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Vehicle 50916 / 53916

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

3w/e 17/05/58	New to	88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61	Depot code change	88B
Mar-62	Depot code change	88M
Jul-64	Transferred to	82A (Bristol Bath Road)
Nov-66	Transferred to	86A (Cardiff Canton)
06/05/73	Depot code change	CF
2w/e 29/04/78	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
08/04/93	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
30/04/93	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) RDTS
21/09/93	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
27/09/93	Withdrawn from	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50916 - original number
53916 - from Mar-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
	50082	59492	50916		Noted 04/09/76 - at Cardiff¹
T313	50082	59492	50916		Noted 04/09/76 - in Cardiff Central³
	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
	51858	59594	59442	53916	Noted 13/12/87 - on 14:00 Birmingham New Street - Birmingham New Street relief train via Perry Barr South Junction - Aston - Stechford⁶
T407	51858	59442	59594	53916	Noted 09/01/1988⁴
T407	51858	59594	59442	53916	Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T407	51858	59594	59442	53916	Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T407	51858	59594	59442	53916	Listed at TS - 01/12/89
T407	51858	59594	59442	53916	Noted circa 05/1990⁴
	51858	59594	59442	53916	Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot²
T407	51858	59442	59594	53916	Listed at TS - mid May-90
T407	51870	59594	59611	53916	Noted circa 12/1990⁴
T407	51858	59594	59442	53916	Noted circa 06/1991⁴
T407	51858	59442	59594	53916	Listed at TS - Jul-91
T407	51858	59442	59594	53916	Listed at TS - Aug-91
T327	53055	59589	53916		Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T327	53055	59589	53916		Noted circa 08/1992⁴
T327	53055	59589	53916		Listed at TS - 24/09/92
T415	53055	59603	53916	51151	Noted circa 11/1992⁴
T407	53055	53916	53060	53321	Listed at TS - Nov-92
T415	53055	59603	53916		Listed at TS - 10/12/92

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

Images:

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.

6th May 1990

Set number: 407

In conjunction with the nearby Bescot open day on 6th May 1990 a series of DMU shuttles ran, this is a Tyseley allocated 4 car Derby Suburban DMU set T407 on the freight only spur between Darlaston Junction and Pleck Junction returning to Walsall with one of the shuttles. The vehicles are presumably 53916 + 59442 + 59594 + 51858, classes 116/116/127/115. Andrew J Crowther.

1992

Set number: T327

Class 116 DMU set T327 (presumably 53916 + 59589 + 53055) at Water Orton in 1992. Stuart Mackay Collection.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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.

Date: 28th January 1989

Set number: T407

Class 115, Tyseley set T407, (51858 nearest + presumably 127 and 116 vehicles 59594 + 59442 + 53916) on a Cross City Line service to Blake Street, at Birmingham New Street on 28th January 1989. David Slack.

Date: 28th September 1990

Set number: T407

Departing Droitwich Spa on 28 September 1990 is Tyseley-based set T407 with the 11.03 Great Malvern-Birmingham New Street. Class 115 DMBS 51858 was the leading car, the others are presumably 59594 + 59442 + 53916. Lewis Bevan.

Date: 26th July 1991

Set number: T407

Class 115 DMBS no. 51858 on the rear of Tyseley's set T407 formed 51858 - 59594 - 59442 - 53916 (class 115, class 127, class 116, class 116). Threading out of Birmingham New Street under a yellow signal aspect, heading for Redditch on 26/Jul/1991. Robert Chilton.

Date: 16th June 1992

Set number: T327

Class 116/127/116 hybdrid set T327 (53055 + 59589 + 53916) arriving into Hereford station on 16 June 1992. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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