railcar.co.uk
upload
close

Sign In

Not registered?
Forgot Your Password?

<- 50113 | 50114 | 50115 ->

Vehicle 50114 / 53114

Class 116

BR Diagram 554

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

Jun-57 New to 84E (Tyseley)
01/01/63Boundary change84Etransferred from WR to LMR stock
Sep-63Depot code change2A
4w/e 08/11/69 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
06/05/73Depot code changeCW
p/e 30/10/83 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
22/09/94 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) HGXX
circa end Sep-94 Withdrawn from HQ (Headquarters) - No W date found, presume soon after transfer to HQ
May-95 Withdrawn

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50114 - original number
53114 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

p/e 11/09/85 - Gangway(s) fitted

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50072 59022 50114 As delivered to WR - June 1957
312 50063 59004 50114 Noted Aug-601
50849 59008 50114 Noted 11/11/1972 - Outer Circle Railtour 50849-59008-50114 + 50891-59348-50850
50068 50114 50106 Noted 28/09/74 - on 1527 Barking-Kentish Town
50850 50923 50114 Noted 23/08/75 - at Kentish Town2
50063 59365 50075 50114 Noted 18/06/80 - on 18.06 St. Pancras - Bedford3
50063 59365 50075 50114 Noted 19/06/80 - on 18.07 St. Pancras – St. Albans3
50838 59011 50870 50114 Noted 18/09/80 - on 18.07 St. Pancras – St. Albans3
50071 59610 50114 50903 Noted 22/12/80 - on 18.19 Cricklewood – St. Albans and 17.58 Moorgate LT - St. Albans (116/127 hybrid)3
50071 59610 50114 50903 Noted 23/12/80 - on 18.19 Cricklewood – St. Albans (116/127 hybrid)3
50071 59610 50114 50903 Noted 23/12/80 - on 17.58 Moorgate LT - St. Albans (116/127 hybrid)3
50114 59365 50838 50903 Noted 12/06/81 - on 2G01 01.54 St. Pancras – Bedford (staff)3
50114 59365 50838 50903 Noted 19/06/81 - on 5G16 15.58 Cricklewood CS – St Pancras ECS to form 2G16 16.55 Bedford3
50068 59596 50114 Noted 17/08/81 - on 18.55 Gospel Oak – Barking, 19.40 Barking – Gospel Oak, 20.25 Gospel Oak – Barking and 21.10 Barking – Gospel Oak, all 2J96 (116/127 hybrid)3
50870 59008 50114 Noted 13/12/81 - on 2G12 16.30 St Pancras – Bedford3
50068 59632 50114 Noted 25/01/82 - on 16.25 Gospel Oak – Barking and 17.10 Barking – Gospel Oak (116/127 hybrid)3
50068 59632 50114 Noted 26/01/82 - on 16.25 Gospel Oak – Barking and 17.10 Barking – Gospel Oak (116/127 hybrid)3
50068 59632 50114 Noted 30/01/82 - on 11.55 Gospel Oak – Barking and 12.40 Barking – Gospel Oak (116/127 hybrid)3
50068 59626 50114 Noted circa 04/19824
TS543 55005 59439 53114 Noted circa 10/19834
TS543 53870 59439 53114 Noted circa 11/19834
TS543 53079 59439 53114 Noted circa 04/19844
TS543 53079 59439 53114 Noted circa 10/19844
TS543 53079 59636 53114 Noted circa 03/19854
TS629 53079 59610 53114 Formation change - TS - circa Sep-85 - 59610 replaced 59603
TS629 53079 59610 53114 Noted circa 10/19854
TS629 53079 59610 53114 Noted 09/12/85 - at Norwich2
TS629 53079 59610 53114 Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
T629 53079 59592 53114 Listed at TS - Jul-87
T408 51859 59448 59592 53114 Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T408 51859 59448 59592 53114 Noted circa 10/19884
T408 51859 59448 59592 53114 Noted circa 03/19894
T412 51867 59448 59592 53114 Noted 18/03/89 - on the Railway Development Society "Trent Train Tour", and seems to be mainly vehicles from T408.
T408 51859 59448 59592 53114 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T408 51859 59448 59592 53114 Listed at TS - 01/12/89
51859 59444 59592 53114 Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot5
T408 51859 59444 59592 53114 Listed at TS - mid May-90
T413 51868 59592 59632 53114 Noted circa 05/19914
T413 51868 59592 59632 53114 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T413 51868 59592 59632 53114 Listed at TS - Aug-91
T413 51868 59592 59632 53114 Listed at TS - Dec-91
51868 59592 59632 53114 Noted 14/12/916
51868 53114 Noted 15/04/92 - on 08:45 Lichfield - Redditch7
T413 51869 59745 59592 53114 Noted circa 09/19924
T413 51868 59745 59592 53114 Listed at TS - 24/09/92
T413 51869 59592 59745 53114 Listed at TS - November 1992
T418 51869 59592 53114 Listed at TS - 10/12/92
T421 53114 51138 59600 51144 Noted circa 06/19934
T421 51138 59600 51144 53114 Noted circa 09/19934
T321 51144 51314 53114 Listed at TS - November 1993

Formation Sources
1: Andrew Cope
2: Gerald Brown
3: Phil Shatford
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Jeremy Goodyear
6: Graeme Phillips
7: David Bellamy

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Solihull

1961

Two Derby suburban triple DMUs (W50114 appears to be closest) seen at Solihull in mid-1961. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Acocks Green

June 1961

A Derby suburban triple DMU led by W50114 forms a Woverhampton - Birmingham Snow Hill - Honeybourne service seen at Acocks Green in late June 1961. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Coalville

1st June 1986

Set number: TS629

TS629 (presumably 53114 + 59610 + 53079) with another set are seen on a Coalville depot open day shuttle approaching Coalville on 1 June 1986. The are passing another six-car formation which included DMBS M53055 with the WM logo on the van side. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 116 DMU at between Cradley Heath and Lye stations

4th July 1987

Set number: TS629

A mixed industrial scene between Cradley Heath and Lye stations on the Birmingham to Droitwich line on 4 July 1987 as class 116 T629 presumably formed of 53114 + 59592 + 53079 worked from Birmingham New Street to Stourbridge Junctions where it would have reversed and gone back to the city. Peter Tandy.

Class 116 DMU at Henley-in-Arden

circa July 1988

Set number: T408

Tyseley based four car class 116 DMU unit number T408 (presumably 53114 + 59592 + 59448 + 51859) arriving at Henley in Arden from the Birmingham direction in the summer of 1988. Bob Belcher.

Class 116 DMU at Cradley Heath

2nd July 1988

Set number: T408

Tyseley based T408 (presumably 53114 + 59592 + 59448 + 51859) approaches Cradley Heath station on 2 July 1988 working the 14.32 Birmingham New Street-Great Malvern. Lewis Bevan.

Class 116 DMU at Four Oaks

15th July 1992

Set number: T413

Class 116 DMS 53114 on the rear of Tyseley's hybrid set T413 formed with class 127 TSL 59592, class 115 TC 59745 and class 115 DMBS 51868 leaving Four Oaks on 15/Jul/1992. Robert Chilton.

Class 116 DMU at Crewe

13th April 1993

Set number: T323

T323 (53114 + 59592 + 51869) at Crewe with the 09:04 to Stafford (possibly the power was off), on 13/4/93. Gazza Prescott.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 11th August 1984

Set number: TS543

Tyseley based DMU set TS543 (53079 + 59439 + 53114) waits to depart Birmingham Moor Street on 11/08/84 with train 2H57 the 13.30 to Leamington Spa while in the background set TS517 is in charge of train 2H67 the 13.40 to Shirley. When this shot was taken the former carriage sidings and Snow Hill line to the right was just waste land covered in vegetation and Moor Street station consisted of just the three terminus platforms. Adrian Nicholls.

DMU

Date: 7th June 1986

Hiding behind the smoke from Metropolitan 1 is Class 127 TSL 59610 with Class 116 DMS 53114 on the left. The DMBS is likely 53079, the three vehicles formed set TS629 at the time. Tyseley depot, 7 June 1986. Keith Miller.

DMU

Date: 15th July 1992

Set number: T413

Class 115 DMBS 51868 standing at the head of Tyseley's hybrid set T413 formed with class 115 TC 59745, class 127 TSL 59592 and class 116 DMS 53114 at Four Oaks on 15/Jul/1992. Robert Chilton.

                                                                                                                                                                             


➤