Vehicle 50078 / 53078

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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

Aug-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
20/09/87	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)	- via CH?
06/11/88	Withdrawn from	NH (Newton Heath)

Notes

Dec-87 - Listed as W Dec-87, then cancelled

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50078 - original number
53078 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Jan-78 - AWS fitted
Jan-78 - WR AWS removed

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 27/01/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50078	59028	50120						As delivered to WR - August 1957
	50078	59024	50100						Noted 14/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street1
TY524	50078	59024	50109						Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
	50078	59024	50109						Noted 02/10/1971 - at Tyseley depot2
	50078	59024	50109						Noted 03/05/72 - in Birmingham New Street1
	50078	59024	50109						Noted 24/03/73 - in Birmingham New Street1
	50078	59024	50109						Noted 14/07/1973 - at Birmingham New Street2
TY524	50078	59024	50109						Noted 12/06/76 - at Leicester3
TS522	50078	59022	50119						Noted circa 01/19784
TS522	50078	59022	50109						Noted 01/08/78
TS522	50078	59022	50109						Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS522	50078	59022	50109						Noted circa 01/19814
TS522	50078	59022	50109						Noted circa 10/19814
TS522	50078	59440	50109						Noted circa 03/19824
TS522	50078	59440	50109						Noted circa 09/19824
TS522	50078	59440	50109						Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS522	53078	59440	53109						Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS522	53078	59440	53109						Noted circa 09/19834
TS522	53078	59613	53109						Noted circa 03/19844
TS522	53078	59613	53109						Noted circa 10/19844
TS522	53078	59613	53106						Noted circa 02/19854
TS522	53078	59735	53109						Noted circa 09/19854
TS522	53078	59735	53109						Noted circa 11/19854
TS522	53078	59735	53109						Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS522	53078	59735	53109						Noted 29/07/1986 - at Birmingham New Street5
TS522	53078	59735	53109						Noted 23/04/1987 - at Birmingham New Street5
TS522	53078	59735	53109						Noted circa 06/19874
T522	53078	59735	53109						Listed at TS - Jul-87
N651	53078	53109							Listed at NH - May 1988
N651	53078	53109							Noted circa Jul-88
N651	53078	53109							Noted circa 10/1988 - in use at Tyseley4

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

Images:

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1965

Set number: 324

Derby suburban set 324 at Tyseley on early 1965. DMBS M50078 leads. Michael Mensing.

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22nd May 1976

Set number: TY524

Class 116 DMU set TY524 in Hall Green station on 22 May 1976. The DMBS closest appears to be M50078. Michael Mensing.

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June 1977

Set number: TY524

Two Class 116 DMUs are seen at Four Oaks during June 1977. M50078 appears to be the leading vehicle, displaying set number TY524 in the cab window. Kidderminster is on the destination blind. Michael Mensing.

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8th June 1977

Set number: TY524

Tyseley Class 116 DMU set TY524 arrives into Sutton Coldfield on 8 June 1977. The DMBS appears to be M50078. Michael Mensing.

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1st August 1979

Set number: TS522

Class 116 set TS522 (M50078, M59022, M50109) with the 16:41 Birmingham Moor Street service at Stratford-upon-Avon on August 1st, 1979. Met-Camm 50312 is on the left. John Carter.

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18th February 1989

Set number: N651

M53078 from set N651 at Vic Berry's on 18.02.89. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: July 1983

Set number: TS522

Tyseley Class 116 set TS522 (presumably 53109 + 59440 + 53078) waits to depart from Redditch station for Birmingham New Street in July 1983. John Crooks.

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Date: 1985

Set number: TS522

Class 116 set TS522 in Derby station in 1985. The two power cars should be 53109 and 53078. David Faircloth.

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Date: 3rd May 1986

Set number: TS201

Set TS201 (54361 + 51910) at Tyseley on May 3, 1986. Class 116 DMBS M53078 is on the right. Andy Cole.

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Date: 15th September 1988

Set number: N651

Class 116 two-car set N651 is formed of 53109 and 53078 when seen in Manchester Victoria on September 15th, 1988. Behind is a Met-Camm / Class 108 hybrid. Rex Holt.