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Vehicle 51146

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: 30447
Diagram: 554

Allocations

3w/e 31/08/58	New to	82B (Bristol Marsh Junction)
3w/e 01/02/64	Transferred to	2A (Tyseley)
May-73	Depot code change	TS
16/03/94	Transferred to	HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
Mar-94	Withdrawn

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51133	59443	51146		As delivered to 82B - 3w/e 31/08/58
BL305	51133	59443	51146		Listed at BL - circa Sep-60
	51133	59443	51146		Noted 01/04/69 - at Tyseley¹
TY539	51133	59443	51146		Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
	51133	59443	51146		Noted 05/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street¹
	51133	59443	51146		Noted 06/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street¹
	51133	59443	51146		Noted 02/10/1971 - at Birmingham New Street²
	51133	59443	51146		Noted 14/07/1973 - at Worcester Shrub Hill²
	51133	59443	51146		Noted 30/05/1974 - at Birmingham New Street²
TY539	51131	59443	51146		Noted 03/09/74 - at Cardiff³
TS539	51133	59443	51146		Noted 20/06/76 - on Tyseley depot
	51133	59443	51146		Noted 08/09/76 - in Birmingham New Street³
TS539	51133	59443	51146		Noted 09/04/77 - at Ely³
TS539	51133	59443	51146		Noted circa 01/1978⁴
	51133	59443	51146		Noted 04/01/78
TS521	51112	59336	51146		Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS521	51112	59336	51146		Noted circa 01/1981⁴
TS560	50063	59443	51146		Noted circa 10/1981⁴
TS560	51133	59443	51146		Noted circa 09/1982⁴
TS560	51133	59443	51146		Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS560	51133	59443	51146		Listed at TS - 14/07/83
	51133	59570	51146		Noted 30/12/83
	51133	59570	51146		Noted 30/12/1983 - BR West Midlands Runabout No2 Railtour 53323-59129-53307 + 51133-59570-51143
TS602	51133	59570	51146		Noted circa 01/1984⁴
TS602	51133	59570	51146		Noted circa 08/1984⁴
TS602	51133	59570	51146		Listed at TS - May-85
TS602	51133	59570	51146		Noted circa 02/1986⁴
TS602	51133	59570	51146		Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS628	53053	59614	51146		Noted 16/08/86 - at Norwich³
TS628	53053	59614	51146		Formation change - TS - circa Oct-86 - 51146 (ex-TS602) replaces 53886 (to TS602)
TS628	53053	59614	51146		Noted 05/03/1987⁴
TS628	53053	59614	51146		Noted circa 04/1987⁴
T402	51851	59658	59614	51146	Noted 27/06/1987⁴
T402	51851	59658	59614	51146	Listed at TS - Jul-87
T417	51877	59444	59603	51146	Formation change - TS - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 51146 (ex-T402) replaced 53893 (to T402)
T402	51851	59658	59614	51146	Formation change - TS - circa Apr-88 - 53893 (to T417) replaced by 51146 (ex-T417)
T402	51851	59658	59614	51146	Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Noted circa 05/1988⁴
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Noted 13/09/88 - at Blaenau Ffestiniog
T402	51851	59658	59614	51146	Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Listed at TS - 01/12/89
	51861	59614	59658	51146	Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot²
	51851	59614	59658	51146	Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot²
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Listed at TS - mid May-90
T402	51851	59614	59753	51146	Noted circa 10/1990⁴
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Noted circa 12/1990⁴
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Noted 08/04/91 - at Wolverhampton⁵
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Noted 18/05/1991⁴
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Listed at TS - Jul-91
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Listed at TS - Aug-91
	51851	51146			Noted 03/11/91 - On 17:23 Leicester - Birmingham New Street⁶
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Listed at TS - Dec-91
	51851	59614	59658	51146	Noted 14/12/91⁷
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Noted 06/08/92 - on 13:23 Redditch - Lichfield City
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Noted circa 09/1992⁴
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Listed at TS - 24/09/92
	51851	51146			Noted 30/10/92 - On 18:28 Longbridge - Lichfield TV⁶
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Listed at TS - November 1992
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Listed at TS - 10/12/92
	51851	51146			Noted 10/12/92 - On 15:23 Redditch - Birmingham New Street⁶
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Noted 07/04/93 - on 10:54 Redditch to Birmingham New Street
T402	51851	59614	59658	51146	Noted 29/05/1993 - at Ely North Junction on 10.14 Great Yarmouth to Birmingham New Street.⁸
T352	51851	53124	51146		Listed at TS - November 1993

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Aaron Calder
6: David Bellamy
7: Graeme Phillips
8: Nicholas Youngman

Images:

Unknown date

A Derby suburban triple DMU in Bristol Temple Meads, date unknown. W51146 is closest, its partners are presumably W59443 + W51133. Stuart Mackay Collection.

mid-1975

Set number: TY539

Class 116 DMU set TY539 (M51146 and presumably 59443 + 51133) arriving into Yardley Wood station with a Henley-in-Arden service in mid-1975. Michael Mensing.

20th June 1976

Set number: TS539

Tyseley set TS 539 - formed of 51146 59443 51133 - sits in its home depot on 20 June 1976. Robert Frise.

9th June 1980

Set number: TS521

Class 116 DMS 51146 leads set TS521 at Tyseley on 9 July 1980. Stuart Mackay Collection.

12th March 1981

The driver makes a dash for the cab of M51146 on a rainy day in Birmingham New Street - March 12, 1981. Steve Jones.

13th September 1988

Set number: T402

Hybrid formation DMU at Blaenau Ffestiniog on 13-9-88, Tyseley set TY T402 which comprised of: 51146 (Class 116) + 59658 (Class 115) + 59614 (Class 127) + 51851 (Class 115). On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

6th August 1992

Set number: T402

T402 (51146 + 59658 + 59614 + 51851) at Curzon St with the 13:23 Redditch - Lichfield City, 6th August 1992. Gazza Prescott.

2nd January 1993

Set number: T402

51146 - 59658 - 59614 - 51851 (T402) at Northfield on the 17:23 Redditch - New Street, 2nd January 1993. Gazza Prescott.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: circa 1985

Set number: TS602

A nine-car formation passing Peartree (Derby), circa 1985/6. Leading is set TS602 which has Class 116 power cars and a Met-Camm centre car (presumably 51133 + 59570 + 51146), followed by a Class 120 with Met-Camm centre car, and a 3-car Class 120. Ian Francis.

Date: 6th September 1985

Set number: TS602

The 17.38 from Birmingham Moor Street seen after arrival at Stratford-upon-Avon on 6 September 1985. Set TS602 is presumably formed 51133/59570/51146 and it appears there could be another vehicle on the rear. Robert28194.

Date: 13th June 1987

M53895 + M59527 + M53842 + M51146 seen at Ely North Junction, June 13, 1987. Class 101 middle cars were often used on Tyseley sets. Nicholas Youngman.

Date: 13th September 1988

Set number: TY402

Class 115 TS 59658 and Class 116 DMBS 51146 on the rear of TY402 set emerging from Blaneau tunnel with a Down service, 13-9-88. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Date: 13th September 1988

Set number: T402

Ffestiniog and British Railways trains in Blaenau Ffestiniog station on 13-9-88. Class 127 TSL 59614 on right (and 59658 + 51146) as part of the 10.46 ex-Llandudno on right, 12.15 to Porthmadog Harbour on left. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Date: 1992

Set number: 012

55032 is working with T402 (presumably 51851 + 59614 + 59658 + 51146) when seen at Aston working the 12:28 Longbridge - Lichfield City. It was added to provide extra power, the 115 having a failed engine. Sometime in 1992. Gazza Prescott.

Date: unknown

Set number: T402

Tyseley set T402 at Skegness; date unknown. It is presumably 51851 + 59658 + 59614 + 51146. David Faircloth.

Date: 7th April 1993

Set number: T402

T402 formed M51851 + M59614 + M59658 + M51146 (that's a 115/127/115/116 hybrid!) at Redditch on the 10:54 to New Street, 7-4-93. Kevin Dowd.

Date: 29th May 1993

Set number: T402

Set T402 (51851 + 59614 + 59658 + 51146) Seen at Ely North Junction taking the Ely West Curve with 10.14 Great Yarmouth to Birmingham New Street in place of a loco hauled service. 29.05.93 Nicholas Youngman.

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