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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-61	Depot code change	88B
Mar-62	Depot code change	88M
10/09/62	Transferred to	84E (Tyseley)
01/01/63	Boundary change	84E	transferred from WR to LMR stock
Sep-63	Depot code change	2A
May-73	Depot code change	TS
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13/04/92	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) RDTS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:

Unknown date

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

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.

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.

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.

circa 1970

Set number: TY532

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

1970

Set number: TY532

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

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.

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.

June 1978

Set number: TY532

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

24th May 1991

Set number: T039

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

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:

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.

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.

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.

Date: 1st June 1986

Set number: TS629

TS629 (presumably 53114 + 59610 + 53079) with another set are seen on a Coalville depot open day shuttle approaching Coalville on 1 June 1986. The are passing another six-car formation which included DMBS M53055 with the WM logo on the van side. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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