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Vehicle 50053 / 53053

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: 30211
Diagram: 553

Allocations

May-57	New to	84E (Tyseley)
01/01/63	Boundary change	84E	transferred from WR to LMR stock
Sep-63	Depot code change	2A
May-73	Depot code change	TS
4w/e 27/05/95	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50053 - original number
53053 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

9w/e 13/11/76 - WR AWS removed

Refurbished

At Derby Works dated 06/08/1982 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50053	59003	50095	As delivered to WR - May 1957
TYS328	50053	59015	50106	Listed at - circa Oct-60
	50053	59027	50119	Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street¹
TY527	50053	59027	50119	Noted circa Jun-69
TY527	50053	59027	50119	Listed at 2A - 16/08/70 - 50859 (from TY534) noted running in place of 50053 at the time.
TY534	50053	59342	50914	Listed at Tyseley - circa Sep-71
	50053	59342	50886	Noted 24/03/73 - in Birmingham New Street¹
	50053	59342	50886	Noted 02/09/73 - in Manchester Piccadilly²
	50053	59342	50886	Noted 25/05/1974 - at Birmingham New Street³
	50053	59342	50886	Noted 30/05/1974 - at Birmingham New Street³
	50053	59342	50886	Noted 23/08/75 - in Tyseley station²
TY534	50053	59342	50886	Noted 12/06/76 - at Stratford-upon-Avon²
TS534	50053	59342	50914	Noted circa 01/1978⁴
TS534	50053	59342	50886	Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS534	50053	59342	50886	Noted circa 01/1981⁴
TS534	50053	59342	50886	Noted circa 10/1981⁴
TS534	50053	59342	50886	Noted circa 09/1982⁴
TS534	50053	59342	50886	Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS534	53053	59342	53886	Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS534	53053	59342	53886	Noted circa 09/1983⁴
TS534	53053	59629	53886	Noted circa 01/1984⁴
TS534	53053	59629	53886	Noted circa 02/1984⁴
TS534	53053	59629	53886	Noted circa 07/1984⁴
TS534	53053	59107	53886	Noted circa 03/1985⁴
TS628	53053	59614	53886	Noted circa 10/1985⁴
TS628	53053	59614	53886	Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS628	53053	59614	51146	Noted 16/08/86 - at Norwich²
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
TS324	53053	59672	53101	Noted circa 06/1987⁴
T324	53053	59672	53101	Noted 20/06/87 - at Norwich²
T324	53053	59672	53101	Listed at TS - Jul-87
T324	53053	59672	53101	Noted circa 10/1987⁴
T324	53053	59672	53101	Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T324	53053	59672	53101	Noted 16/04/1988 - Monmouthshire Railway Society Trelewis Bog Railtour T303+T324
T337	53053	59751	53838	Noted 17/09/88 - at Norwich²
T324	53053	59672	53101	Noted 24/07/89 - being hauled by 31408 on 2P82 1727 Llandudno-Derby
T324	53053	59672	53101	Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T324	53053	59672	53101	Listed at TS - 01/12/89
T324	53053	59672	53101	Noted 10/12/1989 - Branch Line Society South Midlands Railtour T421+T324
T324	53053	59672	53101	Listed at TS - mid May-90
T324	53053	59672	53101	Noted 03/06/1990 - 14.40 Leicester to Burton-on-Trent via Coalville (Depot Open Day)
T324	53053	59672	53101	Noted 19/03/91 - at Crewe⁵
T324	53053	59672	53101	Noted circa 05/1991⁴
T324	53053	59609	53101	Noted 12/06/91 - at Doncaster²
T324	53053	59672	53101	Listed at TS - Jul-91
T324	53053	59672	53101	Listed at TS - Aug-91
T324	53053	59672	53101	Listed at TS - Dec-91
T055	53053	53181		Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T039	53053	52044		Listed at TS - 24/09/92
T039	53053	52044		Listed at TS - Nov-92
T039	53053	52044		Listed at TS - 10/12/92
	53053	51142		Noted 01/05/93 - On 20:53 Redditch - Birmingham New Street⁶
T333	53053	51142		Listed at TS - Nov-93
117333	53053	53921	53132	Noted 21/09/94
117023	53053	53132		Listed at TS - late Nov-94

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Aaron Calder
6: David Bellamy

Images:

August 1961

A Derby suburban triple DMU (W50053 closest) is seen at Knowle & Dorridge in mid-August 1961. Honeybourne is displayed on the destination blind. Michael Mensing.

27th April 1963

Set number: 327

A Derby suburban DMU at Knowle & Dorridge with a Birmingham - Lapworth service, 27/04/1963. DMBS W50053 leads. Nigel Walls.

late August 1975

Set number: TY534

Class 116 DMU set TY534 led by M50053 is seen at Bordesley Junction (Birmingham) in late August 1975. Birmingham New Street is displayed on the destination blind. Michael Mensing.

Unknown date

Set number: TS543

Two Tyseley 116 dmus (TS543 in plain blue (with 50053 presumably closest) and a refurbished set) waits their next working from platform 3 at Stratford-upon-Avon. Date unknown. Stephen Burdett.

9th June 1985

A suburban DMU formed of 53053 + 59629 + 53886 (116/127/116) at Bearley Junction on 9 June 1985. Keith Miller.

4th March 1990

Set number: T324

Class 116 DMBS 53053 leading set T324, with 59672 and 53101 on the Lickey Incline near Bromsgrove on 4/Mar/1990. The centre trailer is a class 115 TCL. The leading vehicle still retains it's top marker light - originally the earliest batches of class 116s had four marker lights, one above the destination box and three across the cab front. Later the lower centre marker light was removed leaving just the two standard marker lights on the cab front; in most cases the top light was removed at the same time. Robert Chilton.

2nd January 1992

Set number: T324

T324 (53053 + 59672 + 53101) with T027 (53019 + 54006) at Hereford, having arrived as the 17:30 ex-Birmingham New Street on the 2nd January 1992. Gazza Prescott.

Class 116 DMU at Small Heath, Birmingham

Unknown date

Set number: T333

An interesting formation (116 DMBS, 116 DMS, 116 DMS, 115 DMBS (smaller brake compartment) and 116 DMS), seen at Small Heath, Birmingham. Emitting a great plume of smoke as it passes... destination blind reads Longbridge, but it's not clear if this is a passenger service or an ECS move. The leading car is M53053, and set T333, which dates it around late 1993. Graeme Phillips Collection.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 20th July 1983

Set number: TS534

Class 116 DMU set TS534 (presumably 53886 + 59342 + 53053) in Birmingham Moor Street station on 20 July 1983. Brian Daniels.

Date: 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.

Date: 13th September 1987

Set number: T324

Class 116 DMS 53101 at the rear of set T324 formed with class 115 TC 59672 and class 116 DMBS 53053 at Sleaford on 13/Sep/1987. Robert Chilton.

Date: 4th October 1987

Set number: T324

The stabling sidings at Leamington on 4 October 1987 contain two dmu sets and Class 31 no. 31127. On the left is T324, presumably 53101 + 59672 + 53053. Lewis Bevan.

Date: unknown

Set number: T324

Class 116 set T324 is caught on the Coalville branch. Presumably 53101 + 59672 + 53053, date unknown but possibly on the 1988 open day shuttles? Tom Clift.

Date: 5th June 1988

Set number: T324

A Coalville - Leicester DMU shuttle led by T324 (presumably 53101 + 59672 + 53053), run in connection with Coalville Open Day, passes Bagworth and Ellistown. The track looks as if it has been affected by mining subsidence. Lewis Bevan.

Date: 10th July 1988

Set number: T324

Class 116 3-car DMU (with a Class 115 centre car) Tyseley set T324 (53101 + 59672 + 53053) arriving at Rhyl with service for Chester 10-7-88. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

Date: 2nd June 1990

Set number: T324

A Class 116 (which looks like it could be set T324 and thus 53101 + 59672 + 53053) and Class 108 with a Nottingham -Skegness service departs from Nottingham Platform 5 on 2nd June 1990. David Page.

Date: 11th May 1991

Set number: T324

T324 (53101 + 59672 + 53053) leaves Old Hill working the 17:09 Worcester F St-Birmingham New St. on the 11th May 1991. Gazza Prescott.

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