Class 116s
Pictures of Class 116 vehicles. These are split into different types / batches as below: |
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Batch One (1957) |
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Batch Two
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Batch Three (1958) |
51128 - 51140 |
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| 51128 |  |
Left: Set C330 displaying its oval buffers at Coryton 4/3/82. Right: again at Coryton Halt, Cardiff, in 1983. Nicky Reason. |
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Left: At Cardiff Central in 1987. Shayne Lewis. Right: Class 116 set C390 W51128 and W51141 leave Bath Spa on the 12:06 Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth on a journey for the strong bladdered! 24/9/88. P.J. Evans |
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Now as C391, at Radyr with the 15:15 to Coryton, 4th September 1991. Gazza Prescott. |
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51129 - 53168 (T056) at Rugby after arrival with 1720 ex- Stoke, 7/11/92. Gazza Prescott |
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| 51130 |  |
TS624 at Buxton, 13/10/85. Chris Lings |
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| 51131 |  |
51131-59609-51331 (T326) at Lichfield TV, 13:30 to New St, 23rd January 1993. Gazza Prescott |
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For pictures of 51131 in preservation click here |
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| 51132 |  |
Left: Ex-works at Swindon in June 1983. Mike Cooper. Right: C331 at Cardiff Central, 8th May 1987, working the 17:27 to Bargoed. Shayne Lewis. |
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Now as C391 at Treherbert with the 21:12 to Penarth, 9th June 1989. Gazza Prescott |
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| 51133 |  |
Left: M51133 (T331) is on loan to CF for a Rugby Saturday. Undated. Right: Ex-West Midland cars 51133/51136 posing as C391 at Queen St 6/1/90. The real C391 had temporarily been renumbered in the C90x series as a three car Go-Faster set. Both Mac Winfield
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51133-51152 (C389) at Penarth on 1345 Rhymney, 23rd September 1991. Gazza Prescott |
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| 51134 |  |
Left: Set C332 sits at Cardiff Central in 1987. Shayne Lewis. Right: Now as C392, 51134 leads 2-car C392 with 51147 into Cardiff Central on 3/1/89. Norman Cross |
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Left: seen at Merthyr Taa with the 15:07 to Penarth, 23rd January 1992. The centre car is 59387 (Class 108). Gazza Prescott. Right: 51134 brings up the rear of the Cardiff Valleys Farewell Tour and is pictured in the Garw Valley on 26/9/92. Mac Winfield. |
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C392 again heads for Neath on the same day, 26/9/92. Mac Winfield. |
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Left: W51135 was part of C333 at Merthyr Tydfil, forming the 18:22 to Cardiff, Wednesday 16th July 1986. PJ Evans Right: 116s C332 and C333 (51135) stand at Queen St, during 1987. Mac Winfield |
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Set C393 in Bargoed Headshunt, after arriving with the 13:04 from Barry Island. 12th May 1990. Gazza Prescott |
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51136-52059 (C397) arrives Llanbradach working 09:50 Bargoed-Barry Island, 28/4/90. Gazza Prescott |
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| 51138 |  |
51138-59611-53101 (T320) at Five Ways
with the 16:14 New St. - Longbridge on the 6th August
1992. Gazza Prescott. Right: Class 116 DMBS
51138 leading set T405, formed as a three-car with TSL
59611 (Cl.127) and DMS 53897, seen at Birmingham New
Street on Sunday 29 November 1992, the last advertised day
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"Myself and Eddie Knorn travelled up to Birmingham for the last advertised day of first generation DMU services on the Cross City Line, where great things were expected. Unfortunately on the day, many of the services were in the hands of 'Centro' liveried 150s. Here Class 116 DMBS 51138, set T405, and Class 117 DMS 51412, set T307, are seen at Birmingham New Street on the final day, Sunday 29 November 1992." Robert Chilton |
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For pictures of 51138 in preservation click here |
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| 51139 |  |
Left: C334 (51139/59033/51152) at Caerphilly c1987. Mac Winfield. Right: Now renumbered C394, at Queen Street 6/1/90. Mac Winfield. |
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51139-51152 (C394) at Cardiff Central with 13:55 to Chepstow, 14th Feb. 1990. Gazza Prescott |
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Left: As part of set C335, 51141 sits in Cardiff Central in 1987. Shayne Lewis. Right: Now as C395, at Coryton with the 11:30 to Bute Road, 4th September 1991. Gazza Prescott. |
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51140 heads the Cardiff Valleys Farewell 116 tour at Pontycymer in the Garw Valley 26/9/92, formed of C395 & C392. Mac Winfield. |
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