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**Numbers Carried**
Type	Number	Date From
Vehicle	59479	c. 0

**Vehicle Specifics**
Class as Built	174
Vehicle Type	Trailer Composite (with Lavatory) (TC(L))
Status	In Service

**Allocations**
Code	Name		Date From
	(New)
	Withdrawn
BR	Bristol Bath Road	on	04/10/1987

**Formations**
Date	Unit	Formation	Notes
15/10/1960	RDG321	W51372 (MBS), 59479 (TC(L)), W51414 (MS)	Initial formation
10/1965 (snapshot)	SHL319	W51372 (MBS), W51414 (MS), 59479 (TC(L))
01/1968 (snapshot)	423	W51372 (MBS), 59479 (TC(L)), W51414 (MS)
09/1969 (snapshot)	423	W51372 (MBS), 59479 (TC(L)), W51414 (MS)
11/1970 (snapshot)	423	W51372 (MBS), 59479 (TC(L)), W51414 (MS)
1972 (snapshot)	L423	W51372 (MBS), 59479 (TC(L)), W51414 (MS)
03/1976 (snapshot)	L434	W51372 (MBS), 59479 (TC(L)), W51414 (MS)
12/1979 (snapshot)	L434	W51372 (MBS), 59479 (TC(L)), W51414 (MS)
05/1982 (snapshot)	B439	W51348 (MBS), 59479 (TC(L)), W51390 (MS)
12/1982 (snapshot)	B439	W51348 (MBS), 59479 (TC(L)), W51390 (MS)
01/1984 (snapshot)	B434	W51372 (MBS), 59479 (TC(L)), W51414 (MS)
01/1984 (snapshot)	B439	W51348 (MBS), 59479 (TC(L)), W51390 (MS)
01/1986 (snapshot)	B439	W51348 (MBS), 59479 (TC(L)), W51390 (MS)

**Summary**
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