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Vehicle 50911 / 53911


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 19/04/58 New to 88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61Depot code change88B
Mar-62Depot code change88M
Nov-64 Transferred to 86A (Cardiff Canton)
06/05/73Depot code changeCF
w/e 30/12/78 Transferred to LA (Laira)
16/05/82 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
21/09/89 Withdrawn from CF (Cardiff Canton) PZQZ

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50911 - original number
53911 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

circa mid-79 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 31/12/1975 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50858 59366 50911 As delivered to 88A - 3w/e 19/04/58
CAT346 50858 50911 Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car
50858 59366 50911 Noted 06/11/70 - at Cardiff1
CTN346 50858 59366 50911 Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
50858 59366 50911 Noted 25/08/1971 - at Cardiff2
C346 50858 59366 50911 Noted 06/09/73 - on Cardiff Canton depot3
50858 59366 50911 Noted 26/08/74 - at Cardiff2
C346 50858 59366 50911 Noted 13/08/75 - on 2C15 1850 Barry Island-Newport with C353
C346 50858 59366 50911 Noted 26/08/75 - in Cardiff Central3
C317 50858 59366 50911 Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
C317 50858 59366 50911 Noted 15/12/1977 - Cardiff Central4
C317 50858 59366 50911 Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
P317 50858 59492 50911 Noted 22/06/79 - at Par
P317 50858 59492 50911 Noted 20/07/79 - at Exmouth
P317 50858 59492 50911 Listed at LA - 03/03/80
C317 50858 59446 50911 Listed at CF - 15/12/1982
C317 53858 59034 53911 Noted circa 09/19835
C317 53858 59446 53911 Listed at CF - 01/01/85
C317 53858 59034 53911 Noted 26/04/19865
C317 53858 59034 53911 Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986
C317 53858 59034 53911 Noted 05/06/19865
C317 53858 59034 53911 Noted 30/04/87 - on 15:40 Cardiff Central to Crewe with C583 51069 + 59428 + 51097
C317 53858 59034 53911 Listed at CF - Aug-87
C317 53858 59539 53911 Formation change - CF - Sep-87
C317 53858 59539 53911 Listed at CF - Oct-87
53858 59539 53911 Noted 04/02/88
C377 53858 59539 53911 Noted 26/02/88 - dragged by 47351 on 1155 Cardiff-Chepstow
C377 53858 53911 Listed at CF - 15/05/89

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

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Penarth

27th April 1974

Set number: C346

Class 116 DMU set C346 (presumably 50911 + 59366 + 50858) on the 10.47 from Cardiff at Penarth on 27 April 1974. Tom Burnham.

Class 116 DMU at an unknown location

circa January 1976

An official image (1 of 13) from a internal BR photo album titled 'Refurbished Class 116 DMU Prototype'. It shows freshly refurbished Class 116 DMS W50911, circa January 1976. British Rail.

Inside a Class 116 DMU

circa January 1976

An official image (6 of 13, negative D3054/3) from a internal BR photo album titled 'Refurbished Class 116 DMU Prototype'. It shows the interior of freshly refurbished Class 116 DMS W50911 circa January 1976. British Rail.

Inside a Class 116 DMU

circa January 1976

An official image (7 of 13, negative D3054/5) from a internal BR photo album titled "Refurbished Class 116 DMU Prototype". It shows the interior of freshly refurbished Class 116 power car, thought to be DMS W50911, circa January 1976. British Rail.

Inside a Class 116 DMU

circa January 1976

An official image (8 of 13, negative D3054/7) from a internal BR photo album titled "Refurbished Class 116 DMU Prototype". It shows the door to the gangway, thought to be in power car W50911, circa January 1976. British Rail.

Class 116 DMU at Laira depot

Unknown date

Set number: P317

Class 116 DMS W50911 seen on Laira depot, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Class 116 DMU at Laira depot

circa 1979

Set number: P317

Class 116 set P317 seen in Plymouth Laira depot, circa 1979. Presumed to be 50911 + 59492 + 50858. Malcolm Clements.

Class 116 DMU at Exmouth

22nd July 1979

Set number: P317

Set P317 - A 3-Car Class 116 DMU with W50911 leading, presumably with 59492 + 50858, awaits departure from the single remaining operational platform at Exmouth with a service to Exeter St Davids on the 22nd July 1979. The unit was in the short-lived refurbished white with a blue stripe livery. The station had recently been rationalised, the redundant island platform with its Southern Railway canopy is on the left of this scene. A far cry from the busy Summer Saturdays of old, when trains to and from London Waterloo and the North served the East Devon seaside town. Martyn Hilbert.

Class 116 DMU at Scorrier

16th April 1981

Set number: P317

50911 heads P317 presumably with 59492 + 50858 when seen at Scorrier on the 16th April 1981. Steve Davies Collection.

Class 116 DMU at Pontypridd

1986

Set number: C317

Class 116 set C317 (presumably 53911 + 59034 + 53858) with a two-car set at Pontypridd in 1986. John Law.

Class 116 DMU at Penarth

1987

Set number: C317

Class 116 DMU set C317 (presumably 53911 + 59034 + 53858) in Penarth station in 1987, with red Welsh dragon on the cab front. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 116 DMU at Pontypridd

26th September 1987

Set number: C317

Class 116 set C317 (53911 closest) is seen at Pontypridd heading to Treherbert on 26 September 1987. Robert Thomas.

Class 116 DMU at Chippenham

1988

Set number: C377

Set C377 arrives into Chippenham station early in 1988. The Class 116 power cars are presumably 53911 and 53858, and the Class 101 centre car is probably 59539. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Cardiff Bute Road

31st August 1988

Set number: C377

C377 (W53911 + W53858) arrives at Cardiff Bute Road where it will terminate with the 15:45 from Caerphilly on August 31st, 1988. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 116 DMU at Treforest

19th April 1989

Set number: C377

C377 (53911 + 53858) leaves Treforest working the 12:42 Treherbert - Barry Island on the 19th April 1989. Gazza Prescott.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa January 1976

An official image (2 of 13) from a internal BR photo album titled 'Refurbished Class 116 DMU Prototype'. It shows the number one Leyland 680 engine on a freshly refurbished Class 116 power car (either 50858 or 50911) circa January 1976. British Rail.

DMU

Date: circa January 1976

An official image (3 of 13) from a internal BR photo album titled 'Refurbished Class 116 DMU Prototype'. It shows number two side underframe components including the heater, electrical control box (B.I.S.) and Leyland 680 engine on a freshly refurbished Class 116 power car (either 50858 or 50911) circa January 1976. British Rail.

DMU

Date: circa January 1976

An official image (4 of 13) from a internal BR photo album titled 'Refurbished Class 116 DMU Prototype'. It shows the cab floor on a power car (either 50858 or 50911) circa January 1976, probably to show the grille for the heater outlet. The apparatus (green with yellow stripe) with the bell is part of the WR ATC gear. British Rail.

DMU

Date: circa January 1976

An official image (5 of 13) from a internal BR photo album titled 'Refurbished Class 116 DMU Prototype'. It shows the drivers compartment on a freshly refurbished Class 116 power car (either 50858 or 50911) circa January 1976. British Rail.

DMU

Date: 1979

Set number: P317

Refurbished Class 116 set P317 (presumably 50858 + 59492 + 50911) in Barnstaple station in 1979. John Law.

DMU

Date: 22nd July 1979

Set number: P317

Under blue skies, redundant railway land and a boarded-up signalbox greet a refurbished Class 116 three-car DMU (P317 - 50858, 59492, 50911), as it was arriving at the East Devon seaside resort of Exmouth with a service from Exeter St Davids on July 22nd 1979. A far-cry from the days when on a Summer Saturday the terminus here handled through services to London Waterloo and the North. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: C317

C317 (power cars presumably 50858 + 50911) makes a typically smoky exit as it departs Radyr station bound for 'the valleys' on a Glorious early 80's summer day. fgrsimon.

DMU

Date: circa 1986

Set number: C317

Class 116 set C317 (53858 + presumably 59034 + 53911) at Barry Island circa 1986. David Faircloth.

DMU

Date: 8th April 1986

Set number: C317

Class 116 DMU set C317 (presumably 53858 + 59034 + 53911) in Barry Island stationon 8 April 1986. Ystrad Mynach is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: 30th March 1987

Set number: C317

Class 116 set C317 (presumably 53858 + 59034 + 53911) is seen at Tonypandy station on March 30th, 1987. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 16th May 1987

Set number: C317

C317 at Cardiff on 16th May 1987 working the 12:04 to Treherbert, W53858 closest, with 59034 + 53911. Shayne Lewis.

DMU

Date: 6th August 1987

Set number: C317

Class 116 set C317 (W53858 + W59034 + W53911) approaches Barry Island station where it will terminate with the 14:13 ex-Treherbert on August 6th, 1987. Hamish Stevenson.