Vehicle 50869 / 53869
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: 30363
Diagram: 553
Allocations
| 2w/e 12/07/58 | New to | 88A (Cardiff Cathays) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88B | |
| Mar-62 | Depot code change | 88M | |
| Dec-64 | Transferred to | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CF | |
| 06/09/87 | Transferred to | NH (Newton Heath) | |
| 08/03/89 | Withdrawn from | NH (Newton Heath) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50869 - original number
53869 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 21/05/1976 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50869 | 50922 | As delivered to 88A - 2w/e 12/07/58 | |||||||
| CAT354 | 50869 | 50922 | Listed at CAT - circa Sep-60 | ||||||
| CAT354 | 50869 | 50922 | Listed at CAT - Jul-62 | ||||||
| CTN406 | 50869 | 59035 | 50922 | Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71 | |||||
| 50869 | 59035 | 50922 | Noted 25/08/1971 - at Cardiff1 | ||||||
| C309 | 50869 | 59035 | 50922 | Noted 06/09/73 - on Cardiff Canton depot2 | |||||
| 50869 | 59035 | 50922 | Noted 26/08/74 - at Cardiff1 | ||||||
| C309 | 50869 | 59035 | 50922 | Noted 03/09/74 - at Cardiff2 | |||||
| C309 | 50869 | 59035 | 50922 | Noted 12/07/75 - on 2B60 1715 Cardiff-Highbridge | |||||
| 50869 | 59528 | 50922 | Noted circa 1976 - at Alston sidings, Cheltenham | ||||||
| C320 | 50869 | 59035 | 50922 | Listed at CF - 01/05/1976 | |||||
| C320 | 50869 | 59035 | 50922 | Noted 09/11/1977 - Cardiff Central3 | |||||
| C320 | 50869 | 59035 | 50922 | Noted 15/12/1977 - Cardiff Central3 | |||||
| C320 | 50869 | 59035 | 50922 | Listed at CF - 31st December 1977 | |||||
| C320 | 50869 | 59035 | 50922 | Listed at CF - 03/03/80 | |||||
| C320 | 50869 | 59035 | 50922 | Listed at CF - 15/12/1982 | |||||
| C320 | 53869 | 59035 | 53922 | Noted circa 09/19834 | |||||
| C320 | 53869 | 59035 | 53922 | Listed at CF - 01/01/85 | |||||
| C320 | 53869 | 59035 | 53922 | Noted 26/04/19864 | |||||
| C320 | 53869 | 59035 | 53922 | Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986 | |||||
| C320 | 53869 | 59035 | 53922 | Noted 05/06/19864 | |||||
| C320 | 53869 | 59035 | 53922 | Noted 03/05/87 - in Cardiff Central at 17:00 | |||||
| C320 | 53869 | 59035 | 53922 | Listed at CF - Aug-87 | |||||
| 53869 | 59035 | 53922 | Noted October 1987 | ||||||
| N359 | 53869 | 59035 | 53922 | Listed at NH - May-88 | |||||
| N624 | 53869 | 54408 | Listed at NH - May-88 | ||||||
| N624 | 53869 | 54408 | Noted circa Jul-88 | ||||||
| N359 | 53869 | 53922 | Noted circa 11/19884 |
Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn
Images:
circa 1975
Set number: C309
Class 116 DMU set C309 (presumably 50869 + 59035 + 50922) departs from Taffs Well circa 1975. Tony Watson.
circa 1975
Set number: C309
Class 116 DMU set C309 (presumably 50869 + 59035 + 50922) in Treherbert station circa 1975. Tony Watson.
circa 1975
Set number: C309
Class 116 DMU set C309 (presumably 50869 + 59035 + 50922) in Treherbert station circa 1975. Tony Watson.
circa 1975
Set number: C309
A Class 116 DMU in Treherbert station circa 1975, probably set C309 (50869 + 59035 + 50922). Tony Watson.
circa 1975
Set number: C309
Class 116 DMU set C309 (presumably 50869 + 59035 + 50922) in Treherbert station circa 1975. Tony Watson.
27th May 1975
Set number: C309
Class 116 unit C309 comprising 50869 + 59035 + 50922 at Merthyr, 27 May 1975. David Clegg.
circa 1976
Class 116 DMBS W50869 with Class 101 TCL 59528 behind in Alston sidings, Cheltenham. Date unknown, but circa 1975 to 1977. Stuart Mackay Collection.
12th March 1976
Set number: C320
According to my scant notes from this day in 1976 (March 12th), I took a TP photo of DMU C320 (presumably 50869 + 59035 + 50922) at Cardiff Central (looking east). Though the details are lacking, It's a captured moment, despite the grainy Kodak plus-X film and my shoddy development of it! Arnie Furniss.
11th April 1979
Set number: C320
A Treherbert bound class 116 DMU (set C320, presumably 50869 + 59035 + 50922) approaches Taffs Well on an inclement 11th April 1979. Stephen Burdett.
15th May 1979
Set number: C320
Refurbished Class 116 DMU set C320 stabled in the sidings at Treherbert on 15 May 1979. W50869 is closest, the other two vehicles are presumably 59035 + 50922. Robert Thomas.
8th April 1982
Set number: C320
Class 116 DMBS W50869 is the rear vehicle in this six-car DMU formation seen at Skewen with an up passenger working on 8 April 1982. The far set is a Cross-Country unit, identifiable by the buffet extractor van on the centre car roof. Robert Thomas.
1984
Set number: C320
Class 116 set C320 (53869 and presumably 59035 + 53922) seen at Ystrad Mynach in 1984. Michael Mensing.
1984
Set number: C320
Class 116 set C320 (presumably 53869 + 59035 + 53922) at Caerphilly in early 1984. Michael Mensing.
11th April 1986
Set number: C320
Class 116 set C320 at Rhymney on April 11 1986 presumably formed 53869 + 59035 + 53922. Jonathan Hazan.
11th April 1986
Set number: C320
Class 116 set C320 at Coryton on April 11 1986 presumably formed 53869 + 59035 + 53922. Jonathan Hazan.
September 1986
Set number: C320
BR (Derby) Suburban 3-car dmu Class 116 Set No.C320 - presumably 53869 + 59035 + 53922 - in BR Rail Blue & Grey and all yellow front ends with Welsh Dragon symbol, with another 3-car unit, at Chepstow on a Gloucester - Cardiff service, 09/86. Hugh Llewelyn.
19th August 1987
Set number: C320
Class 116 set C320 (presumably 53869 + 59035 + 53922) at Radyr, Wednesday 19th August 1987. Colin Brooks.
30th August 1987
Late afternoon on Sunday 30th August 1987 a 3-car Class 116 suburban set departs from Radyr Station and heads down the valleys towards Cardiff. 53869 is the number of the rear coach, closest. AndrewHA.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa 1975
Set number: C309
Class 116 DMU set C309 (presumably 50922 + 59035 + 50869) in Treherbert station circa 1975. The seats have dark red headrests and the moquette is a vertical stripe pattern, possibly Trojan. Tony Watson.
Date: circa 1976
Class 119 W51064 sits in Alstone sidings (Cheltenham) beside 50869, circa 1976. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: circa 1976
Class 101 TCL 59528, pictured at Alston sidings, Cheltenham, was one of the first three Met-Camm vehicles transferred to the Western Region in 1967. It spent ten years at Reading and Cardiff before moving on to the LMR. Date is unknown, but as it is between Canton vehicles 50869 and 50922 it should be dated to 1975 - 1977. 50922 on the left has 'Triple' on the vehicle end. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: unknown
Set number: C320
Two refurbished Class 116 sets seen at Cardiff, date unknown. Closest is set C320 - W50922 and presumably 59035 + 50869. Paul Redmond.
Date: 4th March 1982
Set number: C320
Set C320 (50922 + 59035 + 50869) at Cardiff Queen Street, 4th March 1982. Chris Lings.
Date: 1984
Set number: C320
Class 116 set C320 (53922 and presumably 59035 + 53869) arriving into Cardiff Central in 1984. Michael Mensing.
Date: 1984
Set number: C320
A Class 116 DMU (Cardiff-based set formation C320, presumably 53922 + 59035 + 53869) at Severn Tunnel Junction, Gwent in 1984. Graeme Phillips Collection.
Date: 11th April 1986
Set number: C320
A Class 116 DMU with the "Valley Train" branding at Penarth, on 11th April 1986. Set C320 is presumably formed 53922 + 59035 + 53869. Jonathan Hazan.
Date: August 1987
Set number: C320
Valleys branded Class 116 set C320 led by W53922 (presumably with 59035 + 53869) is seen north of Pontypridd in August 1987. Michael Mensing.
Date: 6th August 1987
Set number: C320
Class 116 set C320 (W53922 + W59035 + W53869) in Barry Island station after the termination of the 11:06 ex-Ystrad Mynach on August 6th, 1987. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 19th August 1987
Set number: C320
Class 116 set C320 (presumably 53922 + 59035 + 53869) departs from Radyr with an early afternoon Merthyr - Cardiff Central service on Wednesday 19th August 1987. Colin Brooks.