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Vehicle 50905 / 53905


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

4w/e 22/03/58 New to 88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61Depot code change88B
Mar-62Depot code change88M
Nov-64 Transferred to 86A (Cardiff Canton)
4w/e 31/05/69 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
May-73Depot code changeHN
2w/e 29/04/78 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
06/12/87 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50905 - original number
53905 - from Aug-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 27/04/1979 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50852 59360 50905 As delivered to 88A - 4w/e 22/03/58
CAT358 50852 50905 Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car
50852 59360 50905 Noted 31/12/68 - at Cardiff1
50852 59360 50905 Transfer to 66C - 4w/e 31/05/69 - from WR, ex-set 338
150A 50852 59360 50905 Listed at 66C - circa Oct-69
150A 50852 59360 50905 Listed at HN - Jul-70
150A 50852 59360 50905 Listed at 66C - 1972
50852 59360 50905 Noted 26/07/1973 - at Hamilton depot2
162 50852 59360 50905 Noted 04/09/73 - on Hamilton depot3
50852 59360 50905 Noted 13/12/75 - on 10.30 Glasgow Central - Edinburgh diverted over the 'Sub' from Slateford to Portobello because of engineering works.1
50852 59360 50905 Noted 31/12/75 - in Glasgow Central1
162 50852 59360 50905 Noted 05/09/76 - on Hamilton depot, set number only on 508523
50853 59367 50905 Noted 23/08/77 - on 09.04 Edinburgh – Glasgow Central via Shotts4
TS555 50826 59360 50905 Listed at TS - 12/08/79
TS555 50826 59360 50905 Noted circa 01/19815
TS555 50826 59360 50905 Noted circa 10/19815
TS555 50826 59360 50905 Noted circa 05/19825
TS555 50826 59360 50905 Listed at TS - Jan-83
TS555 53826 59360 53905 Listed at TS - 14/07/83
TS555 53826 59360 53905 Noted circa 09/19835
TS555 53826 59617 53905 Noted circa 03/19845
TS555 53826 59617 53905 Noted 29/09/84 - on 10.45am Cheltenham Spa - Swindon
TS555 53826 59617 53905 Noted circa 10/19845
TS555 53826 59617 53905 Noted circa 12/19845
TS520 53826 59617 53905 Noted circa 03/1985 - Set number formerly TS5555
TS520 53826 59617 53905 Noted circa 10/19855
TS520 53826 59617 53905 Noted circa 03/19865
TS520 53826 59617 53905 Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986
TS520 53826 59617 53905 Noted 30/08/86 - at Norwich3
TS520 53826 59329 53905 Noted 23/04/1987 - at Birmingham New Street - as 6 car set with TS5986
53826 59329 53905 Noted 31/05/1987 - Coalville Depot open day shuttle running to/from Leicester and Burton on Trent.
TS520 53826 59329 53905 Noted 18/06/19875
T520 53826 59329 53905 Listed at TS - Jul-87

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Phil Shatford
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Robert Chilton

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Kings Norton

4th September 1981

Set number: TS555

A London Midland Region publicity image (negative D9724/7) captioned "Three-car diesel multiple unit in West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive livery at Kings Norton on 4 September 1981." It is set TS555 with M50905 and presumably M59360 and M50826, originally a Cardiff then Hamilton set moving to Tyseley in 1978. British Rail.

Class 116 DMU at Alvechurch

Unknown date

Set number: TS520

Class 116 set TS520, presumably led by 53905, arrives at Alvechurch, circa late 1980s. Ian Docwra.

Class 116 DMU at Nottingham

9th June 1984

Class 116 DMS M53905 (left) and a Class 114 in Nottingham station on 9 June 1984. Alistair Ness.

Class 116 DMU at Nottingham

9th June 1984

Set number: TS555

Class 116 DMS M53905 (left) and a Class 114 in Nottingham station on 9 June 1984. Alistair Ness.

Class 116 DMU at Gloucester

29th September 1984

Set number: TS555

Tyseley set TS555 leaving Gloucester with the 10.45am Cheltenham Spa - Swindon service on 29th September 1984. It has Class 116 power cars 53905 and 53826, the centre car is Class 127 59617. Michael Mensing.

Class 116 DMU at Sutton Coldfield

mid-1987

Set number: TS520

I am not able to date this photograph other than it was taken sometime in mid-1987 because the negative was in the folder for that year but without a corresponding entry in any notebook. The location is clearly Sutton Coldfield station and the class 116 set TS520 (presumably 53905 + 59329 + 53826) was leaving to cross through the heart of Birmingham on its way to Redditch in Worcestershire. The driver's side of the cab has received a bit of a clout, probably in the crowded Tyseley depot. Peter Tandy.

Class 116 DMU at Warwick

10th July 1987

Set number: TS520

M53905 leads set TS520 into Warwick station on July 10, 1987. Malcolm Clements.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 1982

Set number: C315

Class 116 set C315 (W50905 and presumably 59363 + 50855) departs from Taffs Well station in early 1982, with Cardiff Central on the destination blind. A Class 117 sits in the platform, thought to be set C451 with 51380 visible. Michael Mensing.

DMU

Date: 29th September 1984

Set number: TS555

The 10.45am Cheltenham Spa - Swindon service awaits departure from Gloucester station on 29th September 1984. Formed of Tyseley set TS555, containing Class 116 power cars 53826 and 53905 and Class 127 centre car 59617. Michael Mensing.