Vehicle 50092 / 53092
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: 30213
Diagram: 554
Allocations
| Apr-57 | New 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 | |
| 05/10/92 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) RFXX |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50092 - original number
53092 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
Apr to Sep-76 - WR AWS removed
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 23/04/1976 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50050 | 59000 | 50092 | As delivered to WR - April 1957 | ||||||
| 320 | 50075 | 59020 | 50092 | Noted Aug-601 | |||||
| 50061 | 59000 | 50092 | Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street2 | ||||||
| TY500 | 50061 | 59000 | 50092 | Listed at 2A - 16/08/70 | |||||
| 50061 | 59000 | 50092 | Noted 17/08/1974 - at Chester3 | ||||||
| 50061 | 59000 | 50092 | Noted 20/08/1974 - Seen at Helsby on Rock Ferry route (!)4 | ||||||
| TY500 | 50061 | 59000 | 50092 | Noted 14/09/74 - on 1314 Lichfield City-Kidderminster with TY504 | |||||
| 50061 | 59000 | 50092 | Noted 11/12/1975 - at Solihull5 | ||||||
| 50061 | 59000 | 50092 | Noted 08/09/76 - at Birmingham Proof House6 | ||||||
| TS500 | 50061 | 59000 | 50092 | Noted circa 01/19784 | |||||
| TS500 | 50061 | 59000 | 50092 | Noted 10/02/1979 - at Birmingham New Street7 | |||||
| TS500 | 50061 | 59000 | 50092 | Listed at TS - 12/08/79 | |||||
| TS500 | 50061 | 59000 | 50092 | Noted circa 01/19814 | |||||
| TS500 | 50061 | 59000 | 50092 | Noted circa 10/19814 | |||||
| TS500 | 50061 | 59718 | 50092 | Noted circa 05/19824 | |||||
| TS500 | 50061 | 59718 | 50092 | Listed at TS - Jan-83 | |||||
| TS500 | 53061 | 59019 | 53092 | Listed at TS - 14/07/83 | |||||
| TS500 | 53061 | 59442 | 53092 | Noted circa 10/19834 | |||||
| TS500 | 53061 | 59442 | 53092 | Noted 04/08/19844 | |||||
| TS500 | 53061 | 59442 | 53092 | Noted circa 03/19854 | |||||
| TS627 | 53061 | 59613 | 53092 | Noted circa 09/19854 | |||||
| TS627 | 53061 | 59613 | 53092 | Noted circa 11/19854 | |||||
| TS627 | 53061 | 59613 | 53092 | Noted circa 02/19864 | |||||
| TS627 | 53061 | 59613 | 53092 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 | |||||
| TS627 | 53061 | 59613 | 53092 | Noted 12/07/86 - at Norwich6 | |||||
| 53061 | 59613 | 53092 | Noted 23/05/87 - at Norwich6 | ||||||
| TS627 | 53061 | 59596 | 53092 | Noted circa 06/19874 | |||||
| T627 | 53061 | 59596 | 53092 | Listed at TS - Jul-87 | |||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59032 | 59607 | 53092 | Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59032 | 59607 | 53092 | Noted 23/07/88 - at Norwich6 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59032 | 59607 | 53092 | Noted circa 12/19884 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59607 | 59032 | 53092 | Noted circa 05/19894 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59607 | 59032 | 53092 | Listed at TS - 01/09/89 | ||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59607 | 59032 | 53092 | Listed at TS - 01/12/89 | ||||
| 51856 | 59032 | 59607 | 53092 | Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot3 | |||||
| T420 | 51892 | 59032 | 59607 | 53092 | Listed at TS - mid May-90 | ||||
| T420 | 51856 | 59032 | 59607 | 53092 | Listed at TS - Jul-91 | ||||
| T420 | 51856 | 59032 | 59604 | 53092 | Listed at TS - Aug-91 | ||||
| T420 | 51870 | 59032 | 59721 | 53092 | Listed at TS - Dec-91 | ||||
| T407 | 51858 | 59594 | 59353 | 53092 | Listed at TS - 02/07/92 | ||||
| T407 | 51858 | 59594 | 59353 | 53092 | Noted circa 08/19924 | ||||
| T407 | 51858 | 59594 | 59353 | 53092 | Noted 01/08/92 | ||||
| T407 | 51858 | 59594 | 59353 | 53092 | Listed at TS - 24/09/92 |
Formation Sources
1: Andrew Cope
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Peter Wallwork
6: Gerald Brown
7: Shayne Lewis
Images:
circa April 1957
A Derby Works image (negative 57/462) showing the first Derby suburban triple (Class 116) DMU. Formed of W50092 + W59000 + W50050 it was delivered to Tyseley in April 1957. The marker lamp casings on the lower cab front are not painted in the body colour as they normally were; the outer pair are shallower than normal with plates over them. Taken at Rushton station on the Churnet Valley line, looking south. British Railways.
circa April 1957
A Derby Works image (negative 57/471) showing W50092 and W59000 when new circa April 1957. Taken at Rushton station on the Churnet Valley line, looking south. British Railways.
14th June 1958
W50092 leads the 7.20pm Birmingham Moor Street - Leamington service, which has a GRCW bubble standing in for the Derby suburban DMBS when seen at Hatton. Michael Mensing.
June 1964
Set number: 300
Tyseley based Derby suburban triple set 300, with M50110 at the front, seen at Knowle & Dorridge in June 1964. Michael Mensing.
22nd October 1966
Set number: 300
Tyseley Derby triple set 300 (M50092 leading) is seen at Smethwick West with the 1.0pm (approximately) Birmingham Snow Hill - Stourbridge - Kidderminster - Bewdley service on October 22, 1966. Michael Mensing.
15th May 1976
Set number: TS500
Recently ex-works Tyseley Class 116 set TS500 (M50092 closest) seen in Birmingham Moor Street station on the 15th May 1976. Stephen Burdett.
Unknown date
Set number: TS500
Class 116 DMU set TS500 in Birmingham New Street station, date unknown. Closest is presumably 53092. Mike Bunker.
1983
Set number: TS500
One of Tyseley's Class 116 sets - it appears to be TS500 with 53092 closest - sits in Leamington Spa station in 1983. John Law.
13th November 1987
A Tyseley suburban DMU set in Aberdare station on 13 November 1987. Closest is Class 116 DMS M53092. The set number in the left cab window has been turned over and "Express To " chalked on with no destination mentioned. The other two vehicles are presumably Class 127 TSL M59596 and Class 116 DMBS M53061 (see image 23529). Stuart Mackay Collection.
17th September 1988
Set number: T420
At Nottingham on September 17th, 1988, T420 (53092 + 59607 + 59032 + 51892) and T301 (51353 + 59505 + 51395) form the 08:00 Nuneaton - Skegness service. Hamish Stevenson.
17th September 1988
Set number: T420
T420 (53092 + 59607 + 59032 + 51892) - a Class 115/127/116/115 hybrid - departs from Skegness with the 12:06 Skegness to Nuneaton on September 17th, 1988. Hamish Stevenson.
1st April 1989
Set number: T420
Class 116 53092, set number T420, is seen stabled at Tyseley on 01.04.1989, complete with WMPTE logo. Andy Cole.
circa August 1990
Set number: T420
A Tyseley based DMU (T420, 53092 visible) passes under the Grand Union canal between Warwick and Leamington Spa as a traditional narrowboat crosses the aqueduct in the summer of 1990. Bob Belcher.
October 1991
Set number: T420
Class 116 Set T420 M53092 seen at Birmingham New Street. October 1991. Nicholas Youngman Collection.
15th May 1992
Set number: T407
T407 (53092 + 59353 + 59594 + 51858) leaves Northfield on the 11:48 Lichfield TV-Redditch, 15/5/92. Gazza Prescott.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa April 1957
The first Derby suburban triple (Class 116) DMU when brand new circa April 1957. The vehicles in this Derby Works image (negative 57/461) are W50050 + W59000 + W50092 probably taken at Rushton on the Churnet Valley line. Note the marker lamps on the cab front, they are not painted in the cab colour as they normally were. Also the outer pair are shallower than normal and have a plate fitted over them. British Railways.
Date: 4th May 1957
The first Derby suburban set on trial / driver training on the 4th May 1957. 50050 leads 59000 and presumably 50092 at Tyseley, taken at 3.47pm. Michael Mensing.
Date: mid-1973
Set number: TY500
Tyseley Class 116 DMU set TY500 (presumably formed of 50061 + 59000 + 50092) in Small Heath station in mid-1973. Michael Mensing.
Date: 6th May 1976
A freshly-refurbished Class 116 set on Swindon Works on 6 May 1976. The Tyseley blind and cut buffers suggests the vehicles are 50061 + 59000 + 50092. Steve Davies Collection.
Date: 22nd May 1976
Set number: TS500
Class 116 DMU set TS500 (presumably formed of 50061 + 59000 + 50092) leaves Hall Green with the 18:42pm Birmingham Moor Street - Shirley service on 22 May 1976. Michael Mensing.
Date: 2nd September 1978
Set number: TS500
Having terminated at Shirley with a service from Birmingham, Tyseley class 116 Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) TS500 (presumably 50061 + 59000 + 50092) has pulled out of the station and after the driver changed ends, waits to cross over from the up to the down line and return as the 1829 to Birmingham Moor St on 2 September 1978. Chris Morrison.
Date: 16th May 1986
Set number: TS627
After 55000 had shunted from platform 1 to 2 at Stratford-upon-Avon on 16 May 1986 an arrival from Birmingham Moor Street was allowed to enter the station ready to form the 08.26 back to Birmingham. Tyseley class 116 unit T627 formed of 53061 + 59613 + 53092 is shown here passing the inner home signal with the starters for platform 3 and the Cold Store siding on the right of the picture. Half of Stratford East (sometimes wrongly called Stratford North) signalbox is just visible at the back of the 3 car unit. Peter Tandy.
Date: 13th November 1987
Set number: TS627
Is that two staff member standing looking at the engine? This is believed to be 53061, seen at Aberdare on 13 November 1987. It was allocated to Tyseley at the time and displays set number TS627 in the left cab window. M53092 is on the rear, the centre car is presumably Class 127 TSL 59596. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 16th February 1991
Set number: T420
Tyseley's set T420, a mixed class 115/116/127 formation with class 115 DMBS 51892 on the rear of class 116 TS 59032, class 127 TSL 59607 and class 116 DMS 53092, passes through a dull and rainy Aston station on 16/Feb/1991. Robert Chilton.
Date: 26th April 1991
Set number: T420
Four coach DMU sets were relatively unusual at Stratford-upon-Avon but on 26 April 1991 set T420 (presumably 51892 + 59032 + 59607 + 53092) visited the terminus with an afternoon arrival from Birmingham Moor Street. The white and red lights on the front of the unit shows that it was about to shunt into platform 2 to allow a Leamington Spa service to use platform 1. Peter Tandy.