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Vehicle 51136

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: 30446
Diagram: 553

Allocations

w/e 06/09/58	New to	82B (Bristol Marsh Junction)
circa Jun-64	Transferred to	82A (Bristol Bath Road)
Apr-68	Transferred to	86A (Cardiff Canton)
06/05/73	Depot code change	CF
w/e 01/05/77	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
01/10/89	Transferred to	CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX
09/03/92	Withdrawn from	CF (Cardiff Canton) PCFX

Modifications

Dec-77 - AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 15/05/1981 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Gwent Demolition, Margam at Cardiff Canton

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51136	59446	51149	As delivered to 82B - w/e 06/09/58
CTN301	51136	59446	51149	Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
	51136	59446	51149	Noted 25/08/1971 - at Cardiff Canton¹
301	51136	59446	51149	Noted 02/11/72
	51136	59446	51149	Noted 26/08/74 - at Cardiff¹
C301	51136	59446	51149	Noted 05/09/74 - at Newport²
C301	51136	59446	51149	Noted 26/08/75 - at Newport²
C301	51136	59500	51149	Noted 07/08/1976 - on 08:58 Cardiff Queen Street to Treherbert with C331³
	51136	59500	51149	Noted 04/09/76 - on Cardiff Canton depot²
	51136	59528	51149	Noted 23/07/77 - on 2E85 0645 Derby-Lincoln St Marks with 50449 + 59155 + 50502
TS549	51136	59528	51149	Noted 07/09/77 - at Shrewsbury²
TS549	51136	59528	51149	Noted circa 01/1978⁴
	51136	59528	51149	Noted 04/01/78
TS549	51136	59528	51149	Listed at TS - 12/08/79
	51136	59366	51149	Noted 24/05/80
TS549	51136	59528	51149	Noted circa 01/1981⁴
TS549	51136	59366	51149	Noted circa 10/1981⁴
TS549	51136	59366	51149	Noted circa 05/1982⁴
TS549	51136	59366	51149	Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS549	51136	59366	51149	Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS549	51136	59366	51149	Noted circa 09/1983⁴
TS603	51136	59106	51149	Noted circa 10/1983⁴
TS603	51136	59106	51149	Noted circa 02/1984⁴
TS603	51136	59106	51149	Noted circa 05/1984⁴
TS603	51136	59106	51149	Noted 18/02/85 - at Norwich²
TS603	51136	59106	51149	Listed at TS - May-85
TS603	51136	59106	51149	Noted 17/07/85 - at Reading
TS603	51136	59106	51149	Noted circa 04/1986⁴
TS603	51136	59590	51149	Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS603	51136	59590	51151	Noted 30/08/86 - at Norwich²
TS603	51136	59590	51151	Noted 06/09/86 - at Norwich²
	51136	59590	51149	Noted 27/09/86 - on 14:32 Birmingham New Street - Worcester FS⁵
TS603	51136	59590	51151	Formation change - TS - circa Oct-86 - 51151 replaces 51149
TS603	51136	59590	51151	Noted 16/04/87 - passing Cardiff Central en route to Canton, later worked 1335 special to Birmingham New Street⁶
TS603	51136	59590	51151	Noted 30/05/1987 - at Norwich⁷
TS603	51136	59590	51151	Noted circa 06/1987⁴
T603	51136	59590	51151	Listed at TS - Jul-87
TS603	51136	59590	51151	Noted 26/09/87 - at Norwich with T212 and B433 on a Birmingham NS - Norwich service²
TS334	53054	59596	51136	Noted circa 01/1988⁴
T334	53054	59596	51136	Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T334	53054	59596	51136	Noted 18/06/88 - on 09.55 SO Birmingham to Yarmouth
T334	53054	59596	51136	Listed at TS - 01/09/89
C391	51133	51136		Noted 06/01/90 - at Cardiff Queen Street
C397	51136	52059		Noted 28/04/90 - on 09:50 Bargoed - Barry Island
	51133	59248	51136	Noted 12/05/1990 - Monmouthshire Railway Society Caerwent Cannonball 2 Railtour 51315-51330 + 51133-59248-51136

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann
6: Shayne Lewis
7: Robert Chilton

Images:

27th April 1974

Set number: C301

Class 116 DMU set C301 (presumably 51136 + 59446 + 51149) calls at Pontypridd with the 15.05 Barry Island to Merthyr on 27 April 1974. Tom Burnham.

Unknown date

Derby suburban DMBS W51136, date / location unknown. Circa late 1960s, it has Cardiff (General?) on the destination blind, it moved to Canton from Bristol in April 1968. Graham Clark.

19th August 1978

Set number: TS549

Hybrid 116/101 set TS549 (51136 + 59528 + 51149) at Four Oaks on 19 August 1978 with the 6.41pm ex-Redditch. Michael Mensing.

1985

Set number: TS603

A Birmingham cross-city working with the normal driving cars, but with a Metro-Cammell class 111 trailer inserted (presumably 51136 + 59106 + 51149). 1985. Ian Docwra.

circa 1985

Set number: TS603

The Saturdays-only Paddington to Stratford-upon-Avon DMU, unusually formed of set TS603, 2 class 116 cars sandwiching a Met-Camm trailer (the vehicles are presumably M51136, M59106 and M51149), rather than the usual 6 cars. Taken from the platform at South Ruislip, date unknown. Someone has changed the destination board to Birmingham Moor Street possibly to ready it for work the following day. I doubt if this caused too much confusion at least until the train reached Leamington Spa! David Ive.

22nd July 1985

Set number: TS603

West Midlands class 116 DMU, comprising vehicles M51136, M59106 and M51149, awaits departure from platform 7 at Reading on 22 July 1985 with the 11.09 to Oxford. Robert28194.

17th April 1987

Set number: TS603

M51136 at Coventry on 17/04/87. This 'special' was the Nuneaton-Coventry shuttle service, just before it officially became part of the timetable. Steve Jones.

28th April 1990

Set number: C397

51136 and 52059 (set C397) arrives at Llanbradach working the 09:50 Bargoed-Barry Island, 28/4/90. Gazza Prescott.

12th May 1990

Set number: C397

The Monmouthshire Railway Society were renowned for their South Wales DMU tours which often had an ambitious itinerary but also reached the ends of the more unusual freight lines in the area as well. The railtour seen here is the "Caerwent Cannonball II" on May 12, 1990 which was formed of set C397 which had three brake vans, Class 116 DMBS 51136, Class 108 TBS 59248 and Class 116 DMBS 51133, and class 118 set C472 (51330 + 51315). Tour participants are seen wandering round within the dock sidings at Newport South Docks. A far cry from modern tours where alighting at the ends of freight branches is strictly forbidden. Adrian Nicholls.

12th May 1990

Set number: C397

The MRS (Monmouthshire Railway Society) Caerwent Cannonball II railtour is seen at the BR limit of ownership on the Uskmouth branch on 12 May 1990. The train was formed of a 2-car class 118 and 3-car class 116/108 hybrid DMU's with 51136 seen closest here. The MRS were usually able to reach the end of such lines with their tours but in 1990 the section beyond here at the 2m 74ch point where the stop board was located still belonged to the CEGB (Central Electricity Generating Board) and was out of use. Uskmouth B Power Station was still in full production but had never been upgraded to receive Merry-go-Round coal trains. It had stopped taking coal by rail in 1984 delivered in vacuum brake wagons and switched to supply by road but the branch remained in situ mothballed hence the red rust here. Adrian Nicholls.

Class 116 DMU at Oakdale Colliery branch

12th May 1990

Set number: C397

I did all too little photography of the South Wales branches and my only pictures on the line from Lime Kiln Junction near Newport to Oakdale Colliery are those showing The Caerwent Cannonball 2 DMU tour that ran on 12 May 1990. My notes give no indication at all of the various locations visited so the captions are necessarily vague. Two DMUs, a two car Class 118 (51315/51330) and a three car Class 116/108 hybrid (51133/59248/51136), were used and a headboard was carried on each end to make life easier for the crew during the several reversals on the other branches covered during the day. The vista on the Oakdale branch opened out a bit at a few locations and the sun did manage to appear at times thoughout the afternoon. The hawthorn blossom is prominent in this view as the train receded from the camera. Peter Tandy.

12th May 1990

Set number: C397

I did all too little photography of the South Wales branches and my only pictures on the line from Lime Kiln Junction near Newport to Oakdale Colliery are those showing The Caerwent Cannonball 2 DMU tour that ran on 12 May 1990. My notes give no indication at all of the various locations visited so the captions are necessarily vague. Two DMUs, a two car Class 118 (51315/51330) and a three car Class 116/108 hybrid (51133/59248/51136), were used and a headboard was carried on each end to make life easier for the crew during the several reversals on the other branches covered during the day. This was such a decent location that it seemed worthwhile to wait for the train to come back from Rhiw-Syr-Daffydd level crossing, the furthest point reached by the Caerwent Cannonball 2 on 12 May 1990. I just changed to an 85mm lens in order to give a slightly different viewpoint. Peter Tandy.

12th May 1990

Set number: C397

Plenty of heads watching the way ahead as the Caerwent Cannonball 2 (51136/59248/51133 + 51330/51315) runs back towards Newport on 12 May 1990. The walker on the well-used track seemed to be more bemused by the sight of photographers on the bridge more than the presence of a train on the by then unused railway line. Peter Tandy.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 27th April 1974

Set number: C301

Merthyr station on 27 April 1974, with Class 116 DMU set C301 (presumably 51149 + 59446 + 51136) on the 16.50 to Barry Island. Tom Burnham.

Date: 27th April 1974

Set number: C354

This is the sort of shot that's nearly impossible to take with modern rolling stock. DMU set C354 (presumably 50847 + 59040 + 50900) is leaving the single line section south of Abercynon with the 15.50 Merthyr-Barry Island, while C301 (presumably 51149 + 59446 + 51136) waits with the 15.05 from Barry Island to Merthyr. Some interesting reflections. April 27, 1974. Tom Burnham.

Date: 17th July 1985

Set number: TS603

Tyseley class 116/111 set TS603, M51149 (nearest) + class 111 TS M59106 + M51136, on London area duty approach Reading from Paddington. Wednesday 17th July 1985. Iain Reid.

Date: 18th June 1988

Set number: T334

M53054, M59596 and M51136 with 09.55 SO Birmingham to Yarmouth near Ely West Junction on June 18, 1988. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: 6th January 1990

Set number: C391

Ex-West Midland cars 51133/51136 (two DMBSs) posing as C391 at Queen St 6/1/90. The real C391 had temporarily been renumbered in the C90x series as a three car Go-Faster set. Mac Winfield.

Date: 12th May 1990

I did all too little photography of the South Wales branches and my only pictures on the line from Lime Kiln Junction near Newport to Oakdale Colliery are those showing The Caerwent Cannonball 2 DMU tour that ran on 12 May 1990. My notes give no indication at all of the various locations visited so the captions are necessarily vague. Two DMUs, a two car Class 118 (51315/51330) and a three car Class 116/108 hybrid (51133/59248/51136), were used and a headboard was carried on each end to make life easier for the crew during the several reversals on the other branches covered during the day. This view was taken not far from the start of the branch passing some architecture typical of the area. Peter Tandy.

Date: 12th May 1990

I did all too little photography of the South Wales branches and my only pictures on the line from Lime Kiln Junction near Newport to Oakdale Colliery are those showing The Caerwent Cannonball 2 DMU tour that ran on 12 May 1990. My notes give no indication at all of the various locations visited so the captions are necessarily vague. Two DMUs, a two car Class 118 (51315/51330) and a three car Class 116/108 hybrid (51133/59248/51136), were used and a headboard was carried on each end to make life easier for the crew during the several reversals on the other branches covered during the day. The branch to Oakdale Colliery passed through some dense woodland as seen in this image of the tour in a heavily overgrown valley. The lack of recent traffic is shown well both by the rusty trackwork and the weeds beginning to encroach on the rails themselves. Peter Tandy.

Date: 12th May 1990

I did all too little photography of the South Wales branches and my only pictures on the line from Lime Kiln Junction near Newport to Oakdale Colliery are those showing The Caerwent Cannonball 2 DMU tour that ran on 12 May 1990. Two DMUs, a two car Class 118 (51315/51330) and a three car Class 116/108 hybrid (51133/59248/51136), were used and a headboard was carried on each end to make life easier for the crew during the several reversals on the other branches covered during the day. In this shot the train was about to enter Penar Tunnel. The structure immediately in front of the tunnel mouth appears to be a cast iron aqueduct carrying a stream across the line which would have had to have been diverted when the branch was cut out of the hillside. Peter Tandy.

Date: 12th May 1990

My last shot on the Oakdale branch on 12 May 1990 was as the Caerwent Cannonball 2 (formed 51315/51330 + 51133/59248/51136) ran downhill and about to pass the Eagle Inn. I recall that the learner driver in what I think is a Talbot pulled out into the road making the white Fiesta make a rapid avoiding move to avoid an incident! Peter Tandy.

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