway(s) fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51877	59733	59753	51878	As delivered to Derby Friargate - 24th September 1960 - stabled pending allocation
	51654	59753	59658	51896	Noted 24/10/71 - in Marylebone¹
	51654	59658	59753	51896	Noted 25/10/1971 - at Marylebone²
	51865	59753	59665	51869	Noted 02/06/1975 - at Banbury ³
	51865	59753	59655	51869	Noted 20/07/75 - on Marylebone depot⁴
	51678	59753	59649	51886	Noted 27/08/79 - on the Quaintonian shuttle
	51876	59753	59728	51860	Noted circa 06/1982⁵
	51895	59654	59753	51671	Noted circa 02/1984⁵
	51671	59753	59654	51676	Noted 02/06/84 - on RESL The Midland Engineer railtour
	51869	59753	59658	51889	Noted circa 12/1984⁵
	51867	59658	59753	51891	Noted 16/09/85 - on 09.38 Marylebone – Banbury and 12.20 Banbury – Marylebone⁶
	51857	59753	59658	51669	Noted circa 11/1985⁵
	51669	59658	59753	51886	Noted 28/12/1985 - at Marylebone⁷
	51879	59731	59753	51664	Noted 23/04/1987 - High Wycombe⁵
TS801	51884	59753	59714	53112	Noted circa 06/1987⁵
T801	51884	59714	59753	53112	Listed at TS - Jul-87
TS801	51884	59753	59714	53112	Noted circa 09/1987⁵
T341	53061	59753	53079		Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T341	53061	59753	53079		Noted circa 12/1988⁵
T341	53061	59753	53079		Noted circa 03/1989⁵
T341	53061	59753	53079		Noted 16/06/1989 - at Lichfield Trent Valley, on Cross-City service⁸
T341	53061	59753	51410		Listed at TS - 01/09/89
CH341	53061	59753	53079		Listed at CH - 14/10/89
	53061	59753	53079		Noted 21/10/1989 - at Manchester Piccadilly⁸
	53061	59753	53079		Noted 11/11/1989 - at Manchester Victoria⁸
T341	53061	59753	53079		Listed at TS - 01/12/89
T402	51851	59614	59753	51146	Noted circa 10/1990⁵
T321	53854	59753	53907		Noted 06/04/1991 - At Stafford, possibly in multiple with T073 but not certain.⁹
T321	53854	59753	53907		Noted circa 05/1991⁵
spare	59753				Listed at TS - Jul-91
spare	59753				Listed at TS - Aug-91
T321	53854	59753	53907		Noted circa 08/1991⁵
T321	53854	59753	53907		Listed at TS - Dec-91
T321	53854	59753	53886		Noted circa 01/1992⁵
T321	53854	59753	53886		Noted 15/03/1992 - at Birminham New Street⁸
T321	53863	59753	51142		Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T321	53863	59753	51142		Noted circa 08/1992⁵
	53863	59753	51142		Noted 29/08/92 - On 09:49 Scarborough - Skegness with 51314 + 59481 + 51329¹⁰
T411	53863	59753	51142	53090	Listed at TS - 24/09/92
T321	53863	59753	51142		Listed at TS - November 1992
T411	53090	53863	59753	51142	Listed at TS - November 1992
T411	53863	59753	51142		Listed at TS - 10/12/92
	53863	59753	51142		Noted 10/12/92 - On 17:48 Lichfield TV - Birmingham New Street¹⁰
	51149	59745	59753	53897	Listed at HQ - November 1993 - On hire to Channel Tunnel Trackwork Group

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Phil Shatford
7: Robert Chilton
8: Martin Lumley
9: Dave Warby
10: David Bellamy

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 27th August 1979

At Aylesbury on 27/8/79 working The Quaintonian shuttle to Quainton Road are 51886 - 59649 - 59753 - 51678. Robert Frise.

Date: 27th August 1979

51886 - 59649 - 59753 - 51678 at Quainton Road while working The Quaintonian shuttle, 27/8/79. Robert Frise.

Date: 2nd June 1984

Bedford on the 2nd of June 1984 and we have the 1T08 RESL Midland Engineer Railtour worked by Class 115 DMU set 51676 59654 59753 and 51671. The tour ran from Marlyebone to Crewe and returned to St Pancras, outward via Neasden, High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Bedford, Leicester and Derby, return via Derby and the Midland Main line. Details are on Six Bells Junction. The KDH Archive.

Date: 12th March 1988

Set number: T341

DMU set T341 with 53061, 59753 and 53079 in Birmingham New Street station on 12 March 1988. Keith Miller.

Date: 12th October 1989

Set number: CH341

DMU set CH341, 53061 and presumably 59753 + 53079, in Grantham station on 12 October 1989. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 26th July 1991

Set number: T321

Class 116 DMS no. 53907 at the head of Tyseley's 3-car suburban set T321, formed with 59753 & 53854 out of sight in the gloom of Birmingham New Street. This was a hybrid set, containing a class 115, a common practice at Tyseley. Waiting to leave for Longbridge on 26/Jul/1991. Robert Chilton.

Date: 28th February 1992

Set number: T321

T321 (53854 + 59753 + 53886) leaves Droitwich Spa Station at 13.45 on the 28th February 1992 working 2M23, the 13.27 Great Malvern to Birmingham New Street. Dave Gommersall.

Date: 6th June 1992

Set number: T309

Three DMU sets, 51414 + 59490 + 51372 / 53863 + 59753 + 51142 / 51151 + 59597 + 59625 + 51869 stabled at Derby on 6 June 1992. Keith Miller.

Date: 25th July 1992

Set number: T321

Rounding the curve at Firsby T321 (presumably 51142 + 59753 + 53863) on the 06:40 Nottingham to Skegness, 25th July 1992. Nick Slocombe.

Date: 14th November 1992

Set number: T411

T411 (53863 + 59753 + 51142 + 53090) at Sutton Coldfield on the 11:23 Redditch - Lichfield City, 14/11/92. Gazza Prescott.

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