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Vehicle 50875 / 53875


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: 30364
Diagram: 554

Allocations

Nov-57 New to 88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61Depot code change88B
Mar-62Depot code change88M
Nov-64 Transferred to 86A (Cardiff Canton)
2w/e 12/11/66 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central)
4w/e 31/12/66 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
May-73Depot code changeHN
2w/e 29/04/78 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
20/09/87 Transferred to CH (Chester)
25/10/87 Withdrawn from CH (Chester)

Notes

31st October 1987 - Seen in Vic Berry's yard, Leicester

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50875 - original number
53875 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 30/06/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50822 59330 50875 As delivered to WR - November 1957
CAT302 50822 50875 Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car
50822 59330 50875 Transfer to 64H - 2w/e 12/11/66 - from WR
50822 59330 50875 Transfer to 66C - 4w/e 31/12/66
146 50822 59330 50875 Listed at 66C - circa Oct-69
146 50822 59330 50875 Listed at HN - Jul-70
50821 59330 50875 Noted Jul-70 - at Hamilton depot with no set number
50822 59330 50875 Noted 11/09/71 - at Motherwell1
146 50822 59330 50875 Listed at 66C - 1972
50822 59330 50875 Noted 25/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2
153 50832 59329 50875 Noted 27/08/74 - on Hamilton depot3
50822 59330 50875 Noted 31/12/75 - in Glasgow Central1
TS554 50821 59333 50875 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS554 50821 59333 50875 Noted circa 01/19814
TS554 50821 59333 50875 Noted circa 10/19814
TS554 50821 59333 50875 Noted circa 05/19824
TS554 50821 59333 50875 Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS554 53821 59333 53875 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
53821 59333 53875 Noted 10/09/83 - on 1255 Bewdley-Birmingham NS Special with 53094-59595-53065
TS554 53821 59333 53875 Noted circa 10/19834
TS554 53821 59333 53875 Noted circa 06/19844
TS554 53821 59674 53875 Noted circa 10/19844
TS554 53821 59674 53875 Noted circa 11/19844
TS554 53821 59674 53875 Noted circa 01/19854
TS533 53821 59674 53875 Noted circa 06/19854
TS533 53821 59674 53875 Noted circa 03/19864
TS510 53821 59674 53875 Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS510 53821 59674 53875 Noted circa 06/19864
TS510 53058 59674 53875 Noted circa 06/19874

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Hatton

January 1979

Set number: TS554

Refurbished Class 116 set TS554, led by M50875 (and presumably with 59333 + 50821), at Hatton in January 1979. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Stratford-upon-Avon

11th June 1986

Set number: TS510

Class 116 Derby 3-car DMU Tyseley set 510 (53875 + 59674 + 53821) stands at Stratford Upon Avon on 11-6-86. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa August 1984

Class 114 DMBS E53021 and Class 116 DMS M53875 stabled at Leicester. Undated, the slide process date is August 1984. Stuart Mackay Collection.