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Vehicle 50094 / 53094

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: 30213
Diagram: 554

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
16/08/87	Withdrawn from	TS (Tyseley)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50094 - original number
53094 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 18/06/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50052	59002	50094	Noted 17th April 1957
	50052	59002	50094	As delivered to WR - May 1957
308	50058	59008	50094	Noted Aug-60¹
	50074	59020	50094	Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street²
	50074	59020	50094	Noted 14/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street²
	50065	59005	50094	Noted 20/11/69 - at Stratford-upon-Avon²
TY505	50065	59005	50094	Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
	50065	59005	50094	Noted 05/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street²
	50065	59005	50094	Noted 26/10/71 - at Church Road, Edgbaston²
	50065	59005	50094	Noted 02/03/73 - in Birmingham New Street²
	50065	59005	50094	Noted 14/07/1973 - at Birmingham New Street³
	50065	59005	50094	Noted 08/09/76 - on Soho depot, DMBS not noted but probably 50065⁴
TS505	50065	59005	50094	Noted circa 01/1978⁵
TS505	50065	59005	50094	Noted 10/02/1979 - at Birmingham New Street⁶
TS505	50065	59005	50094	Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS505	50065	59005	50094	Noted circa 01/1981⁵
TS505	50065	59005	50094	Noted circa 08/1981⁵
TS505	50065	59005	50094	Noted circa 10/1981⁵
TS505	50065	59005	50094	Noted circa 09/1982⁵
TS505	50065	59595	50094	Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS505	53065	59595	53094	Listed at TS - 14/07/83
	53065	59595	53094	Noted 10/09/1983 - 53821-59333-53875 + 53094-59595-53065 1255 Bewdley-Birmingham NS Special
TS505	53065	59595	53094	Noted circa 10/1983⁵
TS505	53065	59643	53094	Noted circa 04/1984⁵
TS505	53065	59643	53094	Noted circa 06/1984⁵
TS505	53065	59590	53094	Noted circa 10/1984⁵
TS505	53065	59638	53094	Noted circa 10/1984⁵
TS505	53065	59638	53094	Noted circa 12/1984⁵
TS505	53065	59638	53094	Noted circa 02/1986⁵
TS505	53065	59638	53094	Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS505	53065	59638	53094	Noted 27/06/1987⁵
T505	53065	59638	53094	Listed at TS - Jul-87
TS505	53065	59638	53094	Noted 24/07/1987⁵

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

Images:

30th March 1958

The 1.55pm Birmingham Snow Hill - Stourport service is seen in Kidderminster station on March 30, 1958, with W50094 at the front. Michael Mensing.

June 1962

A Derby suburban triple set seen at Round Oak in mid-June 1962 with DMS W50094 leading. Michael Mensing.

30th August 1962

Set number: 221

W50094 leads this Derby suburban set out of Old Hill tunnel with the 12.10pm Birmingham (Snow Hill) - Kidderminster service on August 30th, 1962. There is a small van attached to the rear which can just seen under the props supporting the tunnel mouth. Michael Mensing.

April 1967

Set number: 124

BR (Derby) Suburban 3-car dmu (later Class 116) Nos.W50094 (116/1), W59020 (175), W50074 (116/2) in BR green with small yellow warning panel entering Birmingham (Snow Hill) station, 04/67. The set number in the cab window is possibly 124. Note the Met-Camm on the left. Hugh Llewelyn.

May 1974

Set number: TY505

Tyseley Class 116 set TY505 (presumably M50094 + M59005 + M50065) at Coleshill in May 1974 with Birmingham New Street on the destination blind. Michael Mensing.

14th May 1975

Set number: TY505

M50094 is at the front of Class 116 DMU set TY505 seen at Gravelly Hill working a Kidderminster service on 14 May 1975. The other two vehicles are presumably M59005 + M50065. Michael Mensing.

12th July 1976

Set number: TS505

Freshly refurbished Class 116 DMU set TS505 (presumably 50094 + 59005 + 50065) seen in Small Heath station on 12 July 1976. Michael Mensing.

June 1977

Set number: TS505

A service heading for Kidderminster is seen at Sutton Coldfield in June 1977, formed of refurbished Class 116 set TS505 (M50094 and presumably M59005 + M50065). Michael Mensing.

24th May 1986

Set number: TS505

Class 116/127 DMU set TS505 (53094 + 59638 + 53066) stabled at Leicester on 24 May 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

19th April 1987

Class 116 driving car M53094 at Leicester; 19 April 1987. Lewis Bevan.

15th May 1988

Class 116 DMS M53094 in the company of 03 180 at Snailwell on May 15, 1988. Nicholas Youngman.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: May 1957

50052 (and presumably 59002 and 50094) are seen in Birmingham Snow Hill in Mid-May 1957. Michael Mensing.

Date: 26th May 1957

This is likely a crew training run, led by W50052 (and presumably followed by 59002 and 50094) seen near the summit of Hatton Bank (Leamington - Birmingham line) on the 26th May 1957. Michael Mensing.

Date: 26th June 1976

A freshly refurbished Class 116 DMU outside Swindon Works on 26 June 1976. The vehicles are thought to be 50065 + 59005 + 50094 which form Tyseley set TS505. Nicholas T Smith.

Date: September 1976

Set number: TS505

Refurbished Class 116 set TS505 (presumably 50065 + 59005 + 50094) at Dungay in early September 1976 heading for Birmingham Moor Street. Michael Mensing.

Date: 4th September 1976

Set number: TS505

M59005 is the centre car in this refurbished Class 116 set arriving at Wood End on September 4th, 1976, with the 2.10pm Birmingham (Moor St) - Stratford-upon-Avon. The power car appears to be M50094 which would make it set TS505, refurbished in June 1976. Michael Mensing.

Date: August 1978

Set number: TS505

Refurbished Class 116 set TS505 led by 50065 (and presumably with 59005 + 50094) seen at Small Heath Bridge in August 1978. Michael Mensing.

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