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Vehicle 59344


Class 116

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30365
Diagram: 555

Allocations

4w/e 25/01/58 New to 88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61Depot code change88B
Mar-62Depot code change88M
Nov-64 Transferred to 86A (Cardiff Canton)
4w/e 06/05/72 Transferred to 82A (Bristol Bath Road)
18/06/72 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
May-73Depot code changeHN
2w/e 11/11/78 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
5w/e 12/05/79 Transferred to HN (Hamilton)
circa Aug-82 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
circa Nov-84 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
20/02/87 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
05/10/92 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley) RFXX

Notes

15th September 1983 - Seen in ex works condition
21st January 1987 - Seen with no roof vents

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 22/07/1983 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50836 59344 50889 As delivered to WR - January 1958
CAT337 50836 59344 50889 Listed at Cathays - circa Sep-60
50836 59344 50889 Noted 06/11/70 - at Cardiff1
CTN337 50836 59344 50889 Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
50836 59344 50919 Noted 25/08/1971 - at Cardiff2
50836 59344 50889 Noted 13/11/71 - at Gloucester1
50836 59344 50889 Transfer to 82A - 4w/e 06/05/72
50836 59344 50889 Noted 03/08/19723
50836 59344 50889 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2
50836 59344 50889 Noted 26/07/1973 - at Edinburgh Waverley2
50836 59344 50889 Noted 27/08/74 - on Hamilton depot4
158 50836 59344 50889 Noted 05/09/76 - on Hamilton depot4
165 50836 59344 50889 Listed at HN - mid-May-78 - gangwayed set
50836 59344 50889 Transfer to ED - 2w/e 11/11/78
128 50090 59344 50132 Noted 7th January 1981 - unit no on 50090
385 50090 59344 50132 Listed at HN - 01/02/81
50090 59344 50132 Noted 4th August 1981
116385 50090 59344 50132 Listed at HN - 13/06/82
53090 59344 53132 Noted 15th September 1983
385 53090 59344 53132 Noted circa 12/19835
53090 59344 53132 Noted 6th February 1984
116385 53090 59344 53132 Listed at ED - 17/06/84
116385 53090 59344 53132 Transfer to AY - Nov-84 - from ED
116385 53090 59344 53132 Listed at AY - 25/03/85
53839 59344 53132 Noted 5th July 1985
116385 53090 59344 53132 Noted circa 12/19865
53839 59344 53132 Noted 17/01/19875
53839 59344 53132 Noted 21st January 1987
T406 51856 59606 59344 53132 Listed at TS - Jul-87
T406 51856 59606 59344 53132 Noted 17/07/19875
T406 51856 59606 59344 53132 Noted 26/07/87 - at Norwich4
T406 51856 59606 59344 53132 Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T406 51856 59606 59344 53132 Noted circa 05/19885
51338 59344 53132 Noted circa 10/1988 - 51338 marked T312, 53132 marked T4065
T406 51856 59606 59344 53893 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T406 51856 59606 59344 53893 Listed at TS - 01/12/89
T406 51856 59344 59606 53893 Listed at TS - mid May-90
T406 51877 59344 59598 53102 Noted circa 10/19905
T406 51877 59344 59598 53102 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T406 51877 59344 59598 53102 Listed at TS - Aug-91
T406 51877 59344 59598 53102 Listed at TS - Dec-91
51877 59344 59598 53102 Noted 14/12/916
T406 51877 59598 59344 53102 Listed at TS - 02/07/92
spare 59344 Listed at TS - 24/09/92

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Graeme Phillips

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa early 1980s

A Class 116 DMU with SC50132 closest seen arriving into Glasgow Central station circa early 1980s. The other vehicles are presumably 59344 and 50090. Paul Redmond.

DMU

Date: circa early 1980s

Set number: 116385

Derby suburban DMU set 116385 arrives into Glasgow Central station circa early 1980s, SC50090 is closest, the other two vehicles are presumably 59344 and 50132. Paul Redmond.

DMU

Date: 5th January 1983

Set number: 116385

Class 116 DMU set 116385 (50090 and presumably 59344 + 50132) in Springburn station on 5 January 1983. Brian Daniels.

DMU

Date: 2nd August 1987

Set number: T406

Set T406, 53132 leading and presumably with 59344 + 59606 + 51856, forms a Skegness service at Bingham on 2 August 1987. David Page.

DMU

Date: 3rd March 1990

Set number: T406

Tyseley's set T406 51856 - 59606 - 59344 - 53102 at Barnt Green heading for Lichfield City (formed 115DMBS - 127TSL - 116TC - 116DMS), while 53056 looks on, 3/Mar/1990. Robert Chilton.