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Vehicle 50918 / 53918

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

3w/e 17/05/58	New to	88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61	Depot code change	88B
Mar-62	Depot code change	88M
Sep-64	Transferred to	84A (Laira)
May-73	Depot code change	LA
3w/e 30/06/73	Transferred to	BR (Bristol Bath Road)
w/e 11/05/74	Transferred to	LA (Laira)
w/e 08/02/75	Transferred to	BR (Bristol Bath Road)
2w/e 10/05/75	Transferred to	LA (Laira)
3w/e 07/05/77	Transferred to	CF (Cardiff Canton)
w/e 30/12/78	Transferred to	LA (Laira)
16/05/82	Transferred to	CF (Cardiff Canton)
08/03/87	Withdrawn from	CF (Cardiff Canton)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50918 - original number
53918 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

4w/e 30/12/72 - Dual AWS fitted

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 02/12/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50865	59373	50918	As delivered to 88A - 3w/e 17/05/58
CAT348	50865	50918		Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car
	50865	59372	50918	Transfer to 84A - Sep-64
	50868	50918		Noted 19/08/67 - on Plymouth - Saltash shuttle, 50868 in green 50918 in blue with full yellow end
LA309	50868	59365	50918	New set number at 84A - circa Feb-70 - was LA307
	50868	59365	50918	Noted 12/08/70 - at Newton Abbot¹
LA309	50868	59365	50918	Listed at Laira - circa May-71
	50868	59365	50918	Noted 13/11/71 - on Laira depot²
P357	50868	59365	50918	Noted 30/06/1973 - at Newport³
	50868	59365	50918	Transfer to BR - 3w/e 30/06/73
	50868	59365	50918	Noted 01/07/1973 - at Bristol Temple Meads³
	50868	59365	50918	Noted 01/07/1973 - at Bristol Temple Meads³
	50868	59365	50918	Transfer to LA - w/e 11/05/74
	50868	59538	50918	Transfer to BR - w/e 08/02/75
	50868	59538	50918	Transfer to LA - 2w/e 10/05/75
P357	50868	59538	50918	Noted 27/08/75 - at Plymouth¹
P357	50868	59538	50918	Formation change - LA - circa Oct-75
P319	50868	59365	50918	Listed at LA - 01/05/1976
C319	50868	59365	50918	Noted 07/09/76 - at Newton Abbott¹
	50868	59365	50918	Transfer to CF - 3w/e 07/05/77
C319	50868	59365	50918	Noted 09/09/1977 - Cardiff Central⁴
C319	50868	59365	50918	Noted 16/12/1977 - Barry - all vehicles carrying LA depot labels⁴
C319	50868	59365	50918	Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
C319	50868	59365	50918	Noted 02/01/1978 - Cardiff Central⁴
P319	50868	59504	50918	Listed at LA - 03/03/80
P319	50868	59504	50918	Listed at LA - 01/03/81
C319	50868	59371	50918	Formation change - circa Aug-82 - may be running with centre car other than this official listing
C319	50868	59371	50918	Listed at CF - 15/12/1982
C319	53868	59371	53918	Listed at CF - 01/01/85
C319	53868	59371	53918	Noted 26/04/1986⁵
C319	53868	59371	53918	Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986

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

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Mount Gould, Plymouth Laira

23rd July 1975

Set number: P357

On 23 July 1975 DMU set P357 (W50918 and presumably W59538 + W50868) is seen passing through the washing plant at Mount Gould, Plymouth Laira. Stuart Mackay Collection.

15th June 1976

Set number: C319

Tue 15 Jun 1976 at 19:19. A 2-car Derby suburban dmu arrives at Coombe Jct with the 19:00 Looe-Liskeard. Set C319 consists of cars W50918 and W50868 - the set number is interesting as neither vehicle is recorded as having been allocated to Cardiff since 1964. Mr Deltic.

July 1976

Set number: C319

Two-car Class 116 set C319 (presumably 50918 + 50868) at Bere Alston on a Plymouth to Gunnislake service, July 1976. John Jarvis.

1977

Set number: C319

Class 116 set C319 (presumably 50918 + 59365 + 50868) at Exmouth in 1977. Walter Burt.

3rd February 1979

Set number: P319

Class 116 set P319 with W50918 at the front, presumably with 59504 + 50868, is seen in Dawlish station on February 3rd, 1979. It had been a Cardiff set two months before, and was refurbished in November 1978. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.

1981

Set number: P319

Set P319 is a Class 116 with a 117 centre car (presumably 50918 + 59504 + 50868) seen at Exeter in 1981. Michael Mensing.

3rd July 1981

Set number: P319

Class 116 set P319, presumably 50918 + 59504 + 50868) is seen at Calstock on the Gunnislake branch, 3/7/81. Steve Davies Collection.

4th August 1981

Set number: P319

P319 comprised 50918 and 50868 when seen at Newquay on 04/08/81. Shayne Lewis.

10th April 1982

Set number: P319

Class 116 set P319 (presumably 50918 + 59371 + 50868) at Barnstaple Junction on 10 April 1982. The following month the set was transferred to Cardiff where it remained until withdrawal. Rob Paterson.

24th April 1984

Set number: C319

British Rail 'Derby Suburban' set C319 (53918+59371+53868) is seen at the terminus station of Penarth waiting to depart north with train 2C83 the 11.30 to Merthyr Tydfil on 24/04/84. This station had become a single track branch from Cogan Junction after track rationalisation by British Rail which followed the closure of the section south from here via Sully to Cadoxton on 06/05/1968. The former down line track bed still being evident in the foreground. Adrian Nicholls.

21st July 1984

Set number: C319

A six-car DMU formation arrives into Cadoxton station on 21 July 1984. 53918 + 59371 + 53868 / 53086 + 59036 + 53128 are working the 10:19 Treherbet-Barry Island service. Stuart Mackay Collection.

29th July 1986

Set number: C319

Class 116 DMU set C319 (presumably 53918 + 59371 + 53868) in Barry station with the 17:13 Merthyr - Barry Island service on 29 July 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 14th July 1975

Set number: P357

DMU set P357, a Class 116 with a Class 101 centre car (W50868 + W59538 + W50918), arrives at Topsham on the former Southern Railway Exmouth branch with a train from Exeter St Davids on 14 July 1975. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 18th October 1975

Set number: P357

Saturday 18 October 1975, Barnstaple Junction. This 3-car Derby suburban dmu set P357 isn't all it seems, as the middle trailer is from a Metro-Cammell unit. Car numbers are W50868, W59538 and W50918. Mr Deltic.

Date: July 1979

Set number: P319

Two Class 116 sets at Torquay with a service bound for Exeter in July 1979. Closest is set P319 (and presumably DMBS 50868 + 59504 + 50918). John Jarvis.

Date: 13th July 1979

Set number: P319

P319 is seen arriving at Honiton, led by 50868 presumably with 59504 + 50918, with the evening Axminster to Exeter St. Davids. 13th July 1979. Neil Cannon.

Date: 19th March 1981

Set number: P319

Class 116 set P319 (W50868 closest, presumably with 59504 + 50918) on the 4.50pm Plymouth - Penzance service arriving into St. Budeaux on March 19, 1981. Michael Mensing.

Date: 29th December 1983

Set number: C319

Class 116 DMU set C319 (W53868 + W59371 + W53918) in Cardiff Bute Road station with a service for Coryton on 29 December 1983. Brian Daniels.

Date: 29th December 1983

Set number: C319

Class 116 DMU set C319 (W53868 + W59371 + W53918) in Coryton station with a service to/from Cardiff Bute Road on 29 December 1983. Brian Daniels.

Date: 1984

Set number: C319

Set C319 at Llanishen - W53868 closest, presumably with W59371 + W53918 - early in 1984. Michael Mensing.

Date: 21st July 1984

Set number: C302

The 12:05 Barry Island - Rhymney service arrives into Cadoxton station on 21 July 1984. Leading is C302 (53128 + 59036 + 53086) and C319 (53868 + 59371 + 53918) is on the rear. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Date: 20th September 1986

Set number: C319

Class 116 DMU set C319 (presumably 53868 + 59371 + 53918) departs from Lydney with the 13:10 Cardiff - Gloucester service on 20 September 1986. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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