Vehicle 50836 / 53836
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) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88B | |
| Mar-62 | Depot code change | 88M | |
| Nov-64 | Transferred to | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 4w/e 06/05/72 | Transferred to | 82A (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| 18/06/72 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HN | |
| 2w/e 11/11/78 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 5w/e 12/05/79 | Transferred to | HN (Hamilton) | |
| circa Aug-82 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| circa Sep-83 | Stored U. | ED (Eastfield) | |
| circa Oct-83 | Withdrawn from | ED (Eastfield) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50836 - original number
53836 - from 1984 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Disposal
Jul-84 - buried at Paterson's Tip, Mount Vernon (Glasgow)
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50836 | 59344 | 50889 | As delivered to WR - January 1958 | ||||||
| CAT337 | 50836 | 59344 | 50889 | Listed at Cathays - circa Sep-60 | |||||
| CAT337 | 50836 | 50889 | Listed at Cathays - Jul-62 - and centre car | ||||||
| 50836 | 59344 | 50889 | Noted 06/11/70 - at Cardiff1 | ||||||
| CTN337 | 50836 | 59344 | 50889 | Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71 | |||||
| 50836 | 59344 | 50919 | Noted 25/08/1971 - at Cardiff2 | ||||||
| 50836 | 59344 | 50889 | Noted 13/11/71 - at Gloucester1 | ||||||
| 50836 | 59344 | 50889 | Transfer to 82A - 4w/e 06/05/72 | ||||||
| 50836 | 59344 | 50889 | Noted 03/08/19723 | ||||||
| 50836 | 59344 | 50889 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2 | ||||||
| 50836 | 59344 | 50889 | Noted 26/07/1973 - at Edinburgh Waverley2 | ||||||
| 50836 | 59344 | 50889 | Noted 27/08/74 - on Hamilton depot4 | ||||||
| 158 | 50836 | 59344 | 50889 | Noted 05/09/76 - on Hamilton depot4 | |||||
| 165 | 50836 | 59344 | 50889 | Listed at HN - mid-May-78 - gangwayed set | |||||
| 50836 | 59344 | 50889 | Transfer to ED - 2w/e 11/11/78 | ||||||
| 391 | 50836 | 59347 | 50889 | Listed at HN - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 116391 | 50836 | 59347 | 50889 | Listed at HN - 13/06/82 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Gerald Brown
Images:
December 1957
An official image (Derby Works negative 57/1177) showing W50836, with a board on the roof proclaiming '500th Diesel Railcar built at the Carriage & Wagon Works Derby'. The Brake Overhaul date on the solebar is 15.12.57 so probably taken soon after. British Railways.
December 1957
An official image (Derby Works negative 57/1185) showing W50836, with a board on the roof proclaiming '500th Diesel Railcar built at the Carriage & Wagon Works Derby', in a different style to the one photographed on the other side. British Railways.
December 1957
An official image (Derby Works negative 57/1186) showing W50836, with a board proclaiming '500th Diesel Railcar built at the Carriage & Wagon Works Derby', one of several variations taken in December 1957. British Railways.
Unknown date
Set number: 116391
Set 116 391 seen in Kilmacolm station, date unknown. The DMBS closest is presumably 50836. Stuart Rankin.
Unknown date
Set number: 116391
DMBS SC50836 leads a sic-car Class 116 DMU formation in to Glasgow Central station circa early 1980s. Paul Redmond.