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British Rail Southern Railway design
4 EPB

(Nos.5001 - 5053 & 5101 – 5264)

 

With type-JB no.73 105 on the Down Main and ‘350’ shunter on the up,
SR-design 4 EPB unit no.5035 enters down platform 3 at Tonbridge.

© BloodandCustard

 

New 4 EPB units
(Southern Railway design on reconditioned underframes)

During October 1951 the first of a new type of 4-car suburban unit was completed at Eastleigh. Numbered 5001 it was constructed on reconditioned underframes from Lancing. The building continued until 1957 when two-hundred & thirteen units had been completed, these being numbered 5001 - 5053 & 5101 - 5260. Overall dimensions and internal layout were very similar to contemporary 4 SUB units. However, units were fitted with a self-lapping electro-pneumatic brake in addition to the Westinghouse automatic air brake fitted to all earlier electric multiple units, this led to the unit designation ‘4 EPB’.

Externally the units closely resembled the 4 SUB units still being constructed, except at the unit ends where the cab and brake area were redesigned. In order to reduce draughts, the cab had no external doors, the driver entering via the guard’s brake. Sliding side windows were fitted along with a roller blind route indicator replacing the opal glass and stencil arrangement of earlier units. The route indicator had two main apertures capable of showing a single number each, these were surmounted by a horizontal aperture fitted with a blind capable of showing different lengths of bar or dots as appropriate.

Buckeye automatic couplers were fitted at unit ends, above which was a Pullman type rubbing plate, the side buffers provided being usually in the retracted position out of use. The buckeye could be lowered revealing a central drawhook; this being used with the side buffers for coupling to non-buckeye fitted stock or locomotives, although the units could only run in multiple with buckeye fitted stock. High level air pipes and 27-way control jumpers were provided, so staff did not need to go between units at track level to couple and uncouple them.

Units were close-coupled within, using the standard suburban centre-buffer and three-link chain arrangement: this being bolted with shackles underneath the headstock (keeping the centre-buffer under compression). On cab ends there was the usual central drawhook with side buffers. The driving trailer had a centre buffer whilst the motorcoaches had a rubbing plate.

Each unit was 257' 5" long, identical to the 4 SUB units. Trailers were 62' 0" long and Motorcoaches 62' 6". Units weighed 136 tons, Motorcoaches weighing 40 tons and trailers 28. Two EE507 250hp motors were located in the motor bogie which was at unit ends below the guard’s brake, units nos.5001 - 5053 being fitted with ‘Eastern’ type motor bogies (recovered from withdrawn units in the no.1401 - 1534 batch) whilst the remainder had the ‘Central’ type; nos.5001 - 5053 being altered also to this type between 1961 and 1964.

With suburban gear ratio, the units had a balancing speed of 63 mph on level track and the maximum permitted speed was 75 mph. A motor-generator (MG) was fitted to each Motorcoach which provided current at 70 volts for control and lighting purposes and charged the batteries carried on each Motorcoach (which provided current for control and emergency lighting for a limited period when the traction current was not available). Each Motorcoach also carried a Westinghouse DH25 air compressor for the air braking supply.

The internal layout of the units was similar to the main batches of 4 SUB units with two eight-bay saloon Motorcoaches each seating eighty-two, a 10-compartment trailer seating one-hundred & twenty and a 10-bay saloon trailer seating one-hundred & two, giving a unit total of three-hundred & eighty-six. Motorcoaches had the gangway offset to the opposite side compared with 4 SUB motorcoaches, this being a result of different floor-trap layouts, the gangway being offset to the left when looking along the coach from the cab end. The saloon trailer had its gangway offset to the same side as the adjacent motorcoach.

 

 

Saturday, 31st May 1958 and 4 EPB unit no.5220 passes through Honor Oak Park station possibly on a Charing Cross - Caterham service.
© Ben Brooksbank (Geograph/CC-by-SA)

Saturday, 31st May 1958 and 4 EPB unit no.5220 passes through Honor Oak Park station possibly on a Charing Cross - Caterham service.

© Ben Brooksbank (Geograph/CC-by-SA)

 

4 EPB Order Batches

The 50xx units were ordered in three sub-batches, 5001 - 5015 to order number HO 3638 (this order included the last batch of forty-five 4 SUB units nos.4710 - 4754), 5016 - 5033 and 5034 - 5053 to order number HO 3756, units from no.5016 upwards having different interior fittings with plywood veneer side panels and white plastic ceilings and modified luggage racks with an upwards extension to anchor them to the ceilings; the first fifteen having identical interior fittings to the last built 4 SUB units from no.4735 upwards (i.e. cream coloured ceilings and rexine covered side panelling). The cabside ventilators on unit nos.5016 upwards (above the drivers sliding side light) were also to a modified design.

The compartment trailers of nos.5001 - 5033 were modified vehicles removed from ‘augmented’ 4 SUB units; those in nos.5034 - 5053 were new. The saloon vehicles were new bodies mounted mostly on reconditioned underframes, though a few were new underframes. The first nine units were all completed with their cars numbered onwards in the 4 SUB series but all were altered prior to the units entering traffic (nos.5001 & 5002 at Selhurst, the others before leaving Eastleigh works).

Further batches of units were ordered as nos.5101 - 5105 (HO 3756), 5106 - 5117, 5118 - 5137, 5138 - 5155 (all to HO 4016), 5156 - 5205 (HO 4099), 5206 - 5215 (HO 4172) & 5216 - 5260 (HO 4173). Interiors of all units were similar to those of no.5016 upwards, but all units from no.5101 upwards were fitted from new with ‘Central’ type motor bogies.

Units from no.5118 upwards had the whistles mounted horizontally (not vertically) and those from no.5138 upwards had cantrail rainstrips and no bodyside MG air intake grille on motorcoach bodysides (earlier units later had this panelled over during overhaul) as this was found to allow water to get into the MG causing flashovers.

Summary 4 EPB Batches

1951 programme

HO 3638 dated 16-Jan-50

MBS and TSO vehicles for units 5001 ‑ 5015 (45 cars)

1952 programme

HO 3756 dated 2-Feb-51

HO 3757 dated 2-Feb-51

MBS and TSO vehicles for units 5016 ‑ 5033

All vehicles for units 5034 ‑ 5053 & 5101 ‑ 5105 (154 cars).

1953 programme

HO 4016 dated 14-Jul-53

HO 4099 dated 30-Mar-54

HO 4172 dated 11-Feb-55

HO 4173 dated 11-Feb-55

All vehicles for units 5106 ‑ 5155 (200 cars).

All vehicles for units 5156 ‑ 5205 (200 cars).

All vehicles for units 5206 ‑ 5215 (40 cars).

MBS and TSO vehicles for units 5216 ‑ 5260 (135 cars).

 

 

Total cars ordered 769.

 

Units from number 5186 upwards did not have a duplicate jumper set on the cab end and unit no.5216 upwards again included a compartment trailer modified on removal from withdrawn ‘augmented’ 4 SUB units. Unit numbers 5001 - 5050 & 5101 - 5104 were new with SR style seating upholstery; nos.5051 - 5053 and no.5105 upwards having a BR pattern, though many different varieties of seat coverings appeared later during overhauls.

With the exception of the ‘augmentation trailers’ converted from 4 SUB to 4 EPB operation, all the vehicles of these units utilised reconditioned underframes which had originally run under wooden bodied cars in the 3-car suburban fleet; these latterly having been themselves augmented to 4 SUB by the insertion of an all-steel trailer. Many of these frames were originally newly built at Lancing. However, the batch which had been constructed at Ashford were also utilised, with some small dimensional differences between these and the Lancing product being eliminated during their reconditioning at Lancing prior to the 4 EPB bodies being constructed upon them.

Disposal of the wooden bodied vehicles took place mostly at Newhaven though some earlier ones were broken-up at either Horley or Lancing works; their underframes were taken to Lancing, partly dismantled, overhauled and rebuilt with additional strengthening. Underframes were then moved to Eastleigh where the new 4 EPB bodies were built onto them. A few of the underframes came from 2 NOL units; in a few instances former Motorcoach frames were used under trailer cars, although the reverse did not happen.

 

4 EPB Inner-ends
Behind is S10154S of SWD 4 SUB unit no.4287

Trailer Second Open
(Code DS)

Motor Brake Second Open
(Code CP)

© BloodandCustard

 

Into Service

Unit number 5001 was released from Eastleigh Works on 19th November 1951 (to undertake testing) and entered service in February 1952 with units gradually took over the Waterloo - Guildford (via Cobham) service; all of the first fifteen being in service by October 1952. Unit nos.5002 & 5005 entered traffic from 28th April 1952, unit nos.5003 & 5004 from 5th May 1952, nos.5006 & 5007 from 6th May 1952 and nos.5008 & 5009 from c.26th May 1952. Unit nos.5001 /5002 /5006 & 5007 were delivered in a lighter yellowish green livery, all others being in early BR(S) green. Unit no.5016 upwards started to be delivered from April 1953, the pause in construction being due to a steel shortage; units were then delivered steadily until the last (no.5260) arrived in March 1957.

About fifty-five units were required on the SWD, initially unit nos.5001 - 5053 & 5101 - 5104 but subsequent deliveries displaced the ‘Eastern’ bogie fitted nos.5001 - 5053 batch to the SED from the highest numbered downwards until the SWD had unit nos.5101 - 5155. 4 EPB units took over the Hounslow Loop service for a while to release 4 SUB units to cover for 2 NOL units being modified at this time with the fitting of compressor governors.

The influx of 4 EPB units onto the SED enabled a start to be made with the ‘10-car scheme’. This scheme also required the delivery of the BR pattern 2 EPB units to run in conjunction with the SR type 4 EPBs and was introduced in stages as engineering works were completed on the routes concerned. The first phase was ready in June 1954 when the Charing Cross to Dartford via Bexleyheath, and Orpington & Bromley North routes were turned over to 10-car trains in the peak hours. This was followed in June 1955 by the Sidcup route to Dartford and operation on some Caterham & Tattenham Corner services.

The next stage was inaugurated from the 11th June 1956 involving the Woolwich and Greenwich lines to Dartford and the lines onwards to Gillingham, the final stage was ready in April 1957, this clearing the lines into Cannon Street and the Mid-Kent and Sevenoaks lines. On completion of the 10-car scheme, 132 units were required on the SED and 10-car trains were all diagrammed to be formed of two 4 EPB and one 2 EPB unit, though trains with one 4 EPB and three 2 EPB units were not uncommon.

Ten new units delivered early in 1956 had gone to the Central Division for the Caterham & Tattenham Corner lines where 10-car trains were operated between London Bridge & Purley where they split into two portions. The allocation on the SWD had also risen to about 75 by the time all the units were in service.

Electrical codes, first used on new Kent Coast stock were allocated to all EPB vehicles from about 1963.

Re-diagramming of units to simplify the stock workings took place, and by the Summer 1960 timetable only four 4 EPB units (nos.5120, 5167, 5193 & 5253) were working on the SWD (alongside 2 EPB unit nos.5651 – 5684), all others being concentrated on CD and SED workings, there were still some ‘augmented’ 4 SUB units running at this stage, soon to be replaced by the final deliveries of BR type 4 EPB unit nos.5345 – 5370. The allocation on the SWD rose again to about 33 units by 1972.

 

London Bridge to Crawley train at Redhill with 4 EPB no.5025 on 3-May-79
© John Atkinson

 

Liveries

All units were delivered with the unit number preceded by an ‘S’ and a larger gap the usual before the first ‘5’ digit of the unit number, these were removed at first repaint and the 4-digit unit number centralised on the cab front. Unit nos.5001 /5002 /5006 & 5007 were delivered in a lighter yellowish green livery, all others being in early BR(S) green.

Unit no.5048 was subject to trials with yellow warning panels and full width panel below cab windows applied c. January 1962.

Units painted in the intermediate livery of blue with blue ends in 1966 were as follows (all eventually gained all blue with full yellow ends, and later all were painted blue /grey):

5177

5205

5212

5215

5219

5241

5243

5246

5253

5258

5260

 

 

 

A large number of units had full yellow ends applied whilst still in green, these being:

5002

5003

5004

5006

5007

5008

5009

5010

5011

5012

5015

5017

5018

5019

5020

5024

5027

5028

5030

5031

5032

5033

5036

5038

5039

5043

5046

5047

5053

5101

5102

5103

5105

5106

5112

5113

5114

5115

5117

5120

5121

5124

5125

5126

5128

5129

5132

5136

5138

5142

5143

5144

5147

5152

5153

5154

5156

5157

5159

5160

5161

5162

5164

5167

5170

5175

5176

5181

5182

5183

5185

5186

5190

5192

5193

5195

5196

5198

5199

5200

5201

5203

5208

5211

5213

5216

5217

5218

5220

5221

5222

5223

5224

5229

5230

5231

5233

5234

5235

5236

5237

5238

5239

5240

5242

5244

5245

5247

5249

5251

5254

5262

 

Unit no.5218 was the last SR unit to run in normal service in green livery and was repainted blue in January 1972.

Unit no.5223 was the last 4 EPB to run in plain blue livery in February 1984.

Of the facelifted units numbered nos.5401 to 5497 the Network SouthEast livery was the later version (darker blue with curved upsweeps).

 

Nos.5001 – 5260
(as introduced)

Unit no.

Green yellow warning panels

Green full yellow ends

Blue yellow warning panels

Blue full
yellow ends

Blue /Grey

NSE

Renum.

5001(1)

#

No

No

29-Feb-69

-

 

5265

5001(2)

-

c.Feb-91

-

-

Jan-84

 

5466

5002

#

24-Apr-68

No

5-Nov-70

19-Apr-81

 

5466

5003

#

12-Jun-67

No

7-Sep-70

23-Apr-81

 

5467

5004

#

31-Aug-68

No

1-Sep-70

8-Jan-81

 

5469

5005

#

No

No

24-Jan-69

c.Feb-82

 

5531

5006

#

5-Dec-68

No

17-Feb-71

c.Jul-81

Wdn

 

5007

#

30-Jun-67

No

14-Sep-70

30-May-81

 

5477

5008

#

11-Jun-68

No

14-Oct-70*

Jun-83

 

5476

5009

#

21-Sep-68

No

6-Jan-71

8-Jun-81

 

5482

5010

#

8-Mar-83

No

9-Feb-71

c.Dec-80

 

5475

5011

#

3-Aug-67

No

14-May-70

Jan-83

 

5462

5012

#

6-Mar-68

No

7-Jan-71

c.Mar-91

 

5489

5013

#

No

No

29-8-69*

c.Aug-82

 

5532

5014

Mar-64

No

No

4-Jul-69

c.Feb-82

 

5493

5015

#

30-Apr-68

No

29-Jan-71

c.Jul-81

 

5491

5016

15-Apr-64

No

No

2-May-69

c.Jul-82

Apr-87?

5511

5017

#

27-May-68

No

24-Jun-71

c.Aug-81

 

Wdn

5018

#

9-Nov-68

No

6-Jan-71

c.Jun-82

 

5508

5019

#

18-Aug-67

No

22-May-70

Jan-83

 

5463

5020

#

20-May-68

No

30-Jun-71

Feb-84

 

5266

5021

#

No

No

14-Apr-69

Feb-82

 

5455

5022

Mar-64

No

No

13-Dec-69

Feb-83

 

5517

5023

Wdn

(2-Aug-58)

 

 

 

5024

Sep-64

23-Jun-67

 

20-Dec-60

c.Mar-82

Wdn

 

5025

Mar-64

No

No

15-Mar-69

c.Jul-81

Wdn

 

5026

#

No

No

9-Jan-69

c.Sep-81

 

5483

5027

#

?-68

No

29-Jul-69

c.Nov-81

 

5267

5028

#

12-Dec-68

No

14-Dec-71

c.Mar-82

 

Wdn

5029

#

No

No

5-May-70

Feb-83

 

5473

5030

#

22-May-68

No

16-Oct-70

Jul-83

 

5478

5031

#

22-Oct-68

No

23-Feb-71

Sep-81

 

5484

5032

#

?-68

No

3-Sep-70

Jan-83

 

5516

5033

#

10-Jun-68

No

16-Jul-70

Mar-83

 

5474

5034

#

No

No

18-Apr-69

Wdn

 

 

5035

#

No

No

16-Dec-69

c.Sep-82

 

5268

5036

#

20-May-68

No

5-Dec-70

c.May-81

 

5486

5037

#

No

No

4-Jan-69

c.Dec-81

 

5594

5038

#

30-May-68

No

17-Jun-71

Feb-82

 

5504

5039

26-Nov-64

16-Aug-67

No

16-Jun-71

c.Apr-82

 

5269

5040

#

No

No

27-Jan-7-

Mar083

 

5270

5041

#

No

No

24-Aug-68

c.Mar-81

 

5464

5042

#

No

No

20-Aug-70

c.Jul-82

 

5271

5043

#

11-Aug-67

No

15-May-70

17-Mar-81

 

5529

5044

#

No

No

28-Nov-69

c.May-82

 

5272

5045

#

No

No

17-May-69

c.May-82

 

5273

5046

#

2-Nov-69

No

2-Nov-71

c.Feb-82

 

5274

5047

#

Jun-68

No

26-May-70

Wdn

 

 

5048

#

No

No

21-Feb-69

c.Feb-82

 

5495

5049

#

No

No

23-Jan-70

c.Nov-82

 

5275

5050

#

No

No

19-May-69

Mar-82

Wdn

 

5051

#

No

No

27-Jan-60

18-May-81

 

5276

5052

24-Sep-65

No

No

18-Oct-69

Mar-83

 

5277

5053

#

19-Mar-68

No

31-Mar-71*

c.May-82

 

5485

5101

#

21-Mar-68

No

5-Jun-70*

Aug-83

 

5530

5102

#

15-May-68

No

21-Nov-69*

Oct-82

Wdn

 

5103

Oct-64

14-Nov-67

No

11-Mar-70

Wdn

 

 

5104

24-Mar-65

No

No

21-Aug-70

Nov-83

Wdn

 

5105

10-Sep-64

?-68

No

6-Mar-70

c.Nov-82

 

5512

5106

#

27-Mar-68

No

14-Aug-70

15-Jul-81

 

5468

5107

Feb-64

No

No

5-Feb-69

c.Nov-92

Wdn

 

5108

Jun-64

No

No

29-May-68*

Feb-83

Wdn

 

5109

Jun-64

No

No

28-Feb-69

Sep-81

Wdn

 

5110

29-Sep-64

No

No

7-Mar-69

c.Mat-82

Wdn

 

5111

31-Dec-64

No

No

20-Jun-70

Apr-83

 

5520

5112

#

11-Sep-68

No

5-Aug-71

c.Sep-81

 

5492

5113

20-Apr-65

2-Sep-67

No

10-Sep-70

c.Nov-83

Wdn

 

5114

9-Jul-65

6-Sep-67

No

180Dec-69

Dec-83

Wdn

 

5115

14-Jun-65

15-Nov-67

No

27-Aug-69

c.Nov-82

Wdn

 

5116

7-Oct-64

No

No

22-Aug-70

c.Apr-83

 

5523

5117

20-May-65

18-Dec-67

No

4-Feb-70

Sep-83

 

5527

5118

Jun-64

No

No

22-Aug-69

Apr-83

 

5465

5119

#

No

No

10-Jun-69

c.Aug-82

 

5519

5120

30-Jun-65

27-Sep-67

No

24-Aug-70

 

 

5420

5121

24-Mar-65

23-Aug-67

No

21-Oct-69

c.Nov-82

Wdn

 

5122

Sep-64

No

No

12-Apr-69

c.Dec-81

Wdn

 

5123

Sep-64

No

No

22-Sep-69

c.Nov-81

 

5497

5124

9-Sep-65

26-Feb-68

No

7-Oct-70

c.Dec-83

Wdn

 

5125

6-Oct-65

17-Oct-67

No

21-Jul-70

c.Aug-82

 

5501

5126

26-Feb-65

28-Sep-67

No

16-Apr-70

May-83

Wdn

 

5127

Oct-64

No

No

30-Sep-69

Dec-82

Wdn

 

5128

#

18-Jan-68

No

22-Apr-71

Jul-83

 

5471

5129

4-Sep-65

12-Oct-68

No

23-Mar-71

c.Feb-82

 

5528

5130

#

No

No

3-Sep-70

Wdn

 

 

5131

30-Aug-65

No

No

6-Nov-69

c.Dec-81

Wdn

 

5132

Jun-64

4-Mar-68

No

4-Jun-71

31-Jul-81

 

5480

5133

28-Oct-64

No

No

4-Jun-69

Jan-83

Wdn

 

5134

6-Apr-66

No

No

21-Apr-69

c.May-82

Wdn

 

5135

Feb-64

No

No

30-Nov-67

May-83

 

5521

5136

26-Nov-64

7-Dec-67

No

12-May-70

c.Aug-83

 

5525

5137

20-Mar-65

No

No

20-Mar-70

c.Apr-83

 

5519

5138

5-Apr-65

25-Sep-67

No

c.Feb-71

Jul-83

Wdn

 

5139

19-Nov-64

No

No

9-Oct-69

Feb-83

Wdn

 

5140

14-Dec-64

No

No

10-Nov-69

c.Dec-81

 

5503

5141

Wdn

(22‑Jul‑61)

 

 

 

5142

#

27-Nov-68

No

26-Feb-71

Feb-82

Wdn

 

5143

26-Nov-64

?-68

No

11-Jun-70

4-Sep-80

 

5403

5144

23-Jun-65

15-Sep-67

No

13-Aug-70

Aug-83

 

5524

5145

Jul-64

No

No

9-Sep-69

Dec-82

Wdn

 

5146

#

No

No

11-Nov-69

Apr-82

Wdn

 

5147

12-Dec-64

7-Jul-67

No

13-Mar-70

Mar-83

 

5518

5148

Nov-64

No

No

15-Aug-69

Feb-82

Wdn

 

5149

29-Dec-64

No

No

2-Apr-70

 

 

5408

5150

#

No

No

3-Jan-70

c.Jan-83

Wdn

 

5151

Mar-64

No

No

21-May-69

c.May-82

 

5506

5152

16-Jun-65

24-Oct-67

No

12-Jun-70

 

 

5406

5153

Sep-64

?-68

No

9-Apr-70

Apr-82

Wdn

 

5154

8-Sep-64

1-Sep-67

No

4-Jul-70

c.Jun-82

Wdn

 

5155

Aug-64

No

No

25-Jun-69

c.Jun-82

Wdn

 

5156

#

2-Mar-67

No

6-Dec-69

Dec-82

Wdn

 

5157

#

?-68

No

6-Dec-69

Dec-82

Wdn

 

5158

#

No

No

15-Jun-69

13-Mar-81

 

5470

5159

#

22-Nov-67

No

18-Nov-70

25-Nar-81

Wdn

 

5160

#

14-Mar-68

No

5-Aug-71

Dec-81

Wdn

 

5161

#

7-Feb-68

No

18-Dec-70

c.May-81

 

5479

5162

#

16-Sep-68

No

22-Sep-71

Apr-82

 

5505

5163

Aug-64

No

No

10-Dec-69

c.Sep-82

Wdn

 

5164

Apr-64

29-Oct-68

No

5-Oct-71

Feb-82

Wdn

 

5165

15-Apr-64

No

No

2-Jun-69

25-Apr-81

 

5481

5166

Aug-64

No

No

By Mar-70

c.Nov-81

Wdn

 

5167

11-Nov-64

9-Sep-67

Deleted

(28‑Feb‑70)

 

 

 

5168

Nov-64

No

No

17-Oct-69

Feb-82

Wdn

 

5169

#

No

No

By May-70

c.Jan-83

Wdn

 

5170

10-Apr-64

12-Oct-67

No

9-Sep-70

c.May-81

Wdn

 

5171

1-Apr-64

No

No

By Feb-69

c.May-82

 

5507

5172

May-64

No

No

11-Feb-69

c.Jul-82

 

5510

5173

May-64

No

No

27-Feb-69

c.Jun-82

Wdn

 

5174

Feb-64

No

No

2-Jul-69

Mar-82

Wdn

 

5175

#

13-Nov-68

No

19-Nov-71

Wdn

 

 

5176

9-Aug-65

13-May-68

No

16-Dec-70

Aug-83

Wdn

 

5177

#

No

4-Dec-66

26-Feb-69

c.Dec-81

Wdn

 

5178

22-Oct-64

No

No

30-Dec-69

 

 

5432

5179

Jul-64

No

No

By May-70

Dec-82

 

5513

5180

Aug-64

No

No

14-Aug-69

c.Nov-82

Wdn

 

5181

#

26-Oct-68

No

4-May-71

13-Aug-81

 

5487

5182

Jun-64

4-Apr-68

No

3-Nov-70

c.Aug-82

Wdn

 

5183

13-Apr-64

10-Oct-68

No

14-Jun-71*

5-Nov-81

 

5502

5184

31-Aug-64

No

No

29-Nov-69

c.Jan-83

 

5514

5185

Apr-64

23-Mar-68

No

17-Oct-70

c.Apr-83

Wdn

 

5186

#

5-Nov-68

No

13-Aug-71

c.Dec-81

Wdn

 

5187

Nov-64

No

No

16-Jun-70

Oct-83

 

5526

5188

May-64

No

No

18-Mar-69

c.Dec-81

Wdn

 

5189

Jun-64

No

No

26-May-69

c.Feb-82

Wdn

 

5190

Nov-64

25-Nov-68

No

29-Apr-71

c.Nov-81

Wdn

 

5191

Jun-64

No

No

22-Jan-69

c.May-82

Wdn

 

5192

24-Nov-64

9-Aug-67

No

8-Nov70

Feb-82

Wdn

 

5193

#

19-Oct-68

No

7-Apr-71

25-Jun-81

 

5488

5194

16-Dec-64

No

No

10-Feb-70

May-83

Wdn

 

5195

6-Jan-65

13-Jun-67

No

14-Apr-70

Aug-83

Wdn

 

5196

23-Dec-64

13-Apr-68

No

19-Nov-70

31-Mar-81

Wdn

 

5197

6-Jan-65

No

No

10-Mar-70

c.Dec-80

 

5522

5198

3-Jan-66

8-Nov-68

No

18-May-71

 

 

5413

5199

9-Jun-66

14-Dec-68

No

23-Jun-71

 

 

5441

5200

#

13-Mar-68

No

17-May-71

c.Dec-81

 

5496

5201

16-Oct-64

?-68

No

28-May-70

c.Nov-82

Wdn

 

5202

29-Sep-64

No

No

By Oct-69

Jan-83

Wdn

 

5203

4-Feb-65

6-Jan-68

No

1-Oct-70

Wdn

 

 

5204

Disbanded

(18‑Jun‑58)

 

 

 

5205

#

No

9-Feb-67

20-Aug-69

 

 

5429

5206

#

No

No

21-Feb-67

 

 

5437

5207

31-Dec-64

No

No

12-Jul-67

Jan-83

 

5515

5208

3-Apr-65

16-Apr-68

No

By Nov-70

Disbanded

 

 

5209

Aug-64

No

No

5-Nov-69

Jan-83

Wdn

 

5210

4-Feb-65

No

No

18-Jun-70

Feb-81

Wdn

 

5211

24-Feb-65

6-Dec-67

No

24-Sep-70

 

 

5416

5212

#

No

10-Nov-66

20-Sep-69

 

 

5431

5213

20-Oct-65

13-Aug-68

No

10-Feb-71

Oct-83

Wdn

 

5214

22-Feb-65

No

No

9-May-69

 

 

5407

5215

#

No

20-Jul-66

23-May-69

 

 

5428

5216

#

27-Jun-67

No

31-Dec-69*

Jan-83

 

5458

5217

13-Jan-65

11-Dec-67

No

15-Apr-70

7-Jan-81

Wdn

 

5218

20-Apr-65

25-Jul-68

No

21-Jan-72

29-Oct-80

(Last Green)

5404

5219

#

No

18-Aug-66

29-Mar-69

 

 

5449

5220

#

6-Jan-68

No

21-May-70

Apr-82

Wdn

 

5221

#

1-Apr-68

No

23-Oct-70

 

 

5414

5222

#

3-Jul-68

No

3-Feb-71

Dec-83

Wdn

 

5223

#

30-Jun-68

No

1-Apr-71

Feb-84

Wdn

(Last blue)

5224

#

12-Feb-68

No

14-Oct-70

 

 

5424

5225

#

No

No

13-Jan-69

1-Feb-80

 

5402

5226

#

No

No

28-Jun-69

c.Jun-83

Wdn

 

5227

#

No

No

23-Apr-70

 

 

5427

5228

#

No

No

14-Jun-69

c.Apr-82

Wdn

 

5229

#

2-Nov-67

No

11-Sep-70

c.Mar-81

Wdn

 

5230

#

9-Aug-68

No

26-Nov-71

c.May-82

Wdn

 

5231

#

4-Nov-67

No

2-Jun-70

7-Apr-81

Wdn

 

5232

#

No

No

8-Jan-69

c.Nov-81

Wdn

 

5233

#

?-68

No

14-May-70

 

 

5415

5234

#

24-Jun-68

No

20-Jan-71

 

 

5422

5235

#

30-Oct-67

No

29-Apr-70

 

 

5405

5236

#

16-Nov-68

No

29-Apr-71

 

 

5433

5237

#

26-May-68

No

22-Dec-70

 

 

5419

5238

#

4-Sep-67

No

Jul-70

 

 

5411

5239

#

19-Jun-68

No

7-Jan-71

 

 

5417

5240

#

20-Sep-68

No

16-Feb-71

c.Dec-81

Wdn

 

5241

#

No

7-Oct-66

20-Jan-69

c.May-82

 

5456

5242

#

29-Nov-67

No

17-Sep-70

Sep-83

Wdn

 

5243

#

No

15-Jul-66

1-Apr-69

Apr-83

Wdn

(First blue)

5244

#

9-Dec-68

No

7-Apr-71

 

 

5439

5245

#

14-Jun-68

No

6-Jan-71

 

 

5418

5246

#

No

20-Oct-66

By Oct-69

 

 

5435

5247

#

?-68

No

27-Aug-70

 

 

5409

5248

#

No

No

19-Dec-68

Feb-82

Wdn

 

5249

#

28-Aug-68

No

26-Jan-71

 

 

5434

5250

#

No

No

6-Feb-69

 

 

5421

5251

#

6-Jun-68

No

14-Jan-71

c.Mar-82

 

5457

5252

#

No

No

2-Aug-67

Jan-81

 

5443

5253

#

No

29-Dec-66

4-Mar-70

c.Sep-82

 

5459

5254

#

7-Aug-68

No

18-Dec-70

10-Feb-81

 

5472

5255

#

No

No

20-Mar-70

 

 

5430

5256

#

No

No

18-Aug-69

 

 

5423

5257

#

No

No

13-Sep-69

 

 

5440

5258

#

No

14-Sep-66

13-Sep-69

Dec-82

 

5460

5259

#

No

No

9-Mar-67

 

 

5426

5260

#

No

19-Sep-66

5-Mar-69

c.Nov-82

 

5461

 

 

 

No.5261 & 5262
Units formed in 1965

Unit no.

Green yellow warning panels

Green full yellow ends

Blue yellow warning panels

Blue full
yellow ends

Blue /Grey

NSE

Renum.

5261

4-Aug-65

No

No

27-Mar-69

c.Dec-81

Wdn

 

5262

8-Nov-65

10-Jan-68

No

1-Jun-71

c.Nov-81

-

5490

 

 

Nos.5263 & 5264
Units formed in 1976-1977

Unit no.

 

 

Blue yellow warning panels

Blue full
yellow ends

Blue /Grey

NSE

Renum.

5263

-

-

No

+28-Jun-76

4-Jan-79

-

5401

5264

-

-

No

+Sep-77

May-83

Wdn

 

 

 

Nos.5265 – 5281
Non-facelift 50xx series units renumbered from November 1988

Unit no.

 

 

 

 

Blue /Grey

NSE

Renum.

5265

-

-

-

-

+Nov-88

-

5001 (2)

5266

-

-

-

-

+Nov-88

Wdn

 

5267

-

-

-

-

+Nov-88

Wdn

 

5268

-

-

-

-

+Nov-88

Wdn

 

5269

-

-

-

-

+Nov-88

Wdn

 

5270

-

-

-

-

+Nov-88

Wdn

 

5271

-

-

-

-

+Nov-88

Wdn

 

5272

-

-

-

-

+Nov-88

Wdn

 

5273

-

-

-

-

+Nov-88

Wdn

 

5274

-

-

-

-

+Nov-88

Wdn

 

5275

-

-

-

-

+Nov-88

Wdn

 

5276

-

-

-

-

+Nov-88

Wdn

 

2577

-

-

-

-

+Nov-88

Wdn

 

5278

-

-

-

-

+Oct-90

Wdn

 

5279

-

-

-

-

+Nov-90

Wdn

 

5280

-

-

-

-

+Jan-91

Wdn

 

5281

-

-

-

-

+Jul-91

Wdn

 

 

 

Nos.5401 - 5497
Facelifted units 1980-on

Unit no.

 

 

 

 

Blue /Grey

NSE
(late)

Renum.

5401

-

-

-

-

+Nov-80

c.Jul-90

Wdn

5402

-

-

-

-

+Nov-80

Wdn

 

5403

-

-

-

-

+Nov-80

c.May-91

Wdn

5404

-

-

-

-

+Nov-80

Wdn

 

5405

-

-

-

-

+Apr-81

Jul-89

Wdn

5406

-

-

-

-

+Jan-81

Wdn

 

5407

-

-

-

-

+Apr-81

10-Aug-89

Wdn

5408

-

-

-

-

+Apr-81

Dec-89

Wdn

5409

-

-

-

-

+May-81

Oct-89

Wdn

5410

-

-

-

-

+Jun-81

Dec-89

Wdn

5411

-

-

-

-

+May-81

c.Mar-90

Wdn

5412

-

-

-

-

+Jul-81

Wdn

 

5413

-

-

-

-

+Jun-81

c.Jul-90

Wdn

5414

-

-

-

-

+Jul-81

c.Oct-90

Wdn

5415

-

-

-

-

+Sep-81

c.Oct-90

Wdn

5416

-

-

-

-

+Jul-81

c.Jan-90

Wdn

5417

-

-

-

-

+Oct-81

c.Jan-90

Wdn

5418

-

-

-

-

+Sep-81

1-Sep-89

Wdn

5419

-

-

-

-

+Nov-81

15-Sep-89

Wdn

5420

-

-

-

-

+Oct-81

Oct-89

Wdn

5421

-

-

-

-

+Dec-81

c.Mar-90

Wdn

5422

-

-

-

-

+Oct-81

Nov-89

Wdn

5423

-

-

-

-

+Dec-81

c.Jan-90

Wdn

5424

-

-

-

-

+Nov-81

c.Apr-90

Wdn

5425

-

-

-

-

+Dec-81

27-Apr-90

Wdn

5426

-

-

-

-

+Jan-82

C.Apr-90

Wdn

5427

-

-

-

-

+Jan-82

C.Apr-90

Wdn

5428

-

-

-

-

+Mar-82

14-Jul-90

Wdn

5429

-

-

-

-

+Jan-82

c.May-90

Wdn

5430

-

-

-

-

+Mar-82

3-Sep-90

Wdn

5431

-

-

-

-

+Feb-82

27-Jun-90

Wdn

5432

-

-

-

-

+Mar-82

10-May-90

Wdn

5433

-

-

-

-

+Mar-82

c.Jun-90

Wdn

5434

-

-

-

-

+Apr-82

c.Dec-90

Wdn

5435

-

-

-

-

+Apr-82

c.Nov-90

Wdn

5436

-

-

-

-

+May-82

5-Nov-90

Wdn

5437

-

-

-

-

+May-82

19-Nov-90

Wdn

5438

-

-

-

-

+Jun-82

Jan-91

Wdn

5439

-

-

-

-

+May-82

Wdn

 

5440

-

-

-

-

+Aug-82

Wdn

 

5441

-

-

-

-

+Jun-82

4-Feb-91

Wdn

5442

-

-

-

-

+Jul-82

c.Jan-91

Wdn

5443

-

-

-

-

+Nov-82

c.Apr-91

Wdn

5444

-

-

-

-

+Oct-82

4-Jun-91

Wdn

5445

-

-

-

-

+Oct-82

c.Jul-91

Wdn

5446

-

-

-

-

+Oct-82

c.May-91

Wdn

5447

-

-

-

-

+Nov-82

c.Jun-91

Wdn

5448

-

-

-

-

+Dec-82

c.Jul-91

Wdn

5449

-

-

-

-

+Dec-82

Wdn

 

5450

-

-

-

-

+Feb-83

Wdn

 

5451

-

-

-

-

+Jun-83

Wdn

 

5452

-

-

-

-

+Aug-83

28-Apr-89

Wdn

5453

-

-

-

-

+Sep-83

Wdn

 

5454

-

-

-

-

+Oct-83

Dec-89

Wdn

5455

-

-

-

-

+Oct-84

5-Jul-90

Wdn

5456

-

-

-

-

+Nov-84

c.Aug-90

Wdn

5457

-

-

-

-

+Nov-84

c.Aug-90

Wdn

5458

-

-

-

-

+Dec-84

c.Oct-90

Wdn

5459

-

-

-

-

+Jan-85

1-Nov-90

Wdn

5460

-

-

-

-

+Jan-85

c.Apr-91

Wdn

5461

-

-

-

-

+Feb-85

c.May-91

Wdn

5462

-

-

-

-

+Mar-85

c.Jun-91

Wdn

5463

-

-

-

-

+April-85

4-Jun-91

Wdn

5464

-

-

-

-

+April-85

c.Jul-91

Wdn

5465

-

-

-

-

+May-85

c.Sep-91

Wdn

5466

-

-

-

-

+May-85

c.Sep-91

Wdn

5467

-

-

-

-

+May-85

c.Aug-91

Wdn

5468

-

-

-

-

+Jun-85

Wdn

 

5469

-

-

-

-

+Jun-85

Wdn

 

5470

-

-

-

-

+Jun-85

Wdn

 

5471

-

-

-

-

+Jul-85

c.Dec-91

Wdn

5472

-

-

-

-

+Jul-85

c.Sep-91

Wdn

5473

-

-

-

-

+Aug-85

Wdn

 

5474

-

-

-

-

+Aug-85

Wdn

 

5475

-

-

-

-

+Aug-85

Wdn

 

5476

-

-

-

-

+Sep-85

Wdn

 

5477

-

-

-

-

+Sep-85

Wdn

 

5478

-

-

-

-

+Oct-85

Wdn

 

5479

-

-

-

-

+Oct-85

Wdn

 

5480

-

-

-

-

+Oct-85

Wdn

 

5481

-

-

-

-

+Nov-85

Wdn

 

5482

-

-

-

-

+Nov-85

Wdn

 

5483

-

-

-

-

+Nov-85

Wdn

 

5484

-

-

-

-

+Dec-85

Wdn

 

5485

-

-

-

-

+Jan-86

30-Jan-89

Wdn

5486

-

-

-

-

+Jan-86

7-Mar-89

Wdn

5487

-

-

-

-

+Mar-86

20-Jun-89

Wdn

5488

-

-

-

-

+May-86

7-Sep-89

Wdn

5489

-

-

-

-

+May-86

14-Sep-89

Wdn

5490

-

-

-

-

+Jun-86

Sep-89

Wdn

5491

-

-

-

-

+Jul-86

3-Nov-89

Wdn

5492

-

-

-

-

+Aug-86

Oct-89

Wdn

5493

-

-

-

-

+Oct-86

Nov-89

Wdn

5494

-

-

-

-

+Dec-86

c.Dec-89

Wdn

5495

-

-

-

-

+Dec-86

c.Feb-90

Wdn

5496

-

-

-

-

+Jan-87

c.Jan-90

Wdn

5497

-

-

-

-

+Jan-87

c.Feb-90

Wdn

 

 

 

Nos.5501 – 5532
(4 COM)

Unit no.

 

 

 

 

Blue /Grey

 

Renum.

5501

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5502

-

-

-

-

+May-88

-

Wdn

5503

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5504

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5505

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5506

-

-

-

-

+May-88

-

Wdn

5507

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5508

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5509

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5510

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5511

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5512

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5513

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5514

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5515

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5516

-

-

-

-

+May-88

-

Wdn

5517

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5518

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5519

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5520

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5521

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5522

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5523

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5524

-

-

-

-

+May-88

-

Wdn

5525

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5526

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5527

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5528

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5529

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5530

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5531

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

5532

-

-

-

-

+Apr-88

-

Wdn

 

Notes

 

*

Date last vehicle outshopped

#

Date of yellow warning panel unknown (if painted)

+

Prior to the first entry shows the livery carried when the unit was renumbered.

 

 

Unusually on the Up Slow, unit no.5118  leads a 4 VEP through Clapham Cutting with a Guildford New Line service on Thursday, 24th April 1980. After Surbiton these services normally took the Up Fast stopping only at Wimbledon before Waterloo.

© John Atkinson

 

 

Details of 4 EPB vehicles ordered as follows, with number range, units allocated, HO number, building date, vehicle type, diagram number and later Southern Region codes allocated in about 1963, also a subsequent national BR system code.

 

Vehicle Nos.

Unit Nos.

HO No.

Date built

Vehicle type

Diag. No.

SR code

BR code

14001-14030

5001-5015

3638

1951/2

MBSO

2129

CP

EB2.66.0A

14031-14066

5016-5033

3756

1953/4

MBSO

2129

CP

EB2.66.0A

14067-14106

5034-5053

3757

1953/4

MBSO

2129

CP

EB2.66.0A

14201-14210

5101-5105

3757

1953/4

MBSO

2129

CP

EB2.66.0A

14211-14310

5106-5155

4016

1954/5

MBSO

2129

CP

EB2.66.0A

14311-14410

5156-5205

4099

1955/6

MBSO

2129

CP

EB2.66.0A

14411-14430

5206-5215

4172

1956

MBSO

2129

CP

EB2.66.0A

14431-14432

5216

4173

1956

MBSO

2129

CP

EB2.66.0A

14433-14520

5217-5260

4173

1956/7

MBSO

2129

CP-1A

EB2.66.1A

15101-15115

5001-5015

3638

1951/2

TSO

2018

DS

EH2.70.0A

15116-15133

5016-5033

3756

1953/4

TSO

2018

DS

EH2.70.0A

15134-15153

5016-5053

3757

1953/4

TSO

2018

DS

EH2.70.0A

15154-15158

5101-5105

3757

1953/4

TSO

2018

DS

EH2.70.0A

15159-15178

5034-5053

3757

1953/4

TS

2013

DU-1A

EH2.68.1B

15179-15183

5101-5105

3757

1953/4

TS

2013

DU-1A

EH2.68.1B

15184-15233

5106-5155

4016

1954/5

TS

2013

DU-1A

EH2.68.1B

15234-15283

5106-5155

4016

1954/5

TSO

2018

DS

EH2.70.0A

15284-15333

5156-5205

4099

1955/6

TS

2013

DU-1A

EH2.68.1B

15334-15383

5156-5205

4099

1955/6

TSO

2018

DS

EH2.70.0A

15384-15393

5206-5215

4172

1956

TS

2013

DU-1A

EH2.68.1B

15394-15403

5206-5215

4172

1956

TSO

2018

DS

EH2.70.0A

15404-15448

5216-5260

4173

1956/7

TSO

2018

DS

EH2.70.0A

                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                                                                            

Compartment trailers 15001 ‑ 15078 included in (numerical order) unit nos.5001 ‑ 5033 & 5216 ‑ 5260 were converted 4 SUB augmentation trailers, and a further eight vehicles were converted later to replace accident damaged vehicles, these were numbered 15079 ‑ 15084, 15228/15278, (15278 was a TSO).

These vehicles originated as follows:

 

Vehicle Nos.

Unit Nos.

HO No.

Date built

Vehicle type

Diag. No.

SR code

BR code

Note A

-

1060

1946

9 C TS

2314

DU

EH2.67.0A

Note B

-

1094

1946

10 C TS

2013

DU

EH2.68.0A

Note C

-

3231

1947

9 C TS

2314

DU

EH2.67.0A

Note D

-

3231

1947

10 C TS

2014

DU

EH2.68.0A

Note E

-

3351

1946/7

10 C TS

2013

DU

EH2.68.0A

Note F

-

3386

1948

10 C TS

2013

DU

EH2.68.0A

Note G

-

3463

1948

10 C TS

2013

DU

EH2.68.0A

Note H

-

3504

1949

10 C TSO

2018

DS

EH2.70.0A

 

Vehicle numbers for above batches as follows:

 

Vehicles Nos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note A

15084.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note B

15001

15010

15083

15228

 

 

 

Note C

15005

15038

15080

 

 

 

 

Note D

15025

15033

15034

15036

15045

15046

15047

 

15053

15055

15059

15060

15064

15067

 

Note E

15002

15003

15006

15008

15015

15016

15017

 

15018

15019

15021

15023

15024

15026

15027

 

15028

15030

15032

15039

15040

15041

15042

 

15043

15048

15050

 

 

 

 

Note F

15012

15054

15074

 

 

 

 

Note G

15004

15007

15009

15011

15013

15014

15020

 

15022

15029

15031

15035

15037

15044

15049

 

15051

15052

15056

15057

15059

15061

15062

 

15063

15065

15066

15068

15069

15070

15071

 

15072

15073

15075

15076

15077

15078

15079

 

15081

15082

 

 

 

 

 

Note H

15278

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit no.5415 with an off side door wide open arriving at Honor Oak Park
whilst working the 11.20 Reigate to Charing Cross on 3rd April 1985.

© Chris Wilson Photography

 

AWS

Units began to be fitted with AWS equipment starting with those then based at Wimbledon Park for SWD workings during 1977, those involved (nos.5101 - 5133 except withdrawn nos.5103 and 5130) all being fitted with Baldwin AWS valves with the exception of the last two done (nos.5112 & 5128) which had the simplified type. Other units working on the CD and SED were then fitted with the simplified type, those at Selhurst initially having the equipment isolated until (officially) 24th August 1981. However, a number of units were fitted prior to dispatch for facelifting; the work being done during this overhaul.

Units nos.5172 and 5203 were the last SR units running to be fitted with AWS equipment in February 1986.

AWS equipment fitted to these units as follows:

 

Unit

Date

Unit

Date

Unit

Date

Unit

Date

5001

Jul-82

5002

Feb-82

5003

Jun-82

5004

Feb-84

5005

Mar-84

5006

Sep-78

5007

Oct-82

5008

May-84

5009

May-84

5010

Jun-84

5011

@

5012

Mar-83

5013

Aug-84

5014

9-Mar-79

5015

25-Aug-78

5016

Jan-84

5017

22-Dec-78

5018

Apr-84

5019

Sep-82

5020

27-Oct-78

5021

Aug-82

5022

Sep-82

 

 

5024

28-Jun-79

5025

23-Nov-78

5026

22-Sep-78

5027

Mar-83

5028

5-Jul-79

5029

Jul-82

5030

Oct-82

5031

20-Oct-78

5032

Apr-82

5033

Jul-82

5034

17-Aug-79

5035

Aug-82

5036

Feb-83

5037

by May-81

5038

25-May-79

5039

24-Aug-79

5040

Nov-82

5041

May-84

5042

Mar-84

5043

Jan-83

5044

by May-81

5045

Apr-83

5046

30-Mar-79

 

 

5048

30-Mar-79

5049

Jun-84

5050

10-Aug-79

5051

Aug-82

5052

Jul-84

5053

 

May-82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit

Date

Unit

Date

Unit

Date

Unit

Date

5101

Jul-77

5102

-77

5103

Aug-77

5104

Oct-77

5105

Aug-77

5106

Sep-77

5107

-77

5108

c. Dec-77

5109

c. Dec-77

5110

Nov-77

5111

Jun-78

5112

Feb-78

5113

Mar-78

5114

Aug-77

5115

c. Dec-77

5116

c. Jul-78

5117

c. Apr-78

5118

c. Dec-77

5119

Sep-77

5120

c. Apr-78

5121

Feb-78

5122

-77

5123

-77

5124

Jul-77

5125

Jun-78

5126

c. Dec-77

5127

Mar-78

5128

Jan-78

5129

Aug-77

 

 

5131

Oct-77

5132

Jan-78

5133

Sep-77

5134

½ Feb-82
½ Jan-83

5135

by May-81

5136

Apr-84   

5137

Sep-84

5138

Jul-84

5139

Jul-84

5140

Aug-84

 

 

5142

Aug-84

5143

4-Sep-80

5144

Oct-84

5145

Feb-84

5146

14-Sep-79

5147

Oct-84

5148

Nov-84

5149

@

5150

Dec-85

5151

5-Oct-79

5152

@

5153

21-Sep-79

5154

Aug-83

5155

Aug-85

5156

Jul-83

5157

Oct-84

5158

Oct-78

5159

Jan-80

5160

6-Apr-79

5161

Nov-82

5162

Feb-86

5163

Feb-83

5164

20-Apr-79

5165

Aug-85

5166

16-Nov-79

5167

wdn

5168

1-Jun-79

5169

Mar-80

5170

Nov-85

5171

23-Nov-79

5172

Nov-85

5173

Nov-85

5174

11-Jul-79

5175

28-Sep-79

5176

Jun-85

5177

Sep-85

5178

Nov-85

5179

Feb-83

5180

Sep-83

5181

3-Nov-78

5182

Feb-83

5183

23-Feb-79

5184

Oct-85

5185

By May-81

5186

16-Mar-79

5187

Oct-82

5188

19-Jan-79

5189

Sep-85

5190

10-Nov-78

5191

May-85

5192

by May-81

5193

25-Aug-78

5194

Oct-80

5195

Oct-80

5196

Mar-83

5197

Jan-83

5198

@

5199

@

5200

by May-81

5201

Feb-84

5202

Apr-85

5203

Feb-86

 

 

5205

@

5206

@

5207

by May-81

5208

@

5209

Dec-84

5210

Feb-83

5211

@

5212

@

5213

Jun-85

5214

@

5215

c. Sep-78

5216

c. Sep-78

5217

Mar-83

5218

29-Oct-80

5219

Oct-78

5220

7-Sep-79

5221

@

5222

@

5223

Jul-85

5224

@

5225

14-Mar-80

5226

Sep-84

5227

@

5228

Jan-85

5229

Oct-85

5230

9-Nov-79

5231

Nov-85

5232

Jan-86

5233

@

5234

@

5235

@

5236

@

5237

@

5238

@

5239

@

5240

Nov-83

5241

Oct-83

5242

Jan-86

5243

Sep-80

5244

@

5245

@

5246

c. Sep-78

5247

@

5248

Apr-85

5249

@

5250

@

5251

@

5252

@

5253

Oct-83

5254

@

5255

@

5256

@

5257

@

5258

Jan-84

5259

@

5260

Jan-84

5261

Aug-65

5262

Aug-85

5263

@

5264

Dec-85

5401

Mar-82

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

@

 

Unit not fitted until ‘facelift’ overhaul.

 

 

Thursday, 15th January 1987 and a pair of 4 EPB units endure at Gravesend!
© Andy Veitch

 

Facelifting

From 1980, in a programme similar to that carried out on the 4 SUB units, many units had their compartment trailers replaced by saloon vehicles (some from withdrawn 4 SUB units - others were rebuilt as saloon cars) and were fitted with improved draught proofing, fluorescent lighting and public address. These ‘facelifted’ units were renumbered in a new series from 5401 upwards. However, not all units were done, the highest number reached being 5497.

As a result of various complex unit reformations in connection with the facelifting programme, a number of non-facelift units had their compartment trailers replaced by a saloon vehicle, reducing their seating capacity to three-hundred & sixty-eight. However, a number of non-facelift units remained in their original form, but following a murder in a compartment on 23rd March 1988, from April a series of reforms placed the remaining sixty-four compartment trailers into thirty-two units, classified as 4 COM. Numbered 5501 - 5532, these seated four-hundred & four and were restricted to peak-hour duties only; all being withdrawn by May 1992. The saloon trailers from these reforms were put into other non-facelifted units to create more all-open units, which seated 368 (as did the facelift units).

Non-facelift units remaining in the 50xx series were renumbered upwards in order from 5265 from November 1988 to clear the 50xx number range for new Networker Class 465 units. When BR introduced computerised class numbers for all its fleet during 1972, the SR type 4 EPB units became Class 411 but the class numbers were revised in 1975 and the units were reclassified as Class 415; later Class 415/1 for non-facelifted, Class 415/4 for facelifted and Class 415/5 for the 4 COM variant, these class numbers corresponding with the first two digits of the unit number.

 

With a 9-compartment ‘pseudo-composite’ behind the leading motorcoach, unit no.5005 approaches Tonbridge platform 4 with the school train from Sevenoaks; this being an extension of a Blackfriars – Sevenoaks (via Swanley) morning service.

© John Atkinson

 

As in the last batches of 4 SUB units, many cars were constructed on salvaged underframes from pre-war 3-car motor units, and the compartment trailers in nos.5001 - 5053 and nos.5216 - 5260 were augmentation trailers removed from such units and modified for EP braking. Two of these were 9-compartment ‘pseudo-composites’ reducing the seating capacity of unit nos.5005 and 5220 to three-hundred & seventy-four, and (following accident damage reforms) two further vehicles of this type later ran in unit nos.5008 and 5115. Further non-standard units were created following reforms after collision and accident damage and some ran with the later BR Standard type eighty-four seat motorcoaches.

 

Selhurst allocation SR type 4 EPB unit no.5029 is undergoing some maintenance in what is believed to be Slade Green Repair Shops circa December 1981. The bogies have been run-out. Looks like a 4 CIG DTC alongside undergoing damage repairs.

© Late Alan Hawes collection

 

Maintenance

With such a large fleet, units were used throughout the suburban area of the SR and received routine maintenance at Wimbledon Park, Selhurst and Slade Green depots, with lesser attention at Orpington, Gillingham and Stewarts Lane. Slade Green was responsible for major electrical overhauls whilst intermediate repaints were done at Selhurst Paint shop and major body overhauls at Eastleigh works (though some were dealt with at Lancing before this works closed). Unscheduled repairs were shared between Selhurst and Slade Green repair shops whilst in later years, the units were facelifted at Eastleigh and Horwich works although a few units were occasionally sent away to Swindon, York or Derby works for overhaul.

When depot allocations were introduced for SR stock in October 1972, units working on the SWD were allocated to Wimbledon Park but the complex nature of the diagrams precluded separation of the Central and South Eastern fleets until May 1978, in the meantime units being jointly allocated to Selhurst and Slade Green. By this time, the allocation to the SWD had fallen to about 33 units with a corresponding increase in diagrams on the CD. Selhurst then had units in number range nos.5001 - 5041 and Slade Green had nos.5042 - 5053 and nos.5134 - 5260.

Units working from Wimbledon Park were the first to get operational AWS equipment during 1977, and the remaining units were subsequently done, though the programme took some years, not being completed until February 1986 (some were equipped during facelifting).

As units were refurbished, the new 54xx units replaced the Selhurst allocation, in order downwards from no.5041 in January 1981, the non-facelifted units being displaced to Slade Green. Wimbledon Park lost its last 4 EPB allocation from 1st October 1984 when unit nos.5116 ‑ 5119 moved to Selhurst, and this depot lost its allocation from January 1985 when no.5113 moved to Slade Green.

The fleet remained basically intact until 1984 when a few units, usually with particularly bad bodywork corrosion started to be withdrawn. Unit nos.5024 /5028 /5038 /5046 /5122 /5142 /5164 /5168 /5174 /5186 & 5192 were stored from the timetable change of 12th May 1986, though some were kept in reserve for Derby Day 2nd June 1986. Mass withdrawals did not commence until 1991 (including some facelift units), and the fleet was replaced during 1993 /1994 by new ‘Networker’ Class 465 /466 units.

 

4 EPB no.5042 at Bournemouth Central between late-1964 and early-1967. This was not the only ‘SR’ 4 EPB to reach Bournemouth for  withdrawn units (such as 4 COM no.5531 c.Sep-91) were sent there for stripping (albeit loco hauled).

© BloodandCustard

 

Unit Details

The following table lists units by number and formation.

Units reformed to all-open are marked ‘+’ against the unit number concerned.

Unit numbers of former augmented 4 SUB units in which the TS cars ran and their previous numbers are shown in brackets below the coach number, whilst the number of the coach from which the underframe was recovered are also shown [in italics and a smaller typeface] in brackets with the prefix U and preceded by the last unit number the vehicle was formed into prior to rebodying. Those with the old coach number underlined were frames originally constructed at Ashford, those not so marked were built at Lancing.

Withdrawal dates and details of scrap dealers are also shown, a number in brackets following the scrap code indicates the number of vehicles involved if units were not sold as complete 4-car sets. Facelift dates are date into works, ‘New’ dates below the unit number are the ‘Paint Dates’ at Eastleigh, units usually entered traffic shortly afterwards.

Units involved in a trailer swap have the number of the other unit involved in the ‘Tlr. Exch.’ column and the TSO replacing the TS is marked with a ‘+’, the TS replacing the TSO is marked with a ‘*’ after the coach number.

A few units were reformed ‘all-open’ immediately prior to facelifting in which case there is no + sign by the unit number although one appears in the TS column, as the unit never ran with its old number as an ‘all-open’ unit.

Some exchanges involved more than one unit and ‘see notes’ then appears in this column. TS vehicles remained as diagram number 2013 and TSO cars as diagram number 2018 after swapping, the few odd ones with other diagram numbers are highlighted in the footnotes.

SR codes also remained unchanged.

Only three non-facelifted units (no.5001 /5176 & 5196) survived in traffic after 1st April 1994 to be allocated to the ownership of the Eversholt train leasing company under the BR privatisation arrangements, these being marked with an ‘E’ after the unit number.

 

Unit

MBSO

TS

TSO

MBSO

Tlr. Exch. date

Wdn date.

Scrap

Diag. No.

2129

2013

2018

2129

 

 

 

Code

CP

DU

DS

CP

 

 

 

5001+ E
19-Nov-51

14001
(4470/U8391)

15001
(4333/10398)

15101
(4447/U9526)

14002
(4470/U8335)

5241
19-Jan-84

Renum.
5265
Nov-88

May-04
SMC

 

 

15429+
15207

 

 

 

Renum.
5001
Nov-90

 

Original car nos.

8656

10398

9035

8657

 

15-Apr-95

 

5002
15-Mar-52

14004
(4492/U8406)

15002
(4417/10345)

15102
(4489/U9569)
15220*

14003
(4441/U8254)

5142
Mar-85

Facelift 5466
7-Mar-85

-

Original car nos.

8659

10345

9036

8658

 

 

 

5003
6-Mar-52

14006
(4486/U8392)

15003
(4516/10333)

15103
(4492/U9493)

14005
(4489/U8397)

5052
Mar-85

Facelift 5467
20-Mar-85

-

 

 

 

15177*

 

 

 

 

5004
20-Mar-52

14007
(4486/U8279)

15004
(4518/10203)

15104
(4441/U9506)

14008
(4480/U8367)

5123
Apr-85

Facelift 5469
24-Apr-85

-

 

 

 

15201*

 

 

 

 

5005
2-Aug-52

14010
(4456/U8296)

15005 [1]
(4573/11454)

15105
(4486/U9508)

15287*

14009
(4480/U8368)

5159
by 9-Apr-88

Renum.
5531
by
 9-Apr-88

-

5006
16-Apr-52

14012
(4451/U8377)
14100

15006
(4422/10253)

15106
(4445/U9552)

14011
(4460/U8307)

6-Jan-86

Jun-88 B

-

5007
28-Apr-52

14013
(4492/U8405)

15007
(4526/10228)
15180

15107
(4456/U9563)
15233*

14014
(4475/U8353)
14057

see notes

Facelift 5477
14-Aug-85

-

5008
16-May-52

14016
(4441/U8372)

15008
(4419/10335)
15080 [2]
(4313/11456)
15316

15108
(4476/U9507)
15319*

14015
(4478/U8362)

see notes

Facelift 5476
26-Jun-85

-

5009
27-May-52

14017
(4350/U8486)

15009
(4567/10201)

15109
(4478/U9561)
15297*

14018
(4447/U8265/0

5169
Aug-85

Facelift 5482 25-Sep-85

-

5010
11-Jun-52

14019
(4437/U8246)

15010
(4335/10391)

15110
(4501/U9615)
15048*

14020
(4332/U8241)

5230
7-Jun-85

Facelift 5475
12-Jun-85

-

5011
25-Jun-52

14021
(4456/U8295)

15011
(4571/10174)

15111
(4441/U9609)

14022
(4501/U8494)

-

Facelift 5462
18-Dec-84

-

5012
9-Jul-52

14024
(4452/U8284)

15012
(4568/10169)

15112
(4463/U9555)

14023
(4478/U8361)

-

Facelift 5489
3-Apr-86

-

5013
7-Aug-52

14025
(4463/U8313)

15013
(4566/10189)

15113
(4463/U9541)
15160*

14026
(4471/U8338)

5035
16-Apr-88

Renum.
5532
16-Apr-88

-

5014
25-Aug-52

14028
(4447/U8266)

15014
(4586/10184) 15237

15114
(4478/U9558)

14027
(4489/U8398)

-

Facelift 5493
14-Aug-86

-

5015
19-Sep-52

14029
(4451/U8277)

15015
(4503/10277) 15136+

15115
(4452/U9548)

14030
(4452/U8366)

5125
Jun-86

Facelift 5491
4-Jun-86

-

5016
17-Apr-53

14031
(4482/U8375)

15016
(4411/10251)

15116
(4437/U9546) 15301*

14032
(4501/U8493)

5173
30-Apr-88

Renum.
5511
30-Apr-88

-

5017
30-Apr-53

14033
(4445/U8262)

15017
(4402/10292)

15117
(4460/U9570)

14034
(4437/U8245)

-

6-Jan-86

Dec-89 V

5018
9-May-53

14036
(4476/U8357)

15018
(4409/10238)

15118
(4492/U9521) 15164*

14035
(4471/U8337)

5039
by 9-Apr-88

Renum.
5508
by
9-Apr-88

-

5019
18-May-53

14037
(4491/U8403)

15019
(4401/10332)

15119
(4456/U9495)

14038
(4475/U8354)

-

Facelift 5463 22-Jan-85

-

5020+
25-May-53

14039
(4446/U8264)

15020
(4519/10177) 15332
15234+

15120
(4445/U9500) 15382

14040
(4422/U9853)

5106
Apr-85

Renum.
5266 Nov-88

-

5021
29-May-53

14041
(4432/U8229) 14062

15021
(4405/10254) 15023

15121
(4512/U9642) 15123
15027*

14042
(4445/U8261) 14054

5027
7-Feb-84

Facelift 5455
13-Jun-84

-

5022
12-Jun-53

14043
(4491/U8404)

15022
(4517/10175)

15122
(4491/U9494) 15165*

14044
(4516/U8552)

5040
by 9-Apr-88

Renum.
5517
by
9-Apr-88

-

5023
19-Jun-53

14045
(4446/U8263)

15023
(4505/10309)

15123
(4422/U9305)

14046
(4422/U9854)

-

Jul-58

see notes

5024
29-Jun-53

14048
(4512/U8542)

15024
(4418/10266)

15124
(4404/U9654)

14047
(4476/U8358)

-

Jul-87

see notes

5025
3-Jul-53

14050
(4512/U8541) 14269

15025 [3]
(4521/10456)

15125
(4417/U9619) 15203

14049
(4463/U8314)

see notes

16-Dec-85

Feb-90 B

5026
10-Jul-53

14052
(4516/U8551)

15026
(4420/10298) 15175

15126
(4475/U9492) 15329*

14051
(4504/U8504)

see notes

Facelift 5483
2-Oct-85

-

5027+
4-Aug-53

14053
(4504/U8503)

15027
(4408/10281) 15123+

15127
(4587/U9622)

14054
(4417/U9844) 14042

5021
7-Feb-84

Renum.
5267
Nov-88

-

5028
11-Aug-53

14056
(4448/U8269) 65303 [4]
14337

15028
(4515/10272)

15128
(4432/U9518) 15083

14055
(4404/U9813)

5262
28-Apr-86

Jul-87

Feb-88 B

5029
17-Aug-53

14057
(4448/U8270) 14493

15029
(4536/10202)

15129
(4410/U9663) 15170*

14058
(4460/U8308)

5045
May-85

Facelift 5473
29-May-85

-

5030
25-Aug-53

14059
(4432/U8230)

15030
(4510/10278)

15130
(4455/U9571) 15167*

14060
(4482/U8282)

5042
Jul-85

Facelift 5478
22-Aug-85

-

5031
31-Aug-53

14061
(4587/U8501)

15031
(4580/10192)

15131
(4413/U9768) 15308*

14062
(4417/U9843) 14046

5180
Aug-85

Facelift 5484
23-Oct-85

-

5032
7-Sep-53

14063
(4587/U8502)

15032
(4412/10280)

15132
(4471/U9547) 15211*

14064
(4413/U9836)

5133
7-May-88

Renum. 5516
7-May-88

-

5033
15-Sep-53

14065
(4413/U9835)

15033 [5]
(4579/10460)

15133
(4504/U9623) 15224*

14066
(4404/U8560)

5146
31-May-85

Facelift 5474
5-Jun-85

-

Code

 

DU-1A

 

 

 

 

 

5034+
25-Sep-53

14067
(4421/U8574)

15159
(4421/U9761) 15141+

15134
(4592/U9661)

14068
(4509/U8530)

5041
14-Feb-85

16-Dec-85

Feb-88 B

5035+
30-Sep-53

14069
(4509/U8529)

15160
(4589/U9635) 15113+

15135
(4511/U9641)

14070
(4514/U8545)

5013
16-Apr-88

Renum.
5268
Nov-88

-

5036
7-Oct-53

14071
(4421/U9851)

15161
(4191/U9334)

15136
(4502/U9620) 15203*
15125

14072
(4507/U8519)

see notes

Facelift 5486
26-Nov-85

-

5037
13-Oct-53

14073
(4589/U8527)

15162
(4430/U9664) 15236+

15137
(4507/U9631)

14074
(4410/U8580)

see notes

Facelift 5494
2-Sep-86

-

5038
16-Oct-53

14076
(4588/U8511)

15163
(4588/U9627)

15138
(4423/U9770) 15302*

14075
(4410/U8581)

5174
c.9-Apr-88

Renum.
5504
c.9-Apr-88

-

5039+
22-Oct-53

14078
(4591/U8575)

15164
(4431/U9665) 15118+

15139
(4414/U9769)

14077
(4514/U8546) 14094

5018
by 9-Apr-88

Renum.
5269
Nov-88

-

5040+
28-Oct-53

14080
(4191/U8206)

15165
(4514/U9644) 15122+

15140
(4513/U9643)

14079
(4191/U8820)

5022
by 9-Apr-88

Renum.
5270
Nov-88

-

5041
2-Nov-53

14081
(4570/U8690)

15166
(4514/U9660)

15141
(4403/U9653) 15159*

14082
4589/U8528)

5034
14-Feb-85

Facelift 5464
7-Feb-85

-

5042+
6-Nov-53

14083
(4507/U8520)

15167
(4191/U10403) 15130+

15142
(4525/U9686)

14084
(4591/U9852)

5030
Jul-85

Renum.
5271
Nov-88

-

5043
13-Nov-53

14085
(4593/U8578)

15168
(4255/U9350)

15143
(4255/U9322) 15176*

14086
(4439/U8495)

5051
by 9-Apr-88

Renum.
5529
by
9-Apr-88

-

5044+
19-Nov-53

14087
(4506/U8515)

15169
(4606/U9692) 15345+

15144
(4506/U9629)

14088
(4439/U8496)

5254
May-85

Renum.
5272
Nov-88

-

5045+
25-Nov-53

14090
(4506/U8516)

15170
(4192/U10408) 15221
15170
15129+

15145
(4423/U9763) 15271
15145

14089
(4570/U8856)

5029
May-85

Renum.
5273
Nov-88

-

5046+
1-Dec-53

14091
(4588/U8512)

15171
(4509/U9636) 15364+

15146
(4508/U9633)

14092
(4593/U8828)

see notes

Renum.
5274
Nov-88

-

5047
15-Dec-53

14093
(4253/U8556)

15172
(4416/U9771)

15147
(4192/U9315)

14094
(4513/U8544)

-

4-Oct-77

see notes

5048
21-Dec-53

14095
(4513/U8543)

15173
(4177/U9175) 15265+

15148
(4416/U9412)

14096
(4183/U8196)

5122
Oct-86

Facelift 5495
13-Oct-86

-

5049+
5-Jan-54

14098
(4179/U8812)

15174
(4179/U10409) 15271+

15149
(4189/U9323)

14097
(4177/U8183)

5143
Jun-80

Renum.
5275
Nov-88

-

5050
17-Feb-54

14100
(4505/U8510) 14201
14012
14375

15175
(4237/U9338) 15026

15150
(4193/U9309)

14099
(4505/U8509) 14300

see notes

13-May-85

see notes

5051+
17-Feb-54

14101
(4183/U8810)

15176
(4183/U9177) 15143+

15151
(4253/U9650)

14102
(4508/U8524)

5043
by 9-Apr-88

Renum.
5276
Nov-88

-

5052+
1-Mar-54

14104
(4502/U8497)

15177
(4253/U9316) 15103+

15152
(4593/U9662)

14103
(4502/U8498) 14495

5003
3-85

Renum.
5277
Nov-88

-

5053
10-Mar-54

14105
(4243/U8826)

15178
(4243/U9167)

15153
(4243/U9340) 15185*

14106
(4243/U8212)

5107
c.24-Aug-85

Facelift 5485
6-Nov-85

-

5101
8-Dec-53

14201
(4253/U8802) 14100
14201

15179
(4601/U9687)

15154
(4241/U9349) 15081*

14202
(4407/U856614448
14202)

5261
16-Apr-88

Renum.
5530
16-Apr-88

-

5102
21-Dec-53

14204
(4255/U8836)

15180
(4189/U9184) [see notes]

15155
(4177/U9311)

14203
(4192/U8187)

see notes

1-Oct84

Apr-86 B (3)

5103
11-Jan-54

14206
(4255/U8194)

15181
(4241/U9230)

15156
(4179/U9326)

14205
(4407/U8567)

-

26-Oct-71

see notes

5104+
18-Jan‑54

14207
(4193/U8795)

15182
(4249/U9197) 15409+

15157
(4249/U9318)

14208
(4508/U8523)

5221
Apr-81

4-Nov-92

Jan-93 G

5105
1-Feb-54

14210
(4249/U8190)

15183
(4193/U9206)

15158
(4520/U9490) 15223*

14209
(4193/U8181)

5145
by 9-Apr-88

Renum.
5512
by
9-Apr-88

-

5106
22-Feb-54

14212
(4249/U8804)

15184
(4483/U9628)

15234
(4183/U9324) 15332*

14211
(4177/U8797)

5020
Apr-85

Facelift 5468
10-Apr-85

-

5107+
11-Mar-54

14213
(4240/U8833)

15185
(4240/U9209) 15153+

15235
(4240/U9347)

14214
(4235/U8830)

5053
c.24-Aug-85

14-May-90

Nov-91 B

5108
17-Mar-54

14215
(4186/U8204)

15186
(4235/U9218)

15236
(4235/U9376) 15014

14216
(4175/U8817)

see notes

16-Dec-85

Dec-89 V

5109
19-Mar-54

14218
(4186/U8818)

15187
(4248/U9240)

15237
(4248/U9339) 15162

14217
(4248/U8825)

see notes

16-Dec-85

Apr-89 V

5110+
23-Mar-54

14220
(4173/U8806) 14349
14373

15188
(4175/U9196) 15353+
15365

15238
(4175/U9331)

14219
(4248/U8211)

see notes

12-Aug-87

Jan-88 B

5111
26-Mar-54

14221
(4173/U8192)

15189
(4173/U9320)

15239
(4173/U9191)
15323*

14222
(4235/U8216)

5195
23-Apr-88

Renum.
5520
23-Apr-88

-

5112
2-Apr-54

14223
(4172/U8793)

15190
(4185/U9202)
15246+

15240
(4185/U9312)

14224
(4172/U8179)

5192
Apr-86

Facelift 5492
19-Jun-86

-

5113+
9-Apr-54

14225
(4483/U8514)

15191
(4172/U9203)
15376+

15241
(4172/U9307)

14226
(4185/U8184)

5198
Mar-81

13-May-91

Sep-91 B

5114+
15-Apr-54

14227
(4174/U8796)

15192
(4174/U9171)
15426+

15242
(4174/U9310)

14228
(4240/U8219)

5238
Mar-81

11-Nov-91

Oct-92 G

5115+
23-Apr-54

14229
(4194/U8794)
14230

15193
(4180/U9189)
15084 [6]
(701/11485)
15350+

15243
(4194/U9308)

14230
(4174/U8182)
14229

5172
Jul-88

6-Oct-92

Dec-92 G

5116
30-Apr-54

14232
(4194/U8180)

15194
(4244/U9244)

15244
(4180/U9313) 15204*

14231
(4175/U8203)

5126
by 9-Apr-88

Renum.
5523
by
9-Apr-88

-

5117
6-May-54

14234
(4180/U8799)

15195
(4194/U9192)         

15245
(4180/U8185)
15298*

14233
(4180/U8185)

5170
by 9-Apr-88

Renum.
5527 by
9-Apr-88

-

5118
14-May-54

14236
(4242/U8202)

15196
(4246/U9250)

15246
(4246/U9346)
15208*

14235
(4244/U8579)
14350

5192
23-Feb-85

Facelift 5465
 27-Feb-85

-

5119
21-May-54

14238
(4246/U8218)

15197
(4517/U9328)

15247
(4517/U9302)
15199*

14237
(4244/U8214)

5121
23-Apr-88

Renum.
5509
23-Apr-88

-

5120
28-May-54

14240
(4517/U8224)

15198
(4154/U10418)

15248
(4161/U9409)
15202*

14239
(4517/U9823)

5124
Jun-81

Facelift 5420
10-Jun-81

-

5121+
9-Jun-54

14242
(4161/U8808)
14413

15199
(4518/U9647)
15247+

15249
(4154/U9344)

14241
(4241/U8835)

5119
Apr-88

6-Oct-92

Dec-92 G

5122+
18-Jun-54

14243
(4242/U8816)

15200
(4155/U9208)
15215
15336+
15328

15250
(4518/U9765)
 15265
15173*

14244
(4237/U8210)

see notes

12-May-86

Nov-89 B

5123+
23-Jun-54

14246
(4237/U8824)

15201
(4594/U9367)
15104+

15251
(4155/U9404)

14245
(4521/U8200)

5004
Apr-85

Facelift 5497
9-Dec-86

-

5124+
30-Jun-54

14248
(4510/U8535)

15202
(4594/U9301)
15248+

15252
(4139/U9179)

14247
(4510/U8513)

5120
Jun-81

15-Jan-93

Apr-93 G

5125+
8-Jul-54

14250
(4403/U8559)

15203
(4236/U9212)
15136+
15015

15253
(4139/U9406)
15294*

14249
(4592/U8577)

see notes

Renum.
5501
30-Apr-88



-

5126+
26-Jul-54

14252
(4236/U8207)

15204
(4188/U10404)
15244+

15254
(4188/U9317)

14251
(4189/U8809)
14376

5116
by 9-Apr-88

2-Jul-92

Sep-92 G

5127
6-Aug-54

14253
(4594/U9822)

15205
(4580/U9638)

15255
(4236/U9335)

14254
(4401/U8555)

-

17-Jun-85

Oct-87 V

5128
13-Aug-54

14255
(4236/U8821)

15206
(4245/U9216)

15256
(4580/U9639)
15231*

14256
(4511/U8540)

5153
May-85

Facelift 5471
14-May-85

-

5129
20-Aug-54

14257
(4188/U8803)

15207
(4519/U9646)

15257
(4519/U9652)
15305*

14258
(4580/U8534)

5177
30-Apr-88

Renum.
5528
30-Apr-88

-

5130
27-Aug-54

14260
(4188/U8189)

15208
(4224/U9249)

15258
(4245/U9336)

14259
(4511/U8539)

-

Dec-73

see notes

5131+
3-Sep-54

14261
(4245/U8822)

15209
(4412/U9767)
15412+

15259
(4224/U9361)

14262
(4402/U8557)

see notes

5-May-93

May-93 G

5132
10-Sep-54

14264
(4402/U9810)

15210
(4161/U9201)

15260
(4409/U9484)
15291*

14263
(4594/U8223)

5163
8-Aug-85

Facelift 5480
10-Sep-85

-

5133+
15-Sep-54

14265
(4224/U8063)

15211
(4242/U9220)
15132+

15261
(4418/U9655)

14266
(4519/U8558)
14323
14266

5032
7-May-88

25-Nov-91

Feb-92 G

5134+
17-Sep-54

14267
(4224/U8123)
65383 [7]

15212
(4225/U9161)
15444+

15262
(4242/U9330)

14268
(4245/U8208)

5256
Sep-81

10-Aug-92

Nov-92 G

5135
29-Sep-54

14269
(4519/U9811)
14050

15213
(4409/U9651)

15263
(4225/U9368)
15388*

14270
(4592/U8576)

5210
30-Apr-88

Renum.
5521
30-Apr-88

-

5136
6-Oct-54

14272
(4225/U8105)

15214
(4239/U9337)

15264
(4182/U9329)
15049*

14271
(4409/U8570)

5231
23-Apr-88

Renum.
5525
23-Apr-88

-

5137
14-Oct-54

14274
(4580/U8533)

15215
(4182/U9178)
15072
15290
15320

15265
(4412/U9306)
15442
15320
15340
15442
15217*

14273
(4409/U8571)
14383
14416
14383

5139
by 9-Apr-88

Renum.
5519
by
9-Apr-88



-

5138+
20-Oct-54

14275
(4246/U8779)

15216
(4146/U10414)
15423+

15266
(4136/U9173)

14276
(4207/U8031)

5235
Dec-80

1-Sep-93

Sep-93 G

5139+
27-Oct-54

14277
(4177/U9845)

15217
(4207/U9236)
15442+

15267
(4420/U9775)

14278
(4182/U8815)
14356
14278

5137
by 9-Apr-88

2-Mar-92

Apr-92 G

5140
8-Nov-54

14280
(4146/U8018)
14359

15218
(4140/U9187)

15268
(4136/U9411)
15288*

14279
(4182/U8201)

5160
30-Apr-88

Renum.
5503
30-Apr-88

 

-

5141
5-Nov-54

14282
(4136/U8790)

15219
(4418/U9773)

15269
(4211/U9415)

14281
(4207/U8032)

-

Jul-61

see notes

5142+
12-Nov-54

14284
(4140/U8765)         

15220
(4216/U9235)
15102+

15270
(4216/U9359)         

14283
(4140/U8047)
14584

5002
Mar-85

Jul-87

Feb-88 B

5143
19-Nov-54

14285
(4211/U8008)         

15221
(4211/U9297)         

15271
(4140/U9386)
15174*

14286
(4211/U8007)   

5049
Jun-80

Facelift 5403
Jun-80

-

5144
26-Nov-54

14287
(4420/U9850)         

15222
(4237/U9234)         

15272
(4218/U9366)
15284*

14288
(4420/U9849)   

5156
7-May-88

Renum.
5524
7-May-88

-

5145+
1-Dec-54

14290
(4216/U8052)

15223
(4218/U9231)
15158+

15273
(4420/U9345)

14289
(4216/U8051)

5105
by 9-Apr-88

22-Apr-93

Jun-93 G

5146+
15-Dec-54

14291
(4146/U8756)
14383
14291

15224
(4157/U9168)
15320
15224
15133+

15274
(4157/U9399)         

14292
(4411/U9831)   

5033
31-May-85

 

27-May-90

Aug-91 B

5147
23-Dec-54

14294
(4157/U8778)

15225
(4198/U9214)

15275
(4186/U9188)
15322*

14293
(4218/U8010)

5194
by 9-Apr-88

Renum.
5518
by
9-Apr-88

-

5148+
31-Dec-54

14296
(4136/U8120)

15226
(4411/U10405)
15343+

15276
(4163/U9402)

14295
(4218/U8009)

5165
c.27-Jul-85

22-Oct-90

Oct-91 B

5149
7-Jan-55

14297
(4198/U8056)

15227
(4163/U10415)

15277
(4411/U9766)
15313*

14298
(4411/U9832)

5185
Oct-80

Facelift 5408
8-Oct-80

-

5150+
17-Jan-55

14300
(4238/U8834)
14099

15228
(4238/U9223)
15228 [8]
(4327/10394)
15370+

15278
(4198/U9423)
15278 [9]
(4652/12392)

14299
(4163/U8095)

5192
Jul-87

13-May-91

Feb-92 G

5151
25-Jan-55

14302
(4238/U8220)

15229
(4167/U9205)

15279
(4167/U9393)
15232*

14301
(4163/U8781)

5154
7-May-88

Renum.
5506
7-May-88

-

5152
1-Feb-55

14303
(4198/U8055)

15230
(4186/U9332)

15280
(4153/U9378)
15285

14304
(4167/U8066)
14356

see notes

Facelift 5406
29-Aug-80

-

5153+
4-Feb-55

14305
(4316/U8099)
14320
14305

15231
(4153/U9827)
15256+

15281
(4238/U9348)

14306
(4167/U8772)

5128
May-85

19-May-93

Aug-93 G

5154+
9-Feb-55

14308
(4230/U8058)

15232
(4230/U9159)
15279+

15282
(4230/U9360)

14307
(4153/U8757)

5151
7-May5-88

14-Apr-93

Jun-93 G

5155+
14-Feb-55

14309
(4157/U8084)

15233
(4229/U9248)
15107+

15283
(4229/U9356)

14310
(4230/U8057)

5007
Jun-85

23-Oct-92

Dec-92 G

5156+
25-Feb-55

14311
(4220/U8070)

15284
(4220/U9242)
15272+

15334
(4200/U9414)

14312
(4229/U8034)

5144
7- May-88

25-Aug-92

Oct-92 G

5157+
3-Mar-55

14313
(4220/U8069)

15285
(4200/U9232)
15381+

15335
(4220/U9362)

14314
(4200/U8002)

see notes

20-May-93

Jun-93 G

5158
11-Mar-55

14315
(4229/U8033)

15286
(4503/U9185)

15336
(4503/U9621)
15215*

14316
(4200/U8001)

5122
Apr-85

Facelift 5470
7-May-85

-

5159+
18-Mar-55

14317
(4503/U8500)

15287
(4147/U9180)
15105+

15337
(4147/U9395)

14318
(4203/U8025)

5005
by 9-Apr-88

6-Oct-93

Oct-93 G

5160+
26-Mar-55

14319
(4147/U8771)

15288
(4203/U9251)
15268+

15338
(4203/U9418)

14320
(4203/U8026)
14305
14320

5140
30-Apr-88

1-Jul-93

Jul-93 G

5161
30-Mar-55

14322
(4178/U8197)

15289
(4178/U9176)

15339
(4178/U9325)
15317*

14321
(4503/U8499)
14349
14321

5189
25-Jul-85

Facelift 5479
4-Sep-85

-

5162
7-Apr-55

14323
(4147/U8072)
14266
14323

15290
(4247/U9243)
15320
15290

15340
(4247/U9343)
15442
15340
15296*

14324
(4247/U8215)
14416
14324

5168
by 9-Apr-88

Renum.
5505
by
9-Apr-88

-

5163+
15-Apr-55

14325
(4178/U8811)

15291
(4145/U9825)
15260+

15341
(4145/U9400)

14326
(4247/U8829)

5132
8-Aug-85

30-Apr-90

Apr-92 G

5164
27-Apr-55

14328
(4145/U8791)
14407
14328

15292
(4187/U9182)
15120
15292

15342
(4187/U9321)

14327
(4145/U8089)

-

Jul-87

Jan-88 B

5165
4-May-55

14330
(4187/U8193)

15293
(4239/U9253)

15343
(4146/U9377)
15226*

14329
(4187/U8807)

5148
c.27-Jul-85

Facelift 5481
18-Sep-85

-

5166+
10-May-55

14331
(4239/U8209)

15294
(4227/U9226)
15253+

15344
(4227/U9370)

14332
(4227/U8117)

5125
30-Apr-88

22-Oct-90

Apr-91 MC

5167
18-May-55

14334
(4239/U9809)

15295
(4223/U9219)

15345
(4223/U9357)

14333
(4223/U8040)

-

28-Feb-70

see notes

5168+
24-May-55

14335
(4223/U8039)

15296
(4515/U9626)

15346
(4515/U9646)

14336
(4227/U8118)
15340+

5162
by 9-Aor-88

28-Jun-90
14393

Dec-91 MPS

5169+
28-May-55

14337
(4137/U8780)
65303 [10]

15297
(4137/U9183)
15109

15347
(4137/U9401)

14338
(4515/U8549)

5009
Aug-85

17-Feb-92

Apr-92 G

5170+
8-Jun-55

14339
(4250/U8199)

15298
(4250/U9299)
15245+

15348
(4250/U9327)

14340
(4209/U8068)

5117
by 9-Apr-88

2-Jul-92

Oct-92 G

5171
16-Jun-55

14341
(4165/U8042)

15299
(4165/U9826)

15349
(4165/U9385)
15038* [11]

14342
(4168/U8792)

5220
by 9-Apr-88

Renum.
5507
by
9-Apr-88

-

5172
28-Jun-55

14344
(4141/U8041)

15300
(4209/U9228)
15193

15350
(4134/U9394)
15084* [12]

14343
(4209/U8067)

5115
Jul-88

Renum.
5510
Jul-88

-

5173+
27-Jul-55

14345
(4515/U8550)

15301
(4141/U9170)
15116+

15351
(4207/U9419)
15120

14346
(4165/U8764)

5016
30-Apr-88

14-May-90

Feb-92 G

5174+
9-Aug-55

14348
(4151/U8776)

15302
(4151/U9194)
15138+

15352
(4151/U9397)

14347
(4151/U8078)

5038
c.9-Apr-88

1-Oct-90

see notes

5175
12-Aug-55

14349
(4168/U8126)
14220

15303
(4168/U9829)

15353
(4168/U9413)
15188

14350
(4521/U9903)
14235

see notes

3-Oct-83

Oct-87 V

5176+ E
19-Aug-55

14352
(4148/U8789)

15304
(4148/U9199)
15396+

15354
(4148/U9410)

14351
(4148/U8119)

5208
Jan-81

15-Apr-95

Sold, Mid- Norfolk Rly.

5177+
26-Aug-55

14354
(4212/U8116)

15305
(4520/U8691) [13]
15257+

15355
(4212/U9433)

14353
(4137/U8090)

5129
30-Apr-88

12-May-93

May-93 G

5178
7-Sep-55

14355
(4212/U8115)

15306
(4212/U9233)
15181

15356
(4214/U9252)
15434

14356
(4214/U8098)
14278
14356
14304

see notes

Oct-80

see notes

5179
9-Sep-55

14357
(4250/U8813)

15307
(4181/U9314)

15357
(4214/U9430)
15310*

14358
(4214/U8097)

5182
16-Apr-88

Renum.
5513
16-Apr-88

-

5180+
16-Sep-55

14360
(4408/U8569)

15308
(4202/U9215)
15131+

15358
(4202/U9416)

14359
(4234/U8112)
14405
14359
14280

5031
Aug-85

12-Aug-87

Feb-90 B

5181
21- Sep -55

14361
(4234/U8111)

15309
(4234/U9224)

15359
(4234/U9369)

14362
(4138/U8767)

-

Facelift 5487
21-Jan-86

-

5182+
27-Sep-55

14364
(4408/U8568)

15310
(4586/U9648)
15357+

15360
(4141/U9384)

14363
(4138/U8053)

5179
16-Apr-88

30-Sep-91

Jan-92 G

5183
4-Oct-55

14366
(4171/U8102)

15311
(4138/U9181)

15361
(4138/U9388)
15318*

14365
(4171/U8784)

5190
7-May-88

Renum.
5502
 7-May-88

-

5184
11-Oct-55

14367
(4226/U8022)

15312
(4195/U9428)

15362
(4171/U10406)
15330*

14368
(4430/U8583)

5202
by 9-Apr-88

Renum.
5514
by 9-Apr-88

-

5185+
19-Oct-55

14369
(4199/U8019)

15313
(4195/U9157)
15277+

15363
(4226/U9354)

14370
(4199/U8020)

 

5149
Oct-80

15-Dec-92

Dec-92 G

5186
21-Oct-55

14372
(4156/U8030)

15314
(4199/U9213)

15364
(4171/U9405)

14371
(4197/U8122)

-

Jul-87

Jan-88 B (3)

5187
28-Oct-55

14374
(4566/U8852)

15315
(4197/U9217)

15365
(4199/U9417)
15353
15391*

14373
(4197/U8121)
14349

5213
16-Apr-88

Renum.
5526
16-Apr-88

-

5188
4-Nov-55

14376
(4156/U8760)
14251

15316
(4156/U10402)
15080 [14]

15366
(4197/U9434)
15035*

14375
(4201/U8043)
14012

5217
Dec-85

17-Jun-85

Oct-87 V

5189+
11-Nov-55

14377
(4201/U8044)

15317
(4566/U9174)
15339+

15367
(4156/U9381)

14378
(4566/U8686)

5161
25-Jul-85

22-Oct-90

Jul-91 MPS

5190+
17-Nov-55

14380
(4217/U8093)

15318
(4226/U9229)
15361+

15368
(4566/U9387)

14379
(4143/U8777)

5183
7-May-88

26-Apr-93

Jun-93 G

5191+
23-Nov-55

14381
(4565/U8749)

15319
(4201/U9254)
15108+

15369
(4201/U9421)

14382
(4143/U8083)

5008
Jun-85

14-May-90

Apr-92 G

5192
21-Nov-55

14383
(4217/U8094)
14273

15320
(4143/U10407)
15208
15246
15190

15370
(4586/U9319)
15228*

14384
(4565/U9807)

see notes

Jul-87

see notes

5193
25-Nov-55

14386
(4152/U8012)

15321
(4565/U9255)

15371
(4181/U9193)

14385
(4160/U8011)

-

Facelift 5488
4-Mar-86

-

5194+
2-12-55

14388
(4160/U8753)

15322
(4217/U9211)
15275+

15372
(4565/U9483)

14387
(4152/U8754)

5147
by 9-Apr-88

29-Sep-93

Oct-93 G

5195+
7-Dec-55

14389
(4405/U9814)

15323
(4152/U10416)
15239+

15373
(4217/U9352)

14390
(4405/U8561)

5111
23-Apr-88

22-Sep-93

Oct-93 G

5196+ E
7-Dec-55

14392
(4518/U9859)
65303 [15]
14392

15324
(4160/U9195)
15399+

15374
(4143/U9398)

14391
(4169/U8751)

5211
Feb-81

13-Jul-94

Sep-94 G

5197
9-Dec-55

14394
(4169/U8046)

15325
(4169/U9207)

15375
(4160/U9374)
15306*

14393
(4518/U9860)

5243
30-Apr-88

Renum.
5522
30-Apr-88

-

5198
14-Dec-55

14395
(4205/U8049)

15326
(4164/U9300)

15376
(4169/U9372)
15191*

14396
(4196/U8103)

5113
Mar-81

Facelift 5413
24-Mar-81

-

5199
14-Dec-55

14397
(4205/U8050)

15327
(4132/U9172)

15377
(4164/U9383)

14398
(4144/U8782)

-

Facelift 5441
4-May-82

-

5200
20-Dec-55

14400
(4208/U8038)

15328
(4574/U8563) [16]
15336+

15378
(4152/U9375)

14399
(4196/U8104)

5122
Nov-86

Facelift 5496
3-Nov-86

-

5201+
6-Jan-56

14402
(4208/U8037)

15329
(4205/U9238)
15126+

15379
(4209/U9425)

14401
(4144/U8096)

5026
19-Aug-85

27-May-90

Dec-91 B

5202+
11-Jan-56

14404
(4158/U8758)

15330
(4568/U8854) [17]
15362+

15380
(4205/U9422)
15305

14403
(4158/U8024)

5184
by 9-Apr-88

22-Oct-90

May-92 G

5203
18-Jan-56

14406
(4210/U8080)

15331
(4144/U10410)

15381
(4196/U9431)

14405
(4232/U8027)

see notes

Oct-80

see notes

5204
25-Jan-56

14407
(4210/U8079)

15332
(4208/U9241)

15382
(4144/U9403)

14408
(4228/U8045)

-

18-Jun-58

see notes

5205
27-Jan-56

14410
(4232/U8028)

15333
(4158/U10412)

15383
(4208/U9420)

14409
(4228/U8005)

-

Facelift 5429
30-Nov-81

-

5206
8-Feb-56

14411
(4150/U8065

15384
(4232/U9246)

15394
(4232/U9355)

14412
(4150/U8774)

-

Facelift 5437
22-Mar-82

-

5207
8-Feb-56

14413
(4431/U8584)

15385
(4228/U9210)

15395
(4210/U9239)
15387*

14414
(4431/U8585)

5209
23-Apr-88

Renum.
5515 23-Apr-88

-

5208
24-Feb-56

14416
(4162/U8759)
14383
14324
14416

15386
(4132/U9390)

15396
(4569/U8855) [18]
15304*

14415
(4412/U9833)

5176
Jan-81

Facelift
various
3-Feb-81

see notes

5209+
29-Feb-56

14418
(4241/U8221)
14039

15387
(4233/U9221)
15395+

15397
(4210/U9427)

14417
(4189/U8195)

5207
23-Apr-88

9-Dec-92

Dec-92 G

5210+
2-Mar-56

14420
(4162/U8029)

15388
(4228/U9358)
15263+

15398
(4568/U8688)[19]

14419
(4418/U8562)

5135
30-Apr-88

25-Aug-92

Oct-92 G

5211
9-Mar-56

14421
(4139/U8785)

15389
(4150/U9392)

15399
(4158/U9379)
15324*

14422
(4204/U8061)

5196
Feb-81

Facelift 5416
25-Feb-81

-

5212
14-Mar-56

14423
(4139/U8107)

15390
(4204/U9424)

15400
(4573/U9772)

14424
(4414/U9837)

-

Facelift 5431
16-Dec-81

-

5213+
23-Mar-56

14425
(4204/U8062)

15391
(4204/U9247)
15353+

15401
(4162/U9380)

14426
(4414/U9838)

5187
14-Apr-88

23-Oct-92

Jan-93 G

5214
27-Mar-56

14428
(4219/U8088)

15392
(4231/U9363)

15402
(4150/U10413)
15060* [20]

14427
(4219/U8087)

5242
Jan-81

Facelift 5407
20-Jan-81

-

5215
6-Apr-56

14430
(4419/U9848)

15393
(4159/U9389)

15403
(4162/U10417)
15061*

14429
(4159/U8768)

5246
Oct-81

Facelift 5428
9-Nov-81

-

Code

 

DU

 

 

 

 

 

5216
13-4-56

14431
(4419/U9847)

15034 [21]
(4520/10470)

15404
(4159/U9169)

14432
(4135/U8770)

-

Facelift 5458
17-Sep-84

-

Code

CP-1A

 

 

CP-1A

 

 

 

5217+
20-Apr-56

14434
(4159/U8054)

15035
(4520/10229)
15366+

15405
(4135/U9391)

14433
(4135/U8060)

5188
Dec-85

27-Nov-92

Dec-92 G

5218
25-Apr-56

14435
(4161/U8114)

15036 [22]
(4564/10459)

15406
(4219/U9365)

14436
(4401/U9808)

-

Facelift 5404
19-Dec-79

-

5219
4-May-56

14438
(4221/U8082)

15037
(4542/10222)

15407
(4166/U9396)

14437
(4166/U8077)

-

Facelift 5449
18-Oct-82

-

5220+
18-May-56

14440
(4221/U8081)
14439

15038 [23]
(4590/11451)
15349+

15408
(4221/U9364)

14439
(4166/U8775)
14260

5171
by 9-Apr-88

15-Sep-93

Sep-93 G

5221
25-May-56

14441
(4206/U8092)

15039
(4425/10246)

15409
(4170/U9382)
15182*

14442
(4170/U8761)

5104
Apr-81

Facelift 5414
30-Apr-81

-

5222+
5-Jun-56

14443
(4170/U8035)
14490

15040
(4426/10285)
15421+
15194

15410
(4206/U9429)
15204

14444
(4176/U8205)

5233
Jun-81

7-Jan-91

Apr-91 MC

5223+
13-Jun-56

14446
(4176/U8819)

15041
(4560/10322)
15427+
15391

15411
(4176/U9333)
15315

14445
(4213/U8074)

5239
Jul-81

22-Jul-91

Jan-92 G

5224
20-Jun-56

14447
(4226/U8021)

15042
(4429/10283)

15412
(4213/U9426)
15209
15052

14448
(4206/U8091)
14202
14448

see notes

Facelift 5424
24-Jul-81

-

5225
26-Jun-56

14449
(4190/8572)

15043
(4427/10275)
15020

15413
(4526/U9762)
15120
15292
15120
15351*

14450
(4213/U8073)
14407
14328
14407

see notes

Facelift 5402
 14-Mar-80

-

5226+
6-Jul-56

14451
(4231/U8075)

15044
(4215/10224)
15280+

15414
(4190/U9659)

14452
(4567/U8853)

see notes

29-Oct-92

Dec-92 G

5227
11-Jul-56

14453
(4231/U8076)

15045 [24]
(4572/10452)

15415
(4567/U9774)
15046* [25]

14454
(4190/U8573)

5228
Oct-81

Facelift 5427
28-Oct-81

-

5228+
18-Jul-56

14455
(4571/U8858)

15046 [26]
(4537/10466)
15415+

15416
(4149/U9408)

14456
(4571/U8692)

5227
Oct-81

14-May-90

Nov-91 B

5229+
25-Jul-56

14458
(4426/U9793)
14333

15047 [27]
(4549/10468)
15435+

15417
(4426/U9673)

14457
(4567/U8687)

5247
Feb-81

5-Aug-91

Oct-91 B

5230+
17-Aug-56

14460
(4426/U9794)

15048
(4428/10299)
15110+

15418
(4254/U9527)

14459
(4526/U8225)

5010
Jun-85

14-May-90

May-92 G

5231+
23-Aug-56

14461
(4573/U8689)

15049
(4553/10176)
15264+

15419
(4196/U9163)

14462
(4425/U9791)

5136
23-Apr-88

13-May-91

Oct-91 B

5232+
28-Aug-56

14464
(4590/U9806)

15050
(4424/10260)
15422+

15420
 (4590/U9482)

14463
(4425/U9792)

5234
May-81

14-May-93

Jul-93 G

5233
7-Sep-56

14466
(4131/U8006)

15051
(4540/10211)

15421
(4131/U10411)
15040*

14465
(4590/U8023)

5222
Jun-81

Facelift 5415
9-Jun-81

-

5234
10-Sep-56

14467
(4195/U8085)

15052
(4546/10223)
15209

15422
(4425/U9672)
15050*

14468
(4132/U8769)

5232
May-81

Facelift 5422
2-Jul-81

-

5235
17-Sep-56

14470
(4427/U9796)

15053
(4527/10471)

15423
(4206/U9165)
15216*

14469
(4131/U8752)

5138
Dec-80

Facelift 5405
15-Dec-80

-

5236
25-Sep-56

14472
(4215/U8110)

15054
(4534/10167)

15424
(4427/U9674)

14471
(4427U9795)

-

Facelift 5433
25-Jan-82

-

5237
3-Oct-56

14473
(4215/U8109)

15055 [28]
(4556/10451)

15425
(4429/U9760)
15058

14474
(4429/U9800)

5240
Aug-81

Facelift 5419 5-Aug-81

-

5238
8-Oct-56

14475
(4429/U9799)

15056
(4545/10190)

15426
(4215/U9432)
15192*

14476
(4520/U8106)

5114
Mar-81

Facelift 5411
16-Mar-81

-

5239
19-Oct-56

14478
(4134/U8071)

15057
(4530/10193)

15427
(4231/U9225)
15041*

14477
(4134/U8773)

5223
Jul-81

Facelift 5417
6-Jul-81

-

5240+
26-Oct-56

14479
(4133/U8766)
14491
14103

15058
(4532/10188)
15434
15058
15425+

15428
(4213/U9237)

14480
(4537/U8762)

5237
Aug-81

17-Nay-93

May-93 G

5241
30-Oct-56

14482
(4149/U8787)

15059 [29]
(4552/10450)

15429
(4149/U10401)
15001*

14481
(4537/U8036)

5001
19-Jan-84

Facelift 5456
10-Jul-84

-

5242+
7-Nov-56

14483
(4546/U8798)

15060 [30]
(4561/10467)
15402+

15430
(1871/U8604) [31]

14484
(4133/U8048)

5214
Jan-81

13-May-91

Jan-92 G

5243+
14-Nov-56

14486
(4424/U9790)
14405

15061
(4535/10226)
15306
15375+

15431
(4526/U9303)
15356

14485
(4424/U9789)

5197
Apr-88

13-Oct-93

Oct-93 G

5244
21-Nov-56

14487
(4155/U8783)

15062
(4543/10178)

15432
(4131/U9373)

14488
(4254/U9876)

-

Facelift 5439 6-Apr-82

-

5245
26-Nov-56

14490
(4181/U8186)
14443

15063
(4538/10194)

15433
(4221/U9222)
15219*

14489
(4586/U8554)
14282

-

Facelift 5418
1-May-81

-

5246+
30-Nov-56

14492
(4181/U8800)
65383 [32]
14267

15064 [33]
(4548/10469)
15181
15306
15061
15403

15434
(1871/U9928)
15058
15434
15356
15431

14491
(4423/U9855)
14103
14491

see notes

Facelift 5435
24-Feb-82

-

5247
14-Dec-56

14494
(4403/U9812)

15065
(4557/10212)

15435
(1870/U9927)
15047* [34]

14493
(4154/U8755)
65307 [35]
14206

5229
Feb-81

Facelift 5409
24-Feb-81

-

5248+
21-Dec-56

14495
(4412/U9834)
14492

15066
(4544/10186)
15447+
15443+

15436
(4179/U8198) [36]

14496
(4423/U9856)
14510

see notes

5-Aug-93

Sep-93 G

5249
4-Jan-57

14498
(4430/U8582)

15067 [37]
(4551/10453)

15437
(1878/U9935)

14497
(1870/U8603)

-

Facelift 5434
25-Jan-82

-

5250
11-Jan-57

14500
(4415/U9839)

15068
(4528/10183)

15438
(4424/U9671)
15073*

14499
(4415/U9840)

5255
Aug-81

Facelift 5421
26-Aug-81

-

5251
18-Jan-57

14502
(1877/U8610)

15069
(4541/10225)

15439
(4135/U9204)

14501
(1878/U8611)

-

Facelift 5457
25-Jul-84

-

5252
25-Jan-57

14504
(4416/U9842)

15070
(4531/10180)

15440
(4202/U8013) [38]

14503
(4202/U8014)

-

Facelift 5443
16-Aug-82

-

5253
1-Feb-57

14505
(4149/U8113)

15071
(4539/10191)

15441
(4166/U9190)

14506
(4132/U8059)

_

Facelift 5459
29-Oct-84

-

5254
8-Feb-57

14507
(4416/U9841)
14458

15072
(4558/10179)
15295

15442
(4155/U8213) [39]
15345
15169*

14508
(4586/U8553)

5044
May-85

Facelift 5472
22-May-85

-

5255+
15-Feb-57

14510
(4184/U8191)
14496

15073
(4533/10185)
15438+

15443
(4219/U9245)
15447

14509
(4154/U8017)

5250
Aug-81

Facelift 5430
22-Dec-81

-

5256
22-Feb-57

14511
(4141/U8763)

15074
(4550/10168)

15444
(4142/U9407)
15212*

14512
(4195/U8086)

5134
SEp-81

Facelift 5423
23-SEp-81

-

5257
1-Mar-57

14514
(4142/U8786)

15075
(4555/10187)

15445
(4428/U9759)

14513
(4428/U9798)

-

Facelift 5440
23-Apr-82

-

5258
8-Mar-57

14515
(4572/U8831)

15076
(4554/10227)

15446
(4170/U9828)

14516
(4428/U9797)

-

Facelift 5460
13-Nov-84

-

5259
15-Mar-57

14517
(4142/U8108)

15077
(4547/10204)

15447
(1877/U9934)
15066*

14518
(4418/U9846)

5248
Sep-81

Facelift 5426
21-Sep-81

-

5260
22-Mar-57

14519
(4572/U8217

15078
(4529/10182)

15448
(4142/U9186)

14520
(1838/U9886)

-

Facelift 5461
11-Dec-84

-

                       

 

Key letter codes for scrap dealers

B

C. F. Booth (Rotherham).

G

Gwent Demolition (Margam).

MC

M.C. Metals, Glasgow.

MNS

Mayer Newman, Snailwell.

MPS

Mayer Parry (Snailwell).

SMC

Sims Metals, Cardiff.

V

Vic Berry (Leicester).

 

 

                       

 

 

At 10:25 am on 4th July 1958, unit no.5023 passed the Maze Hill home signal at danger and was involved in a collision with C-class steam locative no.31461 shunting ecs. The wrecked Motorcoach of no.5023 was withdrawn and scrapped. ©

 

 

Individual Unit Notes
(5001 – 5053 & 5101 - 5260)

5001

Unit damaged (where?) c. Jul‑56 and out of use until repaired c.Sep‑59.

TS 15001 exchanged with TSO 15429 (ex.5241) 19‑Jan‑84.

5001 renumbered 5265 Nov‑88.

Unit further reformed 11‑Nov‑90 and TSO 15429 to ‘new’ 5279 and replaced by TS 15207 (ex. withdrawn 5528). Unit now the only one in fleet with original formation of one TS and one TSO and renumbered back to 5001.

Unit restored to green livery early in 1991 and used for special workings. Used at times in ordinary traffic when short of stock until withdrawn from normal service 25‑Jan‑94. Unit then maintained in working order as a ‘Heritage’ unit for special use only.

Unit allocated to Eversholt leasco fleet 1‑Apr‑94. Reinstated to traffic and still in use until Oct‑94 when once again stored, used in traffic for last day of 4 EPB service 31‑Mar‑95 and final railtour 15‑Apr‑95. Unit stored at Strawberry Hill from 12‑Jun‑95 until moved to Long Marston 20‑Mar‑96 for further storage, then to Kineton.

Unit subsequently moved by road to Shoeburyness for stripping Apr‑04 and all cars then taken by road to Sims Metals, Cardiff for scrapping as follows: 15101 arr. 5‑May‑04 and cut‑up 7‑May‑04, 14002 arr. 10‑May‑04 and cut‑up that day, 15207 arr. 10‑May‑04 and cut‑up 12‑May‑04 and 14001 arr. 11‑May‑04 and cut‑up 13‑May‑04.

5002

TSO 15102 exchanged with TS 15220 (ex.5142) Mar‑85 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 7‑Mar‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5466.

5003

14005 and 15103 damaged in buffer stop collision at Guildford 18‑Sep‑53 but repaired by Jun‑54. TSO 15103 exchanged with TS 15177 (ex.5052) Mar‑85 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 20‑Mar‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5467.

5004

TSO 15104 exchanged with TS 15201 (ex.5123) Apr‑85 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 24‑Apr‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5469.

5005

Unit formed with 9 Compt. TS seating 108 and non-standard seating capacity of 374. TSO 15105 exchanged with TS 15287 (ex.5159) by 9‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5531.

5006

Due to poor body condition, MBS 14012 exchanged with 14100 (ex. withdrawn 5050 and temporarily via no.5101) Aug‑85.

Unit withdrawn 6‑Jan‑86 and following stripping unit stored at Sevenoaks, moving to Mountfield for accident exercise 20‑Mar‑87 and returned to Sevenoaks.

Unit to Clapham Yard 27‑Jan‑88, sold to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping moving from Clapham Yard to Tinsley 4‑Mar‑88. Unit arrived at Booth’s yard c.Dec‑88 and all cars scrapped Jan‑89.

5007

Unit no.5007 (lead unit in West Croydon to London Bridge service no.2K44) involved in sidelong collision with 4725 (Beckenham Junction to Victoria service no.2R66) at Bromley Junction at 08:28hrs on 13‑Nov‑81 and MBS 14014 damaged and withdrawn, stored at Selhurst depot until scrapped by Marple & Gillott, Attercliffe, moving from Norwood Yard 5‑Apr‑83. Replaced from Jan‑82 by 14057 (ex. spare, originally from 5029).

The accident report stated:

“the 08.23 Beckenham Junction to Victoria electric multiple-unit passenger train, 2R66, consisting of four cars, struck the offside of the leading coach of the 08.22 West Croydon to London Bridge electric multiple-unit passenger train, 2K44, formed of eight cars, where the Up Crystal Palace spur joins the Up Bromley line to form the Up Crystal Palace line, the latter train having passed the signal protecting the junction at Danger. The collision resulted in the leading three cars of train 21344 being derailed, together with the leading two cars of train 2R66; substantial damage occurred to the derailed cars”.

No passengers or railway staff were seriously injured but six passengers received minor injuries or shock.

TSO 15107 exchanged with TS 15233 (ex.5155) Jun‑85 and unit ran briefly with two TS cars seating 404 until sent to Eastleigh for facelift 14‑Aug‑85. At Eastleigh, TS 15007 condemned, being scrapped by C. F. Booth (Rotherham), moving from Eastleigh formed into withdrawn 5102 2‑Apr‑86, and replaced by TS 15180 (ex. withdrawn 5102). Both TS cars 15180 and 15233 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5477.

5008

Unit damaged in collision at Grove Park (details unknown) and withdrawn 22‑Aug‑59, TS 15008 being subsequently scrapped at Eastleigh works c.Sep‑59. MBS 14015 also slightly damaged and remaining three cars stored at Micheldever. TS 11456 arrived from Gatwick c.15‑Jun‑60 and formed into ‘5008’ which moved to Eastleigh for repair (date?) and unit reinstated 15‑Mar‑61 after repair with TS 15080, a 9 Compt. coach converted ex.4 SUB vehicle 11456 (ex.4313) seating one-hundred & eight, and unit now seated three-hundred & seventy-four. Unit ran with 11456, this coach not renumbered 15080 until c.Sep‑61.

Both trailers removed from unit Jun‑85, non‑standard TS 15080 exchanged with TS 15316 (ex. withdrawn 5188), and TSO 15108 exchanged with TS 15319 (ex.5191) and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 26‑Jun‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5476.

5009

TSO 15109 exchanged with TS 15297 (ex.5169) Aug‑85 and unit ran briefly with two TS cars seating 404 prior to going to Eastleigh for facelift 25‑Sep‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5482.

5010

TSO 15110 exchanged with TS 15048 (ex.5230) Jun‑85 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 12‑Jun‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5475.

5011

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 18‑Dec‑84 and TS 15011 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5462.

5012

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 3‑Apr‑86 and TS 15012 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5489.

5013

Unit damaged c.Sep‑57 (details unknown).

TSO 15113 exchanged with TS 15160 (ex.5035) 16‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5532.

5014

TSO 15114 damaged by fire about Dec-69 (details unknown) and unit to Eastleigh 29‑Dec‑69 for C4 repair. Released 17‑Apr‑70.

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 14‑Aug‑86 and TS 15014 to withdrawn 5108 Aug‑86 and replaced by TSO 15237 (ex. withdrawn 5109) and unit renumbered 5493.

5015

TS 15015 exchanged with TSO 15136 (ex.5125) Jun‑86 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 4‑Jun‑86 and renumbered 5491.

5016

TSO 15116 exchanged with TS 15301 (ex.5173) 30‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5511.

5017

Unit withdrawn 6‑Jan‑86 and after stripping stored at Sevenoaks. Moved to Hastings for accident exercise by 30‑Oct‑87, returning to Clapham Yard 24‑Feb‑88, then to Brighton Top Yard 23‑Mar‑88 for further exercise.

Unit later moved to Norwood Yard and to Cricklewood 4‑Nov‑89, moved for scrapping to V Berry, Leicester from there 20‑Dec‑89.

5018

TSO 15118 exchanged with TS 15164 (ex.5039) by 9‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5508.

5019

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 22‑Jan‑85. TS 15019 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5463.

5020

Both trailers 15020 and 15120 damaged (details unknown) and under repair by Jun‑58, to unit 5225 18‑Jun‑58 and replaced by 15332 and 15382 both ex. damage repairs at Eastleigh from 5204, Nov‑58.

Unit damaged by fire at Selhurst Mar‑66 (no details) and unit to Eastleigh 4‑May‑66 for C5 repair, released 26‑Jul‑66.

TS 15332 exchanged with TSO 15234 (ex.5106) Apr‑85.

Unit renumbered 5266 from Nov‑88.

5021

Unit hit by 6013 in Crayford Spur collision 17‑Feb‑59 and withdrawn 18‑Apr‑59. MBS 14041 and TS 15021 both partly telescoped and withdrawn, 14041 being scrapped at Lancing Apr‑59 and 15021 at Eastleigh c.Oct‑60 (officially withdrawn 8‑Oct‑60) after a period stored at Micheldever. TSO 15121 to 5302 from Jun‑61 after repairs at Lancing, arrived in Aug‑59 and still awaiting attention 31‑Aug‑60.

The accident report stated:

"In fog, the 9.40 a.m. Charing Cross to Gillingham electric train, which had been wrongly admitted into the block section, ran at about 15 m.p.h. into the 9.25 a.m. Charing Cross to Dartford electric train, which was stationary at the home signal. Two sections in one coach of this train were wrecked by telescoping but fortunately they were empty. There were about 50 passengers in the 9.25 am. Train and 150 in the following one; 17 were taken to West Hill Hospital at Dartford but all except one with a broken ankle were discharged after treatment. The guard and a driver learning the route in the leading train were also injured though not seriously."

Unit reinstated from 11‑Sep‑59 reformed with MBS 14062 (ex.5031) and trailers 15023 and 15123 (both ex.5023).

MBS 14042 and TSO 15123 exchanged with MBS 14054 and TS 15027 (both ex.5027) 7‑Feb‑84 and unit ran with two TS cars seating 404 until sent to Eastleigh for facelift 13‑Jun‑84. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5455.

5022

TSO 15122 exchanged with TS 15165 (ex.5040) by 9‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5517.

5023

Unit damaged at Addiscombe (details unknown).

Unit involved in collision with C-class steam locomotive 31461 at Maze Hill 4‑Jul‑58 and MBS 14045 wrecked and withdrawn 2‑Aug‑58, scrapped at Slade Green Jul‑58. Unit deleted, MBS 14046 to 5031 3‑Sep‑58, trailers 15023 and 15123 both to 5021 Oct‑59.

The accident report stated:

"The 9.41 a.m. 4-coach electric passenger train from Gravesend Central to Charing Cross ran past the Up home signal at danger and collided head-on with a 9-coach empty steam passenger stock train which was being shunted slowly from the Up sidings across the Up line towards the Down line. The accident occurred as the empty train was entering the crossover leading from the Up to the Down line. The passenger train was approaching the station at about 40 m.p.h. when the motorman, who had failed to observe the home signal, saw the obstruction ahead and applied the brakes. His action was too late to be effective and the collision occurred at a speed of about 25 m.p.h.

The force of the impact drove the empty train backwards for 11 yards and lifted the engine which mounted the leading coach of the electric train. The Up and Down lines were blocked and the electric current was cut off immediately by the heavy short circuit. There were about 50 passengers in the electric train, and 43 of these, together with the motorman and guard, were taken to hospital where five were detained, but none was seriously injured."

5024

MBS 14047 and TSO 15124 damaged near Borough Market Junction 22‑Jul‑64 when sidescraped by open door on van train, unit to Eastleigh for overhaul and repair 27‑Jul‑64, released 25‑Sep‑64.

Unit damaged c.Apr‑82 (details unknown).

Unit stored from 12‑May‑86 at Paddock Wood and withdrawn from Jul‑87. MBS cars 14047 and 14048 converted to a sandite unit no.015 from late 1987 and renumbered ADB977531 ADB977532 respectively. Trailers 15024 and 15124 stored at Paddock Wood and moved from there for scrapping formed as part of an 8-car ‘5110’ 12‑Jan‑88, to C. F. Booth (Rotherham).

Unit no.015 withdrawn Jul‑94 and scrapped at Gwent Demolition (Margam) Mar‑95.

5025

MBS 14050 exchanged with 14269 (ex.5135) Nov‑85. TSO 15125 to 5036 Dec‑85 and replaced by TS 15203 (ex.5125 and via 5036) and unit stored with two TS from 16‑Dec‑85.

Unit stored at Norwood Yard by Nov‑86, moved to Clapham Yard by mid‑1989 and to Cricklewood 21‑Aug‑89. Scrapped by C. F. Booth (Rotherham), moving from Cricklewood 1‑Feb‑90, arrived 8‑Feb‑90.

5026

TSO 15126 exchanged with TS 15329 (ex.5201) 19‑Aug‑85 and unit ran briefly in service with two TS cars until sent to Eastleigh 2‑Oct‑85 for facelift. At Eastleigh TS 15026 condemned and exchanged with TS 15175 (ex. withdrawn 5050) and both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5483.

5027

MBS 14054 and TS 15027 exchanged with 14042 and TSO 15123 (both ex.5021) 7‑Feb‑84.

Unit renumbered 5267 Nov‑88.

5028

MBS 14056 and TSO 15128 exchanged with BR type MBS 65303 and TS 15083 (both ex.5262) 28‑Apr‑86 and unit now seated four-hundred & six and was 258' 10½" long.

Unit stored from 12‑May‑86, initially at Swanley, moved to Slade Green for stripping 13‑Sep‑86 then to store at Hither Green, where MBS 14055 damaged by fire 20‑Oct‑86.

MBS 65303 exchanged with fire damaged 14337 (ex.5169) 7‑Feb‑87 and unit withdrawn Jul‑87. Scrapped by C. F. Booth (Rotherham) Feb‑88 as 14337 + 15028 + 15083 + 14055, moving from Hither Green 29‑Jan‑88.

5029

MBS 14057 damaged in buffer stop collision at Horsham 29‑Aug‑79 and to spare after repairs (later to no.5007 from Jan‑82). Replaced by 14493 (ex. 2 HAP 5624, originally from no.5247). TSO 15129 exchanged with TS 15170 (ex.5045) May‑85 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 29‑May‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5473.

5030

Unit damaged in open door collision with 5135 near Ladywell 7‑Feb‑61, repaired and varnished at Selhurst.

TSO 15130 exchanged with TS 15167 (ex.5042) Jul‑85 and unit ran briefly with two TS cars seating 404 until sent to Eastleigh for facelift 22‑Aug‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5478.

5031

MBS 14062 damaged in derailment at Borough Market Jct. 12‑Aug‑58 (motor bogie ripped off) and to no.5021 Oct‑59 after repairs. Replaced from 3‑Sep‑58 by 14046 (ex. withdrawn 5023).

The accident report stated:

"The 6.52 a.m., ten-coach, Up electric train from Sanderstead to Cannon Street became derailed at the eighth coach as it travelled slowly over a set of badly worn switches on the Up local line where the routes to Charing Cross and Cannon Street diverge. The eighth coach was much shaken as a result of the derailment and was forced against the parapet of the viaduct, and the ninth coach was separated from it and slewed across the lines leading to Charing Cross, and tilted, but none of the few passengers in these cars was seriously injured. Six were taken to hospital suffering from minor injuries hut were not detained."

TSO 15131 exchanged with TS 15308 (ex.5180) Aug‑85 and unit ran briefly in service with two TS cars seating 404 until sent to Eastleigh for facelift 23‑Oct‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5484.

5032

Unit (with 5669 + 5682) slightly damaged in collision with 4127 + 4630 in Wimbledon South Sidings 8‑Aug‑61.

TSO 15132 exchanged with TS 15211 (ex.5133) 7‑May‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5516.

5033

TSO 15133 exchanged with TS 15224 (ex.5146) Jun‑85 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 5‑Jun‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5474.

5034

TS 15159 exchanged with TSO 15141 (ex.5041) Feb‑85. Unit stored from 16‑Dec‑85 initially at Plumstead, moving to Hither Green 26‑Jul‑86, and scrapped by C. F. Booth (Rotherham), moving from Hither Green 29‑Jan‑88.

5035

TS 15160 exchanged with TSO 15113 (ex.5013) 16‑Apr‑88.

Unit renumbered 5268 Nov‑88.

5036

TSO 15136 exchanged with TS 15203 (ex.5125) c. 7‑Sep‑85 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 26‑Nov‑85 with two TS cars. At Eastleigh, TS 15203 exchanged with TSO 15125 (ex. stored 5025) and TS 15161 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5486.

5037

TS 15162 to withdrawn 5109 Aug‑86 and replaced by TSO 15236 (ex. withdrawn 5108) and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 2‑Sep‑86 and renumbered 5494.

5038

Unit damaged in shunting collision at Addiscombe depot 22‑Dec-61.

The 8†25pm 10-car train ex.Hayes berthed in No. 2 Siding at 8.42pm, the 10†45pm 6-car train ex.Hayes intended to berth in No. 1 Siding but due to an oversight the hand points were still set for No. 2 Road with the result that the 6-car train ran into the rear of the 10-car train, pushed the buffer stops back and derailed the Driving Trailer bogie, also causing buffer locking between the 3rd and 4th vehicles of the 6-car train.

All centre buffers and auto couplers damaged throughout and some underframe damage, time of mishap 10.56pm, stock cleared 8.0am, breakdown crane in attendance.

Berthed 10-car train - stops.

Unit no.5715 2 EPB DTS 77514 Driving Trailer bogie derailed with other damage. MBS 65329 rubbing plate bent

Unit no.5038 4 EPB (MBS 14075       + TSO 15138 [2 centre buffers] + TS 15163 + MBS 14076) received minor damage.

Unit no.5149 4 EPB (MBS 14297 + TS 15227 + TSO 15277 [2 centre buffers] + MBS 14298) mior damage plus underframe longitudinals bent.

10.45pm 6-car train.

Unit no.5758 2 EPB (DTS 77557 + MBS 65372) received minor damage.

Unit no.5102 4 EPB (MBS 14203 + TSO 15155 [2 centre buffers] + TS 15180 + MBS 14204) received minor damage.

Subsequently units nos.5038 & 5149 were steam hauled to Slade Green 8.7pm 28-Dec-61. No. 5149 will be OK for service 21-Jan-62. Units 5102, 5715 & 5758 remained at Addiscombe until release of 8 car then to Slade Green. Unit stored 12‑May‑86, mostly at Gatwick but used for Christmas mails and parcels during Dec‑86.

Unit reinstated 5‑Oct‑87 and back to traffic Dec‑87 after overhaul. TSO 15138 exchanged with TS 15302 (ex.5174) Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5504.

5039

MBS 14077 damaged in derailment at Borough Market Jct. 6‑May‑77 and withdrawn, cut-up at Ewer Street by 26‑Jun‑77. Replaced by 14094 (ex. withdrawn 5047) from Aug‑77.

The accident report stated:

"The train, which was the 04.14 Addiscombe-Cannon Street ten-car electric multiple unit (EMU) had been signalled over a crossover between the Up Charing Cross line and the Up Fast (Cannon Street) line when the rear bogie of the eighth car, a motor bogie, became derailed at the facing points of the crossover and was directed towards the Up Charing Cross line. The coupling between the eighth and ninth cars parted and the train came to rest with the eighth car derailed on the Up Fast line, its rear bogie detached and astride the Down Charing Cross line and the rear two cars derailed on the Up Charing Cross line.

The emergency services were prompt in arriving but were not required. No passengers were injured, although the guard was badly shaken."

TS 15164 exchanged with TSO 15118 (ex.5018) by 9‑Apr‑88.

Unit renumbered 5269 Nov‑88.

5040

TS 15165 exchanged with TSO 15122 (ex 5022) by 9‑Apr‑88.

Unit renumbered 5270 Nov‑88.

5041

TSO 15141 exchanged with TS 15159 (ex 5034) Feb‑85 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 7‑Feb‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5464.

5042

TS 15167 exchanged with TSO 15130 (ex.5030) Jul‑85.

Unit renumbered 5271 Nov‑88.

5043

TSO 15143 exchanged with TS 15176 (ex.5051) by 9‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5529.

5044

TS 15169 exchanged with TSO 15345 (ex.5254) May‑85.

Unit renumbered 5272 Nov‑88.

5045

Both trailers 15145 and 15170 damaged c.Jan-70 (details unknown) and unit ran temporarily with trailers 15221 and 15271 (ex.5143), these being green whilst MBSs of 5045 were in blue livery (were they repainted at Selhurst?). Own trailers stored between MBSs of 5143 at Micheldever Jan‑70 waiting repair at Eastleigh, unit arriving there 10‑Feb‑70 for C3 overhaul and repair and released 13‑Jun‑70 all painted blue. Reverted to normal formation c. Jun‑70.

TS 15170 exchanged with TSO 15129 (ex.5029) May‑85.

Unit renumbered 5273 Nov‑88.

5046

Unit stored 12‑May‑86, mostly at Folkestone East though at Eastleigh for a while during Nov‑86, but reinstated Aug‑87 and moved from Folkestone East to Slade Green for reform 15‑Aug‑87. TSO 15364 (ex. stored 5186) displaced TS 15171 to withdrawn no.5301.

Unit renumbered 5274 Nov‑88. TS 15171 eventually scrapped at C. F. Booth (Rotherham) as part of accident exercise unit 025, moving from Clapham Yard 24‑Nov‑90.

5047

Unit in runaway collision with 7041 at Streatham Hill 13‑May‑77 and MBS 14093 and TS 15172 both damaged and cut-up at Streatham Hill 21‑Jun‑77; unit deleted from 4‑Oct‑77. TSO 15147 to 5264 Sep‑77, MBS 14094 to no.5039 Aug-77.

5048

Unit subject to trials with yellow warning panels and full width panel below cab windows applied c. Jan‑62. TS 15173 exchanged with TSO 15265 (ex. stored 5122) Oct‑86 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 13‑Oct‑86 and renumbered 5495.

5049

TS 15174 exchanged with TSO 15271 (ex.5143) Jun‑80.

Unit renumbered 5275 Nov‑88.

5050

MBS 14100 damaged Jan‑85 (possibly in collision with 5150 at Gillingham) and to 5101 Feb‑85 after damage repairs. MBS 14099 to no.5150 and replaced by damaged 14300 (ex.5150) 17‑Jan‑85. 14100 replaced by damaged 14201 (ex.5101) and unit withdrawn 13‑May‑85 and to Selhurst for stripping 15‑May‑85.

Unit moved to Ramsgate 10‑Jun‑85 for use in accident exercise at Minster 16‑Jun‑85, then unit to Fratton for store 8‑Jul‑85.

Unit taken to Eastleigh for further reforming by Oct‑85, MBS 14201 returned to 5101 Aug‑85 after damage repairs and replaced by withdrawn 14012 (ex.5006). TS 15175 exchanged with TS 15026 (ex 5026) Oct‑85. 14012 also exchanged with damaged 14375 (ex.5188) and unit moved from Eastleigh to V. Berry, Leicester 14‑Dec‑87 for scrapping as: 14375 + 15026 + 15150 + 14300.

5051

TS 15176 exchanged with TSO 15143 (ex.5043) by 9‑Apr‑88.

Unit renumbered 5276 Nov‑88.

5052

Unit damaged early 1965 (details unknown) and both MBSs 14103/4 to Eastleigh for repairs between 12‑Apr‑65 and 3‑May‑65.

MBS 14103 damaged by fire at West Croydon 23‑Mar‑72 and to 5240 after repairs. Replaced by 14495 (ex.5248).

TS 15177 side damaged 11‑Oct‑78 (where?) but repaired.

TS 15177 exchanged with TSO 15103 (ex 5003) Mar‑85.

Unit renumbered 5277 Nov‑88.

5053

TSO 15153 exchanged with TS 15185 (ex.5107) c24‑8‑85 and unit ran briefly with two TS cars seating four-hundred & four until sent to Eastleigh for facelift 6‑Nov‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5485.

5101

Unit fitted with experimental air horns during 1954, these being set closer together than what later became standard.

Unit involved in collision at Gillingham depot c.May‑59 and MBS 14202 damaged and temporarily exchanged with 14448 (ex.5224) from 13‑May‑59 until repairs completed at Eastleigh including a completely new cab front and reverted back 20‑Aug‑60.

MBS 14201 damaged Feb‑85 (location unknown) and exchanged with 14100 (ex. damaged 5050) until 14201 repaired Aug‑85 when 14100 to no.5006.

TSO 15154 exchanged with TS 15081 (ex.5261) 16‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5530.

5102

Unit damaged in shunting collision at Addiscombe depot 22‑Dec-61.

The 8†25pm 10-car train ex.Hayes berthed in No. 2 Siding at 8.42pm, the 10†45pm 6-car train ex.Hayes intended to berth in No. 1 Siding but due to an oversight the hand points were still set for No. 2 Road with the result that the 6-car train ran into the rear of the 10-car train, pushed the buffer stops back and derailed the Driving Trailer bogie, also causing buffer locking between the 3rd and 4th vehicles of the 6-car train.

All centre buffers and auto couplers damaged throughout and some underframe damage, time of mishap 10.56pm, stock cleared 8.0am, breakdown crane in attendance.

Berthed 10-car train - stops.

Unit no.5715 2 EPB DTS 77514 Driving Trailer bogie derailed with other damage. MBS 65329 rubbing plate bent

Unit no.5038 4 EPB (MBS 14075       + TSO 15138 [2 centre buffers] + TS 15163 + MBS 14076) received minor damage.

Unit no.5149 4 EPB (MBS 14297 + TS 15227 + TSO 15277 [2 centre buffers] + MBS 14298) mior damage plus underframe longitudinals bent.

10.45pm 6-car train.

Unit no.5758 2 EPB (DTS 77557 + MBS 65372) received minor damage.

Unit no.5102 4 EPB (MBS 14203 + TSO 15155 [2 centre buffers] + TS 15180 + MBS 14204) received minor damage.

Subsequently units nos.5038 & 5149 were steam hauled to Slade Green 8.7pm 28-Dec-61. No. 5149 will be OK for service 21-Jan-62. Units 5102, 5715 & 5758 remained at Addiscombe until release of 8 car then to Slade Green.

Unit withdrawn due to poor body condition 1‑Oct‑84 and stored at Hither Green, moving to Eastleigh Marshalling Yard 27‑Nov‑84.

Unit taken into works for reform 22‑Mar‑85 and TS 15180 to 5007 Jul‑85 and remaining three cars scrapped at C. F. Booth (Rotherham), also formed with TS 15007 (ex.5007), moving from Eastleigh 2‑Apr‑86.

5103

Trailers 15156 and 15181 damaged in derailment at Orpington 14‑Mar‑71 and unit withdrawn 26‑Oct‑71. MBS 14206 temporarily to 2 EPB 5769 Sep‑71, then to no.5247 from Dec‑71.

MBS 14205 to Eastleigh 5‑Nov‑71 for C1 overhaul and released 29‑Nov‑71 formed into no.5262. TSO 15156 stored at Stewarts Lane and then formed into 4 SUB 4667 for disposal, moved to Micheldever and subsequently scrapped by T. W. Ward Ltd (Briton Ferry), moving from Micheldever 4‑Jul‑72. TS 15181 later reinstated after repair 25‑Mar‑72 and to unit no.5246.

5104

Unit slightly damaged about Mar-65 (details unknown) and both MBS cars 14207 & 14208 and TSO 15157 at Eastleigh for repairs between 20‑Apr‑65 and 27‑Apr‑65.

TS 15182 exchanged with TSO 15409 (ex.5221) Apr‑81.

Unit withdrawn 4‑Nov‑92 and moved from Slade Green to Eastleigh 4‑Dec‑92, then for stripping at Bournemouth 15‑Dec‑92, moved to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 12‑Jan‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 23‑Jan‑93.

5105

TSO 15158 exchanged with TS 15223 (ex.5145) by 9‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5512.

5106

Unit no.5106 appeared at Oxshott station in a 1964 Edgar Wallace Mystery episode ‘Face of a Stranger’ with actor Jeremy Kemp [1935-2019]. Unit no.5343 was also filmed at Oxshott and two further unidentified 4 EPB units feature (south of Oxshott).

TSO 15234 exchanged with TS 15332 (ex.5020) Apr‑85 and unit ran briefly with two TS cars seating four-hundred & four until sent to Eastleigh for facelift 10‑Apr‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5468.

5107

Unit derailed at Orpington 13‑Dec‑63 when MBS 14214 took two roads and TS 15135 also derailed, repaired at Lancing.

TS 15185 exchanged with TSO 15153 (ex.5053) c.24‑Aug‑85.

Unit withdrawn 14‑May‑90 and stored initially at Hoo Jct, moving to Willesden by 24‑May‑90.

Unit moved for scrapping from Willesden to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) 12‑Nov‑91.

5108

Unit withdrawn 16‑Dec‑85 and stored at Norwood Yard. Moved to Eastleigh 2‑Sep‑86 and TSO 15236 to 5037 and replaced with TS 15014 (ex.5014) Sep‑86.

Unit used as ‘brake force’ (with withdrawn no.5109) to move various condemned vehicles between Eastleigh and various scrap dealers. Finally moved from Eastleigh to Vic Berry (Leicester) for scrapping 13‑Dec‑89.

5109

Unit withdrawn 16‑Dec‑85 and stored at Norwood Yard. Moved to Eastleigh 2‑Sep‑86 and TSO 15237 to 5014 and replaced by TS 15162 (ex/ 5037) Sep9‑86.

Unit used as ‘brake force’ (with withdrawn unit no.5108) to move various condemned vehicles between Eastleigh and various scrap dealers. Finally moved from Eastleigh to Vic Berry (Leicester) for scrapping 17‑Apr‑89.

5110

MBS 14219 damaged in buffer stop collision in Clapham Yard 23‑Apr‑74 but repaired.

Unit in collision with 33008 at Selhurst 3‑Dec‑83 and MBS 14220 and TS 15188 both damaged and to spare, being stored at Plumstead. Replaced by 14349 and TSO 15353 (both ex.5175) and unit back to traffic Oct‑84.

Unit further reformed Jul‑87 and MBS 14349 and TSO 15353 both exchanged with 14373 and TS 15365 (ex.5187) and unit moved to Paddock Wood for storage by 20‑Aug‑87, being withdrawn 31‑Aug‑87.

Scrapped by C. F. Booth (Rotherham) Jan‑88 as 14373 + 15365 + 15238 + 14219, but formed as an 8-car unit also including trailers from units nos.5024 (2), 5150 (1) and 5192 (1), this train moving from Paddock Wood 12‑Jan‑88.

5111

TSO 15239 exchanged with TS 15323 (ex.5195) 23‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5520.

5112

MBS 14224 slightly damaged about Mar-71 (details unknown) and unit to Eastleigh 16‑Mar‑71 for C1 overhaul and repair, released 7‑Apr‑71 in blue livery.

TS 15190 exchanged with TSO 15246 (ex. damaged 5192) Apr‑86 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 19‑Jun‑86 and renumbered 5492.

5113

TS 15191 exchanged with TSO 15376 (ex.5198) Mar‑81. This coach fitted with fluorescent lights at Slade Green Jun‑81 as experimental low-cost facelift.

Unit withdrawn 13‑Mar‑91 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 5‑Sep‑91.

5114

TS 15192 exchanged with TSO 15426 (ex.5238) Mar‑81.

Unit withdrawn 11‑Nov‑91 and became an accident exercise unit numbered 930996. All cars renumbered into departmental series: 14227 as 977797, 15242 as 977798, 15426 as 977799 and 14228 as 977800.

Unit moved from Slade Green to Strawberry Hill 5‑May‑92.

Unit to Eastleigh for stripping and moved from there to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 1‑Oct‑92, all cars cut‑up w/e 10‑Oct‑92.

5115

Unit in collision with 4103 at Norwood Jct. 31‑Dec‑68 and damaged. TS 15193 to no.5172 Jan‑69 and replaced by damaged TS 15300 (ex.5172).

Unit to Derby for repair formed as a 5-car also including TS 11485. TS 15193 was then replaced in unit by 9 Compt. TS 15084 which was converted from the ex. 4 SUB vehicle 11485 (ex.4115 and via 7TC no.701) seating one-hundred & eight. Unit then had non-standard seating capacity of three-hundred & seventy-four. Unit released from Derby in new formation Aug‑69.

The accident report stated:

"The 16.57 electric multiple-unit passenger train from Coulsdon North to London Bridge, having passed at Danger the Norwood Junction Up Local Inner Home signal, collided with the rear of the 16.45 electric multiple-unit passenger train from London Bridge to London Bridge via Streatham and Selhurst which was standing in the Up Local platform at Norwood Junction station. There was no derailment, but severe damage was caused to the rear Motorcoach of the 16.45 train and lesser damage to the leading Motorcoach of the 16.57 train. Altogether 56 passengers received minor injuries, of whom 16 were taken to hospital but not detained. The drivers of both trains were slightly injured and the guard of the 16.57 sustained a broken rib and suffered from shock."

TS 15084 was vehicle in which on 23‑Mar‑88 a passenger was murdered causing the formation of the 4 COM units from Apr‑88 (though 15084 was formed into unit no.5510) the last so formed 23‑Jul‑88 after being held by police.

Having boarded at Petts Wood, twenty-six-year-old Deborah Linsley was murdered in a smoking compartment on the 14:16hrs Orpington to Victoria (via Herne Hill) train between Brixton and Victoria. At the inquest (16-Nov-88) the coroner returned a verdict of unlawful killing. The coroner criticised an au-pair who, hearing the attack from an adjacent compartment did not pull the communication cord. With the advent of DNA technology, the case was re-opened but to-date, the killer remains at large. This murder brought about a reduction in the use of compartment stock including the reformation of EPB stock and the use of a red cant-rail band over non-corridor compartments.

TS 15084 exchanged with TSO 15350 (ex.5172) 23‑Jul‑88 and unit to standard 368 seating layout of ‘all‑open’ units.

Unit withdrawn 6‑Oct‑92 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) 19‑Nov‑92. MBS 14230 and TSO cars 15243 and 15350 all cut‑up w/e 5‑Dec‑92, MBS 14229 cut‑up w/e 12‑Dec‑92.

5116

TSO 15244 exchanged with TS 15204 (ex.5126) by 9‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5523.

5117

TSO 15245 exchanged with TS 15298 (ex.5170) by 9‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5527

5118

MBS 14235 damaged in collision with unit no.7748 at Wimbledon Park 5‑Jul‑78 but repaired.

Unit in collision with unit no.7703 at Wimbledon Park 11‑Jan‑83; MBS 14235 damaged and exchanged with 14350 (ex.5175).

TSO 15246 exchanged with TS 15208 (ex.5192) Feb‑85 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 27‑Feb‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5465.

5119

TSO 15247 exchanged with TS 15199 (ex.5121) 23‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5509.

5120

TSO 15248 exchanged with TS 15202 (ex.5124) Jun‑81 and unit to Horwich for facelift 10‑Jun‑81. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5420.

5121

Unit damaged early 1965 (details unknown) and three cars of unit, MBS cars 14241 & 14242 and TS 15199 to Eastleigh for repairs between 6‑Apr‑65 and 6‑May‑65.

TS 15199 exchanged with TSO 15247 (ex.5119) 23‑Apr‑88.

MBS 14242 exchanged with 14413 (ex. withdrawn 5515) Aug‑91.

Unit withdrawn 6‑Oct‑92 and after stripping at Bournemouth moved to Eastleigh 1‑Dec‑92 and on to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 3‑Dec‑92. All cars cut‑up w/e 19‑Dec‑92.

5122

Trailers 15200 and 15250 both damaged by fire at Stewarts Lane 9‑Apr‑71 and 15250 destroyed and 15200 cut-up there 20‑Nov‑71. Replaced from Aug‑71 by damaged 15215 and 15265 (both ex 5137) and unit to Eastleigh for C1 overhaul and damage repair. Unit released 27‑Aug‑71 with both trailers now blue to match the MBS cars.

TS 15215 exchanged with TSO 15336 (ex.5158) Apr‑85.

Unit withdrawn 12‑May‑86 as 14243 + 15336 + 15265 + 14244 and stored at Folkestone East. TSO 15265 exchanged with TS 15173 (ex.5048) Oct‑86 and unit to Eastleigh for stripping. TSO 15336 exchanged with TS 15328 (ex.5200) Nov‑86. Unit sent to Vic Berry (Leicester) 21‑Jul‑88 from Eastleigh as 14243 + 15328 + 15173 + 14244. However, it was subsequently resold to C. F. Booth (Rotherham), moving there for scrapping 23‑May‑89, though not cut-up until c.Nov‑89.

5123

TS 15201 exchanged with TSO 15104 (ex.5004) Apr‑85.

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 19‑Dec‑86 and renumbered 5497.

5124

TS 15202 exchanged with TSO 15248 (ex.5120) Jun‑81.

Unit moved from Slade Green to Eastleigh 11‑Jan‑93 and on to Bournemouth 12‑Jan‑93 withdrawn there 15‑Jan‑93. It was used briefly as a shunting unit and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) 23‑Feb‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 2‑Apr‑93.

5125

TS 15203 exchanged with TSO 15136 (ex.5036) c. 7‑Sep‑85. TSO 15136 then exchanged with TS 15015 (ex.5015) Jun‑86 and unit back to TS & TSO formation seating 386. TSO 15253 exchanged with TS 15294 (ex.5166) 30‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5501.

5126

Unit appeared (along with other unidentified EPB units) approaching Oxshott station in a ‘The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre’ episode (Face of a Stranger released in September 1964).

Unit in sidelong collision with no.5188 at Dartford Jct. 8‑Jan‑85 and MBS 14251 damaged and derailed. Exchanged with 14376 (ex.5188) 24‑Jan‑85.

TS 15204 exchanged with TSO 15244 (ex.5116) by 9‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 2‑Jul‑92 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 3‑Sep‑92. All cars cut‑up w/e 19‑Sep‑92.

5127

Unit (with 5161) slightly damaged in derailment at Blackfriars 5‑Sep‑61 and repaired at Slade Green.

Unit withdrawn 17‑Jun‑85 and after stripping at Selhurst stored in Norwood Yard by Feb‑86, then to Strawberry Hill and moved to Hither Green 20‑Aug‑86. Moved to Vic Berry (Leicester) for scrapping 9‑Oct‑87.

5128

TSO 15256 exchanged with TS 15231 (ex.5153) May‑85 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 14‑May‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5471.

5129

TSO 15257 temporarily removed from unit at Eastleigh 12‑Dec‑66 and to Doncaster for passenger loading tests. Remaining three cars of unit used for tests on newly electrified Bournemouth line. Not restored to 4-car formation until c.Feb‑67.

MBS 14257 damaged about Mar-67 and unit to Eastleigh 5‑Apr‑67 for C5 repair. Unit not released until 15‑Mar‑68.

TSO 15257 exchanged with TS 15305 (ex.5177) 30‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5528.

5130

Unit damaged in Effingham Jct. depot fire 24‑Nov‑73 and deleted.

MBS 14260 to 5220 from Dec‑73, reformed into this damaged unit at Micheldever and then sent to Eastleigh for C3 overhaul 23‑Jan‑74.

TS 15208 to 5192 from May‑75.

Damaged MBS 14259 stored at Strawberry Hill with motors removed, used for sliding door experiments, officially withdrawn 18‑May‑74.

Moved to Clapham Yard 14‑Apr‑86 and finally scrapped by Vic Berry (Leicester), moving from Clapham Yard 15‑Dec‑87. TSO 15258 also damaged, and held as spare (usually in other damaged units) until repaired and used in ‘new’ 5264 from Sep‑77.

5131

TS 15209 to unit no.5234 Jun‑81 and replaced by TSO 15412 (ex.5224).

Unit withdrawn 5‑May‑93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) 13‑May‑93. MBS 14262 and TSO 15259 both cut‑up w/e 21‑May‑93, MBS 14261 and TSO 15412 both cut‑up w/e 28‑May‑93.

5132

TSO 15260 exchanged with TS 15291 (ex.5163) 8‑Aug‑85 and unit ran briefly with two TS cars seating four-hundred & four until sent to Eastleigh for facelift 10‑Sep‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5480.

5133

MBS 14266 damaged in collision with freight train near Wimbledon ‘B’ box 11‑Dec‑76 and temporarily exchanged with 14323 (ex.5162) until Sep‑77.

TS 15211 exchanged with TSO 15132 (ex.5032) 7‑May‑88.

Unit withdrawn 25‑Nov‑91 and after stripping at Chart Leacon moved to Selhurst for further stripping 10‑feb‑92, then to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping c. 19‑Feb‑92.

5134

TS 15212 exchanged with TSO 15444 (ex.5256) Sep‑81.

MBS 14267 exchanged with BR type eighty-four seat MBS 65383 (ex.5246, originally from 5769) Feb‑82. Unit now seated three-hundred & seventy and was 258' 10½" long and had AWS at one end only (in 65383); other cab fitted in Jan‑83.

Unit withdrawn 10‑Aug‑92, moved to Basingstoke 2‑Sep‑92 and on to Eastleigh 13‑Sep‑92 reaching Bournemouth 23‑Sep‑92. After stripping moved back to Eastleigh and from there to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 3‑Nov‑92. All cars cut‑up w/e 14‑Nov‑92.

5135

Unit damaged in open door collision with 5030 near Ladywell 7‑Feb‑61, repaired and varnished at Selhurst.

MBS 14269 exchanged with 14050 (ex.5025) Nov‑85 (poor condition?).

TSO 15263 exchanged with TS 15388 (ex.5210) 30‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5521.

5136

TSO 15264 exchanged with TS 15049 (ex.5231) 23‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5525.

5137

MBS 14274 damaged in collision at London Bridge 23‑Feb‑56 but repaired by Jun‑56.

Unit damaged early 1965 (details unknown) and TS 15215 at Eastleigh for repairs between 5‑Apr‑65 and 26‑Apr‑65.

Unit damaged in further collision c. Feb‑70 (location unknown) and both trailers 15215 and 15265 stored damaged at Stewarts Lane until used in 5122 from Aug‑71, being replaced by 15072 and 15442 (both ex.5254). Back to traffic 20‑Mar‑70 after damage repairs to 14274 and 15072 at Selhurst and repaint into blue livery.

Unit in further collision at Plumstead Jan‑76 and 14274 damaged once again, being telescoped into 15072. MBS 14273 to 5192 Mar‑76 and TSO 15442 spare, being replaced in 5137 by MBS 14383 and TS 15320 (both damaged ex.5192). Unit now stopped with all cars damaged as 14274 + 15072 + 15320 + 14383 and to Slade Green for repairs Apr‑76. Both 14383 and 15320 repaired c. Jul‑76 with both used temporarily in unit no.5146.

TS 15072 then to ‘spare’ though still damaged and stored at Micheldever until Oct‑80 when sent to Horwich as part of 7-car ‘5178’ 8‑Oct‑80 and scrapped there Feb‑81. TS 15320 (now repaired) and TSO 15442 returned ex. spare both then to unit no.5162 c.Jun‑76 and replaced by further damaged vehicles TS 15290 and TSO 15340 (both ex.5162). MBS 14383 then exchanged with damaged 14416 (ex.5208). Formation now 14274 + 15290 + 15340 + 14416 (Dec‑76).

By May‑77, 14274 repaired and other three cars all to unit no.5162, being replaced by TS 15320 and TSO 15442 returned ex.5162 and MBS 14383 returned ex.5208.

Unit back to traffic as 14274 + 15320 + 15442 + 14383. TSO 15442 exchanged with TS 15217 (ex.5139) by 9‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5519.

5138

Unit slightly damaged about Mar-65 (details unknown) and MBS 14276 and TS 15216 at Eastleigh for repairs between 20‑Apr‑65 and 29‑Apr‑65.

Unit used for heating tests early in 1973 with test equipment in 14275 and 15216.

TS 15216 exchanged with TSO 15423 (ex.5235) Dec‑80.

Unit withdrawn 1‑Sep‑93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 14‑Sep‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 25‑Sep‑93.

5139

MBS 14278 damaged c. Aug /Sep‑79 at Gillingham and temporarily exchanged with 14356 (ex. damaged 5178) until May‑80.

TS 15217 exchanged with TSO 15442 (ex.5137) by 9‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 2‑Mar‑92 and after stripping moved from Selhurst to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 1‑Apr‑92.

5140

MBS 14280 damaged in buffer stop collision at Victoria (E) 19‑Mar‑87 and exchanged with 14359 (ex.5180) 21‑May‑87.

TSO 15268 exchanged with TS 15288 (ex.5160) 30‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5503.

5141

Unit in collision with 5245 at Wimbledon Park 14‑Jul‑61. MBS 14281 and TSO 15269 wrecked and withdrawn 22‑Jul‑61, broken-up on site and unit deleted. MBS 14282 and TS 15219 both to no.5245 from 26‑Aug‑61.

5142

MBS 14283 damaged at Grove Park 24‑Mar‑64 when unit left standing foul and three cars of 5189 sidescraped past it. Repaired (at Selhurst?).

TS 15220 exchanged with TSO 15102 (ex.5002) Mar‑85.

Unit stored from 12‑May‑86, initially at Swanley and MBS 14283 exchanged with damaged 14584 (ex.6321) 13‑Sep‑86 at Slade Green and sent to Hither Green for store c.15‑Sep‑86.

Unit withdrawn Jul‑87 and scrapped by C. F. Booth (Rotherham) moving from Hither Green 29‑Jan‑88.

5143

MBS 14285 damaged c. Jan-70 (details unknown) and both trailers 15221 and 15271 temporarily exchanged with damaged 15145 and 15170 (ex.5045) c. Jan‑70. Unit to Micheldever for store with blue trailers and green motorcoaches.

Unit then to Eastleigh 10‑Feb‑70 for C3 repair and released 13‑Jun‑70 all painted blue. Reverted to original formation c.Jun‑70. TSO 15271 exchanged with TS 15174 (ex.5049) Jun‑80 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift. Both TS cars converted to TSO and returned to service still as no.5143 released c. 4‑Sep‑80, renumbered no.5403 from 27‑Nov‑80.

5144

MBS 14278 damaged in collision with unit no.6136 at Slade Green 25‑Oct‑73, repaired by Nov‑73.

TSO 15272 exchanged with TS 15284 (ex.5156) 7‑May‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5524.

5145

MBS 14289 and TSO 15273 damaged in sidelong collision with unit no.6127 at New Cross 3‑Aug‑77, repaired late 1977.

TS 15223 exchanged with TSO 15158 (ex.5105) by 9‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 22‑Apr‑93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 6‑May‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 12‑Jun‑93.

5146

Unit damaged c. Mar-60 (details unknown) and to Eastleigh 9‑Apr‑60 for repair, released 6‑May‑60.

Unit damaged c. Sep-69 (details unknown) and unit to Eastleigh 23‑Oct‑69 for C3 overhaul and repair, unit released 17‑Nov‑69 in blue livery.

MBS 14291 and TS 15224 both damaged in derailment and collision with unit no.5729 at Cannon Street 29‑Apr‑76 and to spare. Unit ran temporarily with 14383 and 15320 (both ex.5137) until own vehicles repaired.

TS 15224 exchanged with TSO 15133 (ex.5033) Jun‑85.

Unit withdrawn 27‑May‑90 and initially stored at Gillingham and after stripping taken to Banbury for store 18‑Jul‑90. Moved to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 14‑Aug‑91.

5147

TSO 15275 exchanged with TS 15322 (ex.5194) by 9‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5518.

5148

TS 15226 exchanged with TSO 15343 (ex.5165) c. 27‑Jul‑85.

Unit withdrawn 22‑Oct‑90 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 16‑Oct‑91.

5149

Unit (with 5327) damaged in Penge Tunnel 5‑Apr‑61 when open door on unit no.5327 struck by 7145 + 7154. To Lancing for repair after a short period in store at Ford.

Unit damaged in shunting collision at Addiscombe depot 22‑Dec-61.

The 8†25pm 10-car train ex.Hayes berthed in No. 2 Siding at 8.42pm, the 10†45pm 6-car train ex.Hayes intended to berth in No. 1 Siding but due to an oversight the hand points were still set for No. 2 Road with the result that the 6-car train ran into the rear of the 10-car train, pushed the buffer stops back and derailed the Driving Trailer bogie, also causing buffer locking between the 3rd and 4th vehicles of the 6-car train.

All centre buffers and auto couplers damaged throughout and some underframe damage, time of mishap 10.56pm, stock cleared 8.0am, breakdown crane in attendance.

Berthed 10-car train - stops.

Unit no.5715 2 EPB DTS 77514 Driving Trailer bogie derailed with other damage. MBS 65329 rubbing plate bent

Unit no.5038 4 EPB (MBS 14075       + TSO 15138 [2 centre buffers] + TS 15163 + MBS 14076) received minor damage.

Unit no.5149 4 EPB (MBS 14297 + TS 15227 + TSO 15277 [2 centre buffers] + MBS 14298) mior damage plus underframe longitudinals bent.

10.45pm 6-car train.

Unit no.5758 2 EPB (DTS 77557 + MBS 65372) received minor damage.

Unit no.5102 4 EPB (MBS 14203 + TSO 15155 [2 centre buffers] + TS 15180 + MBS 14204) received minor damage.

Subsequently units nos.5038 & 5149 were steam hauled to Slade Green 8.7pm 28-Dec-61. No. 5149 will be OK for service 21-Jan-62. Units 5102, 5715 & 5758 remained at Addiscombe until release of 8 car then to Slade Green.

TSO 15277 exchanged with TS 15313 (ex.5185) Oct‑80 and unit to Horwich for facelift 8‑Oct‑80. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5408.

5150

Trailers 15228 and 15278 both badly damaged (telescoped for 15’) in collision between two 10 EPB formations at Slade Green 20‑Mar‑63; withdrawn and scrapped on site Apr‑63. Replaced from May‑63 by two similar ex. 4 SUB trailers, TS 10394 (ex.4327) and TSO 12392 (ex.4652) converted to EPB trailers at Eastleigh. Both renumbered as ‘new’ 15228 & 15278 19‑Aug‑63 and unit back to traffic Aug‑63.

MBS 14300 damaged Jan‑85 (possibly in collision with 5050 at Gillingham) and exchanged with 14099 (ex.5050) 17‑Jan‑85.

TS 15228 exchanged with TSO 15370 (ex. stored 5192) Jul‑87.

Unit withdrawn 13‑May‑91 and stored at Folkestone East until moved to Selhurst for stripping 10‑Feb‑92, moved from Selhurst to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping c.19‑Feb‑92.

5151

TSO 15279 exchanged with TS 15232 (ex.5154) 7‑Msy‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5506.

5152

Unit with 5160 damaged in collision with unit no.5755 in Selhurst depot 4‑Jul‑74 and MBS 14303 damaged. MBS 14304 temporarily exchanged with damaged 14320 (ex.5160) until repairs completed.

MBS 14304 damaged 4‑Jul‑80 after ‘runaway’ derailment at Hayes and to 5178; replaced from Jul‑80 by 14356 (ex.5178).

TSO 15280 also slightly damaged and to ‘spare’ in Aug‑80 until used in 5226 from Oct‑80. Replaced by TS 15285 (ex.5157) and unit to Horwich 29‑Aug‑80 for facelift. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5406.

5153

MBS 14305 damaged (at Horley? date unknown) and exchanged with 14320 (ex.5160) Sep‑55 until Feb‑57.

TS 15231 exchanged with TSO 15256 (ex.5128) May‑85.

Unit withdrawn 19‑May‑93 and stored briefly at Shepherd’s Well prior to stripping at Bournemouth. Moved for scrapping to Gwent Demolition (Margam) 22‑Jul‑93, all cars cut‑up w/e 28‑Aug‑93.

5154

TS 15232 exchanged with TSO 15279 (ex.5151) 7‑May‑88.

Unit withdrawn 14‑Apr‑93 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 4‑May‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 28‑Aug‑93.

5155

TS 15233 exchanged with TSO 15107 (ex.5007) Jun‑85.

Unit withdrawn 23‑Oct‑92 and after stripping at Bournemouth moved to Eastleigh 1‑Dec‑92 thence on to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 3‑Dec‑92. All cars cut‑up w/e 19‑Dec‑92.

5156

MBS 14311 damaged c. Jan-67 (details unknown) and unit to Eastleigh 27‑Jan‑67 for C6 overhaul and repair, released 10‑Mar‑67 still green but with yellow ends.

TS 15284 exchanged with TSO 15272 (ex.5144) 7‑May‑88.

Unit withdrawn 25‑Aug‑92 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 20‑Oct‑92. All cars cut‑up w/e 31‑Oct‑92.

5157

Two cars damaged in collision with unit no.7041 at Streatham Hill 13‑May-77 but repaired.

TS 15285 to 5152 Aug‑80 and replaced by TSO 15381 (ex.5203).

Unit withdrawn 20‑May‑93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping c. 10‑Jun‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 26‑Jun‑93.

5158

TSO 15336 exchanged with TS 15215 (ex.5122) Apr‑85 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 7‑May‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5470.

5159

TS 15287 exchanged with TSO 15105 (ex.5005) by 9‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 6‑Oct‑93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 14‑Oct‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 23‑Oct‑93.

5160

MBS 14319 damaged (at Horley? date unknown) and MBS 14320 exchanged with damaged MBS 14305 (ex 5153) Sep‑55 until Feb‑57 (released Lancing 11‑Jan‑57).

Unit with 5152 damaged in collision with unit no.5755 at Selhurst depot 4‑Jul‑74; MBS 14320 damaged and temporarily exchanged with 14304 (ex.5152) until repairs completed.

TS 15288 exchanged with TSO 15268 (ex.5140) 30‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 1‑Jul‑93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 8‑Jul‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 17‑Jul‑93.

5161

Unit (with 5127) damaged in derailment at Blackfriars 5‑Sep‑61 and repaired at Slade Green.

MBS 14321 temporarily exchanged with 14349 (ex. damage repairs from 5175) May‑83 to Jun‑83.

TSO 15339 exchanged with TS 15317 (ex.5189) 25‑Jul‑85 and unit ran briefly with two TS cars seating four-hundred & four until sent to Eastleigh for facelift 4‑Sep‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5479.

5162

Whole unit damaged when sidescraped past unit no.2078 left standing foul in Peckham Rye depot 11‑Apr‑61 and sent to Selhurst for repair and re-varnish.

Both trailers 15290 and 15340 damaged 18‑May‑76 in collision at Gillingham and to 5137. Replaced by 15320 and 15442 (both ex.5137) and unit ran temporarily in this formation until early 1977 when own damaged trailers returned.

Unit then ‘stopped’ and both MBS cars used in other units (14323 to 5133 & 14324 to 5208) being replaced by 14266 (ex.5133) and 14416 (ex.5208) both damaged. Trailers 15290 & 15340 repaired by Jul‑77 and both to temporary test unit no.5801, unit no.5162 being held ‘stopped’ as 2-car only.

Unit reverted to original formation from Sep‑77. TSO 15340 exchanged with TS 15296 (ex.5168) by 9‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5505.

5163

TS 15291 exchanged with TSO 15260 (ex.5132) 8‑Aug‑85.

Unit withdrawn 30‑Apr‑90 and after stripping taken from Eastleigh to Willesden for store 24‑May‑90. Moved to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 16‑Apr‑92.

5164

Unit involved in sidelong collision with unit no.5169 at Borough Market Jct. (no.5169 being in a sidelong collision with no.1014) 28‑Jan‑60 with MBS 14328 and TS 15292 badly damaged; unit to Micheldever for store pending repairs at Eastleigh. After repairs both to unit no.5225 from Mar‑62.

4 EPB electric unit 5164 had formed the 2.53pm Charing Cross to Tattenham Corner train.
4 EPB electric unit 5169 had formed the 2.22pm Hayes to Charing Cross train.
6L diesel unit 1014 had formed the 1.0pm Hastings to Charing Cross train.

The accident report stated:

"The diesel train was running through London Bridge and Borough Market Junction on the Up Local line under clear signals, and it was to precede the Hayes train to Charing Cross. The latter train was on the Up Through line and, after it had stopped at London Bridge, the platform starter was cleared for it to draw up to the next signal ahead. That signal protected the converging junction between the Up Through and Up Local lines and it was at danger, but the Hayes train ran past it and came into sidelong collision with the diesel train at a point 72 yards beyond the signal. The collision forced the rear end of the leading coach of the Hayes train towards the Down line from Charing Cross, and it was struck almost immediately by the Tattenham train.

The speed of all the trains was slow. The leading coach of the diesel train and the leading two cars of the Hayes train were derailed and they were damaged fairly severely. There were about 115 passengers in the diesel train, 25 passengers in the Hayes train and 98 passengers in the Tattenham train. Seven passengers, most of whom were in the Hayes train, received slight injuries or suffered from shock. One passenger was sent to hospital and was discharged after treatment, while the remainder were given first aid treatment and then continued on their journeys."

Replaced from 27‑Apr‑61 by 14407 & 15120 (both ex.5225) after reform at Micheldever, unit then to Wimbledon Park for running gear repair and buffer changes thence to Selhurst for repaint. Unit then running with two TSO cars seating three-hundred & sixty-eight. Unit reverted to original formation from 8‑Nov‑62.

Unit stored from May‑86 at Paddock Wood and withdrawn Jul‑87. Unit moved to Slade Green for stripping 8‑Aug‑87, after stripping returning to Paddock Wood. Moved to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 12‑Jan‑88.

5165

TSO 15343 exchanged with TS 15226 (ex.5148) 27‑Jul‑85 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 18‑Sep‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5481.

5166

TS 15294 exchanged with TSO 15253 (ex.5125) 30‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 22‑Oct‑90 and after stripping stored at Maidstone West. Moved to M.C. Metals (Glasgow) for scrapping 8‑Apr‑91, recessing at Willesden until 15‑Apr‑91. Coaches cut‑up as follows: MBS 14331 and TSO 15253 both 22‑Apr‑91, TSO 15344 23‑Apr‑91 and MBS 14332 24‑Apr‑91.

5167

Leading an empty eight-car formation (rear unit number?) MBS 14334 of unit no.5167 was damaged in collision with a solo 15-ton diesel-powered engineer's crane no.965288 at Streatham Hill on 30‑Dec‑69.

The accident report stated:

“the collision which occurred at about 01.20am on Tuesday the 30th December 1969 between the 00.55am Wimbledon to Streatham Hill empty coach train which was travelling along the Down Main and a rail travelling crane standing on the adjacent Up Main about a quarter of a mile to the west of Streatham Hill station.

The train, consisting of eight vehicles, had just left Balham Junction, where it had been halted, and was travelling at about 20 m.p.h when the right-hand corner of the leading coach struck the tail of the crane which was projecting towards the Down Main, away from the direction of the oncoming train. The coach was badly destroyed along its off-side, about a third of the driver’s cab being destroyed, and I regret to say that L.E. Williams, the guard, who was occupying the guard’s compartment immediately behind the cab, received fatal injuries. The driver was unhurt. The rear of the crane sustained a good deal of damage but the crane driver escaped injury, and there were no other casualties. Neither the train nor the crane was derailed and there was no damage to the permanent way”

The report concluded

The man who was acting as Operating Inspector at the site gave the Civil Engineer’s staff permission to work with their crane; he failed, however, first to make positively sure that trains would be prevented from approaching along the Down line.”

Unit deleted 28‑Feb‑70, MBS 14333 to no.5229 from Feb‑70, trailers 15295 and 15345 both to no.5254 from May‑70. MBS 14334 withdrawn and stored at Stewarts Lane thence Micheldever though moved briefly to Eastleigh for stripping Jun‑74. Hauled to V. Berry (Leicester) for scrapping 5‑Jan‑77.

5168

Unit stored 12‑May‑86 but reinstated 16‑Jun‑86. TS 15296 exchanged with TSO 15340 (ex.5162) by 9‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 28‑Jun‑90 and MBS 14336 exchanged with 14393 (ex.5522) Jul‑90 and unit stored, initially at Orpington. After stripping unit moved from Selhurst to Mayer Parry (Snailwell) for scrapping 7‑Oct‑91. Coaches burnt as follows: TS 15340 14‑Oct‑91, MBS 14335 15‑Oct‑91, MBS 14393 28‑Nov‑91 and TSO 15346 3‑Dec‑91.

5169

Unit involved in sidelong collision with 6L unit no.1014 at Borough Market Jct. 28‑Jan‑60, derailed and in contact with 5164; MBS 14338 and TSO 15347 both badly damaged. Unit to Micheldever for store pending repairs at Lancing. Both repaired and unit back to traffic Jun‑61.

6L diesel unit 1014 had formed the 1.0pm Hastings to Charing Cross train.
4 EPB electric unit 5169 had formed the 2.22pm Hayes to Charing Cross train.
4 EPB electric unit 5164 had formed the 2.53pm Charing Cross to Tattenham Corner train.

The accident report stated:

"The diesel train was running through London Bridge and Borough Market Junction on the Up Local line under clear signals, and it was to precede the Hayes train to Charing Cross. The latter train was on the Up Through line and, after it had stopped at London Bridge, the platform starter was cleared for it to draw up to the next signal ahead. That signal protected the converging junction between the Up Through and Up Local lines and it was at danger, but the Hayes train ran past it and came into sidelong collision with the diesel train at a point 72 yards beyond the signal. The collision forced the rear end of the leading coach of the Hayes train towards the Down line from Charing Cross, and it was struck almost immediately by the Tattenham train.

The speed of all the trains was slow. The leading coach of the diesel train and the leading two cars of the Hayes train were derailed and they were damaged fairly severely. There were about 115 passengers in the diesel train, 25 passengers in the Hayes train and 98 passengers in the Tattenham train. Seven passengers, most of whom were in the Hayes train, received slight injuries or suffered from shock. One passenger was sent to hospital and was discharged after treatment, while the remainder were given first aid treatment and then continued on their journeys."

Unit unusually to York for overhaul Dec‑63 to Jan‑64.

TS 15297 exchanged with TSO 15109 (ex.5009) Aug‑85.

MBS 14337 damaged by fire at London Bridge 22‑Dec‑86 and exchanged with BR type MBS 65303 (ex. stored 5028) at Hither Green 7‑Feb‑87. Unit now seated three-hundred & seventy and was 258' 10½" long.

Unit withdrawn 17‑Feb‑92 and after stripping moved from Selhurst to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 1‑Apr‑92.

5170

Unit damaged during 1959 and all four cars scraped along one side (details unknown) with unit stored at Micheldever pending repairs. Released ex. Eastleigh Sep‑60 with new bodysides.

All four cars again sidescraped and cab end of MBS 14340 damaged when unit in collision with derailed freight train near Albany Park 17‑Jan‑74. Back to traffic ex. repairs Apr‑74.

TS 15298 exchanged with TSO 15245 (ex.5117) by 9‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 2‑Jul‑92 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 3‑Sep‑92 but detached defective at Westbury. Forward to Margam 22‑Sep‑92 and MBS 14340 cut‑up w/e 26‑Sep‑92, other three cars cut‑up w/e 3‑Oct‑92.

5171

TSO 15349 exchanged with 9 Compt. TS 15038 (ex.5220) by 9‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5507. Non‑standard seating capacity of three-hundred & ninety-two.

5172

TS 15300 damaged in collision with 2 HAP unit no.6052 at Gillingham depot 29‑Dec‑68 and withdrawn 25‑Jan‑69, being scrapped 15‑Nov‑69 at Derby C&W. Believed damaged coach moved to Derby as part of 5-car ‘5115’. Replaced from Jan‑69 by TS 15193 (ex.5115).

TSO 15350 exchanged with 9 Compt. TS 15084 (ex.5115) 23‑Jul‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5510. Non‑standard seating capacity of three-hundred & ninety-two. Whole unit ran briefly, numbered 5510 in Jun‑88 prior to reform with 15084 as this coach still impounded by police.

5173

Unit to Eastleigh 13‑Nov‑79 for C1 overhaul and TSO 15351 exchanged with TSO 15120 (ex.5225) when unit released 7‑Dec‑79. TS 15301 exchanged with TSO 15116 (ex.5016) 30‑Apr‑88. Unit withdrawn 14‑May‑90 and after stripping moved from Stewarts Lane to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 6‑Feb‑92.

5174

Unit stored 12‑May‑86 initially at Folkestone East then mostly at Gatwick though used for Christmas mail traffic Dec‑86, but reinstated 5‑Oct‑87, repainted at Selhurst and overhauled at Chart Leacon Nov‑87.

TS 15302 exchanged with TSO 15138 (ex.5038) by 9‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 1‑Oct‑90 and both trailers 15138 and 15352 to ‘new’ 5278 22‑Oct‑90. MBS nos. 14347 and 14348 formed with trailers 15168 and 15176 (ex. withdrawn 5529). Unit stored at Maidstone West.

Moved to Willesden 15‑Apr‑91 and on to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping moving from Wolverton 7‑Oct‑91.

5175

Unit in converging collision with unit no.5778 at Orpington depot 9‑Jul‑63 and MBS 14350 damaged. Unit out of use pending repair (at Lancing?).

Unit in collision with 4 VEP unit no.7861 at Grove Park 12‑Apr‑82; MBS 14349 damaged and to Slade Green for repairs. Other three cars stored at Plumstead where TS 15303 was damaged by fire late 1982.

MBS 14350 exchanged with damaged 14235 (ex.5118) Jan‑83. 14349 later repaired and used in unit no.5161 from May‑83 to Jun‑83 then spare at Plumstead, being replaced by 14321 (ex.5161) for this period and now spare.

Unit deleted 3‑Oct‑83 and following vehicles all shown as spare: 14349 + 15303 (damaged) + 15353 + 14235 (damaged). However, from Dec‑83 nos. 14349 and 15353 both to 5110 and replaced by damaged 14220 and 15188 (ex.5110) and all four damaged vehicles stored at Plumstead before moving to Hither Green 14‑Dec‑84.

Coaches taken to Selhurst for stripping 28‑Mar‑85, then moved to Strawberry Hill before returning to Hither Green 20‑Aug‑86. Unit hauled to Vic Berry (Leicester) for scrapping 9‑Oct‑87.

5176

TS 15304 exchanged with TSO 15396 (ex.5208) Jan‑81.

Unit last non-facelifted 4 EPB in traffic and restored to all‑blue livery Apr‑94 as a consequence.

Allocated to Eversholt leasco fleet from 1‑Apr‑94. Retained with 5001 for final railtour 15‑Apr‑95 and withdrawn that day. Stored at Strawberry Hill from 12‑Jun‑95.

Moved to Long Marston 20‑Mar‑96 for further storage, later moving to Shoeburyness where unit sold to the Mid-Norfolk Railway (East Dereham) arriving there by road between 15 & 21-Feb-00. Unit disposed of during Jun-01, TSO 15354 being sold to SERA at Coventry Airport, remaining three cars being purchased by the Northampton Ironstone Railway; all coached moved there by end of Sep-01.

5177

Unit in collision with berthed units nos.5193 + 5254 in West Croydon sidings 16‑Jan‑63, both MBS 14353 and TSO 15355 both badly damaged (partly telescoped). Repaired at Eastleigh between 14‑May‑63 and 30‑Aug‑63.

TS 15305 exchanged with TSO 15257 (ex.5129) 30‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 12‑May‑93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 20‑May‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 28‑May‑93.

5178

MBS 14355 and TS 15306 damaged Aug /Sep‑79 at Gillingham. MBS 14356 exchanged with damaged 14278 (ex.5139) Nov‑79 until reverted back May‑80 after 14278 repaired. TS 15306 repaired by Jun‑80 and then both trailers 15306 and 15356 exchanged with damaged 15181 and 15434 (ex.5246).

However, 14356 then to unit no.5152 permanently from Jul‑80 and replaced by damaged 14304 (ex.5152) and all four then withdrawn 14‑Jun‑80. Unit then to Horwich 8‑Oct‑80 as: 14355 + 15181 + 15434 + 14304 with all vehicles damaged.

MBS 14304 repaired and subsequently included in facelift unit no.5412, other three vehicles all scrapped Mar‑81. Three other vehicles also to Horwich as part of 7-car ‘5178’, MBS 14486 (ex.5243 via 5203), TS 15044 (ex.5226) and TS 15072 (damaged ex. spare). 15072 scrapped Mar‑81, 14486 and TS 15044 (now converted to TSO) both to facelift unit 5432.

5179

TSO 15357 exchanged with TS 15310 (ex.5182) 16‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5513.

5180

MBS 14359 damaged mid-78 (location unknown) and temporarily to 2 SAP 5917. Replaced by 14405 (ex.5203 and via 2 EPB unit no.5729 temporarily) from Nov‑78.

Unit reverted to original formation Jan‑80 when 14359 repaired and 14405 to unit no.5243.

TS 15308 exchanged with TSO 15131 (ex.5031) Aug‑85. MBS 14359 exchanged with damaged 14280 (ex.5140) 21‑May‑87 and unit to Hither Green for storage.

Unit withdrawn 12‑Aug‑87, moved to Selhurst for stripping 30‑Mar‑89 thence to Clapham Yard 4‑Nov‑89 and on to Cricklewood 20‑Dec‑89. Moved from there to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 1‑Feb‑90.

5181

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 21‑Jan‑86; TS 15309 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5487.

5182

TS 15310 exchanged with TSO 15357 (ex.5179) 16‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 30‑Sep‑91 and moved from Slade Green to Selhurst for stripping 4‑Nov‑91. Moved from Selhurst to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 9‑Jan‑92.

5183

TSO 15361 exchanged with TS 15318 (ex.5190) 7‑May‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5502.

5184

TSO 15362 exchanged with TS 15330 (ex.5202) by 9‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5514.

5185

Unit damaged between Charlton Lane Crossing and Sands Street 29‑Mar‑64 when open door on passing unit no.5221 struck and damaged two cars. To Eastleigh 2‑Apr‑64 for overhaul and repairs to MBS 14369 and TS 15313 (released 1‑May‑64).

TS 15313 exchanged with TSO 15277 (ex.5149) Oct‑80.

Unit withdrawn 15‑Dec‑92 and moved from Grove Park to Eastleigh 16‑Dec‑92.

Moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 18‑Dec‑92. MBS 14370 and TSO 15363 both cut‑up w/e 19‑Dec‑92, MBS 14369 and TSO 15277 both cut‑up w/e 26‑Dec‑92.

5186

Unit unusually to York for overhaul Dec‑63 to Jan‑64.

Unit stored at Paddock Wood from 12‑May‑86. Moved to Slade Green for reform 8‑Aug‑87 and TSO 15364 to 5046 from Aug‑87, other three cars returning to store at Paddock Wood. Remaining three cars scrapped by C. F. Booth (Rotherham) moving from Paddock Wood 12‑Jan‑88.

5187

MBS 14373 and TSO 15365 both exchanged with 14349 and 15353 (ex.5110) Jul‑87.

TSO 15353 exchanged with TS 15391 (ex.5213) 16‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5526.

5188

Unit slightly damaged when took two roads at Herne Hill 4‑Jan‑61; MBS 14375 and TS 15316 both repaired at Orpington.

Unit in sidelong collision with unit no.5126 at Dartford Jct. 8‑Jan‑85 and MBS 14375 damaged. 14376 exchanged with damaged 14251 (ex.5126) 24‑Jan‑85. TS 15316 exchanged with 9 Compt. TS 15080 (ex.5008) Jun‑85 and unit withdrawn 17‑Jun‑85.

TSO 15366 exchanged with TS 15035 (ex.5217) Dec‑85 and unit stored at Plumstead by Feb‑86, moving to Hither Green 26‑Jul‑86. MBS 14375 then exchanged with 14012 (ex.5050) prior to unit being hauled to Vic Berry (Leicester) for scrapping 9‑Oct‑87 as 14012 + 15035 + 15080 + 14251.

5189

Unit damaged 24‑Mar‑64 at Grove Park when three cars sidescraped past unit no.5142 left foul. To Eastleigh 2‑Apr‑64 for overhaul /repairs to MBS 14377 and both trailers 15367 & 15317 (released 19‑Jun‑64).

TS 15317 exchanged with TSO 15339 (ex.5161) 25‑Jul‑85. After withdrawal from 22‑Oct‑90, unit used as parts donor during restoration of unit 5001 at Ramsgate.

Moved from Chart Leacon to Mayer Parry (Snailwell) for scrapping 9‑Jul‑91. Coaches burnt as follows: MBS 14377 and TSO 15339 both 24‑Jul‑91, MBS 14378 26‑Jul‑91 and TSO 15367 30‑Jul‑91.

5190

TS 15318 exchanged with TSO 15361 (ex.5183) Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 26‑Apr‑93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 6‑May‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 19‑Jun‑93.

5191

TS 15319 exchanged with TSO 15108 (ex.5008) Jun‑85.

Unit withdrawn 14‑May‑90 and initially stored at Gillingham. After stripping taken from Eastleigh to Willesden for store 24‑May‑90. Moved to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 16‑Apr‑92.

5192

MBS 14383 and TS 15320 damaged in collision with unit no.5747 at Slade Green May‑75 and unit to Selhurst, then stored at Hounslow. Both damaged cars to no.5137 c. Jan‑76 and replaced by 14273 (ex.5137) and 15208 (ex. withdrawn 5130) Mar‑76.

TS 15208 exchanged with TSO 15246 (ex.5118) Feb‑85.

TSO 15246 then exchanged again with TS 15190 (ex.5112) Apr‑86 and unit stored from 12‑May‑86 (mostly at Paddock Wood).

TSO 15370 exchanged with TS 15228 (ex.5150) Jul‑87. Unit now formed: 14273 + 15190 + 15228 + 14384. Both trailers scrapped by C. F. Booth (Rotherham) formed into 8-car ‘5110’ moving from Paddock Wood 12‑Jan‑88.

MBS nos. 14273 and 14384 both converted to departmental use as ADB977533 and ADB977534 respectively, as sandite unit no.016.

5193

Unit (with no.5254) berthed in West Croydon sidings when hit by unit no.5177 16‑Jan‑63 and moderate damage throughout. Unit to Eastleigh for repairs between 19‑Apr‑63 and 5‑Jul‑63.

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 4‑Mar‑86 and TS 15321 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5488.

5194

TS 15322 exchanged with TSO 15275 (ex.5147) by 9‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 29‑Sep‑93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 7‑Oct‑93. MBS 14387 and TSO 15372 cut‑up w/e 9‑Oct‑93, MBS 14388 and TSO 15275 cut‑up w/e 16‑Oct‑93.

5195

TS 15323 exchanged with TSO 15239 (ex.5111) 23‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 22‑Sep‑93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 14‑Oct‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 23‑Oct‑93.

5196

MBS 14392 damaged at Slade Green Jan‑72 and temporarily replaced by BR type MBS 65303 (ex.5262). Unit now seated three-hundred & seventy and was 258' 10½" long. Reverted by the end of the month.

TS 15324 exchanged with TSO 15399 (ex.5211) Feb‑81.

Allocated to Eversholt leasco fleet from 1‑Apr‑94.

Unit withdrawn 13‑Jul‑94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 18‑Aug‑94. All cars cut‑up w/e 24‑Sep‑94.

5197

TSO 15375 exchanged with TS 15306 (ex.5243) 30‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5522.

5198

TSO 15376 exchanged with TS 15191 (ex.5113) Mar‑81 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 24‑Mar‑81. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5413

5199

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 4‑May‑82 and TS 15327 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5441.

5200

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 3‑Nov‑86 and TS 15328 exchanged with TSO 15336 (ex. stored 5122) and unit renumbered 5496.

5201

TS 15329 exchanged with TSO 15126 (ex.5026) 19‑Aug‑85.

Unit withdrawn 27‑May‑90 and stored at Plumstead where MBS 14401 damaged by fire. Unit to Chart Leacon for stripping 12‑Jul‑90 then moved for store to Banbury 20‑Jul‑90.

Moved from Banbury 24‑Sep‑91 for scrapping but terminated defective at Fenny Compton. Eventually forward for scrapping from Fenny Compton 18‑Nov‑91 to Washwood Heath and on to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) arriving there 3‑Dec‑91.

5202

TS 15330 exchanged with TSO 15362 (ex.5184) by 9‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 22‑Oct‑90 and TSO 15380 to ‘new’ unit 5279 from 12‑Nov‑90, and replaced by TS 15305 (ex.5528).

Unit stored at Gillingham and moved to Willesden 15‑Apr‑91 then returned to Eastleigh for stripping. Moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 5‑May‑92. All cars cut‑up w/e 17‑May‑92.

5203

Unit derailed at Gillingham 6‑Jul‑78; MBS 14406 and TS 15331 damaged and withdrawn, both scrapped at Norwood Jct. May‑80 by Smeeth Metal Co. Unit stopped and had many temporary ‘paper’ formations until deleted 6‑Oct‑80. MBS 14405 to 5243 Sep‑80 (via 5729 and 5180 temporarily), TSO 15381 to 5157 Aug‑80.

5204

Unit involved in St Johns collision 4‑Dec‑57, struck by following steam train hauled by air-smoothed Battle of Britain class no.34066 ‘Spitfire’ and MBS 14408 destroyed by overriding unit no.5766; TSO 15382 and TS 15332 both damaged. Unit to Eastleigh for repair and disbanded from 18‑Jun‑58 and MBS 14407 to no.5225, both trailers to no.5020 Nov‑58 after repairs.

MBS 14408 officially withdrawn 25‑Jan‑58.

5205

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 30‑Nov‑81. TS 15333 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5429.

5206

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 22‑Mar‑82. TS 15384 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5437.

5207

TSO 15395 exchanged with TS 15387 (ex.5209) 23‑Apr‑88; unit reclassified as 4 COM and renumbered 5515.

5208

MBS 14416 damaged c. 5‑Aug‑76 (location unknown) and to 5137. Replaced by 14383 (ex.5192 and via no.5137) until May‑77 when 14383 returned to 5137 and replaced by 14324 (ex.5162). Unit back to original formation by Aug‑77.

TSO 15396 exchanged with TS 15304 (ex.5176) Jan‑81 and unit to Horwich for facelift 3‑Feb‑81. Unit split up during facelift, both TS cars converted to TSO. MBS 14415 to no.5412, MBS 14416 to no.5432, both trailers 15386 and 15304 to no.5410.

5209

TS 15387 exchanged with TSO 15395 (ex.5207) 23‑Apr‑88. MBS 14418 exchanged with 14039 (ex.5266) Feb‑91.

Unit withdrawn 9‑Dec‑92 and to Eastleigh 16‑Dec‑92. Moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 18‑Dec‑92. All cars cut‑up w/e 26‑Dec‑92.

5210

Unit in sidelong collision with 7166 at Cannon Street 25‑Jun‑73 and MBS 14420 damaged but repaired.

TS 15388 exchanged with TSO 15263 (ex.5135) 30‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 25‑Aug‑92 and to Eastleigh by 13‑Sep‑92. After stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 1‑Oct‑92. All cars cut‑up w/e 10‑Oct‑92.

5211

TSO 15399 exchanged with TS 15324 (ex.5196) Feb‑81 and unit to Horwich for facelift 25‑Feb‑81. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5416.

5212

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 16‑Dec‑81. TS 15390 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5431.

5213

TS 15391 exchanged with TSO 15353 (ex.5187) 16‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 23‑Oct‑92 and to Bournemouth 1‑Dec‑92. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 31‑Dec‑92. All cars cut‑up w/e 16‑Jan‑93.

5214

TSO 15402 exchanged with TS 15060 (ex.5242) Jan‑81 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 20‑Jan‑81. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5407.

5215

TSO 15403 exchanged with TS 15061 (ex.5246) Oct‑81 and unit to Horwich for facelift 9‑Nov‑81. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5428.

5216

Unit (with 5305 + 5755) damaged in head-on collision with unis nos.6118 + 6103 + 6018 in Gillingham depot 6‑Dec‑62.

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 17‑Sep‑84 and TS 15034 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5458.

5217

Unit damaged mid-1965? and to Eastleigh for repairs 6‑Sep‑65 until 17‑Sep-65. TS 15035 exchanged with TSO 15366 (ex. withdrawn 5188) Dec‑85.

Unit withdrawn 27‑Nov‑92 and to Bournemouth 1‑Dec‑92. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 15‑Dec‑92. All cars cut‑up w/e 19‑Dec‑92.

5218

Unit to Horwich for facelift 19‑Dec‑79 and TS 15036 converted to TSO; unit released c.29‑Oct‑80 still as no.5218. Renumbered 5404 from Jan‑81.

5219

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 18‑Oct‑82 and TS 15037 converted to TSO; unit renumbered 5449.

5220

Unit formed with 9 Compt. TS seating one-hundred & eight, giving non-standard seating capacity of three-hundred & seventy-four.

Unit in collision with type ‘JA’ E6001 and freight at Wimbledon station 12‑Oct‑72. MBS 14440 wrecked and condemned 30‑Dec‑72; unit withdrawn Jan‑73.

The accident report stated:

"On a clear dry evening the 18.45 Acton to Wimbledon goods train, consisting of 22 loaded wagons and a brake van hauled by an electro-diesel locomotive, passed at Danger a colour light signal on the Down Streatham Junction line on the approach to Wimbledon Station and collided at about 25 mph with the rear of the 19.05 Holborn Viaduct to West Croydon 4-car electric multiple-unit train which was stationary. The passenger train was driven forward over 35 yards and its rear car badly stove in, its rear bogie being left embedded in the platform, 75 feet of which was also badly damaged. Both cabs of the locomotive, which was derailed, were stove in, and 7 wagons were derailed and 8 damaged.

The traction current was immediately and automatically discharged, and the emergency services were promptly called by members of the station staff and arrived quickly. 11 passengers were bruised or shocked, but although 4 were taken to hospital none was detained. The driver of the goods train suffered facial injuries and shock."

© Clinton Shaw /Buggleskelly Books

MBS 14440 cut-up at Wimbledon West Yard during Jan /Feb-73, records deleted 28‑Mar‑73. Other three cars to Micheldever 12‑Feb‑73 and spare until unit reinstated from Dec‑73 with 14260 (ex.5130). Reformed unit sent to Eastleigh 23‑1‑74 for C1 overhaul (14260 C3 only) and released in new formation 22‑Feb‑74.

9 Compt. TS 15038 exchanged with TSO 15349 (ex.5171) by 9‑Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 15‑Sep‑93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 23‑Sep‑93. MBS 14260 and TSO cars 15349 and 15408 cut‑up w/e 25‑Sep‑93, MBS 14439 cut‑up w/e 2‑Oct‑93.

5221

TSO 15409 exchanged with TS 15182 (ex.5104) Apr‑81 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 30‑Apr‑81. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5414.

5222

MBS 14443 exchanged with 14490 (ex.5245) May‑81.

TS 15040 exchanged with TSO 15421 (ex.5233) Jun‑81.

Unit withdrawn 7‑Jan‑91 and trailers 15410 and 15421 both to ‘new’ 5280 from that date.

Replaced by TS cars 15194 and 15204 (both ex. withdrawn 5523). After stripping unit stored at Folkestone East and moved for scrapping to M. C. Metals (Glasgow) 8‑Apr‑91, recessing at Willesden until 15‑Apr‑91. MBS 14490 and TS cars 15194 and 15204 cut‑up 18‑Apr‑91, MBS 14444 cut‑up 19‑Apr‑91.

5223

TS 15041 exchanged with TSO 15427 (ex.5239) Jul‑81.

Unit withdrawn 22‑Jul‑91 and trailers 15427 and 15411 both to ‘new’ 5281 from that date. Replaced by TS cars 15315 and 15391 (both ex. withdrawn 5526). After stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 23‑Jan‑92.

5224

Unit in collision at Rochester Bridge c. May-59 with MBS 14447 and both trailers TS 15042 & TSO 15412 damaged. MBS 14448 temporarily exchanged with damaged 14202 (ex.5101) 13‑May‑59 until 20‑Aug‑60. Unit out of use whilst damaged vehicles repaired, the mis-formed unit arriving at Eastleigh 2‑Mar‑60 for repair and released in early May-60.

TSO 15412 exchanged with TS 15209 (ex.5131) Jun‑81 and unit to Horwich for facelift 24‑Jul‑81. Further reformed at Horwich, and TS 15209 (now converted to TSO) exchanged with TSO (former TS) 15052 (ex.5234). Own TS 15042 also converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5424.

5225

Unit in collision with light engine ex. LSWR ‘700’ class (nicknamed Black Motors) no. 30688 at Staines Central 9‑Aug‑57 with MBS 14450 wrecked and TSO 15413 damaged. 14450 scrapped on site and withdrawn 7‑Jun‑58. Unit to Eastleigh for repairs, both trailers 15043 and 15413 to ‘new’ 5301 from 19‑Jan‑60. Replaced from 18‑Jun‑58 by MBS 14407 (ex. withdrawn 5204) and TS 15020 and TSO 15120 (both ex.5020).

The accident report stated:

"The 12.24 p m 8-coach Up electric passenger train from Staines Central to Waterloo, which was made up of the 12.7 pm. train from Windsor and the 12.2 pm. train from Weybridge, started from the platform against the signal at danger, and after travelling for 215 yards, collided almost head-on at about 20 m.p.h. with a light engine which was crossing from the Up loop to the Down main line under the authority of a shunting signal. The light engine, which had reached a speed of about 10 m.p.h., was overturned on to its near side, and the tender, which remained upright, was derailed all wheels. Both running lines were blocked but there was only minor damage to the permanent way and signalling.

The leading bogie of the electric train was derailed all wheels, and the offside of the front coach was demolished, the damage extending through the motorman's cab and the guard's compartment to the front of the open type passenger compartment. The headstock and both the sole bars were badly twisted, and the motor bogie was crippled. A number of window lights were broken and there was other superficial damage throughout the train. The front of the light engine was severely damaged; the buffer beam was buckled. both main frames were distorted and the cab was almost torn from the frame.

Fortunately, the casualties were slight with only minor injuries or shock to 12 of the 70 passengers. The motorman of the electric train escaped with some cuts and bruises, but the driver of the light engine had his leg broken and the fireman also was injured."

Unit in further collision with 6L unit no.1018 at Cannon Street 20‑Mar‑61 and 14449 and 15020 both badly damaged, unit hauled to Slade Green for bogie repairs and motors in 14407 removed, then to storage at Micheldever pending repairs at Eastleigh. MBS 14407 and TSO 15120 both reformed into no.5164 at Micheldever 27‑Apr‑61 and unit withdrawn.

The accident report stated:

"The 8.33 a.m. Up electric passenger train from Addiscombe to Cannon Street, consisting of 6 cars filled with passengers, passed the Up Through home and starting signals of Cannon Street signal box at danger, and ran at 10 to 15 m.p.h. into the 9.14 a.m. Down empty diesel electric train of 12 cars from Cannon Street to Grove Park, which was travelling at about the same speed under clear signals from No. 6 platform across the route of the Up train to the Down Local line. The first contact was between the right hand leading edge of the electric train and the side of the eighth coach of the outgoing diesel train ; the electric train scored the side of this coach and then struck the right hand leading end of the ninth coach, crushed the body severely, and overturned it and the following coach. The 6rst two cars of the electric train were derailed to the left and stopped leaning to that side, hut there was little damage to their interiors and no passengers were seriously injured. Eleven out of an estimated load of 650 passengers had minor injuries and were taken to hospital, as was the motorman, who suffered from shock. The other passengers were conducted on foot to Cannon Street station without avoidable delay."

Damaged 14449 and 15020 remained stored at Micheldever, where 14449 was further damaged when struck by two ‘runaway’ 4 SUB Motorcoaches.

Unit reinstated again Mar‑62 with repaired 14328 and 15292 (ex.5164) in formation. Reverted back to ‘1958’ formation 8‑Nov‑62 when 14328 and 15292 exchanged with ‘own’ 14407 and 15120.

Unit to Eastleigh 22‑Oct‑79 for C1R (facelift) overhaul; TSO 15120 exchanged with TSO 15351 (ex.5173) and TS 15020 converted to TSO. Unit released 14‑3‑80 as 14449 + 15020 + 15351 + 14407 still numbered as 5225. Unit renumbered 5402 from 13‑Nov‑80.

5226

Unit damaged in accident at Sutton July‑57 and not back to traffic until July‑58.

Unit damaged early 1965 (details unknown) and MBS 14451 to Eastleigh for repairs between 25‑Mar‑65 and 27‑Apr‑65.

MBS 14451 damaged in collision with unit no.4696 at Selhurst depot 24‑Mar‑77 but repaired.

TS 15044 to unit no.5178 (temporary formation) Oct‑80 and subsequently included in no.5432. Replaced by TSO 15280 (ex.5152).

Unit withdrawn 29‑Oct‑92 and stripped at Selhurst, moved to Eastleigh 13‑Nov‑92 and on to Bournemouth 1‑Dec‑92. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 15‑Dec‑92. All cars cut‑up w/e 19‑Dec‑92.

5227

TSO 15415 exchanged with TS 15046 (ex.5228) Oct‑81 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 28‑Oct‑81. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5427.

5228

TS 15046 exchanged with TSO 15415 (ex.5227) Oct‑81. Unit withdrawn 14-May‑90 and briefly stored at Hoo Junction, moving to Willesden for store 24-May‑90. Moved to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 12-Nov-91; all cars cut‑up Dec-91.

5229

Unit damaged early 1965 (details unknown) and MBS 14457 and both trailers 15417 & 15047 to Eastleigh for repairs between 13-Apr‑65 and 3-May‑65.

MBS 14458 damaged Jan‑70 (location unknown) and to unit no.5254 c.Mar‑70 for repairs. Replaced by 14333 (ex.5167) from Feb‑70.

TS 15047 exchanged with TSO 15435 (ex.5247) Feb‑81.

Unit withdrawn 5-Aug-91 and after stripping moved from Strawberry Hill to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 25‑Sep‑91

5230

TS 15048 exchanged with TSO 15110 (ex.5010) Jun‑85.

Unit withdrawn 14-May‑90 and initially stored at Hoo Junction, moving to Willesden for store 24-May‑90. Unit to Eastleigh for stripping 20-Apr‑92 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 5-May‑92. All cars cut‑up w/e 17-May‑92.

5231

TS 15049 exchanged with TSO 15264 (ex.5136) 23-Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 13-May‑91 and after stripping at Eastleigh moved to Cricklewood 23-Oct-91 en route for scrapping at C. F. Booth (Rotherham) Oct‑91.

5232

TS 15050 exchanged with TSO 15422 (ex.5234) May-81.

Unit withdrawn 14-May‑93 and stored briefly at Maidstone West. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 1-Jul-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 10-Jul-93.

5233

TSO 15421 exchanged with TS 15040 (ex.5222) Jun-81 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 9-Jun‑81. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5415.

5234

TSO 15422 exchanged with TS 15050 (ex.5232) May-81 and unit to Horwich for facelift 2-Jul-81. Whilst at Horwich, unit further reformed and TS 15052 (now converted to TSO) transferred to no.5224 (5424) and replaced by TS 15209 (ex.5131). Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5422.

5235

TSO 15423 exchanged with TS 15216 (ex.5138) Dec-80 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 15-Dec-80. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit released c3-Apr‑81 renumbered 5405.

5236

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 25-Jan-82 and TS 15054 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5433.

5237

TSO 15425 exchanged with TS 15058 (ex.5240) Aug-81 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 5-Aug-81. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5419.

5238

TSO 15426 exchanged with TS 15192 (ex.5114) Mar-81 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 16-Mar‑81. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5411.

5239

Unit suffered underframe damage in collision between two 10 EPB formations at Slade Green 20-Mar‑63 and stored at Hassocks pending repairs at Lancing.

TSO 15427 exchanged with TS 15041 (ex.5223) Jul-81 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 6-Jul-81. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5417.

5240

MBS 14479 and TS 15058 both damaged by fire at Cannon Street 20-Jun‑72; 14479 withdrawn and moved from Norwood to Micheldever for storage 12-Feb‑73 and briefly to Eastleigh for stripping Jun-74.

Bodywork scrapped at Micheldever Nov-76 and remains moved to Vic Berry Ltd, Leicester 5‑Jan‑77 for scrapping. TS 15058 to 5246 and both replaced by 14491 and TSO 15434 (both ex.5246) and unit ran with two TSO seating 368. 14491 and 15434 both returned to no.5246 14-Oct-72 at Slade Green and replaced by 14103 (ex. fire damage repairs from no.5052), and ‘own’ 15058 repaired ex.5246. TS 15058 exchanged with TSO 15425 (ex.5237) Aug-81.

Unit withdrawn 17-May‑93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 20-May‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 28-May‑93.

5241

Unit fitted with Laycock‑Knorr brake c.1961, though this removed Nov-77. TSO 15429 exchanged with TS 15001 (ex.5001) 19-Jan-84 and unit ran with two TS cars seating four-hundred & four (15001 all blue whilst others in blue /grey) until 10-Jul-84 when sent to Eastleigh for facelift. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5456.

5242

TS 15060 exchanged with TSO 15402 (ex.5214) Jan-81.

Unit withdrawn 13-May‑91 and stored at Paddock Wood. After stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 7‑Jan‑92.

5243

MBS 14485 slightly damaged by fire near Clapham Jct. 6-Jun‑61.

MBS 14486 damaged Jan-80 (location unknown) and via no.5203 to unit no.5178 (temporary formation) subsequently to no.5432. Replaced by 14405 (ex.5203 but via nos.5729 & 5180 temporarily). Both trailers 15061 and 15431 to no.5246 from Aug-80 and replaced by 15306 and 15356 (both ex.5178 but via no.5246 Jun-80 to Aug-80). Formation now 14405 + 15306 + 15356 + 14485. TS 15306 exchanged with TSO 15375 (ex.5197) 30-Apr‑88.

Unit withdrawn 13-Oct-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 21-Oct-93. MBS 14485 cut‑up w/e 23-Oct-93, MBS 14405 and TSO cars 15356 and 15375 cut‑up w/e 30-Oct-93.

5244

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 6-Apr‑82 and TS 15062 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5439.

5245

Unit in collision with unit no.5141 at Wimbledon Park 14-Jul-61 and MBS 14489 and TSO 15433 damaged. MBS 14489 wrecked and withdrawn (officially 14-Oct-61), broken-up on site by 30-Jul-61. TSO 15433 stored damaged at Micheldever.

Replaced in unit no.5245 from 26-Aug-61 by MBS 14282 and TS 15219 (both ex. withdrawn 5141) and unit now had two TS cars and seated four-hundred & four. Damaged TSO 15433 at Micheldever stored until formed into ‘new’ 5262 there in September 1965 and unit to Eastleigh for overhaul and repair 9‑Sep‑65.

MBS 14490 exchanged with 14443 (ex.5222) May-81 and unit to Horwich for facelift 5-May‑81. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5418.

5246

Unit damaged about Feb-72 (date and location unknown) and disbanded. TS 15064 withdrawn 25-Mar‑72, having moved from Norwood Yard 12-Feb‑72 and stored at Micheldever until scrapped by G. Cohen (Kettering) Mar-75. Damaged unit moved Gatwick to Herne Hill 13-Apr‑72. MBS 14492 to no.5248 c.Jun‑72, MBS 14491 and TSO 15434 both to no.5240 c.Jun‑72.

Unit reinstated later about Oct-72 with the following vehicles:

             MBS 14103 (fire damaged ex.5052),

             TS 15058 (fire damaged ex.5240),

             TS 15181 (damaged ex.5103),

             MBS 65383 (damaged, reinstated ex.5769).

When repairs to 14103 and 15058 completed Nov-72, both these exchanged with ‘own’ 14491 and 15434 (returned ex.5240). Unit now had eighty-four seat BR type MBS and seated three-hundred & eighy-eight and was 258' 10½" long.

Unit further damaged Jun-80 (location unknown) and trailers 15181 and 15434 both to no.5178; subsequently withdrawn and scrapped at Horwich works 2-Apr‑81. Replaced by TS 15306 and TSO 15356 (both ex.5178) but these two cars then transferred to no.5243 Aug-80; replaced by TS 15061 and TSO 15431 (both ex.5243). Formation now: 65383 + 15061 + 15431 + 14491.

Unit further reformed Oct-81 when TS 15061 exchanged with TSO 15403 (ex.5215) and unit now seated three-hundred & seventy. BR type MBS 65383 exchanged with SR type 14267 (ex.5134) Feb-82 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 24-Feb‑82 as: 14267 + 15403 + 15431 + 14491. Renumbered 5435.

5247

MBS 14494 damaged in collision with four ‘runaway’ 16T mineral wagons at Orpington 26-Jul-63. Unit to Lancing? for repair and released Dec-63.

Unit in head-on collision with unit no.4360 on shunt neck at Effingham Jct. 28-Jul-64 and MBS 14493 badly damaged and unit stored at Micheldever where damaged 14493 replaced by BR standard MBS 65307 (ex. disbanded 5708) during March 1965 seating eighty-four. Unit now 258' 10½" long and seated three-hundred & eighty-eight. Reformed unit moved to Eastleigh for overhaul 8-Mar‑65 and released 14-May‑65.

Damaged 14493 later formed with damaged SR 2 HAP DTC 16024 (ex.5624) in May 1967 at Micheldever and these two sent to Eastleigh for repair and C1 overhaul 12-May‑67 as unit no.5624. MBS 65307 to 2 EPB unit no.5769 Oct-71 and replaced by SR type 14206 (ex. withdrawn 5103 & via no.5769) and unit back to standard seating capacity of three-hundred & eighty-six.

TSO 15435 exchanged with TS 15047 (ex.5229) Feb-81 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 24-Feb‑81. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5409.

5248

MBS 14495 damaged in collision with unit no.4106 in Selhurst depot 14-Mar‑72 and to no.5052 Jun-72 after repairs. Replaced by 14492 (ex.5246).

Unit reformed Sep-81 and TS 15066 exchanged with TSO 15447 (ex.5259).

Unit further reformed Nov-81 and MBS 14496 and TSO 15447 both exchanged with MBS 14510 and TSO 15443 (both ex.5255).

Unit withdrawn 5-Aug-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 19-Aug-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 4‑Sep‑93.

5249

Unit to Horwich for facelift 25-Jan-82. during which unit reformed and 15437 removed and subsequently to unit no.5430. Replaced by 4 SUB TSO 12404 (ex.4664) converted to EP braking and renumbered 15455. TS 15067 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5434.

5250

TSO 15438 exchanged with TS 15073 (ex.5255) Aug-81 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 26-Aug-81. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5421.

5251

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 25-Jul-84 and TS 15069 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5457.

5252

On 18th August 1981 unit no.5252 (leading unit no.5355) on Charing Cross to Bromley North down-service (2J04) passed signal L271 at Danger and was involved in a sideswipe at Parks Bridge Junction with Dover – Cannon Street up-service (1G51).

The accident report stated:

‘the driver of the 07.49 Charing Cross to Bromley North electric multiple-unit passenger train, 2J04, consisting of eight cars and travelling on the Down Fast line, passed a signal at Danger and observed the 06.18 Dover Priory to Cannon Street electric multiple-unit express passenger train, 1G51, consisting of twelve cars, crossing from the Up Fast line to the Up Slow line ahead of him. The driver of the Down train immediately made an emergency brake application but was unable to avoid the nearside corner of his driving cab from striking the nearside of the rearmost driving cab of the Up train. Fortunately the collision was not sufficiently severe to cause a derailment but damage was caused to the side panels and windows of both driving cabs and the associated hand rails. There was no significant damage to the passenger accommodation and no passengers were injured’.

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 16-Aug-82 and TS 15070 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5443.

5253

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 29-Oct-84 and TS 15071 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5459.

5254

MBS 14507 damaged in derailment in Chertsey sidings 23-May‑61.

Unit (with no.5193) slightly damaged in West Croydon sidings 16-Jan-63 when hit by unit no.5177.

Unit derailed at Borough Market Jct. 17-Feb‑70 and MBS 14507 and TS 15072 damaged. 14507 scrapped at Cannon Street 28-Feb‑70. Both trailers 15072 and 15442 to unit no.5137 from Mar-70. Replaced from c.3‑70 by MBS 14458 (ex.5229) and TS 15295 and TSO 15345 (both ex. withdrawn 5167) and unit to Swindon for C1 overhaul and repair, released 3-Dec-70 in blue livery and moved to Eastleigh for testing.

TSO 15435 exchanged with TS 15169 (ex.5044) May-85 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 22-May‑85. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5472.

5255

TS 15073 exchanged with TSO 15438 (ex.5250) Aug-81.

Unit further reformed Nov-81 and MBS 14510 and TSO 15443 both exchanged with 14496 and TSO 15447 (both ex.5248) and to Horwich for facelift 22-Dec-81 as: 14496 + 15447 + 15438 + 14509. Whilst at Horwich 15447 removed (to unit no.5432); replaced by 15437 (ex.5249) and unit renumbered 5430.

5256

TSO 15444 exchanged with TS 15212 (ex.5134) Sep-81 and unit to Eastleigh for facelift 23‑Sep‑81. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5423.

5257

MBS 14514 damaged at Orpington 18-Jul-64 when left standing foul and struck by unit no.5369; unit repaired at Selhurst.

Unit to Horwich for facelift 21-Apr‑82 and TS 15075 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5440.

5258

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift 13-Nov-84 and TS 15076 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5460.

5259

TSO 15447 exchanged with TS 15066 (ex.5248) Sep-81 and unit to Horwich for facelift 21‑Sep‑81. Both TS cars converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5426.

5260

Unit to Eastleigh for facelift Nov/Dec-84 and TS 15078 converted to TSO and unit renumbered 5461.

                

 

 

Approaching Windmill Bridge 4 EPB no. 5049 leaves East Croydon
on the 17.40 Tattenham Corner - London Bridge service 8th June 1972

 
© BloodandCustard


Hybrid unit nos.5261 - 5264

To utilise vehicles made spare as a result of accident damage or unit reformations, four further 4 EPB units were formed at various times.

Two units (nos.5261 & 5262) were formed in 1965 utilising spare BR-type 2 EPB 84-seat MBS cars spare as a result of the formation of the six 3R ‘Tadpole’ DEMU units. To run with these, three 4 SUB trailers were converted to EPB standards, and one 4 EPB TSO (from a damaged unit) made up the remaining vehicle. These two units were non-standard in length and seating capacity and differed from each other as one had two TS, the other TS & TSO trailers.

Unit no.5261 was released 6th August 1965 and unit no.5262 on 23rd November 1965. Both were in green livery when formed, with those motorcoaches not already sporting yellow warning panels having those added at this time:

No.5261 received motorcoaches from BR-type 2 EPB units no.5701 (believed no yellow warning panel) and no.5711, which had already received its yellow warning panel by 14th January 1964.

No.5262 received motorcoaches from BR-type 2 EPB units no.5704 (no yellow warning panel) and no.5709, which had already received its yellow warning panel by 22nd July 1964.

Unit no.5262 later gained full yellow ends whilst still in green livery; both later being painted blue with full yellow ends before gaining blue /grey livery.

 

Two further units (nos.5263 & 5264) were formed in 1976 /77 utilising SR-type MBS cars from disbanded 2 SAP units, the first again having two 4 SUB trailers converted to EPB standards, the other using 4 EPB trailers spare as the result of accident damage, though both ran temporarily formed with a BR type semi-saloon trailer for a while.

Unit no.5263 was the first suburban unit to be painted blue /grey in January 1979.

 

Unit

MBSO

TS

TS

MBSO

Tlr. Exch. date

Wdn
date.

Scrap

Diag. No.

400

2013

2013

400

 

 

 

Code

CQ

DU

DU

CQ

 

 

 

5261+
6-Aug-65

65300
(5701)

15081
(4360/10208)
15154+

15082
(4360/10207)
15413+

65310
(5711)

See notes

15-Jul-93

Aug-93 G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit

MBSO

TS

TSO

MBSO

 

 

 

Diag. No.

400

2013

2018

400

 

 

 

Code

CQ

DU

DS

CQ

 

 

 

5262+
23-Nov-65

65308
(5709)
14205 [40]

15083
(4344/10395)
15128+

15433
(5245)

65303
(5704)
14056 [41]

5028
16-Apr-86

Facelift 5490
Apr-86



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit

MBSO

TSO

TSO

MBSO

 

 

 

Diag. No.
Code

2130
CP-1A

2018
DAH

2018
DAH

2130
CP-1A







5263+
28-Jun-76

14521
(5601)

70456 [42]
(5343)
15450
(4605/10337)

15449
(4386/10480)

14556
(5636)

-

Facelift 5401
Nov-80



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit

MBSO

TSO

TSO

MBSO

 

 

 

Diag. No.
Code

2130
CP-1A

2018
DS

2018
DS

2130
CP-1A

 

 

 

5264+
Sep-77

14522
(5602)

70456 43
(5343)
15258

15147
(5047)

14523
(5603)

-

4-Nov-92

Jan-93 G

 

 

Individual Unit Notes
(Nos.5261 – 5264)

5261

Unit formed-up at Micheldever during Apr-65 using two eighty-four-seat BR 1951-type former 2 EPB MBS cars from units nos.5701 & 5711 made spare when these units disbanded to form 3R units in Nov‑64. Both TS cars came from 4 SUB unit no.4360 written off in collision with no.5247 at Effingham Jct. 28‑Jul‑64, cars 10208 and 10207 being converted to EP braking and renumbered 15081 and 15082. Unit no.5261 was 260' 8½" long and seated four-hundred & eight.

Unit moved from Micheldever to Eastleigh for overhaul and EP brake conversion on the trailer cars 20‑Apr‑65 and was released 6‑Aug‑65. It had operational AWS, the first SR 4 EPB unit so fitted.

TS 15082 exchanged with TSO 15413 (ex.5301) Oct‑87 and seating capacity reduced to 390. TS 15081 exchanged with TSO 15154 (ex.5101) 16‑Apr‑88, further reducing seating capacity to 372 and unit now 'all-open'.

Unit withdrawn 13‑May‑91 but reinstated 10‑Jun‑91.

Unit withdrawn 15‑Jul‑93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 12‑Aug‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 28‑Aug‑93.

5262

Unit formed-up at Micheldever during Sep-65 using two eighty-four-seat BR 1951-type former 2 EPB MBS cars from units nos.5704 & 5709 made spare when these units disbanded to form 3R units in Nov‑64.

TS 15083 was renumbered from former 10395, a 4 SUB augmentation trailer formed into pre-war unit no.4344, withdrawn May‑60 and stored for five years. TSO 15433 was ex.5245 after collision damage repairs.

Unit had same dimensions as no.5261 and seated three-hundred & ninety. It moved to Eastleigh 9‑Sep‑65 for overhaul, repair and EP brake conversion on 10395 which was renumbered 15083 at this time; unit released 23‑Nov‑65.

In Nov-71, MBS 65308 to 2 HAP unit no.6151 and replaced by SR type MBS 14205 (ex. withdrawn 5103), this car released from Eastleigh after C1 overhaul 29‑Nov‑71. Unit now had three SR pattern cars, was 258' 10½" long and seated three-hundred & eighty-eight. MBS 65303 used briefly in unit no.5196 during Jan‑72 prior to unit going back into traffic with 14205 in formation.

Unit further reformed 28‑Apr‑86 and 65303 and TS 15083 both exchanged with 14056 and TSO 15128 (ex.5028) so now all vehicles of SR pattern; seating capacity now three-hundred & sixty-eight and unit of standard 257' 5" length. Unit then to Eastleigh for facelift 29‑Apr‑86 and renumbered 5490.

5263

Unit formed Jul‑76 using two SR-pattern former 2 SAP MBS cars from disbanded units nos.5601 & 5636, seating eighty-four. Both trailers were former 4 SUB TS cars converted to TSO from former 10337 (15450) ex.4605 and 10480 (15449) ex.4386.

This unit was the prototype for the 4 EPB facelift programme; both trailers had new seating, false ceilings with fluorescent lights, improved heating & draught proofing and public address equipment. MBS 14556 had a simpler form of fluorescent lighting fittings without the false ceiling and 14521 remained unmodified. However, when formed 15450 was not yet ready so unit ran initially from Jul‑76 until May‑77 with BR type one-hundred & twelve-seat trailer 70456 (ex. bomb damaged no.5343) and was 259' 0½" long and seated three-hundred & eighty-two. Once 15450 included, unit became standard in length at 257' 5" and the seating capacity reduced to three-hundred & seventy-two.

Unit no.5263 was renumbered no.5401 in Nov‑80 and returned to Eastleigh 8‑Feb‑82 for further facelifting to bring it into line with the production facelift units. This involved fitting false ceilings and neater fluorescent light fittings in the MBS cars and the internal partition was removed at this time making them eighty-two-seat vehicles and bringing the seating capacity down to three-hundred & sixty-eight as in all other facelifted units.

5264

Unit formed Sep‑77 to replace withdrawn no.5047 by using two more MBS cars from disbanded 2 SAP units nos.5602 & 5603, the TSO 15147 from withdrawn no.5047 and TSO 15258 from spare stock but originally from no.5130 which was disbanded following fire damage.

When unit formed, 15258 still had fire damage repairs incomplete so (like no.5263) unit temporarily formed with BR type one-hundred & twelve-seat TS 70456 (ex. bomb damaged no.5343) until Jul‑80. During this period no.5264 was 259' 0½" long and seated three-hundred & eighty-two, but after inclusion of 15258 the length became 257' 5" and the seating capacity three-hundred & seventy-two.

Unit withdrawn 4‑Nov‑92, to Eastleigh 4‑Dec‑92 then Bournemouth 15‑Dec‑92 and (after stripping) moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 12‑Jan‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 23‑Jan‑93.

 

 

 

Unit no.5462 departs southbound from Penge West on 26th July 1985.

© Graham Johnston

 

Facelifted Units 5401 - 5497

The prototype ‘Facelift’ SR type 4 EPB unit appeared during June 1976, although one car was not ready until May 1977 and the unit ran temporarily formed with an unmodified BR type semi compartment trailer until this time. This was unit no.5263, and three of the four cars were the subject of trial modifications to improve the seating, lighting and draught proofing of the vehicles.

A rolling programme of ‘facelift’ conversions started early in 1980, the first unit dealt with being no.5225, which entered service in its new form in May. All compartment accommodation was stripped out during the facelift, all seating being in open saloons to reduce the levels of vandalism in the former compartments. This reduced the seating capacity of the units from three-hundred & eighty-six to three-hundred & sixty-eight 368 as the former one-hundred & twenty-seat TS became a one-hundred & two-seat TSO.

All units had fluorescent lighting installed, also a PA system and improved draught proofing was fitted around the doors and the heating system was uprated. AWS was fitted where the unit concerned did not have it already. A false ceiling was fitted in units up to no.5449. However, to save costs units nos.5450 upwards did not have this feature, the lighting being carried in roof length trunking similar to that in the BR type facelifted units.

The first five units to be completed (nos.5263 /5225 /5143 /5218 & 5152) retained their existing numbers, but repositioned on unit ends (low down over the cab windows). However, from November 1980 they were renumbered (in order) into a new series from 5401 upwards, and all other units followed on from this.

All facelifted units were turned out in the blue /grey livery, except for no.5414 which emerged all-blue in error and had to be returned to Eastleigh to have the grey applied. Later, once all the 4 EPB fleet was in blue /grey, the Network SouthEast livery was applied only to facelifted examples, untreated units remaining in blue /grey.

To enable compartment vehicles to be eliminated as quickly as possible, many units for facelift were reformed before going to works, exchanging their TSO cars with the TS from a non-facelifted unit and proceeding straight to works where both TS cars were converted to TSO. A few units ran briefly in service with two TS cars prior to facelift.

Also included in the facelift programme were the thirty-two remaining MBS cars from the SR type 2 HAP (later 2 SAP) units. These differed from true 4 EPB MBS cars by having a partition dividing the saloon into two of four bays each and giving a seating capacity of eighty-four (diagram 2130).

During facelifting this partition was removed, reducing the seating to eighty-two; making them standard with the 4 EPB vehicles. These ex. 2 SAP motorcoaches were all fitted with express gear ratio motor bogies and most were converted to suburban gear ratio during facelift overhaul. However, a few were not done resulting in some units initially retaining express gear ratio; subsequent bogie changes later eliminated this.

To provide trailers to run with these ex. 2 SAP MBS cars, thirty-three former 4 SUB trailers (all TSO cars except the two prototypes included in unit no.5263 which were TS cars converted to TSO) were converted to EP braking and were renumbered from 15449 upwards to 15481, (the additional trailer converted was to replace withdrawn 4 EPB trailer 15072). This programme was split between Eastleigh and Horwich works, thirty units being dealt with at Horwich (including all the ex. 2 SAP conversions except for prototype unit no.5263 done at Eastleigh) and all remaining units at Eastleigh.

Identities of former 4 SUB TSO cars converted to 4 EPB trailers for this programme were as follows (10337 and 10480 were formerly TS vehicles, all remaining were TSO):

 

Vehicle Nos.

HO No.

Date built

Diag. No.

SR Code

8980

3617

1950

2018

DR

10337

3351

1947

2013

DN

10124

3464

1948/9

2018

DR

10125

3464

1948/9

2018

DR

10128

3464

1948/9

2018

DR

10129

3464

1948/9

2018

DR

10131

3464

1948/9

2018

DR

10132

3464

1948/9

2018

DR

10133

3464

1948/9

2018

DR

10439

1060

1946

2015

DM

10444

1060

1946

2015

DM

10446

1060

1946

2015

DM

10446

1060

1946

2015

DM

10448

1060

1946

2015

DM

10480

3384

1948

2013

DN

12353

3384

1948

2018

DR

12355

3384

1948

2018

DR

12358

3384

1948

2018

DR

12359

3385

1948

2018

DR

12360

3385

1948

2018

DR

12361

3504

1949

2018

DR

12381

3504

1949

2018

DR

12389

3504

1949

2018

DR

12390

3504

1949

2018

DR

12391

3504

1949

2018

DR

12393

3504

1949

2018

DR

12398

3505

1950

2018

DR

12402

3506

1950

2018

DR

12404

3506

1950

2018

DR

 

Unit no.5263 (now 5401) was initially non-standard and was returned to Eastleigh in February 1982 for further work to bring it into line with the production units. It had run as no.5401 from November 1980 and was the only one of this series to run without AWS equipment until its first overhaul in February 1982.

Unit no.5476 upwards were outshopped with a new style two-tone green with orange horizontal striped seating moquette, earlier units having the traditional ‘Trojan’ grey with coloured dots style.

Facelifted units were concentrated at Selhurst depot for Central Division services and rarely strayed onto SWD or SED service. However, units from no.5468 upwards were allocated from new to Slade Green depot for SED workings and (with the gradual introduction of new stock to SW and Central divisions) the units were progressively transferred to the SED until all were allocated there from January 1993; many replacing non-facelifted 4 EPB units for disposal.

Thirteen units moved to Slade Green following the introduction of Class 456 units to service at Selhurst depot from 30th September 1991 (units were generally reallocated downwards in number order) so that the lowest numbered ones remained at Selhurst. A few units were later fitted with Cab Secure Radios (CSR) and these were then concentrated at Selhurst involving a small number of unit reallocations.

Large scale withdrawal of these units began in late 1992 as deliveries of new Networker Class 465 /466 trains commenced with the last removed from traffic early in 1995. Units remaining in service after 1st April 1994 were allocated to the ownership of the Eversholt train leasing company under the BR privatisation arrangements, units concerned being marked by an ‘E’ after the unit number.

Unit formations are as follows, with the number of the coach's former unit being shown in brackets below. The identities and unit number of former 4 SUB cars are also thus shown, and units with an ‘H’ were facelifted at Horwich works. Dates below unit numbers are release dates from works after facelifting, these often being several weeks prior to the entry into service of the unit, particularly in the case of units facelifted at Horwich works.

Electrical codes for these vehicles were complex due to the differing origin of many cars and are shown above the vehicle number. Former TS vehicles converted to TSO are shown with a ‘+’ sign after the coach number.

With the exception of accident damaged unit nos.5439 & 5484, this whole large batch of units were all scrapped by Gwent Demolition at Margam, usually after some limited stripping at either Eastleigh or Bournemouth. All these units were fitted with simplified AWS equipment with the exception of 5420 which retained its older Baldwin type during facelift.

 

Unit

MBSO

TSO

TSO

MBSO

Wdn date.

Scrap

Code

CK-2A

DAH

DAH

CK-2A

 

 

5401+ E
Nov-80

14556
(5636)

15449+
(4386/10480)

15450+
(4605/10337)

14521
(5601)
14531
14521

3-Mar-94

Apr-94

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX

 

 

5402
13-Nov-80

14449
(5225)

15020+
(5225)
15464

15351
(5173)
15465

14407
(5225)

20-Apr-93

May-93

Code

CX

DAK-1A

DAK-1B

CX

 

 

5403+E
27-Nov-80

14285
(5143)

15174+
(5049)

15221+
(5143)

14286
(5143)

7-Nov-94

Jan-95

Code

CX-1A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-1A

 

 

5404 H E
22-Dec-80

14436
(5218)

15036+
(5218)

15406
(5218)

14435
(5218)

6-Apr-94

May-94

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-2A

 

 

5405
3-Apr-81

14470
(5235)

15053+
(5235)

15216+
(5138)

14469
(5235)

18-Jan-94

Feb-94

Code

CX

DAK‑1A

DAK‑1B

CX

 

 

5406 H
2-Jan-81

14303
(5152)

15285+
(5157)

15230+
(5152)

14356
(5178)

9-Mar-92

see notes

Code

CX

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX

 

 

5407
3-Apr-81

14428
(5214)
14396
14428

15392+
(5214)

15060+
(5242)

14427
(5214)

18-Jan-93

Feb-93

Code

CX

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX

 

 

5408 H
16-Apr-81

14297
(5149)

15227+
(5149)

15313+
(5185)

14298
(5149)

1-Jul-93

Jul-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX

 

 

5409 E
1-May-81

14494
(5247)

15065+
(5247)

15047+
(5229)

14206
(5247)

10-Mar-93

May-94

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX

 

 

5410 H
4-Jun-81

14527
(5607)
14540

15386+
(5208)

15304+
(5176/5208)

14528
(5608)

19-Jan-93

Nov-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-2A

 

 

5411
29-May-81

14475
(5238)

15056+
(5238)

15192+
(5114)

14476
(5238)

5-Feb-93

Apr-93

Code

CX

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-2A

 

 

5412 H
3-Jul-81

14415
(5208)

15451
(4621/8980)

15452
(4621/12361)

14304
(5152)

20-Apr-93

May-93

Code

CX

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX

 

 

5413
19-Jun-81

14396
(5198)
14428
14396

15326
(5198)

15191+
(5113)

14395
(5198)

6-Dec-93

Jan-94

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-2A

 

 

5414 E
16-Jul-81

14441
(5221)

15039+
(5221)

15182+
(5104)

14442
(5221)

3-Mar-94

Apr-94

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-2A

 

 

5415
8-Sep-81

14465
(5233)

15040+
(5222)

15051+
(5233)

14466
(5233)

3-Feb-94

Mar-94

Code

CX

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX

 

 

5416 H
10-Jul-81

14421
(5211)

15389+
(5211)

15324+
(5196)

14422
(5211)

9-Nov-92

Jan-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-2A

 

 

5417
23-Oct-81

14478
(5239)

15057+
(5239)

15041+
(5223)

14477
(5233)

7-Oct-91

c.Jan-92

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX

 

 

5418 H
4-Sep-81

14443
(5222)

15063+
(5245)

15219+
(5245)

14282
(5245)

21-Oct-91

c.Jan-92

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-2A

 

 

5419
20-Nov-81

14473
(5237)
14558 44
14473

15055+
(5237)

15058+
(5240)

14474
(5237)
14574 45
14474

26-Mar-93

Apr /May-93

Code

CX

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX

 

 

5420 H
2-Dec-81

14240
(5120)

15198+
(5120)

15202+
(5124)

14239
(5120)

4-Dec-92

Jan-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-2A

 

 

5421
4-Dec-81

14500
(5250)

15068+
(5250)

15073+
(5255)

14499
(5250)

30-Sep-93

Oct-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-2A

 

 

5422 H E
30-Oct-81

14467
(5234)

15209+
(5131)

15050+
(5232)

14468
(5234)

6-Apr-94

May-94

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-2A

 

 

5423
18-Dec-81

14511
(5256)

15074+
(5256)

15212+
(5134)

14512
(5256)

11-Aug-93

Sep-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1B

CX-2A

 

 

5424 H
20-Nov-81

14447
(5224)

15042+
(5224)

15052+
(5234)

14448
(5224)

2-Jun-93

Jul /Aug-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-5A

 

 

5425 H
14-Dec-81

14538
(5618)

15453
(4739/12360)

15454
(4295/10139)

14542
(5622)
14570

30-Dec-92

Mar /Apr-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-2A

 

 

5426 H
15-Jan-82

14517
(5259)

15077+
(5259)

15066+
(5259)

14518
(5259)

10-Jun-93

Jun-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-2A

 

 

5427
7-Jan-82

14453
(5227)

15045+
(5227)

15046+
(5228)

14454
(5227)

22-Sep-93

Oct-93

Code

CX-3A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-3A

 

 

5428 H
5-Mar-82

14430
(5215)

15393+
(5215)

15061+
(5246)

14429
(5215)

11-Aug-93

Sep-93

Code

CX

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX

 

 

5429
29-Jan-82

14410
(5205)

15333+
(5205)

15383
(5205)

14409
(5205)

5-Feb-93

Apr-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1A

DAK-1B

CX-2A

 

 

5430 H
19-Mar-82

14496
(5255)

15437
(5249)

15438
(5255)

14509
(5255)

13-Oct-93

Oct-93

Code

CX

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX

 

 

5431
12-Feb-82

14423
(5212)

15390+
(5212)

15400
(5212)

14424
(5212)

21-Jul-93

Aug-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1A

DAK-1B

CX

 

 

5432 H
12-Mar-82

14486
(5243)

15447
(5255)

15044+
(5226)

14416
(5208)

11-Nov-93

Nov /Dec-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1A

DAK-1A

CX-2A

 

 

5433
5-Mar-82

14472
(5236)

15054+
(5236)

15424
(5236)

14471
(5236)

17-Jun-93

Jun /Jul-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-2B

DAK-2A

CX-2A

 

 

5434 H E
24-Apr-82

14497
(5249)

15067+
(5249)

15455
(4664/12404)

14498
(5249)

13-Jul-94

Sep-94

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX

 

 

5435
24-Apr-82

14491
(5246)

15403
(5215/5246)

15431
(5246)

14267
(5134)

1-Sep-93

Sep-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-2A

 

 

5436 H
14-May-82

14534
(5614)

15456
(4289/10133)

15457
(4299/10143)

14543
(5623)

20-Oct-93

Nov-93

Code

CX

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX

 

 

5437
14-May-82

14411
(5206)

15384+
(5206)

15394
(5206)

14412
(5206)

20-Oct-93

Nov-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-2B

DAK-2A

CX-2A

 

 

5438 H
15-Jun-82

14530
(5610)

15459
(4641/12381)

15458
(4288/10132)

14547
(5627)

7-Dxc-93

Jan-94

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-2A

CX-2A

 

 

5439
28-May-82

14487
(5244)

15062+
(5244)
15013 46

15432
(5244)
15160 47

14488
(5244)
14575 48

27-Aug-90

see notes

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX-2A

 

 

5440 H
13-Aug-82

14514
(5257)

15075+
(5257)

15445
(5257)

14513
(5257)

20-Jan-92

c.Feb-92

Code

CX

DAK-1B

DAK-1A

CX

 

 

5441 E
11-Jun-82

14397
(5199)

15327+
(5199)

15377
(5199)

14398
(5199)

10-Aug-94

Oct-94

Code

CX-2A

DAK-2B

DAK-2A

CX-2A

 

 

5442 H E
9-Jul-82

14537
(5617)

15460
(4281/10125)

15461
(4653/12393)

14554
(5634)

20-Jul-94

Aug-94

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1A

DAK-1B

CX-2A

 

 

5443 E
5-Nov-82

14504
(5252)

15070+
(5252)

15440
(5252)

14503
(5252)

9-Nov-94

Dec-94

Code

CX-2A

DAK-2A

DAK-2B

CX-2A

 

 

5444 H E
3-Sep-82

14535
(5615)

15463
(4287/12359)

15462
(4287/10131)

14553
(5633)

27-Jul-94

Sep-94

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1A

DAK-1B

CX-2A

 

 

5445 H E
1-Oct-82

14540
(5620)
14527

15464
(4649/12389)
15020

15465
(4649/12355)
15351

14529
(5609)

14-Apr-94

May-94

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1A

DAK-1B

CX-2A

 

 

5446 H
29-Oct-82

14531
(5611)
14521
14531
14057 49

15466
(4617/10444)

15467
(4617/10448)

14541
(5621)

4-Jan-93

Jan-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1A

DAK-1B

CX-2A

 

 

5447 H
26-Nov-82

14532
(5612)
14013 50

15469
(4631/12390)

15468
(4284/10128)

14550
(5630)

17-Nov-93

Jan-94

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1A

DAK-1B

CX-2A

 

 

5448 H
24-Dec-82

14539
(5619)

15470
(4623/10124)

15471
(4279/10439)

14548
(5628)

8-Feb-93

Apr-93

Code

CX-2A

DAK-1A

DAK-1B

CX-2A

 

 

5449
21-Dec-82

14438
(5219)

15037+
(5219)
15291 51

15407
(5219)

14437
(5219)

8-Sep-93

Jan-94

Code

CX-6A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-6A

 

 

5450 H
18-Feb-83

14533
(5613)

15472
(4651/12391)

15473
(4293/10137)

14552
(5632)

15-Sep-92

Nov-92

Code

CX-6A

DAK-3A

DAK-3B

CX-6A

 

 

5451 H
11-Jun-83

14526
(5606)

15474
(4618/10446)

15475
(4618/10445)

14551
(5631)

28-Oct-91

c.Feb-92

Code

CX-6A

DAK-3A

DAK-3B

CX-6A

 

 

5452 H E
19-Aug-83

14536
(5616)

15477
(4651/12402)

15476
(4285/10129)

14546
(5626)
14563 52

21-Apr-94

Jun-94

Code

CX-6A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-6A

 

 

5453 H
16-Sep-83

14545
(5625)

15479
(4285/12353)

15478
(4297/10141)

14525
(5605)

23-Jun-93

Jul-93

Code

CX-6A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-6A

 

 

5454 H
4-Oct-83

14524
(5604)

15480
(4297/12358)

15481
(4658/12398)

14555
(5635)
14264 53

14-May-93

Jul-93

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5455
2-Oct-84

14062
(5021)

15023+
(5021)

15027+
(5027)

14054
(5027)

28-Oct-93

Nov-93

Code

CX-5A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-5A

 

 

5456 E
5-Nov-84

14482
(5241)

15059+
(5241)

15001+
(5001)

14481
(5241)

10-Mar-94

May-94

Code

CX-5A

DAK-3B

DAK-4A

CX-5A

 

 

5457
30-Nov-84

14502
(5251)

15069+
(5251)

15439
(5251)

14501
(5251)

28-Oct-93

Jan-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5458 E
7-Dec-84

14431
(5216)

15034+
(5216)

15404
(5216)

14432
(5216)

20-Apr-94

May-94

Code

CX-5A

DAK-3B

DAK-5A

CX-5A

 

 

5459 E
8-Jan-85

14505
(5253)

15071+
(5253)

15441
(5253)

14506
(5253)

6-Jan-94

Jun-94

Code

CX-5A

DAK-3B

DAK-4A

CX-5A

 

 

5460
23-Jan-85

14515
(5258)

15076+
(5258)

15446
(5258)

14516
(5258)

10-Feb-94

Mar-94

Code

CX-5A

DAK-3B

DAK-4A

CX-5A

 

 

5461 E
26-Feb-85

14519
(5260)

15078+
(5260)

15448
(5260)

14520
(5260)

15-Oct-94

Mar-95

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5462
15-Mar-85

14021
(5011)

15011+
(5011)

15111
(5011)

14022
(5011)

6-Dec-93

Jan-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5463 E
3-4-85

14037
(5019)

15019+
(5019)

15119
(5019)

14038
(5019)

22-Jun-94

Jul-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5464 E
19-Apr-85

14082
(5041)

15166
(5041)

15159
(5034)

14081
(5041)

18-May-94

Jun-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5465 E
7-May-85

14236
(5118)

15196+
(5118)

15208+
(5192)

14350
(5178/5118)

20-Jul-94

Aug-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5466 E
10-May-85

14003
(5002)

15002+
(5002)

15220+
(5142)

14004
(5002)

24-May-94

Jun-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5467 E
24-May-85

14006
(5003)

15003+
(5003)
15062 54

15177+
(5052)

14005
(5003)

24-Aug-94

Sep-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5468
7-Jun-85

14212
(5106)

15184+
(5106)

15332+
(5020)

14211
(5106)
14071

13-Apr-92

Aug-92

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5469
14-Jun-85

14007
(5004)

15004+
(5004)

15201+
(5123)

14008
(5004)

30-Sep-91

c.Dec-91

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5470
28-Jun-85

14315
(5158)

15286+
(5158)

15215+
(5122)

14316
(5158)

18-Jan-93

Jan /Feb-93

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5471 E
5-Jul-85

14255
(5128)

15206+
(5128)

15231+
(5153)

14256
(5128)

13-Jul-94

Sep-94

Code

CX-5A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-5A

 

 

5472 E
19-Jul-85

14508
(5254)

15295+
(5254)

15169+
(5044)

14458
(5254)

22-Jun-94

Jul-94

Code

CX-5A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5473 E
15-Aug-85

14493
(5029)

15029+
(5029)

15170+
(5045)

14058
(5029)

4-Jan-95

Feb-95

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5474
23-Aug-85

14065
(5033)

15033+
(5033)

15224+
(5146)

14066
(5033)

18-Jan-94

Feb-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5475
30-Aug-85

14019
(5010)

15010+
(5010)

15048+
(5230)

14020
(5010)

17-May-93

Jun-93

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5476
5-Sep-85

14016
(5008)

15316+
(5188)

15319+
(5191)

14015
(5008)

2-Jul-92

Sep /Oct-92

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5477
30-Sep-85

14013
(5007)
14532 55

15180+
(5102)

15233+
(5155)

14057
(5007)
14531 56

31-Mar-93

May-93

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5478
10-Oct-85

14059
(5030)

15030+
(5030)

15167+
(5042)

14060
(5030)

26-Apr-93

May-93

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5479
18-Oct-85

14322
(5161)

15289+
(5161)

15317+
(5189)

14321
(5161)

3-Feb-94

Feb /Mar-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5480
25-Oct-85

14264
(5132)
14555 57

15210+
(5132)

15291+
(5163)
15037 58

14263
(5132)

20-Jan-92

Mar-92

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5481
7-Nov-85

14330
(5165)

15293+
(5165)

15226+
(5148)

14329
(5165)

3-Feb-94

Feb /Mar-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5482 E
15-Nov-85

14017
(5009)

15009+
(5009)

15297+
(5169)

14018
(5009)

18-May-94

Jun-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5483 E
29-Nov-85

14052
(5026)

15175+
(5050)

15329+
(5201)

14051
(5026)

10-May-94

Jun-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5484
6-Dec-85

14061
(5031)

15031+
(5031)

15308+
(5180)

14046
(5031)

13-May-91

see notes

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5485
2-Jan-86

14105
(5053)

15178+
(5053)

15185+
(5107)

14106
(5053)

23-Feb-94

Mar-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5486 E
31-Jan-86

14071
(5036)
14211

15161+
(5036)

15125
(5025)

14072
(5036)

5-Aug-94

Sep-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5487 E
27-Mar-86

14361
(5181)

15309+
(5181)

15359
(5181)

14362
(5181)

8-Jun-94

Jul-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5488 E
9-May-86

14386
(5193)

15321+
(5193)

15371
(5193)

14385
(5193)

14-Sep-94

Oct-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5489 E
23-May-86

14024
(5012)

15012+
(5012)

15112
(5012)

14023
(5012)

10-Aug-94

Oct-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5490 E
6-Jun-86

14205
(5262)

15433
(5262)

15128
(5028)

14056
(5028)

13-May-94

Jun-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5491 E
18-7Jul-86

14029
(5015)

15136
(5036)

15115
(5015)

14030
(5015)

24-Aug-94

Sep-94

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5492
22-Aug-86

14223
(5112)

15246
(5118/5192)

15240
(5112)

14224
(5112)

24-Nov-93

Nov /Dec-93

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5493
17-Oct-86

14028
(5014)

15237
(5109)

15114
(5014)

14027
(5014)

5-Feb-93

Apr-93

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5494
4-Dec-86

14073
(5037)

15236
(5108)

15137
(5037)

14074
(5037)

11-Feb-93

Apr-93

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5495
17-Dec-86

14095
(5048)

15265
(5122)

15148
(5048)

14096
(5048)

18-Aug-93

Sep-93

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5496
7-Jan-87

14400
(5200)

15336
(5122)

15378
(5200)

14399
(5200)

29-Jul-93

Aug-93

Code

CX-4A

DAK-3B

DAK-3A

CX-4A

 

 

5497
30-Jan-87

14246
(5123)

15104
(5123)

15251
(5123)

14245
(5123)

18-Aug-93

Sep-93

 

 

Individual Unit Notes
(5401 – 5497)

5401

MBS 14521 exchanged temporarily with 14531 (ex.5446) Apr‑88 to c.10‑Sep‑88.

Unit withdrawn 3‑Mar‑94 and moved to Bournemouth for stripping 10‑Mar‑94. Moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 14‑Apr‑94. All cars cut‑up w/e 23‑Apr‑94.

5402

Unit in collision with locomotive 33038 in Selhurst depot Sep‑83 and three cars received sidescrape damage.

TSO 15351 damaged by fire whilst stored at Plumstead Mar‑84 but repaired at Slade Green c.Oct‑84 and remaining three cars stored at Hampton Court. MBS cars repaired by Nov‑84 and damaged trailers 15020 and 15351 both exchanged with 15464 and 15465 (both ex.5445) Nov‑84.

Unit withdrawn 20-Apr-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 27-Apr-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 14-May-93.

5403

Unit withdrawn 7-Nov-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 22-Nov-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 14-Jan-95.

5404

Unit withdrawn 6-Apr-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 26-Apr-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 7-May-94.

5405

Unit withdrawn 18-Jan-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 27-Jan-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 19-Feb-94.

5406

Unit withdrawn 9-Mar-92. All cars renumbered into departmental series as ADB977777 (14303), ADB977778 (15230), ADB977779 (15285), ADB977780 (14356) and unit renumbered 930997.

Used for various accident exercises, then stored at Maidstone West until taken for stripping at Bournemouth 23-Mar-94. Officially withdrawn 14-Mar-94, and moved to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 21-Apr-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 30-Apr-94.

5407

MBS 14428 temporarily exchanged with 14396 (ex.5413) Feb‑89.

Unit withdrawn 18-Jan-93 and after stripping moved from Slade Green to Eastleigh 25-Jan-93 and on to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 26-Jan-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 6-Feb-93.

5408

New unit from Horwich to Selhurst 18-Jun-81.

Unit withdrawn 1-Jul-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 8-Jul-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 17-Jul-93.

5409

Unit damaged in buffer stop collision at New Cross Gate 16-Jul-81 and MBS 14206 and TSO 15047 damaged but repaired, released 7-Nov-81.

Unit withdrawn 10-Mar-93 and stored at Selhurst until used for accident exercise at Keymer Jct. 31-Oct-93, (14206 derailed). To Bournemouth for stripping 27-Apr-94, then to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 5-May-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 14-May-94.

5410

New unit from Horwich to Selhurst 11-Jun-81.

Unit in collision with 5445 in Selhurst Depot 25-Nov-84 and MBS 14527 damaged and exchanged with 14540 (ex.5445).

Unit withdrawn 18-Jan-93 and moved to Bournemouth for stripping 15-Feb-93, then to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 18-May-93 but train terminated at Westbury with defects. Unit moved on to Margam 11-Nov-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 19-Nov-93.

5411

Unit withdrawn 5-Feb-93 and moved to Bournemouth for stripping 18-Feb-93, then to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 25-Feb-93. MBS 14476 and TSO cars 15056 and 15192 cut‑up w/e 9-Apr-93, MBS 14475 cut‑up w/e 23-Apr-93.

5412

Unit withdrawn 20-Apr-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 27-Apr-93. MBS 14415 cut‑up w/e 14-May-93, MBS 14304 and TSO cars 15451 and 15452 cut‑up w/e 21-May-93.

5413

MBS 14396 temporarily exchanged with 14428 (ex.5407) Feb‑89.

Unit withdrawn 6-Dec-93 and moved to Eastleigh 17-Dec-93 then on to Bournemouth. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 6-Jan-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 15-Jan-94.

5414

Unit outshopped in all-blue livery in error 16-Jul-81 and returned to Eastleigh for grey to be applied and released again Sep‑81.

Unit withdrawn 3-Mar-94 and moved to Bournemouth 10-Mar-94. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 14-Apr-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 23-Apr-94.

5415

Unit withdrawn 3-Feb-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 24-Feb-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 5-Mar-94.

5416

New unit from Horwich 13-Aug-81, delayed with defects at Stafford and on to Selhurst 7-Sep-81.

Unit withdrawn 9-Nov-92 and moved from Slade Green to Eastleigh 4-Dec-92 and on to Bournemouth 15-Dec-92. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 31-Dec-92. All cars cut‑up w/e 6-Jan-93.

5417

Unit defective during August 1991 and withdrawn 7-Oct-91 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 9-Jan-92.

5418

Unit withdrawn 21-Oct-91 and moved from Slade Green to Selhurst for stripping 4-Nov-91. Unit moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 9-Jan-92.

5419

Unit stopped Jul‑88 for roof repairs to both trailers. MBS 14474 temporarily exchanged with fire damaged 14574 (ex.6310) Aug‑88 to Dec‑88. 14473 temporarily exchanged with damaged 14558 (ex.6313) from Aug‑88 to Nov‑88. 6313 numbered as ‘6335’ during this period.

Unit withdrawn 26-Mar-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 20-Apr-93. MBS 14473 and TSO 15055 cut‑up w/e 30-Apr-93, MBS 14304 and TSO 15058 cut‑up w/e 7-May-93.

5420

Unit withdrawn 4-Dec-92 and moved from Slade Green to Eastleigh 11-Jan-93 and on to Bournemouth 12-Jan-93. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 19-Jan-93. MBS 14239 and TSO cars 15198 and 15202 cut‑up w/e 23-Jan-93, MBS 14240 cut‑up w/e 30-Jan-93.

5421

Unit withdrawn 30-Sep-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 14-Oct-93. MBS 14499 and TSO 15073 cut‑up w/e 16-Oct-93, MBS 14500 and TSO 15068 cut‑up w/e 23-Oct-93.

5422

Unit withdrawn 6-Apr-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 26-Apr-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 14-May-94.

5423

Unit withdrawn 11-Aug-93 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 2-Sep-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 11-Sep-93.

5424

New unit from Horwich to Selhurst 21-Dec-81.

Unit withdrawn 2-Jun-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping c.24-Jun-93. MBS 14448 cut‑up w/e 3-Jul-93, MBS 14447 and TSO cars 15042 and 15052 cut‑up w/e 14-Aug-93.

5425

Following delivery to Selhurst, unit returned to Horwich for rectification work 17-Jan-82.

Unit in collision with 6329 at Selhurst depot 19-Jul-86 and MBS 14542 damaged and exchanged with 14570 (ex.6329) 7‑86.

Unit withdrawn 30-Dec-92 and to Bournemouth 19-Jan-93. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 23-Feb-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 2-Apr-93.

5426

New unit from Horwich to Selhurst 17-Feb-82, returned to Horwich for rectification work 9-Mar-82. Back to Selhurst 2-Apr-82 but delayed en-route at Rugby with hot axle boxes.

Unit withdrawn 10-Jun-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 17-Jun-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 26-Jun-93.

5427

Unit withdrawn 22-Sep-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 7-Oct-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 16-Oct-93.

5428

Unit withdrawn 11-Aug-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 19-Aug-93. MBS 14429 and TSO cars 15061 and 15393 cut‑up w/e 4-Sep-93, MBS 14430 cut‑up w/e 11-Sep-93.

5429

Unit withdrawn 5-Feb-93 and moved to Bournemouth for stripping 15-Feb-93, then to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 4-Mar-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 16-Apr-93.

5430

New unit from Horwich to Selhurst 2-Apr-82 but defective at Rugby with hot axle boxes and returned to Horwich. Finally moved to Selhurst 8-Jun-82.

Unit withdrawn 13-Oct-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 21-Oct-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 30-Oct-93.

5431

Unit withdrawn 21-Jul-93 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 5-Aug-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 21-Aug-93.

5432

TSO 15447 damaged in collision at Slade Green 8-Aug-92.

Unit withdrawn 11-Nov-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 25-Nov-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 3-Dec-93.

5433

Unit withdrawn 17-Jun-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 24-Jun-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 3-Jul-93.

5434

Unit withdrawn 13-Jul-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 11-Aug-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 17-Sep-94.

5435

Unit withdrawn 1-Sep-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 14-Sep-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 25-Sep-93.

5436

New unit from Horwich to Selhurst 8-Jun-82.

Unit withdrawn 20-Oct-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 29-Oct-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 12-Nov-93.

5437

Unit withdrawn 20-Oct-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 29-Oct-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 5-Nov-93.

5438

New unit from Horwich to Selhurst 17-Jun-82.

Unit withdrawn 7-Dec-93 and moved to Bournemouth 17-Dec-93. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 6-Jan-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 15-Jan-94.

5439

MBS 14487 damaged by fire Mar‑90. MBS 14488 exchanged with fire damaged 14575 (ex.6322) 30-Apr-90 and unit withdrawn from 27-Aug-90.

Planned to reinstate unit using non-facelifted MBSs 14025 and 14026 (ex. withdrawn 5532) and trailers 15062 and 15432 marshalled with these motorcoaches, but due to electrical compatibility problems this formation not used and became accident exercise unit ‘998’.

TSO 15062 later exchanged with 15003 (ex.5467) Feb‑91. MBSs 14487 and 14575 formed with TS cars 15013 and 15160 (ex.5532), this formation becoming accident exercise unit ‘999’ from Jul‑91, cars renumbered as ADB977702 /ADB977703 /ADB977704 & ADB977705.

This unit scrapped by Mayer Parry (Snailwell), moving from Selhurst 7-Oct-91. Coaches burnt as follows: 977705 14-Oct-91, 977702 and 977703 both 15-Oct-91 and 977704 18-Nov-91.

5440

After delivery from Horwich to Selhurst c. Aug‑82, unit returned to Horwich for rectification work.

Unit damaged in collision with stores unit no.024 at Selhurst 19-Dec-84 but repaired.

Unit withdrawn 20-Jan-92 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 28-Jan-92.

5441

Unit withdrawn 10-Aug-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 25-Aug-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 15-Oct-94.

5442

After delivery from Horwich to Selhurst c.Jul‑82, unit returned to Horwich for rectification work.

Unit withdrawn 20-Jul-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 11-Aug-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 27-Aug-94.

5443

Unit withdrawn 9-Nov-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 29-Nov-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 10-Dec-94.

5444

Unit withdrawn 27-Jul-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 8-Sep-94. MBS 14535 and TSO cars 15462 and 15463 cut‑up w/e 17-Sep-94, MBS 14553 cut‑up w/e 24-Sep-94.

5445

New unit from Horwich to Selhurst 19-Oct-82.

Unit in collision with no.5410 in Selhurst depot 25-Nov-84 and MBS 14529 damaged. MBS 14540 exchanged with damaged 14527 (ex.5410) and trailers 15464 and 15465 both exchanged with damaged 15020 and 15351 (ex.5402). Formation now: 14527 + 15020 + 15351 + 14529 with all vehicles damaged, but unit repaired and back to traffic.

Unit withdrawn 14-Apr-94 and moved to Bournemouth 21-Apr-94. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 5-May-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 14-May-94.

5446

MBS 14531 temporarily exchanged with 14521 (ex.5401) Apr‑88 to c.10-Sep-88.

MBS 14531 exchanged with 14057 (ex.5477) at Grove Park 1-Jan-93 and unit withdrawn from 4-Jan-93. Moved from Slade Green to Eastleigh 11-Jan-93 and on to Bournemouth 12-Jan-93.

After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 19-Jan-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 30-Jan-93.

5447

New unit from Horwich to Selhurst 2-Dec-82.

MBS 14532 exchanged with 14013 (ex.5477) Apr‑93 and unit then ran with three NSE andone blue/grey liveried cars, one without false ceiling.

Unit withdrawn 17-Nov-93 and moved to Bournemouth 15-Dec-93. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 22-Dec-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 29-Jan-94.

5448

New unit from Horwich to Selhurst 17-Jan-83.

Unit withdrawn 8-Feb-93 and moved to Bournemouth for stripping 25-Feb-93, then to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 11-Mar-93. MBS 14548 cut‑up w/e 23-Apr-93, MBS 14539 and TSO cars 15470 and 15471 cut‑up w/e 30-Apr-93.

5449

TSO 15037 exchanged with 15291 (ex. withdrawn 5480) Feb‑92, this coach without false ceiling.

Unit withdrawn 8-Sep-93 and used for accident exercise at Keymer Jct. 31-Oct-93. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 14-Dec-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 8-Jan-94.

5450

Unit withdrawn 15-Sep-92 and stored at Clapham Yard by 7-Oct-92, moved to Bournemouth by 28-Oct-92. After stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 3-Nov-92. All cars cut‑up w/e 14-Nov-92.

5451

Unit sent to Eastleigh for overhaul but poor body condition so withdrawn 28-Oct-91 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 23-Jan-92.

5452

Unit in collision with unit no.6334 in Selhurst depot 3-Feb-88 and both trailers 15476 and 15477 damaged. MBS 14546 exchanged with damaged 14563 (ex.6334) and unit to Ilford for repairs.

Unit withdrawn 21-Apr-94 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 12-May-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 18-Jun-94.

5453

Unit withdrawn 23-Jun-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 8-Jul-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 17-Jul-93.

5454

New unit from Horwich to Selhurst 10-Nov-83. MBS 14555 exchanged with 14264 (ex.5480) Oct‑91 and unit then ran with one blue /grey and three NSE livery cars.

Unit withdrawn 14-May-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 1-Jul-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 10-Jul-93.

5455

Unit withdrawn 28-Oct-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 4-Nov-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 12-Nov-93.

5456

Unit withdrawn 10-Mar-94 and stored at Plumstead, after stripping moved to Bournemouth 4-May-94, then moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 5-May-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 14-May-94.

5457

Unit withdrawn 28-Oct-93 and moved to Bournemouth for stripping 15-Dec-93 but defective at Woking with hot axle box. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 22-Dec-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 29-Jan-94.

5458

Unit withdrawn 20-Apr-94 and moved to Bournemouth 21-Apr-94, after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 28-Apr-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 7-May-94.

5459

Unit withdrawn 6-Jan-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 14-Jun-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 18-Jun-94.

5460

Unit withdrawn 10-Feb-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 3-Mar-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 12-Mar-94.

5461

Unit withdrawn 15-Oct-94 and moved from Wimbledon Park to Bournemouth for stripping 6-Nov-94. Moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 26-Feb-95. MBS 14519 cut‑up w/e 18-Mar-95, MBS 14520 and TSO cars 15078 and 15448 cut‑up w/e 25-Mar-95.

5462

Unit damaged in derailment at Addiscombe 15-Nov-93 and withdrawn 6-Dec-93. Moved to Bournemouth for stripping 15-Dec-93 but defective at Woking with hot axle box. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 22-Dec-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 29-Jan-94.

5463

Unit withdrawn 22-Jun-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 30-Jun-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 23-Jul-94.

5464

Unit withdrawn 18-May-94 and moved from Slade Green to Bournemouth for stripping 19-May-94. Moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 2-Jun-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 11-Jun-94.

5465

Unit withdrawn 20-Jul-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 11-Aug-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 27-Aug-94.

5466

Unit withdrawn 24-May-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 14-Jun-94. MBS 14004 cut‑up w/e 18-Jun-94, MBS 14003 and TSO cars 15002 & 15220 cut‑up w/e 25-Jun-94.

5467

TSO 15003 exchanged with 15062 (ex. withdrawn 5439 via accident exercise unit ‘998’) Feb‑91. 15062 had false ceiling unlike remaining three cars of unit.

Unit withdrawn 24-Aug-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 8-Sep-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 24-Sep-94.

5468

 

MBS 14212 damaged in derailment at Slade Green Apr‑92 and unit withdrawn 13-Apr-92. MBS 14211 exchanged with 14071 (ex.5486) Apr‑92. After stripping moved from Slade Green to Eastleigh 5-May-92 and on to Bournemouth for stripping 18-May-92, returning to Eastleigh 14-Jul-92. Moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 23-Jul-92. All cars cut‑up w/e 8-Aug-92.

5469

Unit to Eastleigh for overhaul but due to poor body condition unit withdrawn 30-Sep-91 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 26-Nov-91.

5470

Unit withdrawn 18-Jan-93 and after stripping moved from Slade Green to Eastleigh 25-Jan-93 and from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 26-Jan-93. MBS 14316 and TSO 15215 cut‑up w/e 30-Jan-93, MBS 14315 and TSO 15286 cut‑up w/e 6-Feb-93.

5471

Unit withdrawn 13-Jul-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 18-Aug-94. MBS 14255 and TSO 15206 cut‑up w/e 24-Sep-94, MBS 14256 and TSO 15231 cut‑up w/e 1-Oct-93.

5472

Unit withdrawn 22-Jun-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 7-Jul-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 23-Jul-94.

5473

Unit withdrawn 4-Jan-95 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 6-Feb-95. All cars cut‑up w/e 18-Feb-95.

5474

Unit withdrawn 18-Jan-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 27-Jan-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 5-Feb-94.

5475

Unit withdrawn 17-May-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 27-May-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 5-Jun-93.

5476

Unit withdrawn 2-Jul-92 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Bournemouth 14-Jul-92, later returning to Eastleigh, then to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 22-Sep-92. All cars cut‑up w/e 3-Oct-92.

5477

MBS 14057 exchanged with 14531 (ex.5446) at Grove Park 1-Jan-93, this coach with false ceiling. MBS 14013 exchanged with 14532 (ex.5447) 4‑93 after unit withdrawn 31-Mar-93. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 20-Apr-93. MBS 14531 cut‑up w/e 7-May-93, MBS 14532 and TSO cars 15180 & 15233 cut‑up w/e 14-May-93.

5478

Unit withdrawn 26-Apr-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 13-May-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 21-May-93.

5479

Unit withdrawn 3-Feb-94 moving from Wimbledon Park to Bournemouth the following day, and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 10-Feb-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 5-Mar-94.

5480

MBS 14264 exchanged with 14555 (ex.5454) Oct‑91 and unit then ran with one NSE & three blue /grey liveried cars.

Unit withdrawn 20-Jan-92 and TSO 15291 exchanged with 15037 (ex.5449) 2‑92. After stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 27-Feb-92.

5481

Unit withdrawn 3-Feb-94 moving from Wimbledon Park to Bournemouth the following day, and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 10-Feb-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 5-Mar-94.

5482

Unit withdrawn 18-May-94 moving from Slade Green to Bournemouth the following day, and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 2-Jun-94. MBS 14017 and TSO 15009 cut‑up w/e 11-Jun-94, MBS 14018 and TSO 15297 cut‑up w/e 14-May-93.

5483

Unit withdrawn 10-May-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 24-May-94. MBS 14052 and TSO cars 15175 and 15329 cut‑up w/e 4-Jun-94, MBS 14051 cut‑up w/e 11-Jun-94.

5484

Unit involved in Cannon Street buffer stop collision 8-Jan-91 and MBS 14046 and TSO 15308 partly telescoped. This was the middle unit in the ten-coach train formed as follows:

Unit 5618 (leading) 4 EPB BR-design
No. 61585 (MBS)
No. 70444 (TSO)
No. 70443 (TSO)
No. 61584 (MBS)

Unit 5484 (middle) 4 EPB SR-design
No. 14046 (MBS)
No. 15308 (TSO)
No. 15031 (TSO)
No. 14061 (MBS)

Unit 6227 (trailing) 2 EPB BR-design
No. 77526 (DTS)
No. 65341 (MBS)

Extracts from former colleague HM Inspector of Railways Alan Cooksey’s investigation report stated:

“At proximately 08.44hrs, the 07.58 passenger train from Sevenoaks to Cannon Street Station collided heavily with the hydraulic buffer stops of platform 3 at the terminal station. The most significant damage to the train occurred where the fifth coach [MBS 14046] partially overrode the sixth coach [TS 15308]. Regrettably two passengers lost their lives as a result of the collision. Of the other passengers on the train 542 suffered injury, 277 were treated in hospital and 33 of those were detained for one or more nights”.

“From the evidence available to me I can find no defect in either the braking or traction system, either permanent or intermittent, which would have prevented brakes from operating effectively. Therefore, I must conclude that Mr Graham [the driver] failed to make the proper brake application and that by his omission he was responsible for the accident. I am unable to reach any firm conclusion as to the reasons for his error or as to whether Mr Graham’s [the driver] use of cannabis was the cause of his omission”.

In respect of the EPB rolling stock Alan Cooksey’s investigation report concluded:

“Despite its age the rolling stock had been properly maintained and it did not contribute to the cause of the accident. Nevertheless, its now superseded design did result in more severe damage to the rolling stock and an increase both in the severity and number of injuries. In particular, the overriding of the fifth and sixth cars occurred because of the inadequacy of the single buffer coupling and the lack of structural strength in the coach bodies."

Unit withdrawn 13-May-91. MBS 14061 and TSO 15031 both formed with damaged 70443 + 61579 (both ex.5618) for disposal, this ‘unit’ to Bournemouth for stripping 14-Jul-92 then to Eastleigh for store 7-Aug-92.

Coaches moved to M. C. Metals (Glasgow) for scrapping 2-Oct-92, arriving 24-Nov-92. MBS 14061 cut‑up 4-Dec-92, TSO 15031 cut‑up 5-Dec-92. MBS 14046 and TSO 15308 moved by road from Stewarts Lane to C. F. Booth (Rotherham), 15308 on 26-Mar-92, 14046 on 28-Mar-92.

Postscript: MBS 14046 had previously been formed in unit no. 5023 which was involved in collision with C-class steam locomotive 31461 at Maze Hill 4‑Jul‑58.

5485

Unit withdrawn 10-Feb-94 but reinstated again 12-Feb-94. However, damage sustained in open‑door collision not repaired and unit not used in traffic and withdrawn again 23-Feb-94.

Unit moved from Wimbledon Park to Bournemouth 28-Feb-94, after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 10-Mar-94. MBS 14106 and TSO cars 15185 and 15178 cut‑up w/e 19-Mar-94, MBS 14105 cut‑up w/e 26-Mar-94.

5486

MBS 14071 exchanged with 14211 (ex. withdrawn 5468) Apr‑92. Unit then ran with one blue /grey & three NSE liveried cars.

Unit withdrawn 5-Aug-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 1-Sep-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 10-Sep-94.

5487

Unit withdrawn 8-Jun-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 30-Jun-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 23-Jul-94.

5488

Unit withdrawn 14-Sep-94 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 27-Sep-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 8-Oct-94.

5489

Unit withdrawn 10-Aug-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 25-Aug-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 22-Oct-94.

5490

Unit withdrawn 13-May-94 and moved from Slade Green to Bournemouth 19-May-94. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 24-May-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 11-Jun-94.

5491

Unit withdrawn 24-Aug-94 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 8-Sep-94. All cars cut‑up w/e 17-Sep-94.

5492

Unit withdrawn 24-Nov-93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 25-Nov-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 2-Dec-93.

5493

Unit withdrawn 5-Feb-93 and moved to Bournemouth for stripping 18-Feb-93, then to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 25-Feb-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 9-Apr-93.

5494

Unit withdrawn 11-Feb-93 and moved to Bournemouth for stripping 18-Feb-93, then to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 11-Mar-93. MBS 14074 cut‑up w/e 16-Apr-93, MBS 14073 and TSO cars 15236 and 15137 cut‑up w/e 23-Apr-93.

5495

Unit withdrawn 18-Aug-93 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 2-Sep-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 18-Sep-93.

5496

Unit withdrawn 29-Jul-93 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 5-Aug-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 21-Aug-93.

5497

Unit withdrawn 18-Aug-93 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 2-Sep-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 11-Sep-93.

                

                

Arriving after the morning peak, ‘10 COM’ formation formed of units no.5524 (leading), 5519 (middle) & 6245 (rear) shunts into Tonbridge’s Jubilee Sidings on Thursday, 12th September 1991 during the last fortnight of ‘COM’ operation. The white and red headcode denotes a shunting move.

Note the red cantrail stripe above the driver’s sliding vent light which denoted the unit had compartment accommodation (see red cantrail stripes on both of the compartment trailers). These red cantrail stripes followed the 23rd March 1988 murder in a compartment of unit no.5115.

© John Atkinson


4 COM Unit Nos.5501 - 5532

 

Thirty-two units classified as 4 COM (Class 415/5) units were formed during April and May 1988. Their formation was a result of public anxiety following the murder of a passenger in a compartment of coach 15084 of unit 5115 on an Orpington to Victoria service 23rd March 1988. A decision to concentrate the remaining sixty-four all-compartment cars into thirty-two units with two compartment trailers. These units were then diagrammed to work only Mondays ‑ Fridays on certain peak hour trains, where their additional seating capacity also came in useful.

Each unit now seated four-hundred & four with the exception of the three (nos.5507 /5510 & 5531) which included one of the 9-Compt. vehicles (these units seating three-hundred & ninety-two).

All units were formed at Slade Green during April /May except for unit no.5510 due to the Police holding 15084 as evidence until July, though unit no.5172 was renumbered no.5510 in April and ran initially still retaining its TSO car.

These units were distinguished by the painting of red cantrail stripes along the full length of both trailers and also a short length above the cab side lights at each end of the motorcoaches.

Units all had AWS fitted when formed, most having the simplified version. However, unit nos.5501 /5509 /5512 /5520 /5523 /5527 /5528 & 5530 had Baldwin equipment inherited from their donor 4 EPB unit motorcoaches.

As new stock became available, a cascade of units led to the progressive displacement of these units for withdrawal, and the last units ran in late September 1991. However a few motorcoaches in good condition saw further service reformed into other non-facelift 4 EPB units following withdrawal.

Dates units were reformed at Slade Green shown below the unit number in the following table.

 

Unit

MBSO

TS

TS

MBSO

Wdn date.

Scrap

Diag. No.

2129

2013

2013

2129

 

 

Code

CP

DU

DU-1A

CP

 

 

5501
30-Apr-88

14250
(5125)

15015
(5125)

15294
(5166)

14249
(5125)

13-May-91

Nov-91 G

Code

CP

DU-1A

DU-1A

CP

 

 

5502
7-May-88

14366
(5183)

15311
(5183)

15318
(5190)

14365
(5183)

30-Sep-91

c.Nov-91 G

5503
30-Apr-88

14359
(5180)

15218
(5140)

15288
(5160)

14279
(5140)

30-Sep-91

c.Jan-92 G

5504
by 9-Apr-88

14076
(5038)

15163
(5038)

15302
(5174)

14075
(5038)

14-May-90

c.Feb-92 B

5505
by 9-Apr-88

14323
(5162)

15290
(5162)

15296
(5168)

14324
(5162)

14-May-90

Jan-91 B

5506
7-May-88

14302
(5151)

15229
(5151)

15232
(5154)

14301
(5151)

14-May-90

Mar-92 B

Code

CP

DU-1A

DU

CP

 

 

5507
by 9-Apr-88

14341
(5171)

15299
(5171)

15038 59
(5220)

14342
(5171)

14-May-90

Nov-90 B

Code

CP

DU

DU-1A

CP

 

 

5508
by 9-Apr-88

14036
(5018)

15018
(5018)

15164
(5039)

14035
(5018)

30-Sep-91

c.Nov-91 G

Code

CP

DU-1A

DU-1A

CP

 

 

5509
23-Apr-88

14238
(5119)

15197
(5119)

15199
(5121)

14237
(5119)

14-May-90

Nov-90 B

Code

CP-3A

DU-3A

DS

CP-3A

 

 

5510
Apr-88

14344
(5172)

15193
(5172)

15350 60
(5172)

14343
(5172)

25-Feb-91

Apr-92 G

Code

 

 

DU

 

 

 

23-Jul-88





15084 61
(5115)







Code

CP

DU

DU-1A

CP

 

 

5511
30-Apr-88

14031
(5016)

15016
(5016)

15301
(5173)

14032
(5016)

14-May-90

Nov-90 B

Code

CP

DU-1A

DU-1A

CP

 

 

5512
by 9-Apr-88

14210
(5105)

15183
(5105)

15223
(5145)

14209
(5105)

14-May-90

Nov-90 B

5513
16-Apr-88

14357
(5179)

15307
(5179)

15310
(5182)

14358
(5179)

29-Apr-90

Jul-91 MNS

5514
by 9-Apr-88

14367
(5184)

15312
(5184)

15330
(5202)

14368
(5184)

13-May-91

Dec-91 MC

5515
23-Apr-88

14413
(5207)
14242

15385
(5207)

15387
(5209)

14414
(5207)
65343

12-Aug-91

see notes

Code

CP

DU

DU-1A

CP

 

 

5516
7-May-88

14063
(5032)

15032
(5032)

15211
(5133)

14064
(5032)

13-May-91

Oct-91 B

5517
by 9-Apr-88

14043
(5022)

15022
(5022)

15165
(5040)

14044
(5022)

21-Jan-91

by Jun-91 B

Code

CP

DU-1A

DU-1A

CP

 

 

5518
 by 9-Apr-88

14294
(5147)

15225
(5147)

15322
(5194)

14293
(5147)

30-Sep-91

Jul-92 G

5519
by 9-Apr-88

14274
(5137)

15320
(5137)

15217
(5139)

14383
(5137)

30-Sep-91

Feb-92 G

5520
23-Apr-88

14221
(5111)

15189
(5111)

15323
(5195)

14222
(5111)

30-Sep-91

Feb-92 G

5521
30-Apr-88

14050
(5135)

15213
(5135)

15388
(5210)

14270
(5135)

22-Jul-91

Oct-91 B

5522
30-Apr-88

14394
(5197)

15325
(5197)

15306
(5243)

14393
(5197)
14336

30-Sep-91

Mar-92 G

5523
by 9-Apr-88

14232
(5116)

15194
(5116)

15204
(5126)

14231
(5116)

7-Jan-91

see notes

5524
7-May-88

14287
(5144)

15222
(5144)

15284
(5156)

14288
(5144)

30-Sep-91

Jun-92 G

Code

CP

DU-1A

DU

CP

 

 

5525
23-Apr-88

14272
(5136)

15214
(5136)

15049
(5231)

14271
(5136)

22-Jul-91

Feb-92 G

Code

CP

DU

DU-1A

CP

 

 

5526
16-Apr-88

14374
(5187)

15315
(5187)

15391
(5213)

14349
(5187)

22-Jul-91

see notes

5527
by 9-Apr-88

14234
(5117)

15195
(5117)

15298
(5170)

14233
(5117)

18-Mar-91

Feb-92 G

5528
30-Apr-88

14257
(5129)

15207
(5129)

15305
(5177)

14258
(5129)

12-Nov-90

see notes

5529
by 9-Apr-88

14085
(5043)

15168
(5043)

15176
(5051)

14086
(5043)

22-Oct-90

see notes

Code

CP

DU

DU

CP

 

 

5530
16-Apr-88

14201
(5101)

15179
(5101)

15081
(5261)

14202
(5101)

14-May-90

Aug-91 B

Code

CP

DU

DU-1A

CP

 

 

5531
by 9-Apr-88

14010
(5005)

1500562
(5005)

15287
(5159)

14009
(5005)

13-May-91

SEp-91 B

5532
16-Apr-88

14025
(5013)

15013
(5013)
15062
15003

15160
(5035)
15432

14026
(5013)

14-May-90

Nov-91 MNS

 

Key letter codes for scrap dealers

B

C. F. Booth (Rotherham).

G

Gwent Demolition (Margam).

MC

M.C. Metals, Glasgow.

MNS

Mayer Newman, Snailwell.

 

 

No.1 Jubilee Sidings Thursday, 12th September 1991. With unit no.5524 leading, the 4 COM red cantrail stripes on unit no.5519 are clearly visible. However, whilst unit no.6245 had red cantrail stripes over its five compartments, it is not repeated above the driver’s sidelight. This inconsistency was present across the 2 COM fleet.

© John Atkinson

 

Individual Unit Notes
(5501 – 5532)

5501

Unit withdrawn 13-May-91 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 13-Nov-91.

5502

Unit withdrawn 30-Sep-91 and initially stored at Folkestone East, after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 21-Nov-91.

5503

Unit when formed was in temporary formation (no.5140) with MBS 14359 replacing 14280. This became permanent.

Unit withdrawn 30-Sep-91 and initially stored at Folkestone East, after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 23-Jan-92.

5504

Unit suffered electrical fault at Bexleyheath 21-Jan-91 and not used in traffic again, stripped & withdrawn 14-May-90 and stored at Maidstone West. Moved to Banbury 1-Aug-90 and was at Leamington Spa 1‑92, moved from Washwood Heath to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 24-Feb-92.

5505

Unit withdrawn 14-May-90 and after stripping and a period in store, moved from Sevenoaks to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 4-Jan-91.

5506

Unit withdrawn 14-May-90 and stored at Maidstone West. Moved to Banbury 1-Aug-90 and was at Leamington Spa 1‑92, moved from Washwood Heath to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 24-Feb-92, but unit was detached at Derby with defects, going forward to Rotherham 9-Mar-92.

5507

Unit withdrawn 14-May-90 and after stripping and a period in store at Sevenoaks, moved to Clapham Yard 5-Oct-90, on to Cricklewood 6-Oct-90 and to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 9-Oct-90, arriving 24-Nov-90.

5508

Unit withdrawn 30-Sep-91 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 21-Nov-91.

5509

Unit withdrawn 14-May-90 and after stripping and a period in store at Sevenoaks, moved to Clapham Yard 5-Oct-90, on to Cricklewood 6-Oct-90 and to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 9-Oct-90, arriving 24-Nov-90.

5510

Unit withdrawn 25-Feb-91 and stored at Folkestone East, moved to Selhurst for stripping 10-Feb-92 and to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 1-Apr-92.

5511

Unit withdrawn 14-May-90 stored at Sevenoaks. Moved to Slade Green for stripping by 28-Jun-90 then returned to Sevenoaks. Moved to Clapham Yard 26-Oct-90 and on to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping Nov‑90.

5512

Unit withdrawn 14-May-90 stored at Sevenoaks. Moved to Slade Green for stripping by 28-Jun-90 then returned to Sevenoaks. Moved to Clapham Yard 26-Oct-90 and on to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping Nov‑90.

5513

Unit withdrawn 29-Apr-90 and after stripping and a period in store, moved from Chart Leacon to Mayer Parry (Snailwell) for scrapping 9-Jul-91, arriving 10-Jul-91. Coaches burnt as follows: MBS 14358 15-Jul-91, TS 15310 and MBS 14357 both 16-Jul-91 and TS 15307 19-Jul-91.

5514

Unit withdrawn 13-May-91 and stored at Paddock Wood, after stripping moved from Eastleigh to M.C. Metals, Glasgow for scrapping 22-Nov-91, arriving 25-Nov-91. All cars cut‑up 6-Dec-91.

5515

Unit withdrawn 12-Aug-91 and MBS 14413 exchanged with 14242 (ex.5121). 14414 to ‘new’ unit 5281 and replaced by damaged BR type MBS 65343 (ex.6229). Trailers 15385 and 15387 both scrapped by C. F. Booth (Rotherham) 10‑91, (as part of 6-car ‘5516’). After stripping MBSs 14242 and 65343 stored at Maidstone West until moved to Eastleigh 30-Apr-92. Hauled to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 19-May-92. Both cut‑up w/e 14-Jun-92.

5516

Unit withdrawn 13-May-91 and after stripping formed as a 6-car with TS cars 15385 and 15387 (both ex.5515) and unit moved for scrapping from Slade Green to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) 3-Oct-91.

5517

Unit withdrawn 21-Jan-91 and used as ‘brake force’ for delivery of new Class 456 units from York to Strawberry Hill.

Unit became defective at Sheffield 11-Mar-91 on one of these trips and was sent direct to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 19-Mar-91. MBS 14044 cut‑up 5‑91, MBS 14043 cut‑up by 16-Jun-91, exact date for trailers unknown.

5518

Unit withdrawn 30-Sep-91 and stored at Faversham then Shepherds Well until moved to Eastleigh 30-Apr-92. After stripping at Bournemouth returned to Eastleigh 27-May-92 and moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 16-Jul-92. All cars cut‑up w/e 26-Jul-92.

5519

Unit withdrawn 30-Sep-91 and after stripping moved from Selhurst to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 4-Feb-92.

5520

Unit withdrawn 30-Sep-91 and after stripping moved from Selhurst to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 4-Feb-92.

5521

Unit withdrawn 22-Jul-91 and after stripping moved from Strawberry Hill to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 25-Sep-91.

5522

MBS 14393 exchanged with 14336 (ex. withdrawn 5168) 7‑90.

Unit withdrawn 30-Sep-91 and stored at Folkestone East. Moved to Bournemouth for stripping 8-Jan-92 and then to Eastleigh, moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 27-Feb-92.

5523

Unit withdrawn 7-Jan-91 and both MBSs to ‘new’ 5280 from that date. Trailers 15194 and 15204 formed between MBSs 14490 and 14444 (5222). Unit moved from Folkestone East to Willesden and on to M. C. Metals (Glasgow) for scrapping, arriving 13-Apr-91. Both cut‑up 18-Apr-91.

5524

Unit withdrawn 30-Sep-91 and stored at Faversham then Shepherds Well until moved to Eastleigh 30-Apr-92. After stripping at Bournemouth returned to Eastleigh 18-May-92 and moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 19-May-92. All cars cut‑up w/e 14-Jun-92.

5525

Unit withdrawn 22-Jul-91 and after stripping moved from Selhurst to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping c.19-Feb-92.

5526

Unit withdrawn 22-Jul-91 and both MBSs to ‘new’ 5281 from that date. Trailers 15315 and 15391 formed between MBS cars 14445 and 14446 (5223). Unit moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 23-Jan-92.

5527

Unit withdrawn 18-Mar-91 and stripped at Slade Green, moved to Selhurst for further stripping 4-Nov-91. Moved from Selhurst to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 4-Feb-92.

5528

Unit withdrawn 12-Nov-90 and both MBSs to ‘new’ 5279 from that date, TS 15207 to 5265 (then renumbered back to 5001). TS 15305 formed in withdrawn 5202 prior to scrapping.

5529

Unit withdrawn 22-Oct-90 and both MBS cars 14085 and 14086 to ‘new’ 5278 from that date. Trailers 15168 and 15176 formed between MBS cars 14347 and 14348 (5174).

5530

Unit withdrawn 14-May-90 and initially stored at Hoo Junction, after stripping moved to Banbury 18-Jul-90. Unit from Banbury to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 14-Aug-91.

5531

Unit withdrawn 13-May-91 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 5-Sep-91.

5532

Unit withdrawn 14-May-90. Both TS cars 15013 and 15160 exchanged with TSO cars 15062 and 15432 (ex. withdrawn 5439) and planned to reinstate unit in this form, but due to electrical incompatibility problems this did not take place.

TSO 15062 exchanged with 15003 (ex.5467) and unit used as accident exercise unit ‘998’ prior to scrapping at Mayer Parry (Snailwell), moving from Selhurst 7-Oct-91. Coaches burnt as follows: MBS 14026 16-Oct-91, TSO 15003 18-Oct-91, TSO 15432 21-Oct-91 and MBS 14025 11-Nov-91.

 


Unit nos.5265 - 5277

In November 1988 the remaining thirteen units in the no.5001 - 5053 series were renumbered (in numerical order) to nos.5265 to 5277; all these units then all being of the all-open formation seating 368 passengers. This was undertaken in order to clear the no.5001-on number range for the new Networker Class 465 units.

 

New Number

Old Number

MBSO

TSO

TSO

MBSO

Wdn date.

Scrap

Diag. No.

 

2129

2013

2013

2129

 

 

Code

 

CP

DS

DS

CP

 

 

5265

5001

14001

15429

15101

14002

see notes

 

5266

5020

14039
14418

15234

15382

14040

7-Dec-92

Jan-93 G

5267

5027

14053

15123

15127

14042

3-Sep-92

Nov-92 G

5268

5035

14069

15113

15135

14070

5-Aug-93

Aug-93 G

5269

5039

14078

15118

15139

14094

7-Dec-92

Jan-93 G

5270

5040

14080

15122

15140

14079

25-Mar-93

Jul-93 G

5271

5042

14083

15130

15142

14084

12-Jul-90

Sep-91 B

5272

5044

14087

15345

15144

14088

27-May-90

Sep-91 B

5273

5045

14090

15129

15145

14089

12-Jul-90

Oct-91 B

5274

5046

14091

15364

15146

14092

14-May-90

Apr-92 G

5275

5049

14098

15271

15149

14097

14-Apr-93

Jun-93 G

5276

5051

14101

15143

15151

14102
(CP-1A)

11-May-92

Aug-92 G

5277

5052

14104

15103

15152

14495

25-May-93

Jun-93 G

 


Unit nos.5278 - 5281

The 5265 - 5277 number series was further extended following the withdrawal of certain 4 COM units with Motorcoaches in better condition than those of remaining all-saloon units, and which were reformed to keep these Motorcoaches in traffic.

 

Unit

MBSO

TSO

TSO

MBSO

Wdn date.

Scrap

Code

CP

DS

DS

CP

 

 

5278
22-Oct-90

14085
(5529)

15138
(5174)

15352
(5174)

14086
(5529)

13-May-91

Nov-91 B

5279
12-Nov-90

14257
(5528)

15429
(5265)

15380
(5202)

14258
(5528)

c.24-Feb-94

Mar-94 G

5280
7-Jan-91

14231
(5523)

15421
(5222)

15410
(5222)

14232
(5523)

23-Feb-93

Apr-93 G

5281
22-Jul-91

14349
(5526)
14414

15427
(5223)

15411
(5223)

14374
(5526)

29-Jul-92

Oct-92 G

 

Key letter codes for scrap dealers

B

C. F. Booth (Rotherham).

G

Gwent Demolition (Margam).

 

 

Individual Unit Notes
(5265 – 5281)

5265

Unit reformed 12‑Nov‑90. TSO 15429 to ‘new’ 5279 and replaced by TS 15207 (ex. withdrawn 5528) and unit renumbered 5001. Now the only unit in the fleet in original formation of one TS and one TSO and early in 1991 restored to green livery.

5266

MBS 14039 exchanged with 14418 (ex.5209) Feb‑91.

Unit withdrawn 7‑Dec‑92 and stored briefly at Shepherds Well and moved to Eastleigh for stripping 21‑Dec‑92. After stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 5‑Jan‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 16‑Jan‑93.

5267

Unit withdrawn 3‑Sep‑92 and to Bournemouth for stripping 28‑Oct‑92, moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 3‑Nov‑92. All cars cut‑up w/e 14‑Nov‑92.

5268

Unit withdrawn 5‑Aug‑93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 12‑Aug-93. All cars cut‑up w/e 28‑Aug‑93.

5269

Unit withdrawn 7‑Dec‑92 and stored briefly at Shepherds Well and moved to Eastleigh for stripping 21‑Dec‑92. After stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 5‑Jan‑93. MBS 14094 and TSO 15139 cut‑up w/e 16‑Jan‑93, MBS 14078 and TSO 15118 cut‑up 23‑Jan‑93.

5270

Unit withdrawn 25‑Mar‑93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 18‑May‑93 but train defective and terminated at Westbury. Forward to Margam 11‑Jul‑93 and all cars cut‑up w/e 17‑Jul‑93.

5271

Unit withdrawn 12‑Jul‑90 and after stripping stored briefly at Gillingham until moved to Banbury for store 3‑Aug‑90. Moved to Derby 27‑Aug‑91 and on to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 16‑Sep‑91.

5272

Unit withdrawn 27‑May‑90 and initially stored at Plumstead until moved to Chart Leacon for stripping 12‑Jul‑90. Moved to Banbury for store 20‑Jul‑90. Moved to Derby 27‑Aug‑91 and on to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 16‑Sep‑91.

5273

Unit withdrawn 12‑Jul‑90 and after stripping moved to Maidstone West for store. Moved to Willesden 15‑Apr‑91, eventually to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping 7‑Oct‑91 from Wolverton.

5274

Unit withdrawn 14‑May‑90 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Willesden for store 24‑May‑90. Forward to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 16‑Apr‑92.

5275

Unit withdrawn 14‑Apr‑93 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 4‑May‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 12‑Jun‑93.

5276

Unit withdrawn 11‑May‑92 and after stripping at Bournemouth moved to Eastleigh 14‑Jul‑92. Moved from Eastleigh to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 23‑Jul‑92. MBS 14101 and TSO cars 15143 & 15151 cut‑up w/e 2‑Aug‑92, MBS 14102 cut‑up w/e 8‑Aug‑92.

5277

Unit withdrawn 25‑May‑93 and after stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 3‑Jun‑93. All cars cut‑up w/e 19‑Jun‑93.

5278

Unit withdrawn 13‑May‑91 and after stripping moved from Eastleigh to Cricklewood 23‑Oct‑91 and on to C. F. Booth (Rotherham) for scrapping Nov‑91.

5279

Unit withdrawn 7‑Feb‑94 but reinstated again 12‑Feb‑94.

Withdrawn again by 24‑Feb‑94. After stripping moved from Bournemouth to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 10‑Mar‑94. All cars cut‑up w/e 19‑Mar‑94.

5280

Unit withdrawn 23‑Feb‑93 and moved to Bournemouth for stripping 25‑Feb‑93, then to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 4‑Mar‑93. MBS 14232 and TSO 15410 cut‑up w/e 23‑Apr‑93, MBS 14231 and TSO 15421 cut‑up w/e 19‑Jun‑93.

5281

Unit formed 22‑Jul‑91 but reformed again Aug‑91 and MBS 14349 to withdrawn 2 EPB no.6229. Replaced by 14414 (ex. withdrawn 5515).

Unit withdrawn 2‑Mar‑92 but reinstated again 9‑Mar‑92.

Unit finally withdrawn 29‑Jul‑92 and to Basingstoke 2‑Sep‑92, on to Eastleigh 13‑Sep‑92 and to Bournemouth for stripping 23‑Sep‑92 before returning to Eastleigh. Unit moved to Gwent Demolition (Margam) for scrapping 20‑Oct‑92. All cars cut‑up w/e 31‑Oct‑92.

 

 

Footnotes

 

1

Compt TS, diagram 2314.

32

TS diagram 2014.

2

9 Compt TS, diagram 2314.

33

BR type MBS, diagram 400, code CQ-1A.

3

TS diagram 2014.

34

TS diagram 2014.

4

BR type MBS, diagram 400, code CQ.

35

BR type MBS, diagram 400, code CQ.

5

TS diagram 2014.

36

MBS frame used under trailer coach.

6

9 Compt. TS, diagram 2314.

37

TS diagram 2014.

7

BR type MBS, diagram 400, code CQ-1A.

38

MBS frame used under trailer coach.

8

2nd vehicle with this number.

39

MBS frame used under trailer coach.

9

2nd vehicle with this number.

40

SR type MBS, diagram 2129, code CP.

10

BR type MBS, diagram 400, code CQ.

41

SR type MBS, diagram 2129, code CP.

11

9 Compt. TS diagram 2314.

42

BR type semi-saloon TS, diagram 480, code DAB.

12

9 Compt. TS diagram 2314.

43

BR type semi-saloon TS, diagram 480, code DAB.

13

MBS frame used under trailer coach.

44

MBS code CX-5A.

14

9 Compt. TS, diagram 2314.

45

MBS code CX-5A.

15

BR type MBS, diagram 400, code CQ.

46

Non-facelift TS, diagram 2013, code DU.

16

MBS frame used under trailer coach.

47

Non-facelift TS, diagram 2013, code DU-1A.

17

MBS frame used under trailer coach.

48

MBS code CX-5A.

18

MBS frame used under trailer coach.

49

MBS code CX-4A.

19

MBS frame used under trailer coach.

50

MBS code CX-4A.

20

TS diagram 2014.

51

TSO code DAK-3A.

21

TS diagram 2014.

52

MBS code CX-5A.

22

TS diagram 2014.

53

MBS code CX-4A.

23

9 Compt. TS, diagram 2314.

54

TSO code DAK-1B.

24

TS, diagram 2014.

55

MBS code CX-2A.

25

TS, diagram 2014.

56

MBS code CX-2A.

26

TS diagram 2014.

57

MBS code CX-6A.

27

TS diagram 2014.

58

TSO code DAK-1A.

28

TS diagram 2014.

59

9 Compt. TS, diagram 2314.

29

TS diagram 2014.

60

TSO diagram 2018.

30

TS diagram 2014.

61

9 Compt. TS, diagram 2314.

31

MBS frame used under trailer coach.

62

9 Compt. TS, diagram 2314.

 

 

 

 

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[1]  = 9 Compt TS, diagram 2314.

[2]  = 9 Compt TS, diagram 2314.

[3]  = TS diagram 2014.

[4]  = BR type MBS, diagram 400, code CQ.

[5]  = TS diagram 2014.

[6]  = 9 Compt. TS, diagram 2314.

[7]  = BR type MBS, diagram 400, code CQ-1A.

[8]  = 2nd vehicle with this number.

[9]  = 2nd vehicle with this number.

[10]  = BR type MBS, diagram 400, code CQ.

[11]  = 9 Compt. TS diagram 2314.

[12]  = 9 Compt. TS diagram 2314.

[13]  = MBS frame used under trailer coach.

[14]  = 9 Compt. TS, diagram 2314.

[15]  = BR type MBS, diagram 400, code CQ

[16]  = MBS frame used under trailer coach.

[17]  = MBS frame used under trailer coach.

[18]  = MBS frame used under trailer coach.

[19]  = MBS frame used under trailer coach.

[20]  = TS diagram 2014.

[21]  = TS diagram 2014.

[22]  = TS diagram 2014.

[23]  = 9 Compt. TS, diagram 2314.

[24]  = TS, diagram 2014.

[25]  = TS, diagram 2014.

[26]  = TS diagram 2014.

[27]  = TS diagram 2014.

[28]  = TS diagram 2014.

[29]  = TS diagram 2014.

[30]  = TS diagram 2014.

[31]  = MBS frame used under trailer coach.

[32]  = BR type MBS, diagram 400, code CQ-1A.

[33]  = TS diagram 2014.

[34]  = TS diagram 2014.

[35]  = BR type MBS, diagram 400, code CQ.

[36]  = MBS frame used under trailer coach.

[37]  = TS diagram 2014.

[38]  = MBS frame used under trailer coach.

[39]  = MBS frame used under trailer coach.

[40]  = SR type MBS, diagram 2129, code CP.

[41]  = SR type MBS, diagram 2129, code CP.

[42]  = BR type semi-saloon TS, diagram 480, code DAB.