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Vehicle 50885 / 53885


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

4w/e 25/01/58 New to 88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61Depot code change88B
Mar-62Depot code change88M
Nov-64 Transferred to 86A (Cardiff Canton)
Oct-66 On loan to 2A (Tyseley)
2w/e 12/11/66 Transferred to 2A (Tyseley)
May-73Depot code changeTS
06/12/87 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50885 - original number
53885 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 19/08/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50832 59340 50885 As delivered to WR - January 1958
CAT316 50832 50885 Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car
TY540 50832 59029 50885 Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
50832 59029 50885 Noted 02/10/1971 - at Birmingham New Street1
50832 59029 50885 Noted 11/08/73 - at Ely2
50832 59029 50885 Noted 28/05/1974 - at Birmingham New Street1
TS540 50832 59029 50885 Noted 12/07/1975 - at Solihull3
50832 59029 50885 Noted 08/09/76 - at Reading2
TS540 50832 59029 50885 Noted circa 01/19784
50832 59029 50885 Noted 04/01/78
TS540 50832 59029 50885 Noted 01/07/1978 - Worcester Shrub Hill Area5
TS540 50832 59029 50885 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS540 50832 59029 50885 Noted circa 01/19814
TS540 50832 59029 50885 Noted circa 10/19814
TS540 50832 59029 50885 Noted circa 05/19824
TS540 50832 59029 50885 Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS540 50832 59029 50885 Noted circa 01/19834
TS540 53832 59029 53885 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS540 53832 59029 53885 Noted circa 09/19834
TS540 53832 59625 53885 Noted circa 12/19834
TS540 53832 59625 53885 Noted circa 06/19844
TS540 53832 59625 53885 Noted circa 12/19844
TS521 53832 59625 53885 Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS521 53832 59625 53885 Noted circa 06/19864
TS521 53835 59625 53885 Formation change - TS - circa Oct-86 - 53835 replaces 53832
TS823 51892 59643 59625 53885 Noted 23/05/87 - at Norwich strengthened by 51362 + 59514 + 51404 (L424) on a Birmingham N St - Norwich service2

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

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Birmingham New Street

12th March 1981

Set number: TS540

Tyseley set 540 departs from Birmingham New Street on 12/3/81. The DMS closest is presumably 50885, working with 59029 + 53832. Steve Jones.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 4th March 1967

The now demolished Birmingham (Snow Hill) Station, on the last day of through Paddington - Birkenhead services, 04/03/67. Brush Type 4 (Class 47) No.D1605 (later No.47 028) enters the station with a Paddington-bound express from Wolverhampton (Low Level) whilst in the centre road are two BR (Derby) Suburban 3-car dmu's (Class 116) Nos.M50885, M59342, M50912 & M50859, M59334, M50888 (note: one too many DMS listed and one DMBS short) idling quietly amidst diesel fumes as the sunlight streams through the stygian gloom. Hugh Llewelyn.

DMU

Date: 3rd April 1975

Set number: TY540

The 6.14pm Lichfield - Kidderminster service is seen at Shenstone on April 3rd, 1975. M50832 leads, probably with 59029 + 50885. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: mid-1976

Set number: TY540

Two Class 116 DMUs head away from Blake Street station with a Kidderminster service in mid-1976. Closest is set TY540 presumably formed 50832 + 59029 + 50885. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 28th August 1977

Set number: TS540

A class 116 dmu (set TS540, presumably 50832 + 59029 + 50885) has just left Nuneaton Trent Valley station and approaches the site of Nuneaton Abbey Street station (closed 1968) 28/8/1977 with a Leicester to Birmingham New Street service. The end cottage on the left bears evidence that the occupants were supporters of the notorious career criminal George Davis who was wrongly imprisoned for an offence but ended up committing numerous crimes! Stephen Burdett.