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: 30363
Diagram: 553
w/e 02/11/57 | New to | 88A (Cardiff Cathays) | |
Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88B | |
Mar-62 | Depot code change | 88M | |
Nov-64 | Transferred to | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
Sep-66 | Transferred to | 81C (Southall) | - As parcels vehicle |
Apr-68 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
May 1973 | Depot code change | RG | |
2w/e 05/11/77 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | - Re-converted for passenger use |
28/06/87 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
17/01/88 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
22nd March 1988 - Condemned cars 51308, 51324, 51309, 59171, 53123, 53819, 53108, 59119, 54177, 53456, 59541, 59568, 59374, 59560, 59552 & 59524 hauled from Newton Heath to Vic Berry's yard by Class 31
50819 - original number
53819 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Sep-66 - Converted for parcels use
p/e 09/06/73 - Dual AWS fitted
p/e 06/09/75 - WR AWS removed
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
50819 | 59327 | 50872 | As delivered to WR - w/e 02/11/57 | ||||||
50819 | 59327 | 50872 | Noted 25th November 1957 - at Liverpool Street for official inspection | ||||||
CAT311 | 50819 | 59327 | 50872 | Listed at CAT - Jul-62 | |||||
50819 | 50872 | Transfer to 81C - Sep-66 | |||||||
50819 | 50915 | 50862 | 55991 | Noted 02/09/69 - at Paddington1 | |||||
50819 | 55992 | Noted 07/03/70 - at Royal Oak2 | |||||||
50819 | 50862 | Noted 11/08/70 - at Royal Oak2 | |||||||
50819 | 50915 | Noted 29/10/1973 - at Reading3 | |||||||
L340 | 50083 | 50819 | Noted 13/12/73 - at Royal Oak, set number only on 50819, 86572 attached2 | ||||||
L340 | 50819 | Listed at RG - 01/05/76 - as a DPU | |||||||
50819 | 50915 | Noted 03/09/76 - in Paddington2 | |||||||
TS511 | 50819 | 59346 | 50915 | Noted 10/02/1979 - at Birmingham New Street4 | |||||
TS511 | 50819 | 59346 | 50915 | Listed at TS - 12/08/79 | |||||
TS511 | 50819 | 59346 | 50915 | Noted circa 01/19815 | |||||
TS545 | 50819 | 59346 | 50915 | Noted circa 10/19815 | |||||
TS545 | 50819 | 59346 | 50915 | Noted circa 05/19825 | |||||
TS545 | 50819 | 59346 | 50915 | Noted 14/09/1982 - Noted on 17.45 Manchester Piccadilly to Stafford service.5 | |||||
TS545 | 50819 | 59346 | 50915 | Listed at TS - Jan-83 | |||||
TS545 | 50819 | 59346 | 50915 | Noted circa 01/19835 | |||||
TS545 | 53819 | 59346 | 53915 | Listed at TS - 14/07/83 | |||||
TS545 | 53819 | 59346 | 53915 | Noted circa 09/19835 | |||||
TS545 | 53819 | 59647 | 53915 | Noted circa 12/19835 | |||||
TS545 | 53819 | 59647 | 53915 | Noted circa 08/19845 | |||||
TS545 | 53819 | 59647 | 53915 | Noted circa 12/19845 | |||||
TS545 | 53819 | 59647 | 53915 | Noted circa 02/19865 | |||||
TS545 | 53819 | 59647 | 53915 | Noted circa 03/19865 | |||||
TS532 | 53819 | 59647 | 53915 | Noted circa 05/19865 | |||||
TS532 | 53819 | 59647 | 53915 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 | |||||
TS532 | 53819 | 59647 | 53915 | Noted 12/07/86 - at Norwich2 | |||||
53819 | 59647 | 53915 | Noted 31/10/86 - on 14:01 Blake Street - Longbridge6 | ||||||
TS532 | 53819 | 59647 | 53915 | Noted 23/04/1987 - at Birmingham New Street7 | |||||
53819 | 53108 | Noted 10th October 1987 | |||||||
53819 | 53108 | Noted 10/10/19875 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Baumann
7: Robert Chilton
BR (Derby) Class 130 Motor Parcels 3-car dmu No.L340 consisting of conversions from a Class 116/1 Motor Second and a Class 116/2 Motor Brake Second (closest, presumably W50819) from a 3-car suburban set with, marshalled in between, an ex-loco-hauled GUV parcels van with multiple unit fittings. The set is in Rail Blue with all yellow front ends and "Parcels Service" branding. It is seen departing Paddington, 12/75. Hugh Llewelyn.
Leading a parcels train past West Ealing class 116 50819 on 1st July 1976. Ian Buck.
Class 116 set TS545 (presumably 50819 + 59346 + 50915, the power cars converted back to passenger use after being in parcel service on the Western Region) seen at Washwood Heath in June 1978. Michael Mensing.
Tyseley Class 116 set TS545, led by DMBS M50819 (and presumably with 59346 + 50915) is seen heading for Kidderminster in Refurbished Livery of white with blue band, late 1970s / early 1980s. At the time BR ran some through services over the SVR from New Street on bank holidays. Graeme Phillips Collection.
A GRC&W parcel car (55991 or 55992) in early blue livery with only a yellow gangway cover at Oxford circa 1967. It is paired with a Derby suburban DMBS still in green - likely to 50819 or 50862 which had their seats removed for parcel traffic - and there are two vans in tow. Doug Nicholls.
A fascinating picture of an unidentified Gloucester Class 128 (possibly W55991) carrying what appears to be non-standard blue livery with white cab roofs and seemingly without yellow warning panels, although the reality is the van has a yellow painted corridor connection. The DMPV is working with an unidentified green liveried Derby Class 116 DMBS (probably 50819 or 50862), the pair pulling a BR(SR) green liveried CCT at Twyford and thought to be heading east - c.1968. 53A Models of Hull Collection.
Parcel DMU set L343 at Hanwell station sometime in 1974. The Class 130 (ex-116) power cars are presumably 50915 and 50819 - they had a GUV between them, presumably W86174 or W86572 which were once in the Railair set. Stuart Mackay Collection.
One of the Western Region hybrid 128/130 sets (number 345) formed of W55992 and either 50819 or 50862, with two 'Fruit D' vans in tow. This appears to be Slough, date unknown. Graham Clark.
M50915 leads set TS511 on Hatton Bank, July 7th 1978. The DMBS should be M50819, the vehicles had recently been converted back to passenger use after a decade carrying parcels. Michael Mensing.
A few miles to the south-west of Langley Green is the station at Rowley Regis. By the time this photograph was taken on 8 March 1986, freight traffic to the various industrial termini hereabouts had finished, but the trackwork and and signalling were still pretty much intact. This picture shows the inevitable class 116 DMU (TS545, presumably 50915 + 59346 + 50819) on a Birmingham New Street to Stourbridge Junction stopping train approaching the station. Peter Tandy.