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Set C319

These formations have been noted:

50868	59365	50918	Noted 07/09/76 - at Newton Abbott¹
50868	59365	50918	Noted 22/05/1977 - Cardiff area²
50868	59365	50918	Noted 09/09/1977 - Cardiff Central³
50868	59365	50918	Noted 16/12/1977 - Barry - all vehicles carrying LA depot labels³
50868	59365	50918	Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
50868	59365	50918	Noted 02/01/1978 - Cardiff Central³
50868	59365	50918	Noted 16/07/1978 - Cardiff Central²
50868	59371	50918	Formation change - circa Aug-82 - may be running with centre car other than this official listing
50868	59371	50918	Listed at CF - 15/12/1982
53868	59371	53918	Listed at CF - 01/01/85
53868	59371	53918	Noted 26/04/1986⁴
53868	59371	53918	Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Martin Lumley
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn

15th June 1976

Tue 15 Jun 1976 at 19:19. A 2-car Derby suburban dmu arrives at Coombe Jct with the 19:00 Looe-Liskeard. Set C319 consists of cars W50918 and W50868 - the set number is interesting as neither vehicle is recorded as having been allocated to Cardiff since 1964. Mr Deltic.

July 1976

Two-car Class 116 set C319 (presumably 50918 + 50868) at Bere Alston on a Plymouth to Gunnislake service, July 1976. John Jarvis.

1977

Class 116 set C319 (presumably 50918 + 59365 + 50868) at Exmouth in 1977. Walter Burt.

29th December 1983

Class 116 DMU set C319 (W53868 + W59371 + W53918) in Coryton station with a service to/from Cardiff Bute Road on 29 December 1983. Brian Daniels.

29th December 1983

Class 116 DMU set C319 (W53868 + W59371 + W53918) in Cardiff Bute Road station with a service for Coryton on 29 December 1983. Brian Daniels.

1984

Set C319 at Llanishen - W53868 closest, presumably with W59371 + W53918 - early in 1984. Michael Mensing.

24th April 1984

British Rail 'Derby Suburban' set C319 (53918+59371+53868) is seen at the terminus station of Penarth waiting to depart north with train 2C83 the 11.30 to Merthyr Tydfil on 24/04/84. This station had become a single track branch from Cogan Junction after track rationalisation by British Rail which followed the closure of the section south from here via Sully to Cadoxton on 06/05/1968. The former down line track bed still being evident in the foreground. Adrian Nicholls.

21st July 1984

A six-car DMU formation arrives into Cadoxton station on 21 July 1984. 53918 + 59371 + 53868 / 53086 + 59036 + 53128 are working the 10:19 Treherbet-Barry Island service. Stuart Mackay Collection.

12th August 1984

Class 116 DMU set C319 (presumably 53918 + 59371 + 53868) stabled at Treherbert on 12 August 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

18th August 1984

Class 116 sets C319 (presumably W53868 + W59371 + W53918) + C330 leaving Porth with the 16:13 Cardiff Central - Treherbert service on 18 August 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

14th September 1984

Class 116 DMU set C319 (presumably 53918 + 59371 + 53868) at Heath Junction with the 13:55 Rhymney - Barry Island service on 14 September 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Unknown date

Class 116 DMU set C319, presumably 53868 closest, Barry Island station, circa 1986. Brian Ward.

8th April 1986

Class 116 DMU set C319 (presumably W53868 + W59371 + W53918) in Caerphilly station on 8 April 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

29th July 1986

Class 116 DMU set C319 (presumably 53918 + 59371 + 53868) in Barry station with the 17:13 Merthyr - Barry Island service on 29 July 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

20th September 1986

Class 116 DMU set C319 (presumably 53868 + 59371 + 53918) departs from Lydney with the 13:10 Cardiff - Gloucester service on 20 September 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

3rd October 1987

The front end from a power car from Class 116 set C319, likely 53918, in the process of being added to Class 117 DMS 51396, at Doncaster Works on 3 October 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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