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Vehicle 50088 / 53088

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

Sep-57	New to	86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61	Depot code change	88A
27/02/61	Transferred to	88B (Cardiff Cathays)
Mar-62	Depot code change	88M
Jun-63	Transferred to	83D (Laira)
Sep-63	Depot code change	84A
Sep-68	Transferred to	86A (Cardiff Canton)
06/05/73	Depot code change	CF
19/04/87	Withdrawn from	CF (Cardiff Canton)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50088 - original number
53088 - from Apr-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Modifications

Apr-76 - WR AWS removed

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated circa 06/1978 released in white/blue stripe livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

	50088	59038	50130	As delivered to WR - September 1957
CDF406	50088	59038	50130	Listed at - circa Sep-60
CTN314	50088	59362	50130	Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71
	50088	59362	50130	Noted 25/08/1971 - at Cardiff¹
314	50088	59362	50130	Noted 02/11/72
C314	50088	59362	50130	Noted 06/04/1974 - Monmouthshire Railway Society Ogmore and Llynfi Limited Railtour
C304	50088	59362	50130	Noted 06/08/74 - at Barry Island
C314	50088	59362	50130	Noted 26/08/75 - in Cardiff Central²
C304	50088	59362	50130	Listed at CF - 01/05/1976
	50088	59362	50130	Noted 04/09/76 - at Cardiff³
C304	50088	59362	50130	Noted 04/09/76 - in Cardiff Central²
C304	50088	59362	50130	Noted 22/05/1977 - Cardiff area⁴
C304	50088	59362	50130	Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
C304	50088	59362	50130	Noted 09/04/1978 - Swindon Works. ⁴
C304	50088	59362	50130	Noted 25/06/1978 - Cardiff Canton⁴
C304	50088	59362	50130	Noted 02/12/1978 - Cardiff Central⁴
C304	50088	59362	50130	Listed at CF - 03/03/80
C304	50088	59362	50130	Noted 06/07/1980 - on Cardiff Canton depot⁴
C304	50088	59362	50130	Noted 09/09/1980 - at Cardiff Central⁴
C304	50088	59362	50130	Listed at CF - 01/03/81
C304	50088	59362	50130	Listed at CF - 28/11/81
C304	50088	59362	50130	Noted 28/03/1982 - on Cardiff Canton depot⁴
C304	50088	59362	50130	Listed at CF - 15/12/1982
C304	53088	59362	53130	Noted circa 09/1983⁵
C304	53088	59445	53130	Noted circa 03/1984⁵
C304	53088	59362	53130	Listed at CF - 01/01/85
	53088	59362	53130	Noted 06/07/85 - Cardiff Central⁶
C304	53088	59362	53130	Listed at CF - Summer 1986
C304	53088	59362	53130	Noted 05/06/1986⁵

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Leonard Rogers
4: Martin Lumley
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Martin Baumann

Images:

April 1962

A Derby suburban triple, W50088 closest, at Brynmawr in April 1962, the final month of passenger services. Stuart Mackay Collection.

21st August 1976

Set number: C304

Class 116 DMU set C304 (W50088 and presumably 59362 + 50130) sits in Neath station with the 08:52 (SO) Cardiff Central - Swansea service on 21 August 1976. Robert Thomas.

1984

Set number: C304

Class 116 set C304 (presumably 53088 + 59362 + 53130) at Heath in early 1984. Michael Mensing.

1984

Set number: C304

Class 116 set C304 (presumably 53088 + 59362 + 53130) at Llanishen in early 1984. Michael Mensing.

1984

Set number: C304

Class 116 set C304 (53088 and presumably 59362 + 53130) arriving into Ystrad Mynach in 1984. Michael Mensing.

10th March 1986

Set number: C304

Passing some fine GWR lower quadrant semaphores as it pulls away from Radyr on 10th March 1986 is Derby Class 116 3 car DMU set C304. Allocated to CF and wearing "Valley Lines" branding it is formed of W53088 + W59362 + W53130 and is working the 1213 Treherbert - Barry Island service. Delivered new to CF (86A) in September 1957 in its original formation of W50088 + W59038 + W50130 it was to remain working on the Western Region for just over 30 years with spells at CF, Cardiff Cathays and LA. It swapped its original trailer car for W59362 sometime around 1971 and became set C304 in 1974 after previously carrying set no's CDF 406, CTN 314, 314 and C314. The trailer vehicle 59362 was transferred away to TS on 19th April 1987 (where it lasted just under two weeks before being withdrawn) while both of the Driving vehicles were withdrawn from CF also on 19th April 1987 before being scrapped at Vic Berry's at Leicester. Nigel Mack.

14th October 1987

Set number: C304

A topless W53088 from C304 at Vic Berry's yard on 14/10/87. Malcolm Clements.

The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

Date: 6th April 1974

Set number: C314

Class 116 DMU set C314 (50130 + 59362 + 50088) with the Monmouthshire Railway Society Ogmore & Llynfi Limited railtour at Llynfi Junction on 6.4.74. Alongside is GWR pannier 9642. George Woods.

Date: 1982

Set number: C304

Class 116 set C304 (presumably 50130 + 59362 + 50088) at Rhiwbina in 1982. Michael Mensing.

Date: 1984

Set number: C304

Class 116 set C304 (presumably 53130 + 59362 + 53088) at Ystrad Mynach in early 1984. Michael Mensing.

Date: 1984

Set number: C304

Class 116 set C304 (53130 and presumably 59362 + 53088) at Caerphilly in early 1984. Michael Mensing.

Date: 1984

Set number: C304

Class 116 set C304 (53130 and presumably 59362 + 53088) at Llanishen in 1984. Michael Mensing.

Date: 28th February 1984

Set number: C304

A 2-car C304 (53130 + 53088) stabled overnight at Treherbert, 28/02/84 (or late '80s?). This was during the time of various reviews and saw the Rhymney line worked by a bubble car in the off peak between Rhymney and Bargoed and the Sunday Merthyr service was also bubble car worked with the vehicle working the 04xxish ex-Treherbert Monday to Saturday. PJ Evans.

Date: 28th September 1985

Set number: C304

C304 (presumably 53130 + 59362 + 53088) at the rear of a 6-car formation at Barry Island, 28/9/85. Chris Lings.

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