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Vehicle 59442


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-64 Transferred to 2A (Tyseley)
May-73Depot code changeTS
14/02/86 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
16/02/86 Stored S. - at Cathays
04/10/87 Reinstated TS (Tyseley)
07/11/91 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley) PXXZ

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 18/02/1977 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Parry, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51132 59442 51145 As delivered to 82B - 3w/e 31/08/58
50833 59442 50914 Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street1
TY536 50833 59442 50914 Noted circa Jun-69
TY536 50833 59442 50914 Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
TY536 50833 59442 50107 Listed at Tyseley - circa Sep-71
50833 59442 50107 Noted 02/10/1971 - at Birmingham New Street2
50833 59442 50107 Noted 26/10/71 - at Church Road, Edgbaston1
50833 59442 50107 Noted 14/07/1973 - at Birmingham New Street2
50833 59442 50107 Noted 25/05/1974 - at Birmingham New Street2
TY536 50833 59442 50107 Noted 08/09/76 - at Tyseley3
50833 59442 50107 Noted 12/09/1977 - at Solihull4
TS536 50833 59442 50107 Noted circa 01/19785
TS536 50833 59442 50107 Noted 16/02/1979 - at Birmingham New Street6
TS536 50833 59442 50107 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS536 50833 59442 50107 Noted circa 01/19815
TS536 50833 59442 50107 Noted circa 10/19815
TS536 50833 59442 50107 Noted circa 05/19825
TS536 50833 59442 50107 Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS506 53058 59442 53112 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS500 53061 59442 53092 Noted circa 10/19835
TS561 53063 59442 53903 Noted circa 06/19845
TS500 53061 59442 53092 Noted 04/08/19845
TS500 53061 59442 53092 Noted circa 03/19855
TS513 53077 59442 53120 Noted circa 05/19855
TS513 53077 59442 53120 Noted circa 11/19855
59442 Listed at WR - Summer 1986 - stored at Cardiff Cathays
C330 51128 59442 51141 Noted circa 08/19875
51858 59594 59442 53916 Noted 13/12/87 - on 14:00 Birmingham New Street - Birmingham New Street relief train via Perry Barr South Junction - Aston - Stechford7
T407 51858 59442 59594 53916 Noted 09/01/19885
T407 51858 59594 59442 53916 Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T407 51858 59594 59442 53916 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T407 51858 59594 59442 53916 Listed at TS - 01/12/89
T407 51858 59594 59442 53916 Noted circa 05/19905
51858 59594 59442 53916 Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot2
T407 51858 59442 59594 53916 Listed at TS - mid May-90
T407 51858 59594 59442 53916 Noted circa 06/19915
T407 51858 59442 59594 53916 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T407 51858 59442 59594 53916 Listed at TS - Aug-91

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

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Snailwell

3rd February 1992

Class 116 centre car W59442 at Snailwell on 3 February 1992. Nicholas Youngman.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: April 1971

Set number: TY536

In April 1971 Stratford upon Avon had a complete station as seen with this 116 dmu (set TY536, presumably 50107 + 59442 + 50833) waiting to leave on a service to Birmingham Moor Street. Note the disc signals which indicate what position the starter signals at the end of the platform are in. Stephen Burdett.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: TY536

A DMU formation at Wigston heading to Birmingham New Street circa mid-1970s. The Class 116 appears to be set TY536 (50833 + 59442 + 50914), the rear set appears to be a Class 120. Phillip Malin.

DMU

Date: 8th June 1977

Set number: TY536

Refurbished Class 116 set TY536 at Sutton Coldfield on June 8, 1977. DMS M50107 is closest, the other two vehicles are presumably 59442 + 50833. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: June 1978

Set number: TY536

A Four Oaks service at Five Ways in June 1978 formed of two refurbished Class 116 sets. Closest is TY536 / M50107, presumably with 59442 + 50833. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 1979

Set number: TY536

M50107 leads refurbished Class 116 set TY536, presumably with 59442 + 50833, in the Selly Oak - Bournville area in the Spring of 1979. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: TY536

Class 116 DMU set TY536 (presumably 50107 + 59442 + 50833) on a Longbridge service heads down to the tunnel that will pass under Birmingham Moor Street station (seen above the front of the train) and take it to New Street. Date unknown. Ian Dinmore/railarchive.org.uk.

DMU

Date: 3rd August 1985

Set number: TS513

The non-too common sight of a Tyseley allocated Derby built Class 116 Suburban three-car DMU (M53120, M59442 & M53077) at Bamber Bridge with a Colne to Preston service on August 3rd 1985. With its Tyseley Depot board in the cab window (TS513), it would appear that the unit had been temporarily allocated to Newton Heath Depot to cover a shortage of DMU sets. Martyn Hilbert.

DMU

Date: 28th January 1989

Set number: T407

Class 115, Tyseley set T407, (51858 nearest + presumably 127 and 116 vehicles 59594 + 59442 + 53916) on a Cross City Line service to Blake Street, at Birmingham New Street on 28th January 1989. David Slack.

DMU

Date: 6th May 1990

Set number: 407

In conjunction with the nearby Bescot open day on 6th May 1990 a series of DMU shuttles ran, this is a Tyseley allocated 4 car Derby Suburban DMU set T407 on the freight only spur between Darlaston Junction and Pleck Junction returning to Walsall with one of the shuttles. The vehicles are presumably 53916 + 59442 + 59594 + 51858, classes 116/116/127/115. Andrew J Crowther.

DMU

Date: 28th September 1990

Set number: T407

Departing Droitwich Spa on 28 September 1990 is Tyseley-based set T407 with the 11.03 Great Malvern-Birmingham New Street. Class 115 DMBS 51858 was the leading car, the others are presumably 59594 + 59442 + 53916. Lewis Bevan.

DMU

Date: 26th July 1991

Set number: T407

Class 115 DMBS no. 51858 on the rear of Tyseley's set T407 formed 51858 - 59594 - 59442 - 53916 (class 115, class 127, class 116, class 116). Threading out of Birmingham New Street under a yellow signal aspect, heading for Redditch on 26/Jul/1991. Robert Chilton.