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Vehicle 50109 / 53109

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
Sep-87	Transferred to	CH (Chester)
Sep-87	Transferred to	NH (Newton Heath)
06/11/88	Withdrawn from	NH (Newton Heath)

Notes

Dec-87 - noted as W in Dec-87, then W cancelled.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50109 - original number
53109 - 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:

	50067	59017	50109	As delivered to WR - May 1957
TYS324	50064	59008	50109	Listed at Tyseley - circa Oct-60
TY514	50073	59014	50109	Noted circa Jun-69
TY524	50078	59024	50109	Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
	50078	59024	50109	Noted 02/10/1971 - at Tyseley depot¹
	50078	59024	50109	Noted 03/05/72 - in Birmingham New Street²
	50078	59024	50109	Noted 24/03/73 - in Birmingham New Street²
	50078	59024	50109	Noted 14/07/1973 - at Birmingham New Street¹
TY524	50078	59024	50109	Noted 12/06/76 - at Leicester³
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	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: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton

Images:

Class 116 DMU at appraoching Colwall Tunnel

25th September 1960

The 2.50pm Birmingham Snow Hill - Cardiff is unusually formed of a Derby suburban triple set - possibly due to the shortage of a Cross-Country DMU - seen approaching Colwall Tunnel on 25 September 1960. DMS W50109 leads. Michael Mensing.

spring 1961

A Derby suburban triple DMU with W50109 at Birmingham Snow Hill in spring 1961. Michael Mensing.

8th April 1964

Set number: 314

W50109 leads a 3-car Class 116 with a Class 122 on the rear at Solihull on the 8.0am Leamington Spa (G) - Birmingham (M St), 8th April 1964. Michael Mensing.

11th October 1974

This is an example of how a clear view of the road ahead was possible from the front seat of a dmu, taken at Lichfield Station (Staffordshire) on 11th October 1974. The LNWR Lichfield City Station opened in 1849 and still retains a lot of its character today. Here the starter signal is pulled off for dmu M50109 to take the junction for Birmingham New Street via Sutton Coldfield. This trip to New Street was memorable because the carriage was full of screaming teenagers all wearing tartan outfits - unfortunately the Bay City Rollers were in concert in town that evening. The white plate with the number 6 on it indicates where a 6 car dmu train should stop. Sadly not needed anymore as I only ever see 2 or 3 car trains these days. This station is on the now electrified cross-city line from Reddich so I assume the semaphore signals & LNWR box must have been replaced. Pete LG99.

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.

1985

Set number: TS522

Class 116 DMS 53106 sits beside 151 001 in Derby station in 1985. David Faircloth.

1985

Set number: TS522

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

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.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 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.

Date: 4th August 1987

Set number: TS291

Transferred from Tyseley Depot in Birmingham, a Class 116 DMU (minus its centre trailer Car), formed of cars 53059 & 53109 was arriving at Croston with a Preston to Ormskirk service on August 4th 1987. The leading Driving Motor Brake Second (53059) still has its Tyseley Depot chalked ID board in the front window (TS291 11/7/87). Various first generation DMU sets that were still in operational condition, were drafted in to Newton Heath Depot during this period to cover for the then almost new and ailing Class 142 Pacer fleet. Martyn Hilbert.

Date: 4th August 1987

Set number: TS291

Seemingly borrowed from Tyseley Depot, a West Midlands Class 116 Suburban DMU, minus its centre trailer car was on the Preston to Ormskirk service on August 4th 1987. With car 53059 trailing, the interloper is passing Jubilee Mill at Croston whilst running from Ormskirk to Preston. The leading car, 53109 has the West Midlands PTE 'WM' logo behind the cab door. Martyn Hilbert.

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