close

Sign In


Not registered?
Forgot Your Password?

<- 50840 | 50841 | 50842 ->

Vehicle 50841 / 53841


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

w/e 31/01/58 New to 88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61Depot code change88B
Mar-62Depot code change88M
Nov-64 Transferred to 86A (Cardiff Canton)
04/08/68 Transferred to 30A (Stratford)
May 1973Depot code changeSF
23/04/77 Transferred to HN (Hamilton)
circa Aug-82 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
circa Nov-84 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
p/e 12/05/86 Withdrawn from AY (Ayr)

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50841 - original number
53841 - from Jan-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50841 59349 50894 As delivered to 88A - w/e 31/01/58
CAT325 50841 50894 Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car
50841 59354 50881 Noted 14/02/72 - on Stratford depot1
50841 59367 50894 Noted 20/07/75 - at Manningtree1
50841 59367 50899 Noted 11/07/76 - on Colchester depot1
50841 59354 50899 Transfer to HN - 23/04/77
167 50841 59349 50894 Listed at HN - mid-May-78 - non-gangwayed set
165 50841 59345 50873 Noted 22/06/80 - at Hamilton
393 50841 59331 50877 Listed at HN - 01/02/81
50841 59330 50870 Noted 7th November 1981
116393 50841 59331 50877 Listed at HN - 13/06/82
116393 53841 59337 53879 Listed at ED - 17/06/84
116393 53841 59331 53748 Transfer to AY - Nov-84 - from ED
116393 53841 59331 53748 Listed at AY - 25/03/85
53841 59559 53892 Noted circa 02/19862
53841 Listed at ScR - Summer 1986 - Also in ScR stock but not listed by RMEE, out of service believed withdrawn

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Eddie Knorn

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Lochwinnoch

17th September 1985

Set number: 116393

Class 116+101 combination with an Ayr-Glasgow Central service at Lochwinnoch on the 17th September 1985. Leading is set 116393 formed Sc53841 + Sc59331 + Sc53892. Kevin Law.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 22nd June 1980

Set number: 165

Class 116 vehicles 50873 59345 50841 at Hamilton on 22nd June 1980. It has set number 165 on a board in the left cab window. Jerry Glover.