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Vehicle 50079 / 53079


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

Sep-57 New to 88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61Depot code change88B
Mar-62Depot code change88M
10/09/62 Transferred to 84E (Tyseley)
01/01/63Boundary change84Etransferred from WR to LMR stock
Sep-63Depot code change2A
May-73Depot code changeTS
01/10/89 Transferred to CH (Chester) PCHX
19/11/89 Transferred to TS (Tyseley) PTSX
13/04/92 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley) RDTS

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50079 - original number
53079 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 21/04/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50079 59029 50121 As delivered to WR - September 1957
CAT300 50079 50121 Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car
50079 59351 50121 Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street1
TY532 50079 59351 50121 Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
50079 59351 50121 Noted 02/10/1971 - at Birmingham New Street2
50079 59351 50121 Noted 01/03/72 - in Birmingham New Street1
50079 59351 50121 Noted 25/05/1974 - at Birmingham New Street2
50079 59351 50121 Noted 11/09/1975 - at Solihull3
TS532 50079 59351 50121 Noted 08/09/76 - in Birmingham Moor Street4
TS532 50079 59351 50121 Noted circa 01/19785
50079 59351 50121 Noted 04/01/78
TS532 50079 59351 50121 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS532 50079 59351 50121 Noted circa 01/19815
TS532 50079 59351 50121 Noted circa 10/19815
TS532 50079 59351 50121 Noted circa 05/19825
TS532 50079 59351 50121 Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS532 53079 59351 53121 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS543 53079 59439 53114 Noted circa 04/19845
TS543 53079 59439 53114 Noted circa 10/19845
TS543 53079 59636 53114 Noted circa 03/19855
TS629 53079 59610 53114 Formation change - TS - circa Sep-85 - 59610 replaced 59603
TS629 53079 59610 53114 Noted circa 10/19855
TS629 53079 59610 53114 Noted 09/12/85 - at Norwich4
TS629 53079 59610 53114 Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
T629 53079 59592 53114 Listed at TS - Jul-87
T341 53061 59753 53079 Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T341 53061 59753 53079 Noted circa 12/19885
T341 53061 59753 53079 Noted circa 03/19895
spare 53079 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
CH341 53061 59753 53079 Listed at CH - 14/10/89
T341 53061 59753 53079 Listed at TS - 01/12/89
T039 53079 53746 Listed at TS - mid May-90
T039 53079 53746 Noted circa 05/19915
T039 53079 53746 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T039 53079 53746 Listed at TS - Aug-91
T039 53079 53746 Listed at TS - Dec-91
53079 51505 Noted 06/02/92 - on 12:45 Lincoln - Coventry6

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
6: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Radley

Unknown date

A Derby suburban triple DMU, M50079 leading, arriving into Radley station, date unknown. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 116 DMU at Knowle &amp; Dorridge

July 1964

Set number: 332

Tyseley based Derby suburban set 332 is seen at Knowle & Dorridge in late July 1964. DMBS M50079 leads, the other power car should be 50121. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Tyseley

circa 1970

Set number: TY532

The commuters standing beside TY532 (presumably 50079 closest) in Tyseley station circa 1970 don't look too happy. Has their train been delayed? cancelled? Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 116 DMU at Birmingham Moor Street

circa 1970

Set number: TY532

TY532 (presumably 50079) appears to have just arrived at Birmingham Moor Street circa 1970. Are the passengers awaiting to board? They seem to have questions for the guard. Set TY527 can just be seen on the right to which it shall couple before departure. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 116 DMU at Birmingham Moor Street

circa 1970

Set number: TY532

Set TY532 (presumably 50079 closest) after arrival into Birmingham Moor Street circa 1970. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 116 DMU at Chester Road

1970

Set number: TY532

Class 116 DMU set TY532 (50079 and presumably 59351 + 50121) is seen at Chester Road sometime in 1970. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Acocks Green

Unknown date

Set number: TY532

Tyseley Class 116 set TY532 (presumably 50079 + 59351 + 50121), circa early 1970s, at Acocks Green station on the Birmingham to Banbury line, looking south east. Graham Clark.

Class 116 DMU at Leamington Spa

7th May 1977

Set number: TY532

Tyseley Class 116 DMU set TY532 in Leamington Spa station after arriving with what was thought to be the 13:00 from Birmingham Moor Street on 7 May 1977. The power cars are M50079 and M50121, the centre car is presumably M59351. Robert Thomas.

Class 116 DMU at Birmingham New Street

June 1978

Set number: TY532

Class 116 Set TY532 M50079 at Birmingham New Street. June 1978. Nicholas Youngman Collection.

Class 116 DMU at Small Heath Bridge

August 1978

Set number: TY532

Refurbished Class 116 set TY532 at Small Heath Bridge in August 1978. The vehicles should be 50079 + 59351 + 50121. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Birmingham Moor Street

11th August 1984

Set number: TS543

Tyseley based DMU set TS543 (53079 + 59439 + 53114) waits to depart Birmingham Moor Street on 11/08/84 with train 2H57 the 13.30 to Leamington Spa while in the background set TS517 is in charge of train 2H67 the 13.40 to Shirley. When this shot was taken the former carriage sidings and Snow Hill line to the right was just waste land covered in vegetation and Moor Street station consisted of just the three terminus platforms. Adrian Nicholls.

Class 116 DMU at Coedmoor

May 1985

Set number: TS543

A beautiful spring morning at Coedmoor bridge, Tram Inn, sees a Tyseley based DMU (which seems to be set TS543 with presumably 53079 closest) heading for Cardiff in May 1985. John Crooks.

Class 116 DMU at Manchester Oxford Road

13th May 1991

Set number: T039

T039 (53079 + 53746) at Manchester Oxford Rd, having arrived as the 14:00 ex-Warrington Central, 13th May 1991. Gazza Prescott.

Class 116 DMU at Knutsford

24th May 1991

Set number: T039

Hybrid set T039 (presumably 53079 + 53746) calls at Knutsford, Cheshire, on 24 May 1991. Jonathan Watson.

Class 116 DMU at Llandudno

6th June 1991

Set number: T039

T039 (M53079 (with "341" under the number) + M51505) sits at Llandudno on the 6th June 1991 with the 17:53 to Blaenau. Hamish Stevenson.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 7th May 1977

Set number: TY532

Tyseley Class 116 DMU set TY532 departs from Leamington Spa station with an E.C.S. from what was thought to be the 13:00 from Birmingham Moor Street on 7 May 1977. The power cars are M50121 and M50079, the centre car is presumably M59351. Robert Thomas.

DMU

Date: June 1977

Set number: TS532

Tyseley-allocated Class 116 set TS532 (presumably 50121 + 59351 + 50079) arrives into Four Oaks station with a terminating service during July 1977. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 27th October 1978

Set number: TY532

A Tyseley 116 unit (TY532, presumably 50121 59351 50079) has just arrived from Four Oaks at the developing station at Longbridge on 27/10/1978. It is running across the main lines to achieve its platform for return. Stephen Burdett.

DMU

Date: 7th June 1986

Hiding behind the smoke from Metropolitan 1 is Class 127 TSL 59610 with Class 116 DMS 53114 on the left. The DMBS is likely 53079, the three vehicles formed set TS629 at the time. Tyseley depot, 7 June 1986. Keith Miller.

DMU

Date: 4th July 1987

Set number: TS629

A mixed industrial scene between Cradley Heath and Lye stations on the Birmingham to Droitwich line on 4 July 1987 as class 116 T629 presumably formed of 53114 + 59592 + 53079 worked from Birmingham New Street to Stourbridge Junctions where it would have reversed and gone back to the city. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 12th March 1988

Set number: T341

DMU set T341 with 53061, 59753 and 53079 in Birmingham New Street station on 12 March 1988. Keith Miller.

DMU

Date: September 1991

Set number: T039

Hybrid unit T039 formed of class 101 53746 and class 116 53079 was about to call at Small Heath station in September 1991 when it was photographed while working a Birmingham Moor Street to Dorridge service. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 2nd January 1992

Set number: T039

T039 (51505 & 53079) at Wolverhampton, having arrived with the 13:51 from Chester, 2nd January 1992. Gazza Prescott.