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Vehicle 50833 / 53833

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: 30363
Diagram: 553

Allocations

4w/e 25/01/58	New to	88A (Cardiff Cathays)
circa late 1960	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
07/02/88	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50833 - original number
53833 - from Mar-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 18/02/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50833	59341	50886	As delivered to WR - January 1958
TYS330	50833	59341	50886	Formed at TYS circa late 1960 - was CAT317
	50833	59442	50914	Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street¹
TY536	50833	59442	50914	Noted circa Jun-69
TY536	50833	59442	50914	Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
TY536	50833	59442	50107	Listed at Tyseley - circa Sep-71
	50833	59442	50107	Noted 02/10/1971 - at Birmingham New Street²
	50833	59442	50107	Noted 26/10/71 - at Church Road, Edgbaston¹
	50833	59442	50107	Noted 14/07/1973 - at Birmingham New Street²
	50833	59442	50107	Noted 25/05/1974 - at Birmingham New Street²
TY536	50833	59442	50107	Noted 08/09/76 - at Tyseley³
	50833	59442	50107	Noted 12/09/1977 - at Solihull⁴
TS536	50833	59442	50107	Noted circa 01/1978⁵
TS536	50833	59442	50107	Noted 16/02/1979 - at Birmingham New Street⁶
TS536	50833	59442	50107	Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS536	50833	59442	50107	Noted circa 01/1981⁵
TS536	50833	59442	50107	Noted circa 10/1981⁵
TS536	50833	59442	50107	Noted circa 05/1982⁵
TS536	50833	59442	50107	Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS536	53833	59718	53107	Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS536	53833	59718	53107	Noted circa 12/1983⁵
TS536	53833	59621	53107	Noted circa 03/1984⁵
TS536	53833	59621	53107	Noted circa 05/1984⁵
TS536	53833	59621	53107	Noted circa 09/1984⁵
TS532	53833	59621	53098	Noted circa 02/1985⁵
TS536	53833	59621	53098	Noted circa 05/1985⁵
TS536	53833	59641	53098	Noted circa 03/1986⁵
TS509	53833	59641	53098	Noted circa 05/1986⁵
TS509	53833	59641	53098	Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS509	53833	54281	53098	Noted 11/04/1987⁵
TS251	53833	54281		Noted circa 06/1987⁵
T251	53833	54281		Listed at TS - Jul-87
TS522	53833	59714	53112	Noted circa 09/1987⁵
TS251	53833	54281		Noted 06/09/87 - at Norwich³
TS522	53833	59714	53100	Noted circa 01/1988⁵

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

Images:

27th January 1961

The 1.48pm Lapworth - Wellington service arrives into Acocks Green station formed of a Derby suburban triple led by W50833 on 27 January 1961. Michael Mensing.

28th March 1961

A Derby suburban triple DMU set in Birmingham Snow Hill station on 28 March 1961. Lapworth is on the destination blind. Closest is DMBS W50833, recorded as being delivered to Cardiff in early 1958 and re-allocated to Tyseley circa late 1960 where it would remain until withdrawn in 1988. The centre car seems to be W59341. Michael Mensing.

late August 1961

In late August 1961 W50833 leads a Derby suburban triple DMU at Acocks Green. Leamington is on the destination blind. Michael Mensing.

September 1961

A Derby suburban triple DMU seen at Acocks Green in September 1961 heading for Lapworth. DMBS W50833 leads, originally a Cardiff vehicle but it would now stay at Tyseley for the remainder of its career. Michael Mensing.

April 1962

A Derby suburban triple DMU and a GRC&W Cross-Country DMU at Acocks Green in late April 1962. The number of the leading DMBS cannot be clearly read other than ending in a 3, Tyseley only had two of these batch two sets at the time which makes this 50833 (the other being 831). Banbury is on the destination blind. Michael Mensing.

7th August 1976

Set number: TY536

50833 leads Class 116 DMU set TY536 at the north end of KIdderminster on 7 August 1976. Michael Mensing.

Unknown date

Set number: TY536

A DMU formation at Wigston heading to Birmingham New Street circa mid-1970s. The Class 116 appears to be set TY536 (50833 + 59442 + 50914), the rear set appears to be a Class 120. Phillip Malin.

Unknown date

Class 116 DMBS M50833 seen at Nottingham, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Unknown date

Class 116 DMBS M50833 seen at Nottingham, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

11th July 1987

Set number: TS251

A pair of two-car Derby Class 116 Suburban DMU's were making a rare appearance at Lostock Hall with a Preston to Colne service on July 11th 1987. The rear set complete with its West Midlands PTE branding was formed of cars M53833 & M54281 (TS251). This was during the period when problems with the almost new Class 142 fleet were manifesting themselves, and the pair of suburbans would have been a short-term loan out from Tyseley Depot to Newton Heath. Martyn Hilbert.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: April 1971

Set number: TY536

In April 1971 Stratford upon Avon had a complete station as seen with this 116 dmu (set TY536, presumably 50107 + 59442 + 50833) waiting to leave on a service to Birmingham Moor Street. Note the disc signals which indicate what position the starter signals at the end of the platform are in. Stephen Burdett.

Date: 8th June 1977

Set number: TY536

Refurbished Class 116 set TY536 at Sutton Coldfield on June 8, 1977. DMS M50107 is closest, the other two vehicles are presumably 59442 + 50833. Michael Mensing.

Date: June 1978

Set number: TY536

A Four Oaks service at Five Ways in June 1978 formed of two refurbished Class 116 sets. Closest is TY536 / M50107, presumably with 59442 + 50833. Michael Mensing.

Date: 1979

Set number: TY536

M50107 leads refurbished Class 116 set TY536, presumably with 59442 + 50833, in the Selly Oak - Bournville area in the Spring of 1979. Michael Mensing.

Date: unknown

Set number: TY536

Class 116 DMU set TY536 (presumably 50107 + 59442 + 50833) on a Longbridge service heads down to the tunnel that will pass under Birmingham Moor Street station (seen above the front of the train) and take it to New Street. Date unknown. Ian Dinmore/railarchive.org.uk.

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