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Vehicle 50089 / 53089

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	86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61	Depot code change	88A
by Jun-61	Transferred to	88B (Cardiff Cathays)
Mar-62	Depot code change	88M
by Jun-62	Transferred to	83D (Laira)
Sep-63	Depot code change	84A
Jan-65	Transferred to	86A (Cardiff Canton)
06/05/73	Depot code change	CF
28/07/89	Withdrawn from	CF (Cardiff Canton) PZQX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50089 - original number
53089 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Feb-76 - WR AWS removed
Sep-87 - Headlamp fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 04/02/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

50089 was involved in the following incident:

Image in Rail 10/8/89 p11.

20/07/89 - Stormstown sidings, Abercynon

Fire involving Class 110 / Class 116 / Class 118

A fire, started by two seven year olds, destroyed five condemned DMU vehicles. They had been stored at Stormstown Sidings near Abercynon to make space at Canton.

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, on location at Stormtown Sidings

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50089	59039	50131	As delivered to WR - September 1957
	50089	59039	50131	Transfer to 86A - Jan-65
	50089	59039	50131	Noted 31/12/68 - at Cardiff¹
	50089	59039	50131	Noted 06/11/70 - at Cardiff¹
CTN412	50089	59039	50131	Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
	50089	59039	50131	Noted 25/08/1971 - at Cardiff²
	50089	59039	50131	Noted 26/08/1971 - at Newport²
	50089	59039	50131	Noted 30/03/1974 - at Cardiff Central ³
	50089	59039	50131	Noted 26/08/74 - at Cardiff²
C318	50089	59039	50131	Noted 03/09/74 - at Cardiff⁴
C305	50089	59039	50131	Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
C305	50089	59039	50131	Noted 04/09/76 - on Cardiff Canton depot⁴
C305	50089	59039	50131	Noted 04/09/76 - in Cardiff Central⁴
C305	50089	59039	50131	Noted 15/12/1977 - Cardiff Central⁵
C305	50089	59039	50131	Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
	50089	59039	50131	Noted 10th September 1979
C305	50089	59039	50131	Noted 10/09/1979 - 1655 Merthyr to Barry Island
C305	50089	59039	50131	Noted 04/02/1980 - At Cardiff Central forming 0955 to Bristol Temple Meads⁵
C305	50089	59039	50131	Listed at CF - 03/03/80
C305	50089	59039	50131	Listed at CF - 15/12/1982
C305	53089	59039	53131	Noted circa 09/1983⁶
C305	53089	59039	53131	Listed at CF - 01/01/85
C305	53089	59039	53131	Listed at CF - Summer 1986
C305	53089	59039	53131	Noted 05/06/1986⁶
C305	53089	59039	53131	Noted 05/03/1987⁶
C305	53089	59039	53131	Listed at CF - Aug-87
C305	53089	53131		Formation change - CF - circa 10/87 - 59039 removed
	53089	53131		Noted 23/03/88 - on 13:12 Cheltenham - Swindon⁷
C365	53089	53131		Noted 20/07/88 - dragged by 47079 on 2O89 1206 Bristol TM-Weymouth, 2V74 1605 Weymouth-Westbury, 2O93 1915 Westbury-Weymouth and 2V85 2105 Weymouth-Cardiff
C365	53089	53131		Noted 21/07/88 - dragged by 47612 on 2B51 0640 Yeovil Pen Mill-Hereford

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Shayne Lewis
6: Eddie Knorn
7: Martin Baumann

Images:

16th October 1979

Set number: C305

Derby 3 car Suburban, with 50089 leading (and presumably 59039 + 50131), stands at Cardiff Bute Road on 16th October 1979. David Scott.

circa 1984

Set number: C305

C305 (53089 + 59039 + 53131) at Cardiff Queen St circa 1984. Mac Winfield.

11th October 1987

Set number: C305

With the centre car recently removed Class 116 set C305 (53089 and presumably 53131 is now running as a two-car. It is seen arriving at Cardiff Central from the valleys at 12:54 on 11 October 1987. Robert Thomas.

1988

Set number: C365

W53089 at the front of Class 116 set C365 in Cardiff Central station early in 1988. Michael Mensing.

31st December 1988

Set number: C980

Short-lived hybrid C980 (53089 + 51513) passes Canton on 31/12/88. Mac Winfield.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: unknown

Set number: C305

Set C305 (53131 + 59039 + 53089) waits at Bargoed with a train for Penarth, circa 1983. Mac Winfield.

Date: 1986

Set number: C305

Class 116 DMU set C305 (presumably 53131 + 59039 + 53089) at Cardiff Bute Road station in 1986, before much of the development which has transformed the Cardiff Bay area over the last 20 years. On the left can be seen the former station building, which also served as the headquarters of the Taff Vale Railway before 1923. In 1986 it had recently been renovated and was in use as a museum (including an excellent model of the station in the late 19th century). Tom Burnham.

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