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Vehicle 59440


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

3w/e 31/08/58 New to 82B (Bristol Marsh Junction)
Jan-61 Transferred to 84E (Tyseley)
by Jun-61 Transferred to 82B (Bristol Marsh Junction)
Jan-64 Transferred to 2A (Tyseley)
May-73Depot code changeTS
Mar-75 On loan to CW (Cricklewood)
w/e 12/11/75 Transferred to CW (Cricklewood)
w/e 05/11/76 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
circa Jul-84 Stored S. TS (Tyseley)
circa Sep-85 Stored U. TS (Tyseley)
22/03/87 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley)

Notes

circa Feb-86 - Stored location: LJ Llandudno Junction for 59326, 59342, 59440, 59623 and 59641.

Disposal

Scrapped by Texas Metals, on location at Tyseley depot

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51130 59440 51143 As delivered to 82B - 3w/e 31/08/58
51130 59440 51143 Transfer to 84E - Jan-61
51130 59440 51143 Listed at BL - circa Jun-61
TY537 51130 59440 50108 Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
51130 59440 50108 Noted 24/03/73 - in Birmingham New Street1
51130 59440 50108 Noted 14/07/1973 - at Birmingham New Street2
51130 59440 50108 Noted 25/05/1974 - at Kidderminster2
TY537 51130 59440 50108 Noted 05/09/74 - in Birmingham New Street3
TS537 51130 59440 50108 Noted circa 01/19784
TS537 51130 59440 50108 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS537 51130 59440 50108 Noted circa 01/19814
TS522 50078 59440 50109 Noted circa 03/19824
TS522 50078 59440 50109 Noted circa 09/19824
TS522 50078 59440 50109 Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS522 53078 59440 53109 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS522 53078 59440 53109 Noted circa 09/19834

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

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Tyseley TMD

14th February 1987

Class 116 centre car M59440 at Tyseley TMD on the 14th February 1987. Amongst the other DMU vehicles are two Class 108 driver trailers, the closest being 54223. S Gaskell.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: July 1983

Set number: TS522

Tyseley Class 116 set TS522 (presumably 53109 + 59440 + 53078) waits to depart from Redditch station for Birmingham New Street in July 1983. John Crooks.