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Vehicle 50898 / 53898


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: 30364
Diagram: 554

Allocations

w/e 01/02/58 New to 88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61Depot code change88B
Mar-62Depot code change88M
Sep-64 Transferred to 84A (Laira)
Dec-66 Transferred to 86A (Cardiff Canton)
w/e 06/05/72 Transferred to 81D (Reading)
18/06/72 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
May-73Depot code changeHN
23/04/77 Transferred to SF (Stratford)
11/05/86 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
25/02/87 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
14/06/87 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley)

Notes

5th September 1986 - Still with 'E' prefix

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50898 - original number
53898 - from 14/04/83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50845 59353 50898 As delivered to WR - w/e 01/02/58
CAT324 50845 50898 Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car
50845 59353 50898 Transfer to 84A - Sep-64
50845 59353 50898 Noted 30/10/70 - at Cardiff1
50845 59353 50898 Noted 06/11/70 - at Cardiff1
CTN315 50845 59353 50898 Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
50845 59353 50898 Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport2
50845 59353 50898 Transfer to 81D - w/e 06/05/72
50845 59353 50898 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2
50845 59353 50898 Noted 31/12/75 - in Glasgow Central1
50845 59353 50898 Transfer to SF - 23/04/77
50844 59353 50898 Noted 09/09/77
50845 59335 50898 Noted 02/06/1979 - R.C.T.S London and Thames Haven Railtour
53845 59375 53898 Noted circa 01/19843
53845 59375 53898 Noted 29th May 1986
116397 53845 59375 53898 Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986
397 53845 59375 53898 Listed at Ayr - August 1986
53845 59375 53898 Noted 28th August 1986
53845 59375 53898 Noted 5th September 1986
53845 59375 53898 Noted 11/10/1986 - at Edinburgh Waverley3
53093 59115 53898 Noted 20/06/87 - at Norwich4

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

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Stratford depot

Unknown date

Class 116 DMS E50898 on Stratford depot, date unknown. Paul Redmond.

Class 116 DMU at Doncaster

3rd December 1978

Class 116 50898 is seen at Doncaster on 3/12/78. Malcolm Clements.

Class 116 DMU at Southminster

10th April 1979

A Class 116 at Southminster on 10 April 1979. E50898 closest waiting to depart back to Wickford. Alistair Ness.

Class 116 DMU at Southminster

10th April 1979

Class 116 E50898 at Southminster on 10 April 1979 - the branch before electrification. Alistair Ness.

Class 116 DMU at Stratford Low Level

2nd June 1979

A Class 116 DMU on the RCTS London and Thames Haven Railtour at Stratford Low Level on 2 June 1979. Closest is E50898, the centre car is E59335 and the rear car is noted on the Six Bells Junction website as being E50845. Alistair Ness.

Class 116 DMU at North Woolwich

2nd June 1979

The RCTS London and Thames Haven railtour at North Woolwich on 2 June 1979. 50898 is visible. Alistair Ness.

Class 116 DMU at Thames Haven

2nd June 1979

The RCTS London and Thames Haven railtour at Thames Haven on 2 June 1979 with 50898 visible. Alistair Ness.

Class 116 DMU at Ilford

circa September 1980

Class 116 DMS E50898 leads a DMU formation into Ilford. The slide process date was November 1980, but the trees suggest this was a few months before. The next two vehicles are Class 104s, the TBLS being E59225 transferred from Norwich to Stratford in early August that year. On the rear is a Cravens set. Stuart Mackay Collection.