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Vehicle 50064 / 53064

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

Jun-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
12/04/87	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50064 - original number
53064 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 05/08/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50064	59014	50106	As delivered to WR - June 1957
TYS324	50064	59008	50109	Listed at Tyseley - circa Oct-60
	50064	59019	50115	Noted 14/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street¹
TY519	50064	59019	50115	Noted circa Jun-69
TY519	50064	59019	50115	Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
	50064	59019	50115	Noted 29/10/71 - in Birmingham New Street¹
TY519	50064	59019	50111	Noted 14/09/74 - on 1200 Kidderminster-Lichfield City with TY513
TS519	50064	59019	50115	Noted 05/08/1975 - at Solihull²
TY519	50064	59019	50115	Noted 23/08/75 - on Tyseley depot³
TS519	50064	59019	50115	Noted 12/06/76 - at Stratford-upon-Avon³
TS519	50064	59019	50115	Noted 28/08/76 - on 1300 Birmingham New Street-Derby
TS519	50064	59019	50115	Noted circa 01/1978⁴
TS519	50064	59019	50115	Listed at TS - 12/08/79
	50064	59019	50115	Noted 24/05/80
TS519	50064	59019	50111	Noted circa 01/1981⁴
TS519	50064	59343	50111	Noted circa 10/1981⁴
TS519	50064	59343	50111	Noted circa 05/1982⁴
TS519	50064	59343	50111	Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS519	50064	59343	50111	Noted circa 01/1983⁴
TS519	53064	59714	53111	Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS519	53064	59714	53111	Noted circa 09/1983⁴
TS519	53064	59714	53111	Noted circa 10/1983⁴
TS519	53064	59589	53111	Noted circa 02/1984⁴
TS519	53064	59589	53111	Noted circa 10/1984⁴
TS519	53064	59589	53111	Noted circa 02/1986⁴
TS519	53064	59621	53111	Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS519	53064	59621	53111	Noted circa 06/1986⁴
	53064	59589	53111	Noted 02/06/86 - on 12:22 Redditch - Lichfield C⁵
	53064	59589	53111	Noted 02/06/86 - on 14:06 Lichfield C - Longbridge⁵

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Martin Baumann

Images:

late 1959

A Derby suburban triple DMU (with W50064 closest) in Acocks Green station with a Leamington service in late 1959. Michael Mensing.

28th March 1961

A Derby suburban triple DMU with W50064 closest in platform 1 of Birmingham Snow Hill on 28 March 1961. It had arrived on the 12.57pm ex-Stratford-upon-Avon via Solihull. Michael Mensing.

28th March 1961

A Derby suburban triple DMU with W50064 closest in Birmingham Snow Hill station on 28 March 1961. Michael Mensing.

19th October 1974

Set number: TY519

Derby suburban set TY519 (M50064 leading presumably with 59019 + 50115) arrives into Worcester Shrub Hill station on 19th October 1974 with a service from Birmingham. The station was opened by the Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway in 1850 but the present Great Western & Midland Railway station building was designed by Edward Wilson and built in 1865. Pete LG99.

9th April 1977

Set number: TS519

Two Class 116 DMUs arrive into Smethwick West station on 9 April 1977. Leading is set TS519, presumably 50064 + 59019 + 50115. Michael Mensing.

1978

Set number: TS519

In the spring of 1978 refurbished Class 116 set TS519 (presumably 50064 + 59019 + 50111) is seen at Lichfield City. Michael Mensing.

4th August 1986

Set number: TS519

Class 116 set TS519 arriving into Birmingham New Street on August 4, 1986 with a Lichfield City service. Steve Jones.

circa October 1987

53064 is seen on stands at Vic Berrys, Leicester. Circa October 1987. Ian Francis.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 4th October 1987

M55000 seen through Class 116 53064 in Vic Berrys yard, Leicester. Malcolm Clements.

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