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Vehicle 50882 / 53882


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)
Dec-64 Transferred to 84A (Laira)
2w/e 12/11/66 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
Dec-66 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central)
Dec-66 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
May-73Depot code changeHN
circa Aug-82 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
circa Nov-84 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
3w/e 17/02/86 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
11/05/86 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
Jun-86 Stored AY (Ayr)
24/02/87 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
22/03/87 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley)

Notes

11th February 1980 - Noted as gangwayed.

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50882 - original number
53882 - from 1983 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50829 59337 50882 As delivered to WR - November 1957
CAT310 50829 50882 Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car
50829 59337 50882 Transfer to 84A - Dec-64
150 50829 59337 50882 Listed at 66C - circa Oct-69
150 50829 59337 50882 Listed at HN - Jul-70
50829 59337 50882 Noted 15/08/70 - at Glasgow Central1
150 50829 59337 50882 Listed at 66C - 1972
50829 59337 50882 Noted 15/09/72 - in Edinburgh Waverley1
50829 59337 50882 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2
50829 59337 50882 Noted 31/12/75 - in Glasgow Central1
157 50829 59337 50882 Noted 05/09/76 - on Hamilton depot, set number only on 508293
50829 59337 50882 Noted 12/03/1977 - at Glasgow Central 4
164 50829 59345 50882 Listed at HN - mid-May-78 - non-gangwayed set
164 50829 59345 50882 Noted 08/08/1978 - at Edinburgh Waverley5
50859 59347 50882 Noted 11th February 1980
394 50846 59345 50882 Listed at HN - 01/02/81
116394 50846 59345 50882 Listed at HN - 13/06/82
53839 59374 53882 Noted circa 12/19835
116394 53846 59345 53882 Listed at ED - 17/06/84
116394 53846 59345 53882 Transfer to AY - circa Nov-84 - from ED
116394 53846 59345 53882 Listed at AY - 25/03/85
116394 53846 59345 53882 Transfer to ED - Feb-86 - from AY
116394 53846 59345 53882 Noted circa 02/19865
116394 53846 59345 53882 Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986
53882 Noted 11/10/1986 - at Falkland Yard5

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

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Widney Manor

1974

Set number: TY540

Class 116 DMU set TY540 at Widney Manor in spring 1974. DMS M50085 is closest, the other two are presumably 59029 + 50832. All three had spend their first few years at Cardiff before moving to Tyseley in November 1964. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Paisley Gilmour Street

August 1982

Set number: 116394

116 394 is seen departing Paisley Gilmour Street on a wet day in August 1982. It also carries set number 385 inside one of the cab windows on the rear vehicle (closest) which is presumably 50882 with 59345 + 50846. Andrew McConnell.

Class 116 DMU at Glasgow Central

Unknown date

Set number: 116394

SC50882 seems to be leaning to one side as it leads set 116394 out of Glasgow Central with Shotts on the destination blind. Date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Class 116 DMU at East Kilbride

23rd February 1984

Set number: 116394

116 394 (presumably 53882 + 59345 + 53846) at East Kilbride on 23-2-84. Spannerman37025.

Class 116 DMU at Glasgow Central

12th October 1985

Set number: 116394

Class 116 DMU, set 116 394 (53882 + 59345 + 53846) departing Glasgow Central, possibly on 12-10-85. Note the clocks on the platform to the left. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.