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Vehicle 50116 / 53116


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

Aug-57 New to 84E (Tyseley)
01/01/63Boundary change84Etransferred from WR to LMR stock
Sep-63Depot code change2A
May-73Depot code changeTS
4w/e 27/05/95 Withdrawn

Notes

19/05/84 - Tyseley formation 53055 / 59611 / 53116 + 53890 / 59603 / 53867 was an unusual visitor to the Hastings area on 19 May 1984 on a working from Bicester.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50116 - original number
53116 - from May-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50074 59024 50116 As delivered to WR - August 1957
50055 59023 50116 Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street1
TY523 50055 59023 50116 Noted circa Jun-69
TY523 50055 59023 50116 Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
50055 59023 50116 Noted 30/10/70 - at Birmingham New Street1
50055 59023 50116 Noted 05/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street1
50055 59023 50116 Noted 06/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street1
50059 59004 50116 Noted 09/03/73 - in Birmingham New Street1
50055 59023 50116 Noted 14/07/1973 - at Birmingham New Street2
TY527 50061 59027 50116 Noted 20/07/74 - on 1700 Birmingham NS-Lichfield City with TY503 50076 + 59003 + 50118 and TY504 50059 + 59004 + 50104
50055 59023 50116 Noted 31/05/1975 - at Tyseley3
50055 59023 50116 Noted 31/07/76 - in Birmingham New Street4
50055 59023 50116 Noted 08/09/76 - at Tyseley4
50055 59023 50116 Noted 23/07/77 - on 2F76 1715 Birmingham New Street-Leicester
TS523 50055 59023 50116 Noted circa 01/19785
TY523 51492 59023 50116 Noted 12/05/79
TS523 50055 59023 50116 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
50055 59023 50116 Noted 24/05/80
TS523 50055 59023 50116 Noted circa 01/19815
TS523 50055 59023 50116 Noted circa 10/19815
TS523 50055 59019 50116 Noted circa 05/19825
TS523 50055 59019 50116 Listed at TS - Jan-83
50055 59365 50116 Noted circa 04/19835
TS523 53055 59641 53116 Noted circa 02/19845
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted circa 06/19845
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted 09/06/1984 - BR Ruddington Requiem Railtour 53190-59130-53857 + 53055-59611-53116 + 53318-59114-53328
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted circa 10/19845
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted circa 01/19855
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Listed at TS - May-85
53055 59611 53116 Noted 13/07/85 - at Norwich4
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted circa 11/19855
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted 01/06/1986 - Coalville Depot open day shuttles to and from Leicester TS611+TS615
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted 05/07/86 - at Norwich4
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted 23/04/1987 - at Birmingham New Street - as 4 car set with TS0536
TS611 53055 59611 53116 Noted circa 06/19875
T611 53055 59611 53116 Listed at TS - Jul-87
T418 51880 59611 59643 53116 Formation change - TS - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 59611, 59643, 53116 added
T418 51880 59643 59611 53116 Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T418 51880 59643 59611 53116 Noted 02/07/88 - at Norwich4
T418 51880 59611 59643 53116 Noted circa 05/19895
T418 51880 59643 59611 53116 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T412 51867 59446 59591 53116 Noted circa 10/19895
T412 51867 59446 59591 53116 Listed at TS - 01/12/89
51867 59591 59446 53116 Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot2
T412 51867 59446 59591 53116 Listed at TS - mid May-90
T412 51867 59591 59446 53116 Noted circa 12/19905
T412 51867 59591 59446 53116 Noted circa 03/19915
L412 51867 59591 59446 53116 Noted 19/03/91 - in Banbury area7
T412 51867 59446 59591 53116 Listed at TS - Jul-91
spare 53116 Listed at TS - Aug-91
T412 51867 59591 59446 53116 Noted circa 09/19915
T412 51867 59446 59591 53116 Listed at TS - Dec-91
T412 51884 59446 59591 53116 Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T412 51877 59591 59446 53116 Noted circa 09/19925
T412 51877 59446 59591 53116 Listed at TS - 24/09/92
51860 53116 Noted 30/10/92 - on 19:45 Lichfield - Redditch8
T412 51868 59446 59591 53116 Listed at TS - November 1992
T412 51860 59446 59591 53116 Listed at TS - 10/12/92
51860 53116 Noted 10/12/92 - on 17:06 Birmingham New Street - Redditch8
T256 51860 53116 Listed at TS - November 1993
51144 53055 53116 Noted 09/08/94 - on 11:12 Nottingham to Birmingham New Street

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Robert Chilton
7: Aaron Calder
8: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Knowle and Dorridge

15th June 1961

Two Derby suburban triple DMUs are seen at Knowle & Dorridge with a Wellington service on 15 June 1961. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Tyseley Depot

1966

A Derby suburban triple set in 1966. M50116 is closest, probably at Tyseley depot the only depot it was ever allocated to. Walter Burt Collection.

Class 116 DMU at Chester Road

circa April/May 1977

Set number: TY523

Class 116 set TY523 (presumably 50116 + 59023 + 50055) seen departing from Chester Road (Birmingham) circa April/May 1977. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Hastings

19th May 1984

This Tyseley based class 116 DMU set had arrived at Hastings as a 2x3-car formation running as special 1Z36 having originated at Bicester and been chartred by Chiltern Trains for a day excursion to the Sussex Seaside on May 19, 1984. With the direct route via Tunbridge Wells still gauge restricted at this time the special had run via Ashford to terminate at Hastings. The empty stock is seen berthed in what used to be called the Brighton Siding adjacent to platform 1 which was still a through loop rather than bay platform back then, both tracks having now been removed at this end. Adrian Nicholls.

Class 116 DMU at Small Heath

10th June 1985

Set number: TS611

Class 116 set TS611 (53116 presumably with 59611 + 53055) with an afternoon Birmingham Moor St - Stratford Upon Avon service waiting time at Small Heath on Monday 10th June 1985. Colin Brooks.

Class 116 DMU at Hereford

31st August 1985

Set number: TS611

Set TS611, headed by DMS 53116 (presumably with 59611 and 53055), all in an experimental WMPTE, (WM) livery, on the last few yards of its journey into Hereford, past the yard, with a passenger service from the Worcester direction. 31st August 1985. John Crooks.

Class 116 DMU at Oxford

7th September 1985

Set number: TS611

On 7 September 1985, a derailment at Carnforth led to severe delays to trains between Scotland and England, resulting in this 6-car dmu formation running in the path of a the Glasgow / Dundee - Poole service between Birmingham and Reading. Seen at Oxford, closest is the distinct Class 116 set TS611 (53116/59611/53055). On the rear appears to be a 116/101/116 hybrid. On the right is a Class 121 bubble. Robert28194.

Class 116 DMU at Malago Vale

14th September 1985

Set number: TS611

A pair of Tyseley Class 116s (led by 53116 with its non-standard front end livery) pass Malago Vale with a summer Saturday service from Weston-super-Mare to Birmingham New Street. 14 September 1985. Mike Dean.

Class 116 DMU at Tyseley

26th December 1985

Set number: TS611

Class 116 DMS 53116, set number T611, is seen in its distinctive livery at Tyseley on 26.12.1985. Andy Cole.

Class 116 DMU at Stratford-upon-Avon

3rd July 1986

Set number: TS611

One of my favourite morning shots at Stratford-upon-Avon was this taken with the bracket signal prominent in the picture. The DMU is Tyseley set 611 (53116/59611/53055) which stood out amongst the other becauses of a slightly different paint job on the front window surround and the West Midlands PTE logo on the yellow front end. The date was 3 July 1986 with the unit was arriving at Stratford-upon-Avon forming the 06.20 from Birmingham Moor Street. Peter Tandy.

Class 116 DMU at Birmingham New Street

12th July 1986

Set number: TS611

The unusually liveried class 116 DMS 53116 at the head of set TS611 formed with class 127 TSL 59611 and class 116 DMBS 53055, at Birmingham New Street on 12/Jul/1986. I recall that 53055 at the other end of the set was painted to match and I wondered at the time whether on one or other driving car the livery was inspired by a mistake in the grey band being taken too far beyond the saloon windows and then taken complete with white lining round the cab ends to make the best of a bad job. Having said that, the black cab window surrounds and the fact that the sides of every car and the cab ends were emblazoned with 'WM' logos probably suggests that it was a deliberate attempt at a special livery. Robert Chilton.

Class 116 DMU at Tapton Junction

6th September 1986

Class 116 units M53116 + M59611 + M53055 / M53837 + M59604 + M53919 at Tapton Junction, Chesterfield on the 6th September 1986 with a Birmingham New Street-Sheffield football excursion. Kevin Law.

Class 116 DMU at Rotherham Masborough

18th July 1987

A Class 116 / 127 hybrid set (53116 + 59611 + 53055) working a Leicester - Scarborough service at Rotherham Masborough on 18 July 1987. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 116 DMU at Droitwich Spa

28th September 1990

Set number: T412

Droitwich Spa on 28 September 1990 - Tyseley-based set TS412 is approaching working the 12.00 Birmingham New Street-Great Malvern. I recorded the power cars as 53116 (leading) and 51867. Lewis Bevan.

Class 116 DMU at Small Heath station

17th November 1990

Set number: T412

Tyseley's set T412 at Small Heath station, which should have been headed by 53102 but had been reformed with 53116, followed by 59591, 59668 and 51867, on 17/Nov/1990. The formation was a mixture of class 116, 127 and 115 which was normal for most of the four-car sets at Tyseley at the time. Robert Chilton.

Class 116 DMU at Redditch

23rd January 1993

Set number: T412

T412 (53116 + 59446 + 59591 + 51860) at Redditch, having arrived as the 09:36 ex-New St, and about to form the 10:23 to New St. Note the wiring which was near to completion, spelling the end of most Tyseley DMU’s. 23rd January 1993. Gazza Prescott.

Class 116 DMU at Birmingham New St

10th April 1993

Set number: T412

53116 at the rear of set T412, after arrival at New St as the 11.25 from Longbridge on 10/4/93. The set would reverse and then form the 12.06 to Redditch. On this day the other cars in the set were 59591, 59446 and 51860. At this time 53116 was approaching 36 years of service and would go on to achieve another two, all at Tyseley. Leonard Rogers.

Class 116 DMU at University station

10th April 1993

Set number: T412

53116 at the rear of set T412 (51860/59591/59446/53116) leaves University station, Birmingham, on the 12.53 Redditch - New St on 10/4/93. Leonard Rogers.

Class 116 DMU at Hereford

2nd May 1993

Set number: T412

Run in conjunction with Worcester Rail Day, 20066/20138 were photographed at Hereford on 2 May 1993 on one of a series of "mini-tours" which used DMU sets T404 + T412 as the hauled stock. They had set off from Birmingham New St, and, after visiting the Open Day at Worcester, tour participants had a choice from a return trip to Gloucester, then two return trips to Hereford, before the return to Birmingham. Lewis Bevan.

Class 116 DMU at Derby

22nd July 1993

Class 116 DMS 53116 is seen at Derby when operating as a three car driving motor set on 22.07.1993. Tyseley were just banging any available working cars together at this point to make up scratch sets. Andy Cole.

Class 116 DMU at Worcester

22nd May 1994

Set number: 256

Tyseley set 256 is formed 53116 and 51860 (a 116/115 hybrid) and has spare vehicle 51151 added when seen at Worcester on the 22nd May 1994. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 116 DMU at Wychnor Junction

17th September 1994

Set number: 117332

By September 1994 any diesel-mechanical unit from the first generation classes were quite unusual on the main line so I was to take a good sunny shot of Tyseley's 117332 passing Catholme, near Wychnor Junction, on the 17th of that month. The depot was really scratching about for serviceable units by this time and the vehicles are believed to be 53116 attached to 53055 + 51144 (all 116s despite the set number). This was an ECS move which was probably on its way to Tyseley from Derby after some attention not possible at the Birmingham facility. Peter Tandy.

Class 116 DMU at Tyseley

26th December 1994

Set number: 117332

Class 116 DMS 53116, set number 117332, is seen near the end of first generation use at Tyseley on 26.12.1994. At this time Tyseley were just banging any serviceable DMU's together to make scratch sets. Andy Cole.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: late 1973

Set number: TY523

DMBS M50055 leads Class 116 set TY523 (presumably with 59023 + 50116) and another set at Old Hill station heading for Lichfield City in late 1973. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 7th August 1982

Set number: 523

Class 116 DMBS M50055 formed with refurbished TS, possibly 59019, and DMS M50116 of Tyseley set 523 at Redditch, Saturday 7th August 1982. Visible in the background is 56 003 waiting to continue the 'Grid Iron Grice' railtour back to London Bridge Iain Reid.

DMU

Date: 7th August 1982

Set number: TS523

The Grid Iron Grice railtour of August 1982 offered the novelty of class 56 haulage from the Southern Region for a tour of the West Midlands on 7 August 1982. 56 003 has backed onto the rear of the train at Redditch, as one of Tyseley’s mixed up class 116 sets (TS523, M50055 and possibly M59019 + M50116) arrives and has to use the adjacent platform. Murray Liston.

DMU

Date: 9th June 1984

Set number: TS600

The Ruddington Requiem railtour at East Leake (GCR) on 9/6/84. It was formed 53910 + 59130 + 53857 / 53055 + 59611 + 53116 / 53318 + 59114 + 53328. Mel Smith.

DMU

Date: 9th June 1984

Set number: TS600

The Ruddington Requiem railtour at Lawfield on 9/6/84. It was formed 53910 + 59130 + 53857, 53055 + 59611 + 53116, 53318 + 59114 + 53328. Chris Lings.

DMU

Date: 4th May 1985

A mixed DMU formation with "WM" branding, led by a Class 122 "Bubble Car" approaches Warwick on a working to Leamington Spa on 4th May 1985. While the bubble is unknown, the Class 116 is easily identifiable as set TS611 (53055 + 59611 + 53116). Bob Belcher.

DMU

Date: 7th September 1985

A Birmingham - Reading DMU (one set formed of class 116 and 101 vehicles, the far set is TS611 presumably 53055 + 59611 + 53116) running in the path of a heavily delayed service from Scotland to the South Coast pauses at Oxford. 7th September 1985. Robert28194.

DMU

Date: 1st June 1986

Set number: TS611

TS611 (53055 presumably with 59611 + 53116) in it's unusual livery seen at Coalville depot on the 1st June 1986 when it was working shuttles to Leicester and Burton-on-Trent for the open day. Chris Lings.

DMU

Date: 14th June 1986

Set number: TS611

In the summer of 1986 there was a dated train between Birmingham New Street and Barry Island. Two 3 car class 116s from Tyseley were used for this service and on 14 June 1986 the leading set (TS 611, 53055 + 59611 + 53116), pictured at Longbridge, was one of the sets with a slightly modified paint job on the front end. It's amazing what a difference a few brush strokes makes to the appearance of an otherwise standard unit. I suspect that the passenger accomodation for this long journey was a sight more comfortable in 1986 than would be provided in 2020 for an equivalent trip. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 19th September 1987

Set number: TS611

Taken on 19/9/87 at Birmingham Moor Street, a week before closure of the terminal platforms, class 116 set TS611 (53055 and presumably 59611 + 53116) waits to leave for Dorridge. The platforms reopened in 2010 and the station is now the 2nd busiest in Birmingham and arguably the best!! Stephen Burdett.

DMU

Date: 10th April 1993

Set number: T412

51860 at the head of set T412 (51860/59591/59446/53116) leaves University station, Birmingham, on the 12.53 Redditch - New St on 10/4/93. Leonard Rogers.

DMU

Date: 2nd May 1993

On 2 May 1993 Pathfinder ran a mini-railtour in connection with an open day at Worcester using 20138+20066. The 2 locos were, unusually, hauling two 4-car DMUs, T404 (51853+59735+59604+53919) + T412 (51860+59591+59446+53116) which ran from Birmingham New Street to Worcester via the Lickey incline, and then on to Hereford and back via Great Malvern. The first of four shots was taken as train slowed for the junction at Stoke Prior before it turned onto the single line to Droitwich and Worcester. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 2nd May 1993

On 2 May 1993 Pathfinder ran a mini-railtour in connection with an open day at Worcester using 20138+20066. The 2 locos were, unusually, hauling two 4-car DMUs, T404 (51853+59735+59604+53919) + T412 (51860+59591+59446+53116) which ran from Birmingham New Street to Worcester via the Lickey incline, and then on to Hereford and back via Great Malvern. The second of four shots was taken after a quick drive down to Ashchurch with a couple of minutes to spare. It is interesting to note that the trees on the up side of the line were still quite small in 1993. They subsequently grew very tall and were felled in 2004. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 2nd May 1993

On 2 May 1993 Pathfinder ran a mini-railtour in connection with an open day at Worcester using 20138+20066. The 2 locos were, unusually, hauling two 4-car DMUs, T404 (51853+59735+59604+53919) + T412 (51860+59591+59446+53116) which ran from Birmingham New Street to Worcester via the Lickey incline, and then on to Hereford and back via Great Malvern. There was plenty of time to run over to Stoke Edith, on the Worcester - Hereford line, to obtain the third of four shots. The sun still co-operated for this pleasantly rural view. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 2nd May 1993

On 2 May 1993 Pathfinder ran a mini-railtour in connection with an open day at Worcester using 20138+20066. The 2 locos were, unusually, hauling two 4-car DMUs, T404 (51853+59735+59604+53919) + T412 (51860+59591+59446+53116) which ran from Birmingham New Street to Worcester via the Lickey incline, and then on to Hereford and back via Great Malvern. This was the final shot of four of the tour - no longer in full sun which infuriated some of the more vocal enthusiasts - but still quite an acceptable shot. It is the classic view at Stoke Edith which I expect is now so overgrown as to be unusable. Peter Tandy.

DMU

Date: 6th July 1993

The interior of cl.115 DMBS no. 51860. It is leading set T412, which, on this day, was composed of 51860/59751/59517/53116, forming the 16.50 B'ham New St - Longbridge on 6/7/93. The train is seen between Selly Oak and Bournville and is about to pass the late-running 13.04 Plymouth - Leeds HST led by 43086. Leonard Rogers.