Vehicle 50893 / 53893
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
| 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) | |
| 31/08/68 | Transferred to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CW | |
| circa 1983 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 12/09/90 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) PZQZ |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50893 - original number
53893 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
circa Mar-85 - Gangway(s) fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50840 | 59348 | 50893 | As delivered to WR - 4w/e 25/01/58 | ||||||
| CAT320 | 50840 | 50893 | Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car | ||||||
| 50840 | 59348 | 50893 | Transfer to 14A - 5w/e 05/10/68 - from WR | ||||||
| 50063 | 59011 | 50893 | Noted 22/03/76 - at Moorgate1 | ||||||
| 50075 | 59504 | 50893 | Noted 05/04/78 - on 05.45 Kettering – St. Pancras (116/117 hybrid)2 | ||||||
| 50838 | 59021 | 50891 | 50893 | Noted 04/07/79 - on 17.58 Moorgate LT - St. Albans2 | |||||
| 50063 | 59365 | 50893 | Noted 08/09/80 - on 15.00 Cricklewood – Kentish Town ECS, 16.10 Kentish Town – Barking and 16.51 Barking – Kentish Town2 | ||||||
| 50063 | 59365 | 50893 | Noted 09/09/80 - on 15.00 Cricklewood – Kentish Town ECS, 15.40 Kentish Town – Barking. 16.30 Barking – Kentish Town, 17.15 Kentish Town – Barking and 17.58 Barking – Kentish Town2 | ||||||
| 50063 | 59365 | 50893 | Noted 10/09/80 - on 18.43 Kentish Town – Barking and 19.34 Barking – Kentish Town2 | ||||||
| 50063 | 59365 | 50893 | Noted 12/09/80 - on 16.00 Kentish Town – Cricklewood ECS and 17.00 Cricklewood – Kentish Town ECS2 | ||||||
| 50063 | 59365 | 50893 | 50923 | Noted 29/11/80 - on 21.45 Luton – Cricklewood2 | |||||
| 50060 | 59365 | 50893 | Noted 19/01/81 - on 15.25 Gospel Oak – Barking and 16.10 Barking – Gospel Oak2 | ||||||
| 50838 | 59646 | 50893 | Noted 10/09/81 - on 18.55 Gospel Oak – Barking, 19.40 Barking – Gospel Oak, 20.25 Gospel Oak – Barking and 21.10 Barking – Gospel Oak (116/127 hybrid)2 | ||||||
| 50075 | 59008 | 50893 | 50923 | Noted 06/10/81 - on 08.39 Cricklewood – St. Pancras ECS2 | |||||
| 50838 | 59365 | 50893 | Noted 25/01/82 - on 12.25 Gospel Oak – Barking, 13.10 Barking – Gospel Oak, 13.55 Gospel Oak – Barking and 14.40 Barking – Gospel Oak2 | ||||||
| 50838 | 59365 | 50893 | Noted 26/01/82 - on 12.25 Gospel Oak – Barking, 13.10 Barking – Gospel Oak, 13.55 Gospel Oak – Barking and 14.40 Barking – Gospel Oak2 | ||||||
| 50838 | 50893 | 59008 | 50903 | Noted circa 04/19823 | |||||
| TS562 | 53075 | 59634 | 53893 | Listed at TS - 14/07/83 | |||||
| TS562 | 53075 | 59634 | 53893 | Noted circa 09/19833 | |||||
| TS562 | 53075 | 59634 | 53893 | Noted circa 01/19843 | |||||
| TS521 | 53838 | 59634 | 53893 | Noted circa 06/19843 | |||||
| TS623 | 53838 | 59597 | 53893 | Listed at TS - May-85 | |||||
| TS623 | 53838 | 59597 | 53893 | Noted circa 06/19853 | |||||
| TS623 | 53838 | 59597 | 53893 | Noted circa 10/19853 | |||||
| TS623 | 53838 | 59597 | 53893 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 | |||||
| TS623 | 53838 | 59597 | 53893 | Noted 29/07/1986 - at Birmingham New Street - as 6 car set with TS5114 | |||||
| T417 | 51877 | 59734 | 59603 | 53893 | Noted circa 07/19873 | ||||
| T623 | 53838 | 59603 | 53893 | Listed at TS - Jul-87 | |||||
| T417 | 51877 | 59734 | 59603 | 53893 | Formed at TS Jul-87 | ||||
| T417 | 51877 | 59734 | 59603 | 53893 | Noted 13/09/87 - at Norwich5 | ||||
| T417 | 51877 | 59603 | 59444 | 53893 | Noted circa 01/19883 | ||||
| T402 | 51851 | 59658 | 59614 | 53893 | Formation change - TS - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 53893 (ex-T417) replaced 51146 (to T417) | ||||
| T417 | 51877 | 59444 | 59603 | 53893 | Formation change - TS - circa early Apr-88 - 51146 (to T402) replaced by 53893 (ex-T402) | ||||
| T417 | 51877 | 59603 | 59444 | 53893 | Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988 | ||||
| T417 | 51877 | 59603 | 59444 | 53893 | Noted circa 05/19883 | ||||
| T406 | 51856 | 59606 | 59344 | 53893 | Listed at TS - 01/09/89 | ||||
| T406 | 51856 | 59606 | 59344 | 53893 | Listed at TS - 01/12/89 | ||||
| T406 | 51856 | 59344 | 59606 | 53893 | Listed at TS - mid May-90 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Phil Shatford
3: Eddie Knorn
4: Robert Chilton
5: Gerald Brown
Images:
Unknown date
Class 116 vehicles, M50893 closest at the north end of Cricklewood depot, date unknown. It was allocated there from 1968 - 1983. Walter Burt.
20th July 1983
Set number: TS562
Class 116 DMUs in Birmingham Moor Street station on 20 July 1983. On the right is set TS562 (presumably 53893 + 59634 + 53075) and on the left TS534 (presumably 53886 + 59342 + 53053). Brian Daniels.
April 1985
Set number: TS623
No room in the bays. This was the scene one Saturday morning in April 1985 with every bay road on the down side at Leamington Spa occupied. The train on the left has a window board reading T619 but it appears to be a single unit as was the practice at the time, preparing to head off to Stratford-upon-Avon within the next few minutes. Next in line is 58 016 which was also getting ready to move out onto the main line. This was a weekly occurrence at the time and I seem to recall that the locomotive involved may have taken over a northbound freightliner with the other engine coming off the train but I didn't make any notes and can't remember exactly what happened. To the right of 58 016 is T623, probably formed of 53893 + 59603 + 53838, and then a second class 116 with no set number visible. The latter 2 units were stabled ready to work trains to Birmingham Moor Street later in the day. Peter Tandy.
Unknown date
53893 at Doncaster Works, circa late '80s - 1990. It is sitting on accommodation bogies, missing its doors, and seems to be undergoing repairs to the drivers side of the cab. Ross Aitken.