Vehicle 50120 / 53120
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) | |
| 01/01/63 | Boundary change | 84E | transferred from WR to LMR stock |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2A | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | TS | |
| 13/05/88 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50120 - original number
53120 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 12/11/1976 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50078 | 59028 | 50120 | As delivered to WR - August 1957 | ||||||
| 303 | 50070 | 59003 | 50120 | Noted Aug-601 | |||||
| 50077 | 59013 | 50120 | Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street2 | ||||||
| TY513 | 50077 | 59013 | 50120 | Noted circa Jun-69 | |||||
| TY513 | 50077 | 59013 | 50120 | Listed at 2A - 16/08/70 | |||||
| 50077 | 59013 | 50120 | Noted 02/10/1971 - at Birmingham New Street3 | ||||||
| 50077 | 59358 | 50120 | Noted 02/03/73 - in Birmingham New Street2 | ||||||
| TY513 | 50077 | 59013 | 50120 | Noted 12/06/76 - at Small Heath4 | |||||
| TS513 | 50077 | 59013 | 50120 | Noted circa 01/19785 | |||||
| TS513 | 50077 | 59013 | 50120 | Listed at TS - 12/08/79 | |||||
| TS513 | 50077 | 59013 | 50120 | Noted circa 01/19815 | |||||
| TS513 | 50077 | 59013 | 50120 | Noted circa 10/19815 | |||||
| TS513 | 50077 | 59013 | 50120 | Noted circa 05/19825 | |||||
| TS513 | 50077 | 59013 | 50120 | Listed at TS - Jan-83 | |||||
| TS513 | 53077 | 59013 | 53120 | Listed at TS - 14/07/83 | |||||
| TS513 | 53077 | 59013 | 53120 | Noted circa 09/19835 | |||||
| TS513 | 53077 | 59376 | 53120 | Noted circa 10/19835 | |||||
| TS513 | 53077 | 59622 | 53120 | Noted circa 03/19845 | |||||
| TS513 | 53077 | 59735 | 53120 | Noted circa 10/19845 | |||||
| TS513 | 53077 | 59735 | 53120 | Noted circa 03/19855 | |||||
| TS513 | 53077 | 59442 | 53120 | Noted circa 05/19855 | |||||
| TS513 | 53077 | 59442 | 53120 | Noted circa 11/19855 | |||||
| TS513 | 53077 | 59603 | 53120 | Noted 14/02/19865 | |||||
| TS513 | 53077 | 54284 | 53120 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 | |||||
| TS513 | 53077 | 54284 | 53120 | Noted circa 06/19865 | |||||
| TS513 | 53077 | 54284 | 53120 | Noted 19/07/86 - at Norwich4 | |||||
| TS513 | 53077 | 59650 | 53120 | Noted 23/04/1987 - at Birmingham New Street6 | |||||
| TS513 | 53077 | 59650 | 53120 | Noted circa 06/19875 | |||||
| T513 | 53077 | 59650 | 53120 | Listed at TS - Jul-87 | |||||
| TS513 | 53077 | 59650 | 53120 | Noted 24/07/19875 |
Formation Sources
1: Andrew Cope
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Gerald Brown
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Robert Chilton
Images:
August 1962
Set number: 313
DMS M50120 leads Tyseley set 313 at Madeley Junction in August 1962. Michael Mensing.
late 1962
Set number: 313
In late 1962 Derby suburban set 313 is seen between Tyseley and Acocks Green, led by DMS W50120. Michael Mensing.
mid-1974
Set number: TY513
In mid-1974 Class 116 set TY513 (50120 at the front, presumably with 59013 + 50077) leads a Swindon Cross-Country set at Wylde Green heading for Lichfield City. Michael Mensing.
22nd May 1976
Set number: TS513
Class 116 DMU set TS513 (presumably 50120 + 59013 + 50077) with a Class 120 on the rear seen in Smethwick West station on 22 May 1976. Michael Mensing.
20th April 1980
Set number: TS513
Nuneaton 20 April 1980. Despite having "Special" as a destination, this three-car class 116 diesel set is heading to a fairly normal destination in the form of Coventry. The formation of set TS513 at this time was 50120/59013/50077, a formation it held from 1969 to 1983. Jeremy Chapter.
3rd August 1985
Set number: TS513
The non-too common sight of a Tyseley allocated Derby built Class 116 Suburban three-car DMU (M53120, M59442 & M53077) at Bamber Bridge with a Colne to Preston service on August 3rd 1985. With its Tyseley Depot board in the cab window (TS513), it would appear that the unit had been temporarily allocated to Newton Heath Depot to cover a shortage of DMU sets. Martyn Hilbert.
14th June 1986
Set number: TS513
Longbridge station on 14 June 1986 has on the right 53120 leading away from the station on the Cross City Line to Lichfield City. The Class 121 DTS in use as a centre car is presumably 54284, the Class 116 DMBS on the rear should be 53077, these forming set TS513. A sister unit is in the down platform with a train for Redditch, the other end of the line. Peter Tandy.
23rd April 1987
Set number: TS513
Class 116 set TS513 enters Birmingham New Street on 23 April 1987. DMS M53120 leads. Steve Jones.
5th May 1987
M53120 (with 59650 + 53077) at Birmingham New Street on 05/05/87, Steve Jones.
7th September 1987
Set number: TS513
Class 116/115/116 set T513 (presumably 53120 + 59650 + 53077) runs past Stratford-upon-Avon East signalbox on 7 September 1987. The train was working the 14.10 to the terminus from Birmingham Moor Street. Peter Tandy.
29th June 1988
Set number: TS513
This picture was taken on 29 June 1988 when I was scoping out a few locations for shots of steam workings on a weekend of intensive specials between Tyseley and Stratford-upon-Avon. The train is a Birmingham Moor Street to Stratford formed of class 116 TS513 (presumably 53120 + 59650 + 53077 - although their withdrawal pre-date the image!). Henley station can just be made out in the background and it appears that the leading cab of the unit has taken a bit of a clout in the recent past. Peter Tandy.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 23rd September 1978
Set number: TS513
A class 116 dmu (set TS513, presumably 50077 + 59013 + 50120) rattles over the junction at Water Orton with a Derby to Birmingham New Street service 23/9/1978. Hams Hall power station dominates. Stephen Burdett.