Vehicle 59032
Class 116
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30385
Diagram: 600
Allocations
| Aug-57 | New to | 88A (Cardiff Cathays) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88B | |
| Mar-62 | Depot code change | 88M | |
| By Jun-62 | Transferred to | 84A | |
| Nov-64 | Transferred to | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Jul-66 | Transferred to | 84A (Laira) | |
| Aug-66 | Transferred to | 82A (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| Oct-66 | Transferred to | 84A (Laira) | |
| Mar-67 | Transferred to | 82A (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| Apr-68 | Transferred to | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CF | |
| Oct-87 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 02/08/93 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
| 09/08/93 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 12/05/1978 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50082 | 59032 | 50124 | As delivered to WR - August 1957 | ||||||
| CDF400 | 50859 | 59032 | 50912 | Listed at CDF - circa Sep-60 | |||||
| 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Transfer to 84A - Jul-66 | ||||||
| 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Transfer to 82A - Aug-66 | ||||||
| 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Transfer to 84A - Oct-66 | ||||||
| 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Transfer to 82A - Mar-67 | ||||||
| 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Noted 06/11/70 - at Cardiff1 | ||||||
| CTN304 | 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71 | |||||
| 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Noted 25/08/1974 - at Carmarthen2 | ||||||
| 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Noted 27/08/1974 - at Swansea2 | ||||||
| C304 | 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Noted 03/09/74 - at Cardiff3 | |||||
| C335 | 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Noted 04/09/76 - on Cardiff Canton depot3 | ||||||
| C335 | 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Noted 17/09/1977 - Cardiff Central4 | |||||
| C335 | 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Noted 09/11/1977 - Cardiff Central4 | |||||
| C335 | 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Noted 23/12/1977 - Barry4 | |||||
| C335 | 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| C335 | 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Noted 01/02/1980 - At Cardiff Central4 | |||||
| C335 | 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Listed at CF - 03/03/80 | |||||
| C335 | 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Noted circa 09/19835 | |||||
| C335 | 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Listed at CF - 01/01/85 | |||||
| C335 | 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Noted 26/04/19865 | |||||
| C335 | 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986 | |||||
| C335 | 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Noted circa 01/19875 | |||||
| C335 | 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Noted 05/05/87 - at Cardiff on 15:30 to Merthyr Tydfil | |||||
| C335 | 51140 | 59032 | 51153 | Listed at CF - Aug-87 | |||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59032 | 59607 | 53092 | Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59032 | 59607 | 53092 | Noted 23/07/88 - at Norwich3 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59032 | 59607 | 53092 | Noted circa 12/19885 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59607 | 59032 | 53092 | Noted circa 05/19895 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59607 | 59032 | 53092 | Listed at TS - 01/09/89 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59607 | 59032 | 53092 | Listed at TS - 01/12/89 | ||||
| 51856 | 59032 | 59607 | 53092 | Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot2 | |||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59032 | 59607 | 53092 | Listed at TS - mid May-90 | ||||
| T420 | 51856 | 59032 | 59607 | 53921 | Noted circa 12/19905 | ||||
| T420 | 51856 | 59032 | 59607 | 53092 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | ||||
| T420 | 51856 | 59032 | 59604 | 53092 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | ||||
| T420 | 51870 | 59032 | 59721 | 53092 | Listed at TS - Dec-91 | ||||
| T420 | 51897 | 59721 | 59032 | 51144 | Listed at TS - 02/07/92 | ||||
| T420 | 51897 | 59721 | 59032 | 51144 | Noted 01/08/92 | ||||
| T420 | 51897 | 59721 | 59032 | 51144 | Noted circa 09/19925 | ||||
| T420 | 51897 | 59721 | 59032 | 51144 | Listed at TS - 24/09/92 | ||||
| T409 | 51897 | 59600 | 59032 | 51144 | Listed at TS - November 1992 | ||||
| T409 | 51897 | 59600 | 59032 | 51144 | Listed at TS - 10/12/92 | ||||
| T410 | 51859 | 59495 | 59032 | 53124 | Noted circa 06/19935 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
23rd April 1962
A Derby suburban triple set seen just north of Aberbeeg on Easter Monday, 23 April 1962 with the 2.33pm ex-Ebbw Vale. The centre car is W59032, the DMBS is probably W51140. Michael Mensing.
1987
Set number: C335
W59032 as part of set C335, seen at Cardiff Central in 1987. Shayne Lewis.
28th November 1987
Class 116 59032 centre trailer is seen stabled at Tyseley on 28.11.1987. This trailer managed to outlive the rest of the batch by a good 4 years. Andy Cole.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 23rd April 1962
The 2.33pm ex-Ebbw Vale at Aberbeeg on Easter Monday, 23 April 1962. It is waiting to cross over at return at 3.08pm. The centre car is 59032, the power cars are likely 51153 (closest) and 51140. Michael Mensing.
Date: circa 1978
Set number: C335
A Western Region publicity image (negative T88-228-17) - sadly a little water damaged - showing refurbished Class 116 DMU set C335 (presumably 51153 + 59032 + 51140) at Llanishen, circa mid-to-late 1978, heading to Rhymney. Image courtesy of Diesel Unit Preservation Associates. British Rail.
Date: 1st July 1978
Set number: C302
Barry Island, and 50086 is at the rear of 59032 & 50128 as part of C302 is it heads out of the station. 1/7/78. Ian Francis.
Date: 2nd June 1979
Set number: C335
On 2 June 1979 a class 116 DMU (51140/59032/51153) arrives at Birchgrove station with the 07.00 Coryton-Cardiff service. Lewis Bevan.
Date: 22nd May 1980
Set number: C335
C335 (presumably 51153 + 59032 + 51140) arrives into Aber station on 22/5/1980 where it will terminate. At the time it was a terminating station for certain peak hour services from Cardiff due to a lack of turnaround facilities at the obvious destination, the previous station at Caerphilly. Stephen Burdett.
Date: 17th July 1981
Set number: C335
Class 116 DMU set C335 (presumably 51153 + 59032 + 51140) at Cardiff Bute Road on July 17, 1981. This station is now named Cardiff Bay and the whole area has been the subject of major regeneration. In 1981, clearly nobody cared. Jeremy Chapter.
Date: 17th July 1981
Set number: C335
A Class 116 dmu (set C335, presumably 51140 + 59032 + 51153) in Cardiff Bute Road on July 17, 1981. It seems incredible that this was an open station one mile from Cardiff Queen Street in the Welsh capital's centre. Even more incredible is the fact that nowadays there are 5 trains an hour here. In 1981 the train crew are sitting on the platform contemplating the squalour (and probably having a smoke). Jeremy Chapter.
Date: June 1985
Set number: C335
Class 116 set C335 (presumably 51140 + 59032 + 51153) arrives into Llanishen station in June 1985. Michael Mensing.
Date: 1987
Set number: C335
C335 sitting at Cardiff Central in 1987, W51153 closest with 59032 + 51140. Shayne Lewis.
Date: 28th February 1987
Set number: C335
Class 116 set C335 (presumably 51140 + 59032 + 51153) is seen at Cardiff Central on 28th February 1987. Ian Buck.
Date: 26th September 1987
Set number: C335
Class 116 DMU set C335 (51153 and presumably 59032 + 51140) are seen at Pontypridd as part of a Treherbert service on 26 September 1987. Robert Thomas.
Date: unknown
Set number: C335
C335 (W51153 + W59032 + W51140) at Hereford circa 1988. Mac Winfield.
Date: 17th September 1988
Set number: T420
At Nottingham on September 17th, 1988, T420 (53092 + 59607 + 59032 + 51892) and T301 (51353 + 59505 + 51395) form the 08:00 Nuneaton - Skegness service. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 17th September 1988
Set number: T420
T420 (53092 + 59607 + 59032 + 51892) - a Class 115/127/116/115 hybrid - departs from Skegness with the 12:06 Skegness to Nuneaton on September 17th, 1988. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 16th February 1991
Set number: T420
Tyseley's set T420, a mixed class 115/116/127 formation with class 115 DMBS 51892 on the rear of class 116 TS 59032, class 127 TSL 59607 and class 116 DMS 53092, passes through a dull and rainy Aston station on 16/Feb/1991. Robert Chilton.
Date: 26th April 1991
Set number: T420
Four coach DMU sets were relatively unusual at Stratford-upon-Avon but on 26 April 1991 set T420 (presumably 51892 + 59032 + 59607 + 53092) visited the terminus with an afternoon arrival from Birmingham Moor Street. The white and red lights on the front of the unit shows that it was about to shunt into platform 2 to allow a Leamington Spa service to use platform 1. Peter Tandy.
Date: 15th July 1992
Set number: T420
Class 116 DMS 51144 on the rear of Tyseley set T420 formed with class 116 TS 59032, class 115 TCL 59721 and class 115 DMBS 51897 leaving Birmingham New Street on 15/Jul/1992. Robert Chilton.
Date: 10th April 1993
51151 leads 59032 and 53090 into University station, Birmingham, forming the 13.21 New St - Longbridge service on 10/4/93. Leonard Rogers.