Vehicle 50058 / 53058

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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
Mar-75	On loan to	CW (Cricklewood)
w/e 12/11/75	Transferred to	CW (Cricklewood)
w/e 05/11/76	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley)
01/10/89	Transferred to	CH (Chester) PCHX
19/11/89	Transferred to	TS (Tyseley) PTSX
30/10/91	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley) PTSX

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50058 - original number
53058 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Apr to Sep-76 - WR AWS removed

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 27/10/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50058	59008	50100						As delivered to WR - May 1957
	50058	59008	50100						Noted 14th June 1957 - On exhibition at Birmingham (Snow Hill)
308	50058	59008	50094						Noted Aug-601
TY506	50058	59006	50112						Noted circa Jun-69
	50058	59006	50112						Noted 20/11/69 - at Stratford-upon-Avon2
TY506	50058	59006	50112						Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
	50058	59006	50112						Noted 02/10/1971 - at Birmingham New Street3
	50058	59006	50112						Noted 02/10/1971 - at Tyseley3
	50058	59006	50112						Noted 29/01/72 - on Tyseley depot2
	50058	59006	50112						Noted 03/11/72 - in Birmingham New Street2
	50058	59006	50112						Noted 09/06/73 - at Ely4
TS506	50058	59006	50112						Noted circa 01/19785
TS506	50058	59006	50112						Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS506	50058	59006	50112						Noted circa 01/19815
TS506	50058	59006	50112						Noted circa 10/19815
TS506	50058	59006	50112						Noted circa 05/19825
TS506	50058	59674	50112						Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS506	53058	59442	53112						Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS506	53058	59592	53112						Noted circa 09/19835
TS553	53058	59606	53878						Noted circa 04/19845
TS553	53058	59606	53878						Noted circa 05/19845
TS507	53058	59714	53099						Noted circa 10/19845
TS533	53058	59595	53919						Noted circa 11/19845
TS527	53058	59632	53108						Noted circa 01/19855
TS527	53058	59632	53108						Noted circa 05/19855
TS527	53058	59632	53108						Noted 14/10/19855
TS527	53058	59632	53108						Noted circa 12/19855
TS527	53058	59632	53108						Noted circa 05/19865
TS527	53058	59632	53108						Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS527	53058	59632	53108						Noted circa 06/19865
TS527	53058	59632	53108						Noted 29/07/1986 - at Birmingham New Street - as 4 car set with 550006
TS510	53058	59674	53875						Noted circa 06/19875
T338	53050	59722	53058						Formed at TS Aug-87
T338	53058	59722	53050						Noted 09/01/19885
T338	53050	59722	53058						Listed at TS - 7th April 1988
T338	53058	59722	53050						Noted circa 05/19885
T338	53050	59722	53058						Noted 04/06/88 - at Norwich4
T338	53050	59722	53058						Listed at TS - 01/09/89
CH338	53050	59722	53058						Listed at CH - 14/10/89
T338	53050	59722	53058						Listed at TS - 01/12/89
T338	53050	59722	53058						Listed at TS - mid May-90
T338	53058	59722	53050						Noted circa 12/19905
T031	53058	53644							Noted circa 03/19915
T031	53058	53644							Listed at TS - Jul-91
T031	53058	53644							Listed at TS - Aug-91

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

Images:

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1964

Set number: 306

M50058 at the head of Derby suburban triple set 306 seen in Widney Manor in the summer of 1964. Michael Mensing.

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1966

Set number: 306

50058 has 'cut' buffers in this view of Derby suburban set 306 passing Warwick north box in early summer 1966. Michael Mensing.

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25th January 1971

Set number: TY506

Birmingham Moor Street station. W50058 leads 59006 and 50112. James Hardwick.

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9th August 1983

Set number: TY506

M53058 leads set TY506 (with set TY505 on the rear) at Five Ways on the 14:50 Four Oaks to Redditch, Tuesday 9 August 1983. PJ Evans.

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27th May 1989

Set number: T338

Viewed across the roof of "Pacer" 142062, West Midlands Class 116 Derby 3-car DMU T338 (presumably with 53058 + 59722 + 53050) approaches Southport station, passing the abandoned excursion platforms on 27th May 1989. Gordon Edgar.

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24th March 1992

Class 116 DMBS M53058 at Snailwell on March 24, 1992. Nicholas Youngman.