Vehicle 59008
Class 116
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30212
Diagram: 555
Allocations
| May-57 | New to | 84E (Tyseley) | |
| 01/01/63 | Boundary change | 84E | transferred from WR to LMR stock |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2A | |
| w/e 03/08/68 | Transferred to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CW | |
| 08/08/82 | Withdrawn from | CW (Cricklewood) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50058 | 59008 | 50100 | As delivered to WR - May 1957 | ||||||
| 50058 | 59008 | 50100 | Noted 14th June 1957 - On exhibition at Birmingham (Snow Hill) | ||||||
| TYS324 | 50064 | 59008 | 50109 | Listed at Tyseley - circa Oct-60 | |||||
| 50071 | 59008 | 50106 | Noted 03/07/64 | ||||||
| 50870 | 59008 | 50102 | Noted 02/09/71 - at Barking1 | ||||||
| 50849 | 59008 | 50114 | Noted 11/11/1972 - Outer Circle Railtour 50849-59008-50114 + 50891-59348-50850 | ||||||
| 51130 | 59008 | 50100 | Noted 22/03/76 - at Kentish Town1 | ||||||
| 50840 | 59008 | 50106 | Noted 23/04/77 - on 14.02 Barking – Kentish Town and 14.44 Kentish Town – Barking2 | ||||||
| 50075 | 59008 | 50100 | 50101 | Noted 26/02/79 - on 06.05 St. Pancras – Luton2 | |||||
| 50075 | 59008 | 50893 | 50923 | Noted 06/10/81 - on 08.39 Cricklewood – St Pancras ECS2 | |||||
| 50870 | 59008 | 50114 | Noted 13/12/81 - on 2G12 16.30 St Pancras – Bedford2 | ||||||
| 50838 | 50893 | 59008 | 50903 | Noted circa 04/19823 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Phil Shatford
3: Eddie Knorn
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: early June 1962
Set number: 308
A Derby suburban triple set at Acocks Green during early June 1962. The DMBS W50071 is carrying set number 308 in the cab window so the other vehicles are presumably 59008 and 50106. Michael Mensing.