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Vehicle 51064

Class 119

Builder: GRC&W
Layout: Cross Country
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: BR Standard
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30421
Diagram: 540

Allocations

3w/e 21/03/59	New to	WR Stock
Mar-59	Transferred to	82B (Bristol Marsh Junction)
circa Jun-64	Transferred to	82A (Bristol Bath Road)
06/05/73	Depot code change	BR
4w/e 26/05/79	Transferred to	RG (Reading)
16/06/86	Withdrawn from	RG (Reading)

Modifications

p/e 09/06/73 - Dual AWS fitted
p/e 25/06/77 - WR AWS removed
p/e 11/04/78 - Leyland engines fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, on location at Reading depot

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51064	59423	51092		As delivered to 82B - 3w/e 21/03/59
	51064	59423	7804	51092	Noted Sep-61
	51064	59423	51092		Noted circa Mar-68 - in plain blue with small yellow panel
	51064	59423	51092		Noted 30/10/70 - at Bristol Bath Road depot¹
	51064	59423	51092		Noted 06/11/70 - at Swansea¹
	51064	59423	51092		Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport²
	51064	59423	51092		Noted 24/08/1971 - at Bristol²
	51064	59423	51092		Noted 02/09/1971 - Bristol Temple Meads³
	51064	59423	51092		Noted 01/08/1973 - at Gloucester⁴
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 06/09/73 - at Cheltenham⁵
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 27/04/74 - on 14:20 Weston SM-Cardiff with C533 50732 + 59279 + 50694
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 23/06/74 - on 18:10 Bristol TM-Weston SM
	51064	59423	51092		Noted 25/08/1974 - at Carmarthen²
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 03/09/74 - at Cardiff⁵
B578	51064	59423	51092		Listed at BR - 01/05/1976
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 25/07/1976 - Reading³
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 07/09/76 - on Bristol Philips March depot⁵
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 11/03/77 - on 2C36 1405 Cardiff-Bristol TM with B581
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 08/04/77 - on 2B76 1910 Cardiff-Taunton
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 08/05/77 - on 2H67 0830 Birmingham New Street-Manchester Piccadilly
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 12/07/77 - on 2C30 1305 Bristol TM-Cardiff with B575
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 27/07/77 - on 2B30 1600 Cardiff-Bristol TM
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 08/11/77 - on 2C44 1820 Bristol TM-Cardiff
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 16/12/1977 - Cardiff Central⁶
B578	51064	59423	51092		Listed at BR - 31st December 1977
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 30/04/1978 - Swindon³
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 01/07/1978 - South Wales Area⁶
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 11/10/1978 - at Cardiff Central⁶
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 30/12/1978 - Bristol Temple Meads³
578	51064	59423	51092		Transfer to RG - 4w/e 26/05/79 - from BR
B580	51064	59425	51094		Noted 12/08/1979 - Swindon Works. ³
L578	51064	59423	51092		Listed at RG - 03/03/80
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 02/08/1980 - in Swindon Works ³
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 26/10/1980 - on Reading depot ³
L578	51064	59423	51092		Listed at RG - 01/03/81
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 18/04/1981 - on Reading depot ³
L578	51064	59423	51092		Listed at RG - 28/11/81
B578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 28/07/1982 - in Swindon Works ³
L578	51064	59423	51092		Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
L578	51064	59423	51092		Noted circa 04/1983⁷
L578	51064	59423	51092		Noted 16/04/1983 - Gloucester on 14.10 Cheltenham Spa-Bristol Temple Meads⁸
L578	51064	59423	51092		Listed at RG - 01/01/85
L578	51064	59423	51092		Listed at Reading - Spring 1986
L578	51064	59423	51092		Noted circa 04/1986⁷

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Martin Lumley
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Gerald Brown
6: Shayne Lewis
7: Eddie Knorn
8: Alan N Walker

Images:

circa March 1959

A Western Region publicity image showing a couple of GRC&W Cross-Country DMUs in Bristol Marsh Junction depot. Closest is DMBC W51064, new to the depot in March 1959. British Railways.

22nd September 1961

Hawksworth vehicle W7804W has been inserted into a GRCW Cross-Country set (formed W51064 + W59423 + W51092) (with a Swindon Cross-Country at the rear). The train is the 3.45pm Oxford - Paddington seen at Didcot on the 22nd September 1961. Michael Mensing.

circa mid-1969

Two Cross-Country DMUs in the bay platforms at the south end of Shrewsbury station. On the right is a three-car GRC&W set, DMBC W51064 closest with 'Excursion' on the destination blind, it was allocated to Bristol. On the left is a two-car Swindon set from the third batch with the four-character route indicator. It has a headlamp fitted for the Central Wales line, in is period circa late 1960s Canton only had two sets from this batch of vehicles, both transferred from Reading in May 1969 and moving on to Bristol in April 1970. These vehicles is believed to be 51583 + 51574, allocated CTN603, so 502 could have been their Reading set number. Graham Clark.

Class 119 DMU at Alstone sidings, Cheltenham

circa 1976

Class 119 W51064 sits in Alstone sidings (Cheltenham) beside 50869, circa 1976. Stuart Mackay Collection.

30th June 1978

Set number: B578

Class 119 set B578 (51064 presumably closest) departs from Worcester Shrub Hill on 30 June 1978. Another 119 and a 120 can be seen stabled on the depot. Alistair Ness.

28th July 1979

Set number: L578

Unit L578 (W51064 closest, presumably with 59423 + 51092) awaits departure from Tonbridge on the 11.49 to Reading on a hot July day (July 28, 1979) during the period when the Tonbridge-Redhill-Reading service was being operated by Western Region DMUs. Tom Burnham.

16th May 1981

Set number: L578

GRC&W Cross-Country Class 119 set L578 (presumably 51064 + 59423 + 51092) seen at Bedwyn on the 16th May 1981. Steve Davies Collection.

Unknown date

Set number: L578

With 51064 leading (and presumably 59423 + 51092) class 119 set L578 is on a Tonbridge service at Guildford. Ian Buck.

12th November 1982

Set number: L578

Class 119 set L578 (51064 and presumably 59423 + 51092) on an e.c.s. working at Gloucester on 12 November 1982. Robert Thomas.

22nd March 1984

Set number: L578

Arriving at North Camp on the 22nd March 1984 is class 119 set L578 with 51064 leading (presumably with 59423 + 51092). Ian Buck.

Unknown date

Reading stabling point taken from a Reading to Baskingstoke train. The Derby Lightweight Ultrasonic Test Train (975007 (closest) + 975008) can be seen, as well as 117s, a 101 centre car and a 119 DMBC with a bashed cab, thought to be 51064. John McIntyre.

24th October 1987

An out of use Class 119 vehicle at Reading depot on 24 October 1987. It seems to be 51064 and is missing doors, and the front end seems to have sustained damage. Malcolm Clements.

24th October 1987

Class 119 DMBC 51064 at Reading on 24/10/87. It has been stripped of parts, and has sustained some damage to the lower cab front. Malcolm Clements.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 20th April 1975

Sun 20 Apr 1975 at 16:04. A GRCW 3-car Cross Country dmu set near Warminster forming [1V28] the 15:40 Salisbury-Cardiff Central. The handle of the tail lamp obscures the last digit of the st number but it could be B578 (W51064, W59423 and W51092). Mr Deltic.

Date: 4th June 1975

Set number: B578

The 12:15 Weymouth to Bristol is seen passing Witham down distant on 4th June 1975. This photo of B578 (presumably 51092 + 59423 + 51064) was taken from Gare Bridge. Adrian Vaughan.

Date: 7th May 1983

Set number: L576

The annual Spalding Flower Parade would bring many specials to the town and on 7 May 1983 we see two Class 119 sets, including L576 (51062 + 59421 + 51090) either coming out or in of the sidings at Spalding. The sign in the window notes it was Chiltern Trains 1Z49. The July 1983 Railway Observer (p270) notes this as running from West Ruislip with the second set being L578 (51092 + 59423 + 51064). Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 12th October 1985

Set number: L578

Class 119 set L578 with 51092 leading at Nutfield on 12th October 1985 (presumably with 59423 + 51064). Ian Buck.

Date: 6th April 1986

Set number: L578

A class 119 (L578, presumably 51092 + 59423 + 51064) and a class 117 exiting Sonning Cutting on 6 April 1986. Robert28194.

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