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Vehicle 50054 / 53054

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)
01/01/63	Boundary change	84E	transferred from WR to LMR stock
Sep-63	Depot code change	2A
w/e 03/08/68	Transferred to	14A (Cricklewood)
06/05/73	Depot code change	CW
circa Feb-82	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
01/10/89	Transferred to	CH (Chester) PCHX
19/11/89	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) PTSX
10/06/93	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
23/06/93	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50054 - original number
53054 - from Mar-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa Mar-85 - Gangway(s) fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50054	59004	50096		As delivered to WR - May 1957
TYS303	50054	59027	50110		Listed at - circa Oct-60
	50054	59376	50903		Noted 25/08/74 - at Cricklewood¹
	50054	59365	50850	50891	Noted 09/02/79 - on 05.45 Kettering – St. Pancras²
	50054	59021	50075		Noted 08/09/80 - on 18.43 Kentish Town – Barking and 19.34 Barking – Kentish Town²
	50054	59021	50075		Noted 11/09/80 - on 16.10 Kentish Town – Barking and 16.51 Barking – Kentish Town²
	50054	59021	50075		Noted 22/09/80 - on 19.26 Kentish – Barking and 20.34 Barking – Kentish Town²
	50054	59021	50075		Noted 13/10/80 - on 16.10 Kentish Town – Barking and 16.51 Barking – Kentish Town²
TS511	50054	59011	50106		Noted circa 10/1981³
TS511	50054	59011	50106		Noted circa 09/1982³
TS511	50054	59011	50106		Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS511	53054	59626	53106		Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS511	53054	59626	53106		Noted circa 09/1983³
TS511	53054	59626	53106		Noted circa 02/1984³
TS511	53054	59626	53106		Noted circa 08/1984³
TS510	53054	59448	53093		Noted circa 02/1985³
	53054	59626	53106		Noted 24/03/85
TS510	53054	59448	53107		Noted circa 06/1985³
TS616	53054	59607	53887		Formation change - TS - circa Sep-85 - 53054 replaced 53834
TS609	53054	59533	53880		Noted circa 10/1985³
TS616	53054	59607	53887		Noted circa 10/1985³
TS616	53054	59607	53887		Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS616	53054	59607	53887		Noted 09/08/86 - at Norwich¹
TS616	53054	59607	53887		Noted 06/06/87 - at Norwich¹
T616	53054	59607	53887		Listed at TS - Jul-87
TS616	53054	59607	53887		Noted 04/07/87 - at Norwich strengthening by B471 + 55033 on a Birmingham NS - Norwich service¹
TS334	53054	59596	51136		Noted circa 01/1988³
T334	53054	59596	51136		Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T334	53054	59596	51136		Noted 18/06/88 - on 09.55 SO Birmingham to Yarmouth
T334	53054	59596	51136		Listed at TS - 01/09/89
CH334	53054	59596	53850		Listed at CH - 14/10/89
T334	53054	59596	53850		Listed at TS - 01/12/89
	53054	59596	53850		Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot⁴
T036	53054	51496			Listed at TS - mid May-90
T319	53054	59756	51129		Noted circa 10/1990³
spare	53054				Listed at TS - Jul-91
spare	53054				Listed at TS - Aug-91
T036	53054	53245			Listed at TS - Dec-91
T036	53054	53245			Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T036	53054	53245			Listed at TS - 24/09/92
T036	53054	53245			Listed at TS - November 1992
T036	53054	53245			Listed at TS - 10/12/92

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Phil Shatford
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Jeremy Goodyear

Images:

26th September 1959

A Derby suburban triple DMU in Priestfield station on 26 September 1959. DMBS W50054 leads with Wolverhampton on the destination blind. Michael Mensing.

May 1966

Set number: 325

Derby suburban set 325 passes over the water troughs at Rowington in May 1966. Michael Mensing.

Unknown date

Class 116 DMBS M50054 added to another Class 116 at Barking. Date unknown, it was allocated to Cricklewood from August 1968 to circa February 1982. Paul Redmond.

September 1983

Set number: TS511

A Class 116 DMU at Duffield in September 1983. It looks to be set TS511 (presumably 53054 + 59626 + 53106). Mel Smith.

18th June 1988

Set number: T334

M53054, M59596 and M51136 with 09.55 SO Birmingham to Yarmouth near Ely West Junction on June 18, 1988. Nicholas Youngman.

10th May 1990

Set number: T334

T334 (presumably 53054 59596 53850) at Derby on 10/5/90. Sparegang.

7th September 1991

Set number: T036

Strong backlighting and a misty morning don't make for great photographic conditions. This is class 116/101 hybrid set T036 formed of 53054 + 53245 approaching the station at Wellington in Shropshire on 7 September 1991 with a Wolverhampton to Chester train. The bracket signal was notable for having quite short arms for the 3 aspects and had been converted from lower to upper quadrant at some point. The arm on the right had side gave access to a bay in the down platform area. Peter Tandy.

24th August 1992

Set number: T036

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

Set number: T036

Class 116/101 hybrid T036 M53054+53245 at Derby on the 20th October 1992 with a service for Skegness. Kevin Law.

12th February 1993

Set number: T036

T036 (53054 + 53245) is a 116/101 hybrid set seen at Skegness with the 11:47 to Nottingham, 12th February 1993. Gazza Prescott.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 28th June 1990

Set number: CH348

CH348 (53253 + 59525 + 51210) in Chester station on 28 June 1990. On the left is 51496 + 53054. Keith Miller.

Date: circa 1991

Set number: T036

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.

Date: spring 1992

Set number: T036

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.

Date: 31st December 1992

Set number: T036

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.

Date: 19th February 1993

Set number: T036

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.

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