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Vehicle 51146


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: 30447
Diagram: 554

Allocations

3w/e 31/08/58 New to 82B (Bristol Marsh Junction)
3w/e 01/02/64 Transferred to 2A (Tyseley)
May-73Depot code changeTS
16/03/94 Transferred to HQ (Headquarters) RFXX
Mar-94 Withdrawn

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51133 59443 51146 As delivered to 82B - 3w/e 31/08/58
BL305 51133 59443 51146 Listed at BL - circa Sep-60
51133 59443 51146 Noted 01/04/69 - at Tyseley1
TY539 51133 59443 51146 Listed at 2A - 16/08/70
51133 59443 51146 Noted 05/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street1
51133 59443 51146 Noted 06/11/70 - at Birmingham New Street1
51133 59443 51146 Noted 02/10/1971 - at Birmingham New Street2
51133 59443 51146 Noted 14/07/1973 - at Worcester Shrub Hill2
51133 59443 51146 Noted 30/05/1974 - at Birmingham New Street2
TY539 51131 59443 51146 Noted 03/09/74 - at Cardiff3
TS539 51133 59443 51146 Noted 20/06/76 - on Tyseley depot
51133 59443 51146 Noted 08/09/76 - in Birmingham New Street3
TS539 51133 59443 51146 Noted 09/04/77 - at Ely3
TS539 51133 59443 51146 Noted circa 01/19784
51133 59443 51146 Noted 04/01/78
TS521 51112 59336 51146 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS521 51112 59336 51146 Noted circa 01/19814
TS560 50063 59443 51146 Noted circa 10/19814
TS560 51133 59443 51146 Noted circa 09/19824
TS560 51133 59443 51146 Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS560 51133 59443 51146 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
51133 59570 51146 Noted 30/12/83
51133 59570 51146 Noted 30/12/1983 - BR West Midlands Runabout No2 Railtour 53323-59129-53307 + 51133-59570-51143
TS602 51133 59570 51146 Noted circa 01/19844
TS602 51133 59570 51146 Noted circa 08/19844
TS602 51133 59570 51146 Listed at TS - May-85
TS602 51133 59570 51146 Noted circa 02/19864
TS602 51133 59570 51146 Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS628 53053 59614 51146 Noted 16/08/86 - at Norwich3
TS628 53053 59614 51146 Formation change - TS - circa Oct-86 - 51146 (ex-TS602) replaces 53886 (to TS602)
TS628 53053 59614 51146 Noted 05/03/19874
TS628 53053 59614 51146 Noted circa 04/19874
T402 51851 59658 59614 51146 Noted 27/06/19874
T402 51851 59658 59614 51146 Listed at TS - Jul-87
T417 51877 59444 59603 51146 Formation change - TS - 2w/e 13/03/88 - 51146 (ex-T402) replaced 53893 (to T402)
T402 51851 59658 59614 51146 Formation change - TS - circa Apr-88 - 53893 (to T417) replaced by 51146 (ex-T417)
T402 51851 59658 59614 51146 Listed at Tyseley - 7th April 1988
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Noted circa 05/19884
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Noted 13/09/88 - at Blaenau Ffestiniog
T402 51851 59658 59614 51146 Listed at TS - 01/09/89
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Listed at TS - 01/12/89
51861 59614 59658 51146 Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot2
51851 59614 59658 51146 Noted 06/05/1990 - at Tyseley depot2
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Listed at TS - mid May-90
T402 51851 59614 59753 51146 Noted circa 10/19904
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Noted circa 12/19904
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Noted 08/04/91 - at Wolverhampton5
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Noted 18/05/19914
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Listed at TS - Jul-91
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Listed at TS - Aug-91
51851 51146 Noted 03/11/91 - On 17:23 Leicester - Birmingham New Street6
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Listed at TS - Dec-91
51851 59614 59658 51146 Noted 14/12/917
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Listed at TS - 02/07/92
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Noted 06/08/92 - on 13:23 Redditch - Lichfield City
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Noted circa 09/19924
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Listed at TS - 24/09/92
51851 51146 Noted 30/10/92 - On 18:28 Longbridge - Lichfield TV6
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Listed at TS - November 1992
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Listed at TS - 10/12/92
51851 51146 Noted 10/12/92 - On 15:23 Redditch - Birmingham New Street6
T402 51851 59614 59658 51146 Noted 07/04/93 - on 10:54 Redditch to Birmingham New Street
T352 51851 53124 51146 Listed at TS - November 1993

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Aaron Calder
6: David Bellamy
7: Graeme Phillips

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Bristol Temple Meads

Unknown date

A Derby suburban triple DMU in Bristol Temple Meads, date unknown. W51146 is closest, its partners are presumably W59443 + W51133. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 116 DMU at Yardley Wood

mid-1975

Set number: TY539

Class 116 DMU set TY539 (M51146 and presumably 59443 + 51133) arriving into Yardley Wood station with a Henley-in-Arden service in mid-1975. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Tyseley

20th June 1976

Set number: TS539

Tyseley set TS 539 - formed of 51146 59443 51133 - sits in its home depot on 20 June 1976. Robert Frise.

Class 116 DMU at Tyseley

9th June 1980

Set number: TS521

Class 116 DMS 51146 leads set TS21 at Tyseley on 9 July 1980. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 116 DMU at Birmingham New Street

12th March 1981

The driver makes a dash for the cab of M51146 on a rainy day in Birmingham New Street - March 12, 1981. Steve Jones.

Class 116 DMU at Blaenau Ffestiniog

13th September 1988

Set number: T402

Hybrid formation DMU at Blaenau Ffestiniog on 13-9-88, Tyseley set TY T402 which comprised of: 51146 (Class 116) + 59658 (Class 115) + 59614 (Class 127) + 51851 (Class 115). On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

Class 116 DMU at Curzon Street

6th August 1992

Set number: T402

T402 (51146 + 59658 + 59614 + 51851) at Curzon St with the 13:23 Redditch - Lichfield City, 6th August 1992. Gazza Prescott.

Class 116 DMU at Northfield

2nd January 1993

Set number: T402

51146 - 59658 - 59614 - 51851 (T402) at Northfield on the 17:23 Redditch - New Street, 2nd January 1993. Gazza Prescott.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa 1985

Set number: TS602

A nine-car formation passing Peartree (Derby), circa 1985/6. Leading is set TS602 which has Class 116 power cars and a Met-Camm centre car (presumably 51133 + 59570 + 51146), followed by a Class 120 with Met-Camm centre car, and a 3-car Class 120. Ian Francis.

DMU

Date: 6th September 1985

Set number: TS602

The 17.38 from Birmingham Moor Street seen after arrival at Stratford-upon-Avon on 6 September 1985. Set TS602 is presumably formed 51133/59570/51146 and it appears there could be another vehicle on the rear. Robert28194.

DMU

Date: 13th June 1987

M53895 + M59527 + M53842 + M51146 seen at Ely North Junction, June 13, 1987. Class 101 middle cars were often used on Tyseley sets. Nicholas Youngman.

DMU

Date: 13th September 1988

Set number: TY402

Class 115 TS 59658 and Class 116 DMBS 51146 on the rear of TY402 set emerging from Blaneau tunnel with a Down service, 13-9-88. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 13th September 1988

Set number: T402

Ffestiniog and British Railways trains in Blaenau Ffestiniog station on 13-9-88. Class 127 TSL 59614 on right (and 59658 + 51146) as part of the 10.46 ex-Llandudno on right, 12.15 to Porthmadog Harbour on left. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.

DMU

Date: 1992

Set number: 012

55032 is working with T402 (presumably 51851 + 59614 + 59658 + 51146) when seen at Aston working the 12:28 Longbridge - Lichfield City. It was added to provide extra power, the 115 having a failed engine. Sometime in 1992. Gazza Prescott.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: T402

Tyseley set T402 at Skegness; date unknown. It is presumably 51851 + 59658 + 59614 + 51146. David Faircloth.

DMU

Date: 7th April 1993

Set number: T402

T402 formed M51851 + M59614 + M59658 + M51146 (that's a 115/127/115/116 hybrid!) at Redditch on the 10:54 to New Street, 7-4-93. Kevin Dowd.