Class 101/116 hybrids
Two-car Class 101/116 hybrid sets.
11th April 1986
On 11 April 1986 a class 101/116 hybrid set T036 formed of 53245 + 53054 was pictured descending Hatton Bank forming the 14.12 Stratford-upon-Avon to Leamington service in place of the usual single or double class 122 set. The Down Goods Loop was very rarely used at this time as there was plenty of time between local trains, the only passenger services on the line at the time, for the frequent freight workings. Peter Tandy.
circa mid-1988
Tyseley set T201 at Trent Junction. The set had quite a few vehicle pairings over a couple of years, this Class 116/101 combo is presumably 53895 + 53219 which dates it to around mid-1988. Stuart Mackay Collection.
14th July 1988
A Class 101/116 set (E54071 + W53848) in Morecambe station on the 14th July 1988. Hamish Stevenson.
31st August 1988
A 101/116 hybrid set is seen with a 108 and 104 as they speed through Abergele and Pensarn (at 12XX) on Wednesday 31st August 1988. Colin Brooks.
17th October 1988
Two hybrid DMU formations at Manchester Victoria on 17-10-88, a Class 116/101 2-car (N656 53843 and possibly 54219) and a Class 101/110 3-car (51533 + 59812 + 51463). The unusual location of the BR logo on the 116 is due to the removal of Valleys branding. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
31st December 1988
Short-lived hybrid C980 (53089 + 51513) passes Canton on 31/12/88. Mac Winfield.
1990
Class 116/101 hybrid set T040 (presumably M53061 + M51505) arrives at Dolwyddelan station on the Conwy Valley line in 1990. John Law.
10th May 1990
Class 101/116 Hybrid 53242 with would presume Class 116 53844 seen at Nottingham on 10th May 1990. Nicholas Youngman Collection.
2nd June 1990
This picture from 2 June 1990 shows T033, a class 101/116 power twin (presumably 53269 + 53849), one of of Tyseley's sets intended to cope with Sprinter timings, passing Smethwick Rolfe Street station with the 09.30 Birmingham New Street to Hereford service. Judging by the young trees by the lineside I very much if the viewpoint is possible in 2021. Peter Tandy.
1990
51505 leads Class 101/116 hybrid set T040 (the 116 is presumably 53061) into Llanrwst new station in 1990. John Law.
2nd July 1990
Hybrid Tyseley DMU set T037, comprising a Class 101 DMS (presumably 51511) and Class 116 DMBS (presumably 53853), approaching Water Orton on 2nd July 1990. Paul James.
19th August 1990
Hybrid class 101/116 DMU set T041 (53268+53090) is seen waiting time at Ironbridge Gorge with the 17.45 to Birmingham New Street. The temporary station was located at the 161 mile 20 chain mark just south of Coalbrookdale Viaduct on the Madeley Junction to Ironbridge Power Station freight line. It came into use on 30/6/1987 and closed on 3/9/1990. It made one appearance in the BR all line timetable in the summer 1990 edition (table 74). There were two return journeys on Sundays only between 29th July and 2nd September 1990. Prior to that it was an unadvertised service sponsored by the local authority and Ironbridge Gorge Trust. The method of working seeing as the branch was still twin track back then was for passenger trains to run to Ironbridge Power Station Reception Lines first to reverse then gain the up line where the platform was located. Adrian Nicholls.
4th September 1990
Class 116/101 hybrid set T037 at Nuneaton on September 4, 1990, 53853 closest, presumably with 51511. John Carter.
3rd October 1990
T041 (53090 + 53268) at Manchester Piccadilly working 13:41 to Chester via Northwich, 3rd October 1990. Gazza Prescott.
12th October 1990
Class 116/101 hybrid set T038 (presumably 53838 + 51808) is seen at Weston Rhyn on 12 October 1990. George Woods.
13th October 1990
Class 101/116 hybrid set T041 (presumably 53268 + 53090) is seen at Chester on 13 October 1990. George Woods.
Unknown date
A pair of hybrid pairs! T032 (presumably 53073 + 53242) is a 116/101, behind is a 108/101. Taken at Albrighton, date unknown, circa early 1990s. Tom Clift.
1991
Class 116/101 hybrid set T038 (presumably 53838 + 51808) is seen in a very snowy Stafford station in 1991. Mel Holley.
circa 1991
Class 101/116 hybrid T035 (presumably 51533 + 53850) in Nottingham platform 3. Date unknown, taken when the goods bridge was being demolished, circa 1991. David Page.
Class 101/116 hybrid set L210 (54381 and presumably 53083) at Southall circa 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa February 1991
A misty day in early 1991 doesn't do a lot for Tyseley's class 116/101 hybrid set T042 (53863 + 51509) as it comes from the Great Western main line into the local platform with a service from either Dorridge or Leamington Spa. The station here bears some resemblance to one a bit further up the line at Small Heath with a massive building over the up and down main lines, very much a feature of the larger GWR edifices. Both these Birmingham stations now serve only local traffic with no main line trains serving them. Peter Tandy.
27th March 1991
Class 116/101 hybrid L210 with 53083 leading enters Reading on 27/3/91. 53083 lost it’s original working partner as long ago as 1961 when 50125 was written off by a runaway coal train in the Afan Valley, South Wales. The 101 DTC is presumably 54381. Mac Winfield.
16th April 1991
The hybrid L210 (Class 116 53083 / Class 101 DTC presumably 54381) is seen at Oxford on 16-4-91. Mike Cooper.
20th April 1991
T043 (53826 + 53171) on the blocks at Manchester Piccadilly, having arrived as the 08:47 ex-Chester via Northwich. (This diagram was booked a TS 2-car set for a year or two and produced some huge machines!). 20/4/91. Gazza Prescott.
May 1991
Class 116/101 set T032 (vehicles 53073 and 53242) halted outside Coalville whilst operating shuttle services associated with the depot open day in May 1991. Bob Belcher.
13th May 1991
T039 (53079 + 53746) at Manchester Oxford Rd, having arrived as the 14:00 ex-Warrington Central, 13th May 1991. Gazza Prescott.
17th May 1991
Class 101/116 hybrid set LO633 53269 + 53849 at Manchester Piccadilly on May 17, 1991. Nicholas Youngman.
24th May 1991
Hybrid set T039 (presumably 53079 + 53746) calls at Knutsford, Cheshire, on 24 May 1991. Jonathan Watson.
3rd June 1991
Class 101/116 hybrid set T038 (presumably 51808 and 53838) at Llandudno Junction on the 3rd June 1991. Hamish Stevenson.
6th June 1991
T039 (M53079 (with "341" under the number) + M51505) sits at Llandudno on the 6th June 1991 with the 17:53 to Blaenau. Hamish Stevenson.
15th June 1991
Class 101/116 hybrid DMU set T037 (51511 + 53853) seen at Weston Ryhn with a Chester service on 15 June 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.
24th June 1991
M51505 + Class 116 M53061 depart platform 4 Llandudno Junction on the 13:17 to Blaenau Ffestoniog (A bit late at 1358!) 24/6/91. Kevin Dowd.
4th July 1991
Class 116 /101 hybrid d.m.u. T032 (presumably 53073 + 53242) arrives at Bettws Y Coed with the 17:14 Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno train on 04-07-1991. Gordon Thomson.
Class 101/116 d.m.u. T032 (53242 + 53073) departs Bettws Y Coed with the 17:14 Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno train on 04-07-1991. Gordon Thomson.
This train, class 101/116 hybrid set T038 formed of 51808 + 53838, was photographed on 4 July 1991 as it left the down bay platform at Leamington Spa with a local service to Stratford-upon-Avon. It was common at this time for a locomotive to be stabled here for weekend engineering work. Peter Tandy.
10th July 1991
A Class 116/101 hybrid (probably T035) DMU takes the Matlock branch at Ambergate South on 10 July 1991. Alan Grange.
A Met-Camm DMU carrying set number T035 (presumably 51533 with Class 116 DMBS 53850) in Matlock station on 10 July 1991. Alan Grange.
27th July 1991
In the twilight of their years two hybrid class 101/116 DMU formation formed of vehicles 51808 + 53838 and 53853 + 51511 is seen running into Boston with the 10.17 Skegness to Nottingham stopping service on 27/07/91. Adrian Nicholls.
19th August 1991
51533 leads 53850 as set T035 waiting to leave Hereford with a Birmingham service on 19 August 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.
October 1991
Class 101/116 hybrid DMU set T032 - presumably 53242 + 53073 - seen in Shrewsbury station in October 1991. John Law.
25th November 1991
DMU set T032 in one of the centre roads at Nottingham on 25 November 1991 formed of Class 101 DMSL 53242 paired With Class 116 DMBS 53073. Dave Warby.
26th November 1991
Class 108 DMU set T072 (51566 and 53933) arrives into Long Eaton with the 14.20 Nottingham - Crewe service on 26 November 1991. Dave Warby.
1992
Set T032 at Boston heading for Skegness. Tim Brunt.
2nd January 1992
T037 (53853 + 51511) arrives into Shrewsbury working the 13:47 Wolverhampton - Chester, 2/1/92. Gazza Prescott.
T039 (51505 & 53079) at Wolverhampton, having arrived with the 13:51 from Chester, 2nd January 1992. Gazza Prescott.
18th April 1992
51808 at Tamworth 18/04/92. The 116 DMBS it is working with is presumably 53838, the two forming set T038. David Bellamy.
spring 1992
Hybrid class 101/116 DMU TS036 (cars 53245 and 53054) seen pausing at Warwick with a service for Leamington Spa in spring 1992. Bob Belcher.
17th May 1992
Tyseley class 116/101 hybrid unit T032 formed of 53242 + 53073 was working a Birmingham New Street to Lincoln service when I photographed it at Whitacre Junction on 17 May 1992. Waiting for a path from the loop with a loaded Croft Quarry to Bescot ballast train were 31512 + 31158 along with 2 pieces of OTP which had come from the Bescot direction, crossed over and entered the loop prior to going back from whence they had come when another path was available. Peter Tandy.
26th May 1992
Hybrid DMU set T052 in Lincoln Central station on 26-5-1992 with Class 116 DMBS 53060 visible. John Law.
Hybrid Class 101/116 DMU set T052 (53177 + 53060) in Lincoln Central station on 26-5-1992. John Law.
20th June 1992
A hybrid unit of classes 116 and 101 (the set number seems to be T064) leaving the Stratford-upon-Avon branch at Hatton West Junction on 20 June 1992. The vegetation has grown considerably since that date meaning that it is no longer possible to obtain quite such a wide-angled view. The up main line had recently been relaid and this accounts for the gleaming ballast so evident in the picture. Peter Tandy.
The 10.12 Stratford-upon-Avon to Leamington Spa service on 20 June 1992 was made up of class 116 vehicle 53838 leading followed by Class 101 53267 as I pictured it going slowly around the curve from Hatton West Junction into platform 3 of the station. The leading vehicle had recently received a high(ish) intensity headlight to supposedly increase visibility for those working on the track. The up main line had just been relaid and re-ballasted and it looks as if a few yards of the branch had had a bit of spare material dropped around it. Peter Tandy.
15th July 1992
One of the class 116/101 hybrids stabled at Tyseley Depot with some three car suburban units and the new order in the shape of 153 320, on 15/July/1992. Robert Chilton.
16th July 1992
Class 101 53168 with class 116 51129 as Tyseley's hybrid set T056 stands at Derby station on the morning of 16/Jul/1992. The nearest vehicle is another which has recently been transferred, this time still retaining it's former Norwich depot set number (102) and RETB aerial from working on the East Suffolk line. Robert Chilton.
17th July 1992
Tyseley's set T052 formed as a hybrid with class 101 53321 and out of sight class 116 53060, at Derby on 17/Jul/1992. 53321 still has it's former Norwich set number 104 and there is a patch between the centre and second man's cab windows where there was previously a mounting for an East Suffolk line RETB aerial. Robert Chilton.
Tyseley depot's set T052, formed as a hybrid unit with class 116 53060 and class 101 53321 waits at Derby on 17/Jul/1992 with a Crewe service, with 158 780 alongside on a Nottingham service. Robert Chilton.
Tyseley depot's set T052, formed as a hybrid unit with class 116 53060 and class 101 53321, seen by peering over one of the footbridge windowsills at Derby on 17/Jul/1992. 158 780 stands alongside with a Nottingham service. Robert Chilton.
6th August 1992
T052 (53060 + 53321) at Rugby having arrived on 17:12 ex-Stoke. This was a top DMU diagram via the WCML! 6/8/92. Gazza Prescott.
24th August 1992
Tyseley hydrid 2-car DMU set T052 with Derby Class 116 DMBS 53060 leading Met Camm Class 101 DMCL 53321 stand at Boston for Nottingham 24-8-92. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Tyseley hydrid 2-car DMU set T052 with Met Camm Class 101 DMCL 53321 trailing Derby Class 116 DMBS 53060 standing at Boston for Nottingham 24-8-92. Note the Met Camms former Norwich set number '104' still in the cab window. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Hybrid 2-car DMU with Class 116 DMBS 53054 + Class 101 DMCL 53245 as Tyseley set T036 in the platform at Boston for Skegness 24-8-92. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
20th October 1992
Class 116/101 hybrid T036 M53054+53245 at Derby on the 20th October 1992 with a service for Skegness. Kevin Law.
7th November 1992
51129 and 53168 (T056) at Rugby after arrival with 1720 ex- Stoke, 7/11/92. Gazza Prescott.
31st December 1992
A hybrid 2-car DMU, T036 (53245 + 53054) based at Tyseley, arrives at Peterborough with a service from Doncaster on 31 December 1992. There is a photo on Flickr of this same unit operating the 12.10 from Doncaster, which ran via Sleaford, so I think this must be that train. Lewis Bevan.
4th January 1993
In need of a wash, T038 (53838 + 51808) leaves Derby working the 10:18 Nottingham - Crewe, 4/1/93. Gazza Prescott.
12th February 1993
T036 (53054 + 53245) is a 116/101 hybrid set seen at Skegness with the 11:47 to Nottingham, 12th February 1993. Gazza Prescott.
19th February 1993
Hybrid Class 101 DMSL No. 53245 and Class 116 DMBS No. 53054, forming set No. T036, arrive at Lincoln Central working the 12:45 service from Sheffield on 19 February 1993. Brian Creasey.
27th February 1993
Hybrid Class 101 DMSL No. 53321 and Class 116 DMBS No. 53060, forming set No. T052, stand at Peterborough working the 14:55 service to Lincoln Central via Spalding on 27 February 1993. Brian Creasey.