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Vehicle 50869 / 53869


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: 30363
Diagram: 553

Allocations

2w/e 12/07/58 New to 88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61Depot code change88B
Mar-62Depot code change88M
Dec-64 Transferred to 86A (Cardiff Canton)
06/05/73Depot code changeCF
06/09/87 Transferred to NH (Newton Heath)
08/03/89 Withdrawn from NH (Newton Heath)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50869 - original number
53869 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 21/05/1976 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50869 50922 As delivered to 88A - 2w/e 12/07/58
CAT354 50869 50922 Listed at CAT - circa Sep-60
CAT354 50869 50922 Listed at CAT - Jul-62
CTN406 50869 59035 50922 Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
50869 59035 50922 Noted 25/08/1971 - at Cardiff1
C309 50869 59035 50922 Noted 06/09/73 - on Cardiff Canton depot2
50869 59035 50922 Noted 26/08/74 - at Cardiff1
C309 50869 59035 50922 Noted 03/09/74 - at Cardiff2
C309 50869 59035 50922 Noted 12/07/75 - on 2B60 1715 Cardiff-Highbridge
50869 59528 50922 Noted circa 1976 - at Alston sidings, Cheltenham
C320 50869 59035 50922 Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
C320 50869 59035 50922 Noted 09/11/1977 - Cardiff Central3
C320 50869 59035 50922 Noted 15/12/1977 - Cardiff Central3
C320 50869 59035 50922 Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
C320 50869 59035 50922 Listed at CF - 03/03/80
C320 50869 59035 50922 Listed at CF - 15/12/1982
C320 53869 59035 53922 Noted circa 09/19834
C320 53869 59035 53922 Listed at CF - 01/01/85
C320 53869 59035 53922 Noted 26/04/19864
C320 53869 59035 53922 Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986
C320 53869 59035 53922 Noted 05/06/19864
C320 53869 59035 53922 Noted 03/05/87 - in Cardiff Central at 17:00
C320 53869 59035 53922 Listed at CF - Aug-87
53869 59035 53922 Noted October 1987
N359 53869 59035 53922 Listed at NH - May-88
N624 53869 54408 Listed at NH - May-88
N624 53869 54408 Noted circa Jul-88
N359 53869 53922 Noted circa 11/19884

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Shayne Lewis
4: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Taffs Well

circa 1975

Set number: C309

Class 116 DMU set C309 (presumably 50869 + 59035 + 50922) departs from Taffs Well circa 1975. Tony Watson.

Class 116 DMU at Treherbert

circa 1975

Set number: C309

Class 116 DMU set C309 (presumably 50869 + 59035 + 50922) in Treherbert station circa 1975. Tony Watson.

Class 116 DMU at Treherbert

circa 1975

Set number: C309

Class 116 DMU set C309 (presumably 50869 + 59035 + 50922) in Treherbert station circa 1975. Tony Watson.

Class 116 DMU at Treherbert

circa 1975

Set number: C309

A Class 116 DMU in Treherbert station circa 1975, probably set C309 (50869 + 59035 + 50922). Tony Watson.

Class 116 DMU at Treherbert

circa 1975

Set number: C309

Class 116 DMU set C309 (presumably 50869 + 59035 + 50922) in Treherbert station circa 1975. Tony Watson.

Class 116 DMU at Merthyr

27th May 1975

Set number: C309

Class 116 unit C309 comprising 50869 + 59035 + 50922 at Merthyr, 27 May 1975. David Clegg.

Class 116 DMU at Alston sidings, Cheltenham

circa 1976

Class 116 DMBS W50869 with Class 101 TCL 59528 behind in Alston sidings, Cheltenham. Date unknown, but circa 1975 to 1977. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 116 DMU at Cardiff Central

12th March 1976

Set number: C320

According to my scant notes from this day in 1976 (March 12th), I took a TP photo of DMU C320 (presumably 50869 + 59035 + 50922) at Cardiff Central (looking east). Though the details are lacking, It's a captured moment, despite the grainy Kodak plus-X film and my shoddy development of it! Arnie Furniss.

Class 116 DMU at Taff Wells

11th April 1979

Set number: C320

A Treherbert bound class 116 DMU (set C320, presumably 50869 + 59035 + 50922) approaches Taffs Well on an inclement 11th April 1979. Stephen Burdett.

Class 116 DMU at Treherbert

15th May 1979

Set number: C320

Refurbished Class 116 DMU set C320 stabled in the sidings at Treherbert on 15 May 1979. W50869 is closest, the other two vehicles are presumably 59035 + 50922. Robert Thomas.

Class 116 DMU at Skewen

8th April 1982

Set number: C320

Class 116 DMBS W50869 is the rear vehicle in this six-car DMU formation seen at Skewen with an up passenger working on 8 April 1982. The far set is a Cross-Country unit, identifiable by the buffet extractor van on the centre car roof. Robert Thomas.

Class 116 DMU at Ystrad Mynach

1984

Set number: C320

Class 116 set C320 (53869 and presumably 59035 + 53922) seen at Ystrad Mynach in 1984. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Caerphilly

1984

Set number: C320

Class 116 set C320 (presumably 53869 + 59035 + 53922) at Caerphilly in early 1984. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Rhymney

11th April 1986

Set number: C320

Class 116 set C320 at Rhymney on April 11 1986 presumably formed 53869 + 59035 + 53922. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 116 DMU at Coryton

11th April 1986

Set number: C320

Class 116 set C320 at Coryton on April 11 1986 presumably formed 53869 + 59035 + 53922. Jonathan Hazan.

Class 116 DMU at Chepstow

September 1986

Set number: C320

BR (Derby) Suburban 3-car dmu Class 116 Set No.C320 - presumably 53869 + 59035 + 53922 - in BR Rail Blue & Grey and all yellow front ends with Welsh Dragon symbol, with another 3-car unit, at Chepstow on a Gloucester - Cardiff service, 09/86. Hugh Llewelyn.

Class 116 DMU at Radyr

30th August 1987

Late afternoon on Sunday 30th August 1987 a 3-car Class 116 suburban set departs from Radyr Station and heads down the valleys towards Cardiff. 53869 is the number of the rear coach, closest. AndrewHA.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: circa 1975

Set number: C309

Class 116 DMU set C309 (presumably 50922 + 59035 + 50869) in Treherbert station circa 1975. The seats have dark red headrests and the moquette is a vertical stripe pattern, possibly Trojan. Tony Watson.

DMU

Date: circa 1976

Class 119 W51064 sits in Alstone sidings (Cheltenham) beside 50869, circa 1976. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: circa 1976

Class 101 TCL 59528, pictured at Alston sidings, Cheltenham, was one of the first three Met-Camm vehicles transferred to the Western Region in 1967. It spent ten years at Reading and Cardiff before moving on to the LMR. Date is unknown, but as it is between Canton vehicles 50869 and 50922 it should be dated to 1975 - 1977. 50922 on the left has &#039;Triple&#039; on the vehicle end. Stuart Mackay Collection.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: C320

Two refurbished Class 116 sets seen at Cardiff, date unknown. Closest is set C320 - W50922 and presumably 59035 + 50869. Paul Redmond.

DMU

Date: 4th March 1982

Set number: C320

Set C320 (50922 + 59035 + 50869) at Cardiff Queen Street, 4th March 1982. Chris Lings.

DMU

Date: 1984

Set number: C320

Class 116 set C320 (53922 and presumably 59035 + 53869) arriving into Cardiff Central in 1984. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 1984

Set number: C320

A Class 116 DMU (Cardiff-based set formation C320, presumably 53922 + 59035 + 53869) at Severn Tunnel Junction, Gwent in 1984. Graeme Phillips Collection.

DMU

Date: 11th April 1986

Set number: C320

A Class 116 DMU with the "Valley Train" branding at Penarth, on 11th April 1986. Set C320 is presumably formed 53922 + 59035 + 53869. Jonathan Hazan.

DMU

Date: August 1987

Set number: C320

Valleys branded Class 116 set C320 led by W53922 (presumably with 59035 + 53869) is seen north of Pontypridd in August 1987. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 6th August 1987

Set number: C320

Class 116 set C320 (W53922 + W59035 + W53869) in Barry Island station after the termination of the 11:06 ex-Ystrad Mynach on August 6th, 1987. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 19th August 1987

Set number: C320

Class 116 set C320 (presumably 53922 + 59035 + 53869) departs from Radyr with an early afternoon Merthyr - Cardiff Central service on Wednesday 19th August 1987. Colin Brooks.