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Vehicle 50871 / 53871

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: 30364
Diagram: 554

Allocations

w/e 02/11/57	New to	88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61	Depot code change	88B
Mar-62	Depot code change	88M
Oct-64	Transferred to	84A (Laira)
Oct-66	On loan to	66C (Hamilton)
2w/e 12/11/66	Transferred to	66C (Hamilton)
May-73	Depot code change	HN
w/e 18/02/78	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
17/01/88	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50871 - original number
53871 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 26/05/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50818	59326	50871		As delivered to WR - w/e 02/11/57
CAT304	50818	50871			Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car
	50818	59326	50871		Transfer to 84A - Oct-64
	50818	59326	50871		Transfer to 66C - 2w/e 12/11/66 - from WR
143	50818	59326	50871		Listed at 66C - circa Oct-69
143	50818	59326	50871		Listed at HN - Jul-70
	50818	59326	50871		Noted 15/08/70 - passing Polmadie¹
	50818	59326	50871		Noted 11/09/71 - at Glasgow Central¹
143	50818	59326	50871		Listed at 66C - 1972
	50818	59326	50871		Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central²
150	50818	59326	50871		Noted 27/08/74 - in Glasgow Central³
	50818	59326	50871		Noted 31/12/75 - in Glasgow Central¹
	50852	59328	50871		Transfer to TS - w/e 18/02/78
TS551	50852	59328	50871		Listed at TS - 12/08/79
	50852	59328	50871		Noted 24/05/80
TS551	50852	59328	50871		Noted circa 01/1981⁴
TS551	50852	59328	50871		Noted circa 10/1981⁴
TS551	50852	59328	50871		Noted circa 05/1982⁴
TS551	50852	59328	50871		Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS551	53852	59328	53871		Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS551	53852	59614	53871		Noted circa 10/1983⁴
TS508	53852	59741	53871		Noted circa 05/1984⁴
TS508	53852	59741	53871		Noted circa 06/1984⁴
TS508	53852	59741	53871		Noted circa 10/1984⁴
TS508	53852	59741	53871		Noted circa 03/1986⁴
TS508	53852	59741	53871		Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS807	51897	59666	59668	53871	Noted circa 06/1987⁴
T807	51897	59666	59668	53871	Listed at TS - Jul-87
T807	51897	59666	59668	53871	Noted 19/07/87 - at Norwich³
T807	51897	59666	59345	53871	Formation change - TS - Jul-87 - 59345 replaced 59668
TS807	51897	59666	59345	53871	Noted circa 09/1987⁴
TS807	51897	59666	59345	53871	Noted 03/10/1987⁴
TS807	51897	59666	59345	53871	Noted 09/01/1988⁴

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

Images:

January 1979

Set number: TS551

On a snowy day in January 1979 Class 116 set TS551 (presumably 50871 + 59328 + 50852) arrives into Hatton station with a service for Birmingham Moor Street. Michael Mensing.

1979

Set number: TS551

Refurbished Class 116 set TS551 (50871 + 50852, closest, presumably with 59328) in Redditch station in the Spring of 1979. Michael Mensing.

28th June 1982

Set number: TS551

Class 116, Tyseley set 551 (presumably 50871), sits in one of the middle roads at Birmingham New Street, as class 310, 310084 waits in one of the platforms. 28th June 1982. Paul James.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 1979

Set number: TS551

Class 116 set TS551 (power cars are 50852 + 50871, presumably with 59328) enters Barnt Green station in early 1979. Michael Mensing.

Date: 1979

Set number: TS551

Two Class 116 sets, led by TS551 / M50852 (and presumably with 59328 + 50871), enters King's Norton in the Spring of 1979. Michael Mensing.

Date: 27th May 1979

Set number: TS551

Class 116 DMU set TS551 (presumably 50852 + 59328 + 50871) in Birmingham New Street on Sunday 27 May 1979. David Russon.

Date: 11th April 1987

Set number: TS08

Class 116 set TS508 At Droitwich on 11 April 1987. Closest is 53852, the far power car is presumably 53871. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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