Vehicle 50912 / 53912
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 19/04/58 | New to | 86C (Cardiff Canton) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88A | |
| by Jun-61 | Transferred to | 82B (Bristol Marsh Junction) | |
| 10/09/62 | Transferred to | 83D (Laira) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 84A | |
| 3w/e 01/02/64 | Transferred to | 2A (Tyseley) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | TS | |
| 4w/e 04/08/73 | Transferred to | ME (Marylebone) | |
| w/e 06/03/76 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 31/05/87 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50912 - original number
53912 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 03/09/1977 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50859 | 59367 | 50912 | As delivered to 86C - 3w/e 19/04/58 | ||||||
| CDF400 | 50859 | 59032 | 50912 | Listed at CDF - circa Sep-60 | |||||
| TY534 | 50859 | 59342 | 50912 | Noted circa Jun-69 | |||||
| TY534 | 50859 | 59342 | 50912 | Listed at 2A - 16/08/70 - At the time 50859 was noted running in set TY527 in place of 50053, and 50912 was in set TY502 in place of 50107. | |||||
| 50052 | 59002 | 50912 | Noted 05/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
| TY502 | 50861 | 59002 | 50912 | Listed at Tyseley - circa Sep-71 | |||||
| 50861 | 59002 | 50912 | Noted 02/10/1971 - at Birmingham New Street2 | ||||||
| 50861 | 59002 | 50912 | Transfer to ME - 4w/e 04/08/73 | ||||||
| 51664 | 59673 | 50912 | Noted 20/07/75 - on Marylebone depot3 | ||||||
| TS402 | 50861 | 50912 | Noted circa Apr-76 | ||||||
| TS502 | 50861 | 59002 | 50912 | Noted 14/12/76 - at Bury St Edmunds3 | |||||
| 50861 | 50912 | Noted 06/10/1977 - Oxford Reading area4 | |||||||
| TS502 | 50861 | 59002 | 50912 | Noted circa 01/19785 | |||||
| TS502 | 50861 | 59002 | 50912 | Listed at TS - 12/08/79 | |||||
| TS502 | 50861 | 59002 | 50912 | Noted circa 01/19815 | |||||
| TS502 | 50861 | 59002 | 50912 | Noted circa 10/19815 | |||||
| TS502 | 50861 | 59002 | 50912 | Noted circa 05/19825 | |||||
| TS502 | 50861 | 59002 | 50912 | Noted circa 09/19825 | |||||
| TS502 | 50861 | 59002 | 50912 | Listed at TS - Jan-83 | |||||
| TS502 | 53861 | 59002 | 53912 | Listed at TS - 14/07/83 | |||||
| TS502 | 53861 | 59597 | 53912 | Noted circa 10/19835 | |||||
| TS502 | 53861 | 59597 | 53912 | Noted circa 01/19845 | |||||
| TS502 | 53861 | 59597 | 53912 | Noted circa 10/19845 | |||||
| TS502 | 53861 | 59634 | 53912 | Noted 14/02/19855 | |||||
| TS502 | 53861 | 59634 | 53912 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Shayne Lewis
5: Eddie Knorn
Images:
September 1964
Set number: 334
Class 116 set 334 in unlined green livery is seen at Earlswood Lakes in September 1964. 50912 is at the front. Michael Mensing.
1977
Set number: TS502
In early 1977 Tyseley Class 116 DMU set TS502 (presumably 50912 + 59002 + 50861) is seen at Aston just after passing under Spaghetti Junction on its way to Four Oaks. Michael Mensing.
1978
Set number: TS502
A refurbished Class 116 set (TS502, presumably 50912 + 59002 + 50861) between Acocks Green and Tyseley in 1978. Michael Mensing.
Unknown date
A West Midland branded Class 116 DMU with DMS M50912 closest seen at Derby, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
1980
Set number: TS502
A Class 116 in refurbished livery on a Four Oaks working seen near University station in Birmingham during 1980. It appears to be set TS502, and so presumably 50912 + 59002 + 50861. Ian Docwra.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
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.
Date: 1969
DMU staff at work: the driver gets ready to start his Class 116 power car (his hand is on the stop solenoid). AEC engines on 116s were unusual, I believe only 50859-61 and 50912-4 had them from new. Taken somewhere in the Birmingham area, circa 1969. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: July 1976
Set number: TS502
Class 116 DMU set TS502 (presumably 50862 + 59002 + 50912) seen at Edgbaston in July 1976. Michael Mensing.
Date: April 1977
Set number: TS502
Tyseley Class 116 DMU set TS502 (50861 and presumably 59002 + 50912) at Cradley Heath in early April 1977. Michael Mensing.
Date: unknown
A Class 116 DMU with M50861 closest and M50912 at the far end departs from Derby, date unknown. Paul Redmond.
Date: 17th February 1982
Set number: TS503
This seems to be set TS503 on the left (and so 50118) and 50912 (TS502) on the right. At Birmingham Moor Street on 17-2-82. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.