Vehicle 59439

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Class 116

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30448
Diagram: 555

Allocations

Aug-58	New to	82B (Bristol Marsh Junction)
Sep-63	Transferred to	84A (Laira)
Dec-63	Transferred to	2A (Tyseley)
May-73	Depot code change	TS
06/10/74	On loan to	RG (Reading)
04/05/75	Ex-loan back to	TS (Tyseley)
14/02/86	Transferred to	CF (Cardiff Canton)
16/02/86	Stored S.	Cathays
01/12/87	Withdrawn

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 24/02/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Goldpawn Limited, on location at Margam Yard

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	51129	59439	51142						As delivered to 82B - August 1958
BL301	51129	59439	51142						Listed at Bristol - circa Sep-60
	51129	59439	51142						Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street1
TY533	51129	59439	51142						Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
	51129	59439	51142						Noted 05/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street1
	51129	59439	51142						Noted 02/10/1971 - at Tyseley2
	51129	59439	51142						Noted 25/09/72 - in Birmingham New Street1
	51129	59439	51142						Noted 14/07/1973 - at Birmingham New Street2
TY533	51129	59439	51142						Noted 06/07/74 - on 1511 Leamington-Birmingham Moor St
	51129	59439	51142						Transfer to RG - w/e 12/10/74 - on loan from TS
L371	51129	59439	51142						Noted 30/04/75 - at Royal Oak3
	51129	59439	51142						Transfer to TS - 04/05/75 - from WR
	51129	59439	51142						Noted 03/06/1975 - at Solihull4
	51129	59439	51142						Noted 11/12/1975 - at Solihull4
	51129	59439	51142						Noted 17/07/76 - on 1730 Nottingham-Birmingham New Street
	51129	59439	51142						Noted 26/06/77 - on 2G76 1353 Leicester-Birmingham New Street and 2F76 1528 Birmingham New Street-Leicester
TS533	51129	59439	51142						Noted circa 01/19785
TS533	51129	59439	51142						Noted 25/06/1978 - Birmingham New Street6
TS533	51129	59439	51142						Noted 11/03/1979 - Tyseley6
TS533	51129	59439	51142						Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS533	51129	59439	51142						Noted circa 01/19815
TS533	51129	59439	51142						Noted circa 10/19815
TS533	51129	59439	51142						Noted circa 05/19825
TS533	51129	59439	51142						Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS533	51129	59439	51142						Noted 19/02/1983 - on Tyseley depot6
TS533	51129	59439	51142						Noted 14/04/1983 - at Birmingham New Street6
TS533	51129	59439	51142						Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS543	55005	59439	53114						Noted circa 10/19835
TS543	53870	59439	53114						Noted circa 11/19835
TS543	53870	59439	53114						Noted 18/11/1983 - at Birmingham New Street6
TS543	53079	59439	53114						Noted circa 04/19845
TS543	53079	59439	53114						Noted circa 10/19845
TS543	53079	59439	53114						Noted 29/12/1984 - at Birmingham New Street 6
TS531	53052	59439	53914						Formation change - TS - Aug-85 - 59439 (ex-spare) replaced 59757 (now spare)
TS531	53052	59439	53914						Noted circa 09/19855

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Peter Wallwork
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Lumley

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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

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Date: July 1974

Set number: TY533

Two Derby suburban three-car sets head for Lichfield City away from Wylde Green station in July 1974. At the front is set TY533, led by 51142 and presumably with 59439 + 51129. Michael Mensing.

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Date: October 1980

A Class 116 DMU (M51129 + M59439 and presumably M51142) in Birmingham New Street in October 1980. Brian Daniels.

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Date: 11th August 1984

Set number: TS543

Tyseley based DMU set TS543 (53079 + 59439 + 53114) waits to depart Birmingham Moor Street on 11/08/84 with train 2H57 the 13.30 to Leamington Spa while in the background set TS517 is in charge of train 2H67 the 13.40 to Shirley. When this shot was taken the former carriage sidings and Snow Hill line to the right was just waste land covered in vegetation and Moor Street station consisted of just the three terminus platforms. Adrian Nicholls.