Vehicle 50065 / 53065
Class 116
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: High Density
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Engines: Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30211
Diagram: 553
Allocations
| Jun-57 | New to | 84E (Tyseley) | |
| 01/01/63 | Boundary change | 84E | transferred from WR to LMR stock |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2A | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | TS | |
| 12/03/88 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50065 - original number
53065 - from Jul-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 18/06/1976 released in white/blue stripe liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50065 | 59015 | 50107 | As delivered to WR - June 1957 | ||||||
| TYS301 | 50065 | 59028 | 50101 | Listed at Tyseley - circa Oct-60 | |||||
| 50065 | 59005 | 50102 | Noted 01/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
| 50065 | 59005 | 50094 | Noted 20/11/69 - at Stratford-upon-Avon1 | ||||||
| TY505 | 50065 | 59005 | 50094 | Listed at 2A - 16/08/70 | |||||
| 50065 | 59005 | 50094 | Noted 05/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
| 50065 | 59005 | 50094 | Noted 26/10/71 - at Church Road, Edgbaston1 | ||||||
| 50065 | 59005 | 50094 | Noted 02/03/73 - in Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
| 50065 | 59005 | 50094 | Noted 14/07/1973 - at Birmingham New Street2 | ||||||
| 50065 | 59005 | 50094 | Noted 08/09/76 - on Soho depot, DMBS not noted but probably 500653 | ||||||
| TS505 | 50065 | 59005 | 50094 | Noted circa 01/19784 | |||||
| TS505 | 50065 | 59005 | 50094 | Noted 10/02/1979 - at Birmingham New Street5 | |||||
| TS505 | 50065 | 59005 | 50094 | Listed at TS - 12/08/79 | |||||
| TS505 | 50065 | 59005 | 50094 | Noted circa 01/19814 | |||||
| TS505 | 50065 | 59005 | 50094 | Noted circa 08/19814 | |||||
| TS505 | 50065 | 59005 | 50094 | Noted circa 10/19814 | |||||
| TS505 | 50065 | 59005 | 50094 | Noted circa 09/19824 | |||||
| TS505 | 50065 | 59595 | 50094 | Listed at TS - Jan-83 | |||||
| TS505 | 53065 | 59595 | 53094 | Listed at TS - 14/07/83 | |||||
| 53065 | 59595 | 53094 | Noted 10/09/1983 - 53821-59333-53875 + 53094-59595-53065 1255 Bewdley-Birmingham NS Special | ||||||
| TS505 | 53065 | 59595 | 53094 | Noted circa 10/19834 | |||||
| TS505 | 53065 | 59643 | 53094 | Noted circa 04/19844 | |||||
| TS505 | 53065 | 59643 | 53094 | Noted circa 06/19844 | |||||
| TS505 | 53065 | 59590 | 53094 | Noted circa 10/19844 | |||||
| TS505 | 53065 | 59638 | 53094 | Noted circa 10/19844 | |||||
| TS505 | 53065 | 59638 | 53094 | Noted circa 12/19844 | |||||
| TS505 | 53065 | 59638 | 53094 | Noted circa 02/19864 | |||||
| TS505 | 53065 | 59638 | 53094 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 | |||||
| TS505 | 53065 | 59638 | 53094 | Noted 27/06/19874 | |||||
| T505 | 53065 | 59638 | 53094 | Listed at TS - Jul-87 | |||||
| TS505 | 53065 | 59638 | 53094 | Noted 24/07/19874 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Shayne Lewis
Images:
25th September 1960
W50065 sits at the front of a Derby suburban set in St Malvern station on September 25, 1960, Michael Mensing.
26th June 1976
A freshly refurbished Class 116 DMU outside Swindon Works on 26 June 1976. The vehicles are thought to be 50065 + 59005 + 50094 which form Tyseley set TS505. Nicholas T Smith.
September 1976
Set number: TS505
Refurbished Class 116 set TS505 (presumably 50065 + 59005 + 50094) at Dungay in early September 1976 heading for Birmingham Moor Street. Michael Mensing.
1977
Set number: TS505
M50065 leads refurbished set TS505 when seen at St Andrews in mid-1977. Michael Mensing.
August 1978
Set number: TS505
Refurbished Class 116 set TS05 led by 50065 (and presumably with 59005 + 50094) seen at Small Heath Bridge in August 1978. Michael Mensing.
1st October 1979
A Class 116 DMU set led by M50065 arrives into Worcester Shrub Hill on 01/10/79. Steve Jones.
1st October 1979
A Class 116 set with M50065 closest at Worcester Shrub Hill on 01/10/79. Steve Jones.
1st October 1979
Set number: TS505
Class 116 set TS505 (50065 closest) at Stourbridge Junction on 1/10/79. Steve Jones.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: May 1974
Set number: TY505
Tyseley Class 116 set TY505 (presumably M50094 + M59005 + M50065) at Coleshill in May 1974 with Birmingham New Street on the destination blind. Michael Mensing.
Date: 14th May 1975
Set number: TY505
M50094 is at the front of Class 116 DMU set TY505 seen at Gravelly Hill working a Kidderminster service on 14 May 1975. The other two vehicles are presumably M59005 + M50065. Michael Mensing.
Date: 12th July 1976
Set number: TS505
Freshly refurbished Class 116 DMU set TS505 (presumably 50094 + 59005 + 50065) seen in Small Heath station on 12 July 1976. Michael Mensing.
Date: June 1977
Set number: TS505
A service heading for Kidderminster is seen at Sutton Coldfield in June 1977, formed of refurbished Class 116 set TS505 (M50094 and presumably M59005 + M50065). Michael Mensing.