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Vehicle 50882 / 53882

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

Nov-57	New to	88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61	Depot code change	88B
Mar-62	Depot code change	88M
Nov-64	Transferred to	86A (Cardiff Canton)
Dec-64	Transferred to	84A (Laira)
2w/e 12/11/66	Transferred to	66C (Hamilton)
Dec-66	Transferred to	64H (Leith Central)
Dec-66	Transferred to	66C (Hamilton)
May-73	Depot code change	HN
circa Aug-82	Transferred to	ED (Eastfield)
circa Nov-84	Transferred to	AY (Ayr)
3w/e 17/02/86	Transferred to	ED (Eastfield)
11/05/86	Transferred to	AY (Ayr)
Jun-86	Stored	AY (Ayr)
24/02/87	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
22/03/87	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley)

Notes

11th February 1980 - Noted as gangwayed.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50882 - original number
53882 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50829	59337	50882	As delivered to WR - November 1957
CAT310	50829	50882		Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car
	50829	59337	50882	Transfer to 84A - Dec-64
150	50829	59337	50882	Listed at 66C - circa Oct-69
150	50829	59337	50882	Listed at HN - Jul-70
	50829	59337	50882	Noted 15/08/70 - at Glasgow Central¹
150	50829	59337	50882	Listed at 66C - 1972
	50829	59337	50882	Noted 15/09/72 - in Edinburgh Waverley¹
	50829	59337	50882	Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central²
	50829	59337	50882	Noted 31/12/75 - in Glasgow Central¹
157	50829	59337	50882	Noted 05/09/76 - on Hamilton depot, set number only on 50829³
	50829	59337	50882	Noted 12/03/1977 - at Glasgow Central ⁴
164	50829	59345	50882	Listed at HN - mid-May-78 - non-gangwayed set
164	50829	59345	50882	Noted 08/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley⁵
	50859	59347	50882	Noted 11th February 1980
394	50846	59345	50882	Listed at HN - 01/02/81
116394	50846	59345	50882	Listed at HN - 13/06/82
	53839	59374	53882	Noted circa 12/1983⁵
116394	53846	59345	53882	Listed at ED - 17/06/84
116394	53846	59345	53882	Transfer to AY - circa Nov-84 - from ED
116394	53846	59345	53882	Listed at AY - 25/03/85
116394	53846	59345	53882	Transfer to ED - Feb-86 - from AY
116394	53846	59345	53882	Noted circa 02/1986⁵
116394	53846	59345	53882	Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986
	53882			Noted 11/10/1986 - at Falkland Yard⁵

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

Images:

1974

Set number: TY540

Class 116 DMU set TY540 at Widney Manor in spring 1974. DMS M50085 is closest, the other two are presumably 59029 + 50832. All three had spend their first few years at Cardiff before moving to Tyseley in November 1964. Michael Mensing.

August 1982

Set number: 116394

116 394 is seen departing Paisley Gilmour Street on a wet day in August 1982. It also carries set number 385 inside one of the cab windows on the rear vehicle (closest) which is presumably 50882 with 59345 + 50846. Andrew McConnell.

Unknown date

Set number: 116394

SC50882 seems to be leaning to one side as it leads set 116394 out of Glasgow Central with Shotts on the destination blind. Date unknown. Paul Redmond.

23rd February 1984

Set number: 116394

116 394 (presumably 53882 + 59345 + 53846) at East Kilbride on 23-2-84. Spannerman37025.

circa 1985

Set number: 116394

Class 116 DMU set 116 394 (presumably 53882 + 59345 + 53846) in Ayr depot circa 1985. On the left is a Class 107 set that included centre car 59796. Stuart Mackay Collection.

12th October 1985

Set number: 116394

Class 116 DMU, set 116 394 (53882 + 59345 + 53846) departing Glasgow Central, possibly on 12-10-85. Note the clocks on the platform to the left. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: circa August 1985

Set number: 116394

116394 (presumably 53846 + 59345 + 53882) in Ayr station with a service for Glasgow Central. The slide process date was August 1985. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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