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<- 50862 | 50863 | 50864 ->

Vehicle 50863 / 53863

Class 116

BR Diagram 553

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

3w/e 17/05/58 New to 88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61Depot code change88B
Mar-62Depot code change88M
Jul-64 Transferred to 82A (Bristol Bath Road)
Nov-66 Transferred to 86A (Cardiff Canton)
06/05/73Depot code changeCF
2w/e 29/04/78 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
10/05/93 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
21/05/93 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50863 - original number
53863 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Feb-76 - WR AWS removed

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50863 59371 50916 As delivered to 88A - 3w/e 17/05/58
CAT349 50863 50916 Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car
50863 59371 50916 Noted 30/10/70 - at Cardiff1
50863 59371 50916 Noted 06/11/70 - at Cardiff1
CTN313 50863 59371 50916 Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
50863 59371 50916 Noted 25/08/1971 - at Cardiff2
50863 59371 50916 Noted 26/08/74 - at Cardiff2
50863 59371 50916 Noted 29/08/1974 - at Cardiff2
C313 50863 59371 50916 Noted 26/08/75 - in Cardiff Central3
C313 50863 59371 50916 Noted 18/07/76 - on 2B76 1840 Cardiff-Bristol TM with B575
50863 59490 50916 Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
50863 59538 50916 Transfer to TS - 2w/e 29/04/78
TS556 50863 59617 50916 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS556 50863 59118 50916 Noted circa 01/19814
TS556 50863 59118 50916 Noted circa 10/19814
TS556 50863 59118 50916 Noted circa 06/19824
TS556 50863 59118 50916 Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS556 53863 59118 53916 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
53863 59118 53916 Noted 18/08/83 - at Norwich3
TS556 53863 59118 53916 Noted 01/09/19834
TS600 53863 59118 53916 Noted circa 10/19834
TS600 53863 59368 53916 Noted circa 02/19844
TS625 53863 59368 53916 Noted circa 05/19844
TS613 53863 59594 53916 Noted circa 08/19844
TS613 53863 59594 53916 Listed at TS - May-85
TS613 53863 59594 53916 Noted 10/08/85 - at Norwich as a 2-car3
TS613 53863 59594 53916 Noted circa 11/19854
TS613 53863 59594 53916 Noted circa 02/19864
TS613 53863 59594 53916 Noted circa 03/19864
TS613 53863 59594 53916 Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS613 53863 59594 53916 Noted 02/05/87 - on 15:40 Cardiff Central to Crewe
T613 53863 59594 53916 Listed at TS - Jul-87
T613 53863 59594 53916 Noted 04/07/1987 - at Derby - as 8 car set with T212 and T3315
TS613 53863 59594 53916 Noted circa 10/19874
53850 59670 53863 Noted 11/12/87 - on 16:32 Birmingham New Street - Hereford6
T339 53850 59597 53863 Noted circa 01/19884
T339 53850 59670 53863 Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T339 53850 59670 53863 Noted 10/09/88 - at Norwich3
T339 53850 59670 53863 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T339 53090 59724 53863 Listed at TS - 01/12/89
T042 53863 51509 Listed at TS - mid May-90
T042 53863 51509 Noted circa 12/19904
T042 53863 51509 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T042 53863 51509 Listed at TS - Aug-91
T042 53863 51509 Listed at TS - Dec-91
T042 53863 51509 Noted circa 01/19924
T321 53863 59753 51142 Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T321 53863 59753 51142 Noted circa 08/19924
53863 59753 51142 Noted 29/08/92 - On 09:49 Scarborough - Skegness with 51314 + 59481 + 513297
T411 53863 59753 51142 53090 Listed at TS - 24/09/92
T321 53863 59753 51142 Listed at TS - November 1992
T411 53090 53863 59753 51142 Listed at TS - November 1992
53863 53090 51142 Noted 24/11/92 - On 19:23 Redditch - Lichfield TV7
T411 53863 59753 51142 Listed at TS - 10/12/92
53863 59753 51142 Noted 10/12/92 - On 17:48 Lichfield TV - Birmingham New Street7

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
6: Martin Baumann
7: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Cardiff Canton

circa 1978

Set number: T313

Examples of products from BR's Derby and Swindon workshops at Cardiff Canton depot circa late 1978. W50863 has an interesting set number, it had been transferred to TS in mid-78 and the T possibly replaced a C. At the time Tyseley set numbers used a TY prefix and were carried in the cab windows, it would be several years until this style became common at the depot. Also, 50863 was not a regular member of C313, but seems to have been spare before the more. The 120 has orange curtains, so this should be DMBC 51581. John Law.

Class 116 DMU at Worcester Shrub Hill

1st October 1979

Set number: TS556

Blue liveried DMBS M50863 at the front of Class 116 set TS556 in Worcester Shrub Hill on October 1, 1979. Steve Jones.

Class 116 DMU at Worcester Shrub Hill

1st October 1979

Set number: TS556

Blue liveried Class 116 set TS556 in Worcester Shrub Hill on October 1, 1979. With some damage to the side of the cab, DMBS is at the M50863 front. Steve Jones.

Class 116 DMU at Birmingham Snow Hill

6th May 1988

Set number: T339

Class 116 No 53863 stabled at Birmingham Snow Hill on 6 May 1988. Keith Long.

Class 116 DMU at Bilbrook

circa 1991

Set number: T042

Class 116/101 hybrid set T042 (presumably 53863 + 51509) arrives at Bilbrook with a Shrewsbury bound service circa 1991. Ian Docwra.

Class 116 DMU at Tyseley

circa February 1991

Set number: T042

A misty day in early 1991 doesn't do a lot for Tyseley's class 116/101 hybrid set T042 (53863 + 51509) as it comes from the Great Western main line into the local platform with a service from either Dorridge or Leamington Spa. The station here bears some resemblance to one a bit further up the line at Small Heath with a massive building over the up and down main lines, very much a feature of the larger GWR edifices. Both these Birmingham stations now serve only local traffic with no main line trains serving them. Peter Tandy.

Class 116 DMU at Sutton Coldfield

14th November 1992

Set number: T411

T411 (53863 + 59753 + 51142 + 53090) at Sutton Coldfield on the 11:23 Redditch - Lichfield City, 14/11/92. Gazza Prescott.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 1st October 1979

Set number: TS556

Class 116 set TS556 departs from Worcester Shrub Hill on October 1, 1979. The DMBS (far end) is M50863, the DMS closest is probably M50916. Steve Jones.

DMU

Date: 30th March 1984

Set number: TS604

A nine-car DMU formation arriving into Shenstone with the 09:29 Longbridge - Lichfield City service on 30 March 1984. All are suburban vehicles except one Met-Camm centre car. They are 51142 + 59101 + 51129 / 53863 + 59368 + 53916 / 53831 + 59713 + 53884. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 15th April 1988

Set number: T339

Suburban set T339 (53850 + 59670 closest, presumably with 53863) at Birmingham New Street on 15/4/88. Sparegang.

DMU

Date: 27th March 1989

Set number: T339

Two suburban sets - the first Class 116 T339 (presumably 53863 + 59670 + 53850) - at Prestatyn on 27/03/1989 with a service heading for Llandudno. Graeme Phillips Collection.

DMU

Date: 6th June 1992

Set number: T309

Three DMU sets, 51414 + 59490 + 51372 / 53863 + 59753 + 51142 / 51151 + 59597 + 59625 + 51869 stabled at Derby on 6 June 1992. Keith Miller.

DMU

Date: 25th July 1992

Set number: T321

Rounding the curve at Firsby T321 (presumably 51142 + 59753 + 53863) on the 06:40 Nottingham to Skegness, 25th July 1992. Nick Slocombe.

                                                                                                                                                                             


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