Vehicle 50905 / 53905
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 22/03/58 | New to | 88A (Cardiff Cathays) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88B | |
| Mar-62 | Depot code change | 88M | |
| Nov-64 | Transferred to | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| 4w/e 31/05/69 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HN | |
| 2w/e 29/04/78 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 06/12/87 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50905 - original number
53905 - from Aug-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 27/04/1979 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50852 | 59360 | 50905 | As delivered to 88A - 4w/e 22/03/58 | ||||||
| CAT358 | 50852 | 50905 | Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car | ||||||
| 50852 | 59360 | 50905 | Noted 31/12/68 - at Cardiff1 | ||||||
| 50852 | 59360 | 50905 | Transfer to 66C - 4w/e 31/05/69 - from WR, ex-set 338 | ||||||
| 150A | 50852 | 59360 | 50905 | Listed at 66C - circa Oct-69 | |||||
| 150A | 50852 | 59360 | 50905 | Listed at HN - Jul-70 | |||||
| 150A | 50852 | 59360 | 50905 | Listed at 66C - 1972 | |||||
| 50852 | 59360 | 50905 | Noted 26/07/1973 - at Hamilton depot2 | ||||||
| 162 | 50852 | 59360 | 50905 | Noted 04/09/73 - on Hamilton depot3 | |||||
| 50852 | 59360 | 50905 | Noted 13/12/75 - on 10.30 Glasgow Central - Edinburgh diverted over the 'Sub' from Slateford to Portobello because of engineering works.1 | ||||||
| 50852 | 59360 | 50905 | Noted 31/12/75 - in Glasgow Central1 | ||||||
| 162 | 50852 | 59360 | 50905 | Noted 05/09/76 - on Hamilton depot, set number only on 508523 | |||||
| 50853 | 59367 | 50905 | Noted 23/08/77 - on 09.04 Edinburgh – Glasgow Central via Shotts4 | ||||||
| TS555 | 50826 | 59360 | 50905 | Listed at TS - 12/08/79 | |||||
| TS555 | 50826 | 59360 | 50905 | Noted circa 01/19815 | |||||
| TS555 | 50826 | 59360 | 50905 | Noted circa 10/19815 | |||||
| TS555 | 50826 | 59360 | 50905 | Noted circa 05/19825 | |||||
| TS555 | 50826 | 59360 | 50905 | Listed at TS - Jan-83 | |||||
| TS555 | 53826 | 59360 | 53905 | Listed at TS - 14/07/83 | |||||
| TS555 | 53826 | 59360 | 53905 | Noted circa 09/19835 | |||||
| TS555 | 53826 | 59617 | 53905 | Noted circa 03/19845 | |||||
| TS555 | 53826 | 59617 | 53905 | Noted 29/09/84 - on 10.45am Cheltenham Spa - Swindon | |||||
| TS555 | 53826 | 59617 | 53905 | Noted circa 10/19845 | |||||
| TS555 | 53826 | 59617 | 53905 | Noted circa 12/19845 | |||||
| TS520 | 53826 | 59617 | 53905 | Noted circa 03/1985 - Set number formerly TS5555 | |||||
| TS520 | 53826 | 59617 | 53905 | Noted circa 10/19855 | |||||
| TS520 | 53826 | 59617 | 53905 | Noted circa 03/19865 | |||||
| TS520 | 53826 | 59617 | 53905 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 | |||||
| TS520 | 53826 | 59617 | 53905 | Noted 30/08/86 - at Norwich3 | |||||
| TS520 | 53826 | 59329 | 53905 | Noted 23/04/1987 - at Birmingham New Street - as 6 car set with TS5986 | |||||
| 53826 | 59329 | 53905 | Noted 31/05/1987 - Coalville Depot open day shuttle running to/from Leicester and Burton on Trent. | ||||||
| TS520 | 53826 | 59329 | 53905 | Noted 18/06/19875 | |||||
| T520 | 53826 | 59329 | 53905 | Listed at TS - Jul-87 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Phil Shatford
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Robert Chilton
Images:
18th July 1981
Class 116 DMS M50905 sits in University station (Birmingham) at 13:02 Saturday 18 July 1981, it is working 2G39, the 12:02 Lichfield - Longbridge (arr 13:17). Peak 45 015 is on 1M25, the SO 07:18 Paignton - Derby (arr 14:14). Stuart Mackay Collection.
4th September 1981
Set number: TS555
A London Midland Region publicity image (negative D9724/7) captioned "Three-car diesel multiple unit in West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive livery at Kings Norton on 4 September 1981." It is set TS555 with M50905 and presumably M59360 and M50826, originally a Cardiff then Hamilton set moving to Tyseley in 1978. British Rail.
Unknown date
Set number: TS520
Class 116 set TS520, presumably led by 53905, arrives at Alvechurch, circa late 1980s. Ian Docwra.
9th June 1984
Class 116 DMS M53905 (left) and a Class 114 in Nottingham station on 9 June 1984. Alistair Ness.
9th June 1984
Set number: TS555
Class 116 DMS M53905 (left) and a Class 114 in Nottingham station on 9 June 1984. Alistair Ness.
29th September 1984
Set number: TS555
Tyseley set TS555 leaving Gloucester with the 10.45am Cheltenham Spa - Swindon service on 29th September 1984. It has Class 116 power cars 53905 and 53826, the centre car is Class 127 59617. Michael Mensing.
mid-1987
Set number: TS520
I am not able to date this photograph other than it was taken sometime in mid-1987 because the negative was in the folder for that year but without a corresponding entry in any notebook. The location is clearly Sutton Coldfield station and the class 116 set TS520 (presumably 53905 + 59329 + 53826) was leaving to cross through the heart of Birmingham on its way to Redditch in Worcestershire. The driver's side of the cab has received a bit of a clout, probably in the crowded Tyseley depot. Peter Tandy.
10th July 1987
Set number: TS520
M53905 leads set TS520 into Warwick station on July 10, 1987. Malcolm Clements.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 1982
Set number: C315
Class 116 set C315 (W50905 and presumably 59363 + 50855) departs from Taffs Well station in early 1982, with Cardiff Central on the destination blind. A Class 117 sits in the platform, thought to be set C451 with 51380 visible. Michael Mensing.
Date: 29th September 1984
Set number: TS555
The 10.45am Cheltenham Spa - Swindon service awaits departure from Gloucester station on 29th September 1984. Formed of Tyseley set TS555, containing Class 116 power cars 53826 and 53905 and Class 127 centre car 59617. Michael Mensing.