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
Aug-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 | |
18/08/83 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
11/01/93 | Transferred to | LA (Laira) RELA | |
13/05/93 | Transferred to | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
21/05/93 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
20/07/93 | Reinstated | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX | |
17/08/93 | Withdrawn from | HQ (Headquarters) RFXX |
50071 - original number
53071 - from Mar-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
circa Mar-85 - Gangway(s) fitted
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
50071 | 59021 | 50113 | As delivered to WR - August 1957 | ||||||
TYS319 | 50071 | 59019 | 50102 | Listed at - circa Oct-60 | |||||
50071 | 59008 | 50106 | Noted 03/07/64 | ||||||
TY509 | 50071 | 59009 | 50101 | Noted 20/07/74 - on 1707 Lichfield City-Kidderminster | |||||
50060 | 59017 | 50071 | 50923 | Noted 05/04/79 - on 19.15 Luton – St. Pancras1 | |||||
50071 | 59610 | 50114 | 50903 | Noted 22/12/80 - on 18.19 Cricklewood – St. Albans and 17.58 Moorgate LT - St. Albans (116/127 hybrid)1 | |||||
50071 | 59610 | 50114 | 50903 | Noted 23/12/80 - on 18.19 Cricklewood – St. Albans (116/127 hybrid)1 | |||||
50071 | 59610 | 50114 | 50903 | Noted 23/12/80 - on 17.58 Moorgate LT - St. Albans (116/127 hybrid)1 | |||||
50071 | 59629 | 50923 | Noted 12/02/81 - on 05.31 Cricklewood – Barking via Carlton Jn ECS, 06.40 Barking – Gospel Oak, 07.25 Gospel Oak – Barking amd 08.10 Barking – Gospel Oak (116/127 hybrid)1 | ||||||
50071 | 59646 | 50101 | Noted 20/06/81 - on 10.55 Gospel Oak – Barking, 11.40 Barking – Gospel Oak, 12.25 Gospel Oak – Barking and 13.10 Barking – Gospel Oak (116/127 hybrid)1 | ||||||
TS563 | 53071 | 59616 | 53101 | Noted circa 09/19832 | |||||
TS563 | 53071 | 59616 | 53101 | Noted circa 11/19832 | |||||
TS563 | 53071 | 59616 | 53101 | Noted circa 06/19842 | |||||
TS520 | 53071 | 59616 | 53101 | Noted circa 09/19842 | |||||
TS520 | 53071 | 59616 | 53101 | Noted 21/09/84 - at Norwich3 | |||||
TS622 | 53071 | 59616 | 53101 | Noted circa 02/19852 | |||||
TS622 | 53071 | 59616 | 53101 | Listed at TS - May-85 | |||||
TS622 | 53071 | 59616 | 53101 | Noted 07/09/85 - at Norwich3 | |||||
TS622 | 53071 | 59616 | 53880 | Formation change - TS - Jan-86 - 53880 from TS609 replaced 53101 now in TS609. | |||||
TS622 | 53071 | 59616 | 53880 | Noted circa 02/19862 | |||||
TS622 | 53071 | 59616 | 53880 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 | |||||
TS622 | 53071 | 59616 | 53880 | Noted 12/07/86 - at Norwich3 | |||||
TS622 | 53071 | 59114 | 53880 | Formation change - TS - circa Aug-86 - 59114 (ex-TS625) replaces 59616 (to TS625) | |||||
T322 | 53071 | 59114 | 53880 | Noted 23/04/1987 - at Birmingham New Street4 | |||||
T322 | 53071 | 59114 | 53880 | Noted circa 06/19872 | |||||
T322 | 53071 | 59114 | 53880 | Listed at TS - Jul-87 | |||||
53071 | 59760 | 53880 | Noted 13/12/87 - on 12:26 Lichfield City - Barnt Green5 | ||||||
T322 | 53071 | 59760 | 53880 | Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988 | |||||
T322 | 53071 | 59760 | 53880 | Noted 07/05/19882 | |||||
53071 | 59760 | 53880 | Noted 02/08/88 - on 16:30 Doncaster-Skegness | ||||||
T322 | 53071 | 59760 | 53880 | Noted 13/08/1989 - Special Train Birmingham New Street-Ironbridge and return | |||||
T322 | 53071 | 59760 | 53880 | Listed at TS - 01/09/89 | |||||
T322 | 53071 | 59760 | 53880 | Listed at TS - 01/12/89 | |||||
T322 | 53071 | 59760 | 53880 | Noted 28/12/89 - in Nottingham Midland3 | |||||
53071 | 59611 | 53880 | Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot6 | ||||||
T322 | 53071 | 59611 | 53880 | Listed at TS - mid May-90 | |||||
T322 | 53071 | 59751 | 53132 | Noted circa 12/19902 | |||||
T322 | 53071 | 59751 | 53132 | Noted circa 03/19912 | |||||
T322 | 53071 | 59751 | 53132 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | |||||
T322 | 53071 | 59751 | 53132 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | |||||
T322 | 53071 | 59751 | 53132 | Listed at TS - Dec-91 | |||||
T322 | 53071 | 59751 | 53132 | Listed at TS - 02/07/92 | |||||
T322 | 53071 | 59751 | 53132 | Noted 01/08/92 | |||||
T322 | 53071 | 59751 | 53132 | Noted 10/08/92 - at Skegness7 | |||||
T408 | 53071 | 59751 | 53132 | 53902 | Listed at TS - 24/09/92 | ||||
53071 | 59751 | 53902 | Noted 30/10/92 - on 18:53 Redditch - Lichfield TV8 | ||||||
T408 | 53071 | 59751 | 53902 | Noted circa 11/19922 | |||||
T408 | 53902 | 53071 | 59751 | 53132 | Listed at TS - November 1992 | ||||
T408 | 53071 | 59751 | 51868 | 53902 | Listed at TS - 10/12/92 |
Formation Sources
1: Phil Shatford
2: Eddie Knorn
3: Gerald Brown
4: Robert Chilton
5: Martin Baumann
6: Jeremy Goodyear
7: Graeme Phillips
8: David Bellamy
The 9.30am Leamington Spa General - Wellington service is seen near Lapworth on 10 September 1961. It is formed of a Derby suburban triple set led by W50071 and an extra vehicle attached to the rear - possibly a GRC&W DTS. Michael Mensing.
A Derby suburban triple set at Acocks Green during early June 1962. The DMBS W50071 is carrying set number 308 in the cab window so the other vehicles are presumably 59008 and 50106. Michael Mensing.
A Class 116 DMU with DMBS M50071 closest seen at Barking. Date unknown, but before moving from Cricklewood to Tyseley in August 1983. Paul Redmond.
This was for many years one of my favourite locations for northbound trains on the GWR line between Leamington Spa and Birmingham. It was somewhere around half way up Hatton Bank and was a very pleasant and quiet location for an afternoon's photography. There was plenty of freight traffic interspersed with regular DMMUs between Leamington, Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham along with ECS moves such as this one formed of a class 116 (TS622 with a Met-Camm centre car, presumably 53071 + 59114 + 53880) coupled to a class 108 Derby Lightweight which I took on 28 August 1986. Around 10 or 12 years after this view young trees were planted along the fenceline and have now completely obscured the line so much so that one can walk along the permissive footpath and not know that there is railway line alongside. Peter Tandy.
M53071 of T322 (which has a 101 centre car, presumably 59114) trails out of Cardiff Central on the 11:32 to Birmingham New Street, 18/7/87. PJ Evans.
On September 24, 1987, two days before closure of the terminal platforms, T322 waits to leave Birmingham Moor Street with a service for Shirley. Stephen Burdett.
Class 116 set T322 waits to leave Birmingham Moor Street for Shirley on the evening of 24/9/87. Stephen Burdett.
Birmingham Snow Hill was reopened as a terminus station on 5 October 1987. On 26 November of that year I took this picture of class 116 T322 (53071 + presumably 59760 + 53880) standing in the platform that was later taken over by the tram system. I don't know why it was at the buffers so far along the platform nor why there is a tail-lamp on it; the engines were clearly working but there may have been a problem with the transmission which caused a failure. Peter Tandy.
Tyseley set T322 (M53071/M59760/M53880) at Sutton Coldfield with a cross-city service to Longbridge via Birmingham New Street on 23/12/87. This is a Class 116 set with a Class 115 TS(L) in the middle. Steve Jones.
Class 116 DMBS M53071 at Sutton Coldfield on 23/12/87. Steve Jones.
Class 116 DMU set T322 (53071 + 59760 + 53880) lays over at Keighley prior to working a return excursion to the Severn Valley Railway on April 23rd, 1988. Rex Holt.
Class 116 3-car DMU with set number T322 at Selly Oak on 2 July 1988, presumably formed of 53071 + 59760 + 53880. Lewis Bevan.
DMU set T322 (Class 116 DMBS 53071 closest) at Cardiff Central with the 13:10 to Birmingham New Street on 16 December 1989. Robert Thomas.
Class 116 53071 arrives into Stratford-upon-Avon with the 13.20 ex-Leamington. 47568 is with the ECS for the Shakespeare Limited excursion, 22 December 1990. Dave Warby.
Class 116 DMBS 53071 from set T322 on the rear of the 15.38 to Leamington Spa in Stratfor-upon-Avon station on 22 December 1990. Dave Warby.
116 Set T322 (presumably 53071 leading) on 07XX Nottingham - Skegness arrives at Grantham on Saturday 29th June 1991. Colin Brooks.
53071 + 59751 + 53902 (T408) at Longbridge with the 17:58 to Lichfield Trent Valley, 14/11/92. Gazza Prescott.
53071 + 55006 at Par waiting departure time with a Newquay service. 53071 was locked out of use to passengers being there due to a ban on the bubble cars working solo. nathan stockman.
Class 116 set T322 (53880 + 59114 + 53071) about to enter Worcester Shrub Hill on May 8th, 1987. Steve Jones.
Tyseley set T322 (M53880/M59760/M53071) leaves Sutton Coldfield with a cross-city service to Longbridge via Birmingham New Street on 23/12/87. This is a Class 116 set with a Class 115 TS(L) in the middle. Steve Jones.
Class 116 set T322 (53880 + 59760 + 53071) passes through Bingley station with a return excursion from the Severn Valley to the Worth Valley on April 23rd, 1988. Rex Holt.
Tyseley set no. T322 consisting of cars 53132 59751 53071 seen at Skegness on 10/08/1992. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Towards the end of their careers, DMU sets were thrown together with whatever was available. Class 116 DMS number W51141 is nearest the camera, but the centre car was a class 108 and the DMBS was M53071 (again class 116) when seen at Temple Meads on 14th May 1993. Sean Lancastle.