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Vehicle 50055 / 53055


Class 116

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Engines: Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30211
Diagram: 553

Allocations

May-57 New to 84E (Tyseley)
01/01/63Boundary change84Etransferred from WR to LMR stock
Sep-63Depot code change2A
May-73Depot code changeTS
4w/e 27/05/95 Withdrawn

Notes

19/05/84 - Tyseley formation 53055 / 59611 / 53116 + 53890 / 59603 / 53867 was an unusual visitor to the Hastings area on 19 May 1984 on a working from Bicester.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50055 - original number
53055 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50055 59005 50097 As delivered to WR - May 1957
TYS305 50051 59001 50055 Noted March 1958
50055 59023 50116 Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street1
TY523 50055 59023 50116 Noted circa Jun-69
TY523 50055 59023 50116 Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
50055 59023 50116 Noted 30/10/70 - at Birmingham New Street1
50055 59023 50116 Noted 05/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street1
50055 59023 50116 Noted 06/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street1
50055 59023 50116 Noted 14/07/1973 - at Birmingham New Street2
50055 59023 50116 Noted 31/05/1975 - at Tyseley3
50055 59023 50116 Noted 31/07/76 - in Birmingham New Street4
50055 59023 50116 Noted 08/09/76 - at Tyseley4
50055 59023 50116 Noted 23/07/77 - on 2F76 1715 Birmingham New Street-Leicester
TS523 50055 59023 50116 Noted circa 01/19785
TS523 50055 59023 50116 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
50055 59023 50116 Noted 24/05/80
TS523 50055 59023 50116 Noted circa 01/19815
TS523 50055 59023 50116 Noted circa 10/19815
TS523 50055 59019 50116 Noted circa 05/19825
TS523 50055 59019 50116 Listed at TS - Jan-83
50055 59365 50116 Noted circa 04/19835
TS523 53055 59641 53116 Noted circa 02/19845
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted circa 06/19845
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted 09/06/1984 - BR Ruddington Requiem Railtour 53190-59130-53857 + 53055-59611-53116 + 53318-59114-53328
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted circa 10/19845
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted circa 01/19855
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Listed at TS - May-85
53055 59611 53116 Noted 13/07/85 - at Norwich4
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted circa 11/19855
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted 01/06/1986 - Coalville Depot open day shuttles to and from Leicester TS611+TS615
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted 05/07/86 - at Norwich4
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted 23/04/1987 - at Birmingham New Street - as 4 car set with TS0536
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted circa 06/19875
T611 53055 59611 53116 Listed at TS - Jul-87
T342 53055 59673 53056 Formation change - TS - 2w/e 13/03/88
T342 53055 59673 53056 Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T342 53055 59673 53056 Noted circa 05/19885
53055 59673 53056 Noted 13/07/88 - on 16:30 Doncaster-Skegness
T342 53055 59673 53056 Noted circa 05/19895
T342 53055 59673 53056 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T342 53055 59673 53056 Listed at TS - 01/12/89
T342 53055 59673 53056 Noted circa 05/19905
53055 59673 53056 Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot2
T342 53055 59673 53056 Listed at TS - mid May-90
T412 51867 59591 59446 53055 Noted circa 05/19915
spare 53055 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T327 53055 59674 53921 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T327 53055 59674 Listed at TS - Aug-91
spare 53055 Listed at TS - Aug-91
T412 51867 59446 59591 53055 Listed at TS - Aug-91
T327 53055 59589 Listed at TS - Dec-91
T327 53055 59589 53916 Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T327 53055 59589 53916 Noted circa 08/19925
T327 53055 59589 53916 Listed at TS - 24/09/92
T407 53055 53916 53060 53321 Listed at TS - Nov-92
T415 53055 59603 53916 51151 Noted circa 11/19925
T415 53055 59603 53916 Listed at TS - 10/12/92
53055 59603 53101 Noted 10/12/92 - on 17:18 Longbridge - Blake Street7
T424 53055 59603 51329 51314 Noted circa 08/19935
T224 53055 51329 Listed at TS - Nov-93
51144 53055 53116 Noted 09/08/94 - on 11:12 Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
119432 51079 51107 53055 Formed at TS circa Nov-94

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Robert Chilton
7: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Hatton

18th May 1958

The 1.0pm Wellington-Leamington local service arrives into Hatton (where passengers should change for the Stratford-upon-Avon line) on Sunday 18th May 1958. It is formed with a Derby suburban triple set (later known as a Class 116) with DMBS W50055 leading. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Lapworth

29th June 1962

Set number: 323

The 6.0pm Wellington - Leamington Spa service is seen passing over Lapworth troughs on July 29 1962. It is formed of Tyseley set 323 with DMBS W50055. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Solihull

July 1962

Two unlined Derby suburban triples sets at Solihull in late July 1962. W50055 leads, which would spend its whole career allocated to Tyseley. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at West Bromwich

April 1964

Set number: 323

M50055 leads set 323 at West Bromwich in April 1964. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Perry Barr North Junction

June 1966

In lined green livery a Derby suburban set led by M50055 passes Perry Barr North Jct in June 1966. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Spring Road

circa 1969

The guard of M50055 gets ready to buzz away his charge at Spring Road circa 1970. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 116 DMU at Old Hill

late 1973

Set number: TY523

DMBS M50055 leads Class 116 set TY523 (presumably with 59023 + 50116) and another set at Old Hill station heading for Lichfield City in late 1973. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Sutton Coldfield

15th September 1979

M50055 at Sutton Coldfield on 15/09/79. Steve Jones.

Class 116 DMU at Redditch

7th August 1982

Set number: 523

Class 116 DMBS M50055 formed with refurbished TS, possibly 59019, and DMS M50116 of Tyseley set 523 at Redditch, Saturday 7th August 1982. Visible in the background is 56 003 waiting to continue the 'Grid Iron Grice' railtour back to London Bridge Iain Reid.

Class 116 DMU at Tyseley

4th January 1986

Set number: TS611

Class 116 DMBS 53055, set number TS611, is seen at Tyseley on 04.01.1986. It carries an unusual livery addition of an extended grey stripe past the cab windows and black window surrounds. Andy Cole.

Class 116 DMU at Leamington Spa

24th February 1986

Set number: TS611

Class 116 set TS611 53055 + 59611 + 53611 at Leamington Spa on 24/02/86. Roddy MacPhee.

Class 116 DMU at Coalville depot

1st June 1986

Set number: TS611

TS611 (53055 presumably with 59611 + 53116) in it's unusual livery seen at Coalville depot on the 1st June 1986 when it was working shuttles to Leicester and Burton-on-Trent for the open day. Chris Lings.

Class 116 DMU at Longbridge

14th June 1986

Set number: TS611

In the summer of 1986 there was a dated train between Birmingham New Street and Barry Island. Two 3 car class 116s from Tyseley were used for this service and on 14 June 1986 the leading set (TS 611, 53055 + 59611 + 53611), pictured at Longbridge, was one of the sets with a slightly modified paint job on the front end. It's amazing what a difference a few brush strokes makes to the appearance of an otherwise standard unit. I suspect that the passenger accomodation for this long journey was a sight more comfortable in 1986 than would be provided in 2020 for an equivalent trip. Peter Tandy.

Class 116 DMU at Birmingham Moor Street

19th September 1987

Set number: TS611

Taken on 19/9/87 at Birmingham Moor Street, a week before closure of the terminal platforms, class 116 set TS611 (53055 and presumably 59611 + 53116) waits to leave for Dorridge. The platforms reopened in 2010 and the station is now the 2nd busiest in Birmingham and arguably the best!! Stephen Burdett.

Class 116 DMU at Smethwick West

6th May 1991

Set number: T412

Tyseley's four car sets were mostly formed of class 115, 116 and 127 as was the case on 6 May 1991 when I photographed T412 (53055 + 59446 + 59591 + 51867) passing the now demolished Smethwick West signalbox with a Hereford to Birmingham New Street train. The class 47 waiting at the signal was 47813 working a railtour that had just visited Handsworth in the days before the line was re-opened through to Snow Hill. Just behind the camera the Handsworth line crossed the Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton route. This is now the site of Galton Bridge Station interchange where passengers can change trains between the two lines thus making the old Smethwick West station redundant. It's worth noting that any train leaving the Handsworth branch including this railtour had to run wrong line as far as Rood End Yard between here and Langley Green. Peter Tandy.

Class 116 DMU at Hereford

16th June 1992

Set number: T327

Class 116/127/116 hybdrid set T327 (53055 + 59589 + 53916) arriving into Hereford station on 16 June 1992. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 116 DMU at Lea Marston

26th March 1993

Set number: T324

First generation DMUs were far from from common on the Birmingham to Derby line by 1993 so it was a surprise when T324 formed of 53055 (class 116) + 59603 (class 115) + 53101 (class 116) appeared at Lea Marston working a Nottingham service, if the headcode panel is to be believed, on 26 March. I can only assume that it was a replacement for an unavailable sprinter and was definitely not an ECS train as there were many passengers visible on board. Peter Tandy.

Class 116 DMU at Birmingham New Street

7th April 1993

Set number: T324

T324 M53055 + M59603 + M53101 on the approaches of New Street 7-4-93. Kevin Dowd.

Class 116 DMU at Longbridge

9th September 1993

Set number: T424

T424 (53055 + 59603) with 118s 51314 + 51329 at Longbridge on an ECS to form the 16:54 to Lichfield City, 9/9/93. Gazza Prescott.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa April/May 1977

Set number: TY523

Class 116 set TY523 (presumably 50116 + 59023 + 50055) seen departing from Chester Road (Birmingham) circa April/May 1977. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 9th June 1984

Set number: TS600

The Ruddington Requiem railtour at East Leake (GCR) on 9/6/84. It was formed 53910 + 59130 + 53857 / 53055 + 59611 + 53116 / 53318 + 59114 + 53328. Mel Smith.

DMU

Date: 9th June 1984

Set number: TS600

The Ruddington Requiem railtour at Lawfield on 9/6/84. It was formed 53910 + 59130 + 53857, 53055 + 59611 + 53116, 53318 + 59114 + 53328. Chris Lings.

DMU

Date: 4th May 1985

Set number: TS061

TS061 (presumably 55011) leads Class 116 set TS611 (including 53055 + 59611) at Dorridge on 4 May 1985. 54A South Dock.

DMU

Date: 4th May 1985

A mixed DMU formation with "WM" branding, led by a Class 122 "Bubble Car" approaches Warwick on a working to Leamington Spa on 4th May 1985. While the bubble is unknown, the Class 116 is easily identifiable as set TS611 (53055 + 59611 + 53116). Bob Belcher.

DMU

Date: 10th June 1985

Set number: TS611

Class 116 set TS611 (53116 presumably with 59611 + 53055) with an afternoon Birmingham Moor St - Stratford Upon Avon service waiting time at Small Heath on Monday 10th June 1985. Colin Brooks.

DMU

Date: 31st August 1985

Set number: TS611

Set TS611, headed by DMS 53116 (presumably with 59611 and 53055), all in an experimental WMPTE, (WM) livery, on the last few yards of its journey into Hereford, past the yard, with a passenger service from the Worcester direction. 31st August 1985. John Crooks.

DMU

Date: 7th September 1985

Set number: TS611

On 7 September 1985, a derailment at Carnforth led to severe delays to trains between Scotland and England, resulting in this 6-car dmu formation running in the path of a the Glasgow / Dundee - Poole service between Birmingham and Reading. Seen at Oxford, closest is the distinct Class 116 set TS611 (53116/59611/53055). On the rear appears to be a 116/101/116 hybrid. On the right is a Class 121 bubble. Robert28194.

DMU

Date: 7th September 1985

A Birmingham - Reading DMU (one set formed of class 116 and 101 vehicles, the far set is TS611 presumably 53055 + 59611 + 53116) running in the path of a heavily delayed service from Scotland to the South Coast pauses at Oxford. 7th September 1985. Robert28194.

DMU

Date: 3rd July 1986

Set number: TS611

One of my favourite morning shots at Stratford-upon-Avon was this taken with the bracket signal prominent in the picture. The DMU is Tyseley set 611 (53116/59611/53055) which stood out amongst the other becauses of a slightly different paint job on the front window surround and the West Midlands PTE logo on the yellow front end. The date was 3 July 1986 with the unit was arriving at Stratford-upon-Avon forming the 06.20 from Birmingham Moor Street. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 12th July 1986

Set number: TS611

The unusually liveried class 116 DMS 53116 at the head of set TS611 formed with class 127 TSL 59611 and class 116 DMBS 53055, at Birmingham New Street on 12/Jul/1986. I recall that 53055 at the other end of the set was painted to match and I wondered at the time whether on one or other driving car the livery was inspired by a mistake in the grey band being taken too far beyond the saloon windows and then taken complete with white lining round the cab ends to make the best of a bad job. Having said that, the black cab window surrounds and the fact that the sides of every car and the cab ends were emblazoned with 'WM' logos probably suggests that it was a deliberate attempt at a special livery. Robert Chilton.

DMU

Date: 6th September 1986

Class 116 units M53116 + M59611 + M53055 / M53837 + M59604 + M53919 at Tapton Junction, Chesterfield on the 6th September 1986 with a Birmingham New Street-Sheffield football excursion. Kevin Law.

DMU

Date: 18th July 1987

A Class 116 / 127 hybrid set (53116 + 59611 + 53055) working a Leicester - Scarborough service at Rotherham Masborough on 18 July 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 1988

Set number: T342

Class 116 DMU set T342 (presumably 53056 + 59673 + 53055) in Birmingham Snow Hill station circa summer 1988. Brian Ward.

DMU

Date: 20th April 1988

Set number: T342

Class 116 Derby DMU Tyseley set T342 53056+59673+53055 (DMBS+Class 115 TCL+DMBS) Birmingham New Street with 'Longbridge' on the destination blind, 20-4-88. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: circa 1988 - 1990

Set number: T342

Tyseley 116/115/116 set T342 - presumably 53056 + 59673 + 53055 - circa 1988-90. John Law.

DMU

Date: 30th August 1989

Set number: T342

Set T342 (presumably 53055 + 59673 + 53056) + T313 on a Birmingham New St - Llandudno service passes 150 204 as it departs Deganwy at 12:20 on Wednesday 30th August 1989. Colin Brooks.

DMU

Date: 27th October 1989

Set number: T342

Class 116 Derby Suburban unit T342 at Duddeston on 27/10/89, 53056 is closest, presumably with 59673 + 53055. Sparegang.

DMU

Date: 3rd March 1990

Set number: T342

Tyseley's set T342 53056 - 59673 - 53055 at Barnt Green heading for Redditch on 3/Mar/1990 (formed 116DMBS - 115TCL - 116DMBS - unusually with a DMBS at both ends). Note that the driver has already altered the destination blind to 'Lichfield City' for the return journey - having just come off the main line, at Barnt Green heading south there is nowhere else to go other than Redditch! Robert Chilton.

DMU

Date: 1992

Set number: T327

Class 116 DMU set T327 (presumably 53916 + 59589 + 53055) at Water Orton in 1992. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 17th September 1994

Set number: 117332

By September 1994 any diesel-mechanical unit from the first generation classes were quite unusual on the main line so I was to take a good sunny shot of Tyseley's 117332 passing Catholme, near Wychnor Junction, on the 17th of that month. The depot was really scratching about for serviceable units by this time and the vehicles are believed to be 53116 attached to 53055 + 51144 (all 116s despite the set number). This was an ECS move which was probably on its way to Tyseley from Derby after some attention not possible at the Birmingham facility. Peter Tandy.