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Vehicle 50073 / 53073


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

Jun-57 New to 84E (Tyseley)
01/01/63Boundary change84Etransferred from WR to LMR stock
Sep-63Depot code change2A
w/e 07/02/70 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
06/05/73Depot code changeCW
21/05/80 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
05/10/92 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley) RFXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50073 - original number
53073 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 21/01/1983 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50073 59023 50115 As delivered to WR - June 1957
TY514 50073 59014 50109 Noted circa Jun-69
50870 59017 50073 50902 Noted 23/08/75 - at Kentish Town as a 4-car with 50100 + 59021 + 50075 + 50101 1
50073 59365 50850 Noted 19/01/79 - on 13.03 Luton – St. Pancras2
TS559 50073 59017 50891 Formed at TS 21/05/80
TS559 50073 59017 50891 Noted circa 01/19813
TS559 50073 59714 50891 Noted circa 10/19813
TS559 50073 59714 50891 Noted circa 05/19823
TS559 53073 59757 53891 Noted 31/05/1983 - on 13:42 Leicester to Birmingham4
TS559 53073 59757 53891 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS559 53073 59757 53891 Noted circa 09/19833
TS559 53073 59674 53891 Noted circa 12/19833
TS559 53073 59674 53891 Noted circa 06/19843
TS618 53073 59592 53891 Noted circa 10/19843
TS618 53073 59598 53891 Noted 16/04/85 - at Norwich1
TS618 53073 59598 53891 Listed at TS - May-85
TS618 53073 59598 53891 Noted circa 06/19853
TS618 53073 59598 53891 Noted circa 10/19853
TS618 53073 59598 53891 Noted circa 05/19863
TS618 53073 59598 53891 Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS618 53073 59598 53093 Noted 29/07/1986 - at Birmingham New Street - as 6 car set with L4115
TS618 53073 59598 53093 Noted 16/08/86 - at Norwich1
TS618 53073 59598 53891 Noted circa 04/19873
TS612 53073 59598 53891 Noted 02/05/87 - in Cardiff Central platform 2 circa 14:16
T416 51876 59609 59598 53073 Noted circa 06/19873
TS324 53865 59598 53073 Noted 27/06/1987 - as TS324 at 09.00 on this date.3
T332 53865 59598 53073 Noted 27/06/1987 - as set T332 at 11.00 on this date.3
T416 51876 59609 59598 53073 Listed at TS - Jul-87
T332 53073 59598 53865 Noted 04/07/87 - at Norwich1
T332 53073 59598 53865 Listed at TS - Jul-87
53073 59598 53865 Noted 08/08/87 - at Norwich, 53865 with E prefix1
T332 53073 59598 53865 Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T332 53073 59598 53865 Noted circa 05/19883
T332 53073 59598 53865 Noted 27/08/88 - at Norwich1
T332 53073 59598 53865 Noted 17/08/89
T332 53073 59598 53865 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T332 53073 59598 53865 Listed at TS - 01/12/89
53073 59760 53132 Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot6
T328 53073 59760 53132 Listed at TS - mid May-90
T323 53073 59670 53093 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T032 53073 53242 Listed at TS - Aug-91
T032 53073 53242 Listed at TS - Dec-91
T032 53073 53242 Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T032 53073 51511 Listed at TS - 24/09/92

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Phil Shatford
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Robert Chilton
6: Jeremy Goodyear

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Lapworth

6th September 1959

The 4.00pm Wellington - Leamington Spa service departs from Lapworth station on 6 September 1959. It is formed of a Derby suburban triple DMU led by DMBS W50073. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Birmingham Snow Hill

October 1966

Set number: 314

Derby Heavyweight set 314 (M50073 leading) is seen at Birmingham Snow Hill in October 1966 with a Park Royal set on the rear. Only the DMBS in the Derby set carries lining. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Redditch

30th August 1983

Set number: TS559

A suburban DMU in Redditchstation, thought to be taken on (or around) 30 August 1983. Closest is Class 116 DMBS 53073 displaying set number TS559 and a smiley face drawn on the top marker lamp. The centre car is thought to be Class 115 59757. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 116 DMU at Spalding Yard

4th May 1985

Set number: TS618

M53073 in Spalding yard with stock from an excursion to the Tulip Parade on 4 May 1985. Phil Bevan.

Class 116 DMU at Stratford-upon-Avon

5th May 1986

Set number: TS618

On Monday 5 May 1986 I dropped into Stratford-upon-Avon station while walking home from work and took this picture of class 116 TS618 (vehicles 53073 + 59592 + 53891) moving between platforms 1 and 2. It would head to Birmingham Moor Street as the 17.26 service from Stratford. The background is very different in 2021 although the units used by small local businesses in Western Road are still fully occupied and busy. Peter Tandy.

Class 116 DMU at Ely

12th June 1988

Set number: T332

Class 116/127 hybrid T332 (53073, 59598 and 53865) seen on the 12.50 Birmingham New Street to Norwich north of Ely on Sunday 12th June 1988. Nicholas Youngman.

Class 116 DMU at Machynlleth

6th July 1988

Set number: T332

Suburban set T332 (presumably 53073 + 59598 + 53865) with a Class 108 (53931 + presumably 54260) behind at Machynlleth on 6th July 1988. Nigel Menzies.

Class 116 DMU at Machynlleth

6th July 1988

Set number: T332

Suburban set T332 (presumably 53073 + 59598 + 53865) with a Class 108 (53931 + presumably 54260) behind at Machynlleth on 6th July 1988. Nigel Menzies.

Class 116 DMU at Sutton Coldfield

1990

Set number: T328

A suburban DMU calls at Sutton Coldfield 1990. The DMBS closest is probably 53073. John Law.

Class 116 DMU at Kidderminster

28th April 1990

Set number: T328

53073 is at the rear of set T328 with 59760 + 53132 leaving Kidderminster, on the 09:32 Birmingham New Street - Great Malvern, 28/4/90. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 116 DMU at Worcester

18th May 1990

Set number: T328

T328 awaiting departure from Worcester, 18/5/90. The DMBS is 53073, presumably with 59760 + 53132. Mike Cooper.

Class 116 DMU at Coalville

May 1991

Set number: T032

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.

Class 116 DMU at Bettws Y Coed

4th July 1991

Set number: T032

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 116 DMU at Nottingham

25th November 1991

Set number: T032

58 043 passes through Nottingham station light engine on 25 November 1991, while hybrid DMU set T032 (Class 116 DMBS 53073 and Class 101 DMSL 53242) sits in the platform. Dave Warby.

Class 116 DMU at Boston station

1992

Set number: T032

Set T032 at Boston heading for Skegness. Tim Brunt.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: unknown

Tyseley DMU set T332 at Water Orton on 28 March 1988. Class 116 DMBS 53865 leads, still carrying an E prefix from a previous allocation to Stratford almost two years previous. The centre car is presumably Class 127 TSL 59598 and the rear DMBS Class 116 53073. Leicester is on the destination blind and the former set number board in the cab window now has the date 4/4/88 and MIDLINE chalked on it. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 6th July 1988

Set number: T332

Suburban set T332 (presumably 53865 + 59598 + 53073) at Machynlleth on 6th July 1988, along with 150 142. Nigel Menzies.

DMU

Date: 18th May 1990

Set number: T328

T328 arriving at Worcester on 18/5/90, presumably formed 53132 + 59670 + 53073. Mike Cooper.

DMU

Date: 18th May 1990

Set number: T328

T328 leaving Worcester, 18/5/90, presumably formed 53132 + 59670 + 53073. Mike Cooper.

DMU

Date: 9th September 1990

Set number: T328

On Sunday 9 September 1990 I spent a few hours around the station area at Lichfield City as inter-regional trains were diverted from the main Derby line where an engineering possession was in place. Here is Tyseley's class 116 T328 (presumably formed 53132 + 59670 + 53073) after it had shunted from the station for reversal; the ground signal, which can be seen in front of the unit, had just been pulled off after the points were set to allow movement into the platform for Birmingham and Redditch-bound services. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: T032

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.

DMU

Date: 4th July 1991

Set number: T032

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.

DMU

Date: 7th July 1991

Set number: T032

A class 101/116 hybrid, T032 (53242 + 53073) was photographed during its call at Wellington, Shropshire on 7 July 1991. The train was a Chester to Wolverhampton working which was still quite often a "proper" DMU at the time although class 150 Sprinters had begun to appear now and again. It's annoying that I cut off the top of the tower of Saint Patrick's Catholic Church but I was using an 85mm lens in order to make the short train appear a bit less lost and didn't notice at the time. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: October 1991

Set number: T032

Class 101/116 hybrid DMU set T032 - presumably 53242 + 53073 - seen in Shrewsbury station in October 1991. John Law.

DMU

Date: 25th November 1991

Set number: T032

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.

DMU

Date: 25th November 1991

Set number: 88

A Met-Camm DMU sits in the platform at Nottingham on 25 November 1991 with DMBS 53208 closest. In one of the centre roads a Class 116/101 hybrid set T032 (53073 + 53242). Dave Warby.

DMU

Date: 17th May 1992

Set number: T032

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.