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<- 50902 | 50903 | 50904 ->

Vehicle 50903 / 53903


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

w/e 01/03/58 New to 88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61Depot code change88B
Mar-62Depot code change88M
Nov-64 Transferred to 86A (Cardiff Canton)
Jul-66 On loan to SR
4w/e 04/05/68 Stored
Jun-68 Reinstated 86A (Cardiff Canton)
3w/e 03/08/68 Transferred to 14A (Cricklewood)
06/05/73Depot code changeCW
22/05/83 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
14/06/87 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50903 - original number
53903 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50850 59358 50903 As delivered to 88A - w/e 01/03/58
CAT335 50850 59365 50903 Listed at CAT - circa Sep-60
CAT335 50850 50903 Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car
50850 59365 50903 Transfer to SR - Jul-66 - on loan
50054 59376 50903 Noted 25/08/74 - at Cricklewood1
50068 59608 50106 50903 Noted 17/09/80 - on 18.07 St. Pancras – Cricklewood (116/127 hybrid)2
50068 59610 50903 Noted 28/11/80 - on 21.15 Luton – Cricklewood (116/127 hybrid)2
50071 59610 50114 50903 Noted 22/12/80 - on 18.19 Cricklewood – St. Albans and 17.58 Moorgate LT - St. Albans (116/127 hybrid)2
50071 59610 50114 50903 Noted 23/12/80 - on 18.19 Cricklewood – St. Albans (116/127 hybrid)2
50071 59610 50114 50903 Noted 23/12/80 - on 17.58 Moorgate LT - St. Albans (116/127 hybrid)2
50075 59619 50903 Noted 01/02/81 - on Upper Holloway – Cricklewood working (116/127 hybrid)2
50114 59365 50838 50903 Noted 12/06/81 - on 2G01 01.54 St. Pancras – Bedford (staff)2
50114 59365 50838 50903 Noted 19/06/81 - on 5G16 15.58 Cricklewood CS – St Pancras ECS to form 2G16 16.55 Bedford2
50838 50893 59008 50903 Noted circa 04/19823
50849 59640 50903 Noted circa 04/19833
TS561 53063 59365 53903 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS561 53063 59600 53903 Noted circa 10/19833
TS561 53063 59442 53903 Noted circa 06/19843
TS523 53075 59643 53903 Noted circa 01/19853
TS523 53075 59643 53903 Noted circa 10/19853
TS523 53075 59643 53903 Noted circa 02/19863
TS523 53075 59643 53903 Noted circa 03/19863
TS523 53075 59643 53903 Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Phil Shatford
3: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Five Ways

7th July 1984

M53903 leaving Five Ways, Birmingham on 07/07/84. Steve Jones.