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Vehicle 50845 / 53845


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

w/e 01/02/58 New to 88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61Depot code change88B
Mar-62Depot code change88M
Sep-64 Transferred to 84A (Laira)
Nov-66 Transferred to 82A (Bristol Bath Road)
Dec-66 Transferred to 86A (Cardiff Canton)
w/e 06/05/72 Transferred to 81D (Reading)
18/06/72 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
May-73Depot code changeHN
23/04/77 Transferred to SF (Stratford)
11/05/86 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
25/02/87 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
14/06/87 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley)

Notes

5th September 1986 - Still with 'E' prefix

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50845 - original number
53845 - from 11/04/83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50845 59353 50898 As delivered to WR - w/e 01/02/58
CAT324 50845 50898 Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car
50845 59353 50898 Transfer to 84A - Sep-64
50845 59353 50898 Noted 30/10/70 - at Cardiff1
50845 59353 50898 Noted 06/11/70 - at Cardiff1
CTN315 50845 59353 50898 Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
50845 59353 50898 Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport2
50845 59353 50898 Transfer to 81D - w/e 06/05/72
50845 59353 50898 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2
161 50845 59799 52028 Noted 25/08/75 - in Glasgow Central3
50845 59335 50897 Noted 01/09/1975 - at Glasgow Central2
50845 59353 50898 Noted 31/12/75 - in Glasgow Central1
50845 59353 50898 Transfer to SF - 23/04/77
50845 59335 50898 Noted 02/06/1979 - R.C.T.S London and Thames Haven Railtour
50844 59353 50845 Noted circa 05/19824
53368 59372 53845 Noted circa 07/19834
53845 59375 53898 Noted circa 01/19844
53845 59335 53897 Noted 14/01/1986 - at Shenfield5
53845 59375 53898 Noted 29th May 1986
116397 53845 59375 53898 Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986
397 53845 59375 53898 Listed at Ayr - August 1986
53845 59375 53898 Noted 28th August 1986
53845 59375 53898 Noted 5th September 1986
53845 59375 53898 Noted 11/10/1986 - at Edinburgh Waverley4

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Craiglockhart Junction

24th July 1986

The 13:50 Linlithgow - Meadowbank service is seen at Craiglockhart Junction on July 24, 1986, formed of a Class 116 and Class 101. The lack of set number and distinct chip on the cabside means the DMBS is probably 53845. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 116 DMU at Craiglockhart

24th July 1986

A Class 116 and Class 101 form the 14:32 Bathgate - Meadowbank special on July 24, 1986, when seen at Craiglockhart. The lack of set number and distinct chip on the cabside means the DMBS is probably 53845. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 116 DMU at Kilmarnock

30th August 1986

A Class 116 dmu sits in the bay platform at Kilmarnock on 30-08-1986. 47565 is entering with a Carlisle - Glasgow service. A few years later both trains would be Class 156 Sprinters. The lack of set number on the 116 and distinct chip on the cabside means the DMBS is probably 53845. Gordon Thomson.

Class 116 DMU at Tyseley

14th March 1987

53845 Class 116 is seen stabled at Tyseley carriage sidings on 14.03.1987. It still carries an 'E' prefix to the number from its Stratford days. Andy Cole.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 2nd June 1979

A Class 116 DMU on the RCTS London and Thames Haven Railtour at Stratford Low Level on 2 June 1979. Closest is E50898, the centre car is E59335 and the rear car is noted on the Six Bells Junction website as being E50845. Alistair Ness.