Vehicle 50100 / 53100
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: 30213
Diagram: 554
Allocations
| May-57 | New to | 84E (Tyseley) | |
| 01/01/63 | Boundary change | 84E | transferred from WR to LMR stock |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 2A | |
| w/e 07/02/70 | Transferred to | 14A (Cricklewood) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CW | |
| 4w/e 28/07/79 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 07/02/88 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50100 - original number
53100 - from Jun-83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
Sep-87 - Gangway(s) fitted
Refurbished
At Swindon Works dated 27/11/1981 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50058 | 59008 | 50100 | As delivered to WR - May 1957 | ||||||
| 50058 | 59008 | 50100 | Noted 14th June 1957 - On exhibition at Birmingham (Snow Hill) | ||||||
| TYS307 | 50050 | 59025 | 50100 | Listed at Tyseley - circa Oct-60 | |||||
| 50078 | 59024 | 50100 | Noted 14/04/69 - in Birmingham New Street1 | ||||||
| 50100 | 59021 | 50075 | 50101 | Noted 23/08/75 - at Kentish Town as a 4-car with 50870 + 59017 + 50073 + 509022 | |||||
| 51130 | 59008 | 50100 | Noted 22/03/76 - at Kentish Town1 | ||||||
| 50075 | 59008 | 50100 | 50101 | Noted 26/02/79 - on 06.05 St. Pancras – Luton3 | |||||
| TS557 | 50840 | 59348 | 50100 | Listed at TS - 12/08/79 - running with 59131 until 59348 arrives | |||||
| TS557 | 50840 | 59617 | 50100 | Noted circa 01/19814 | |||||
| TS557 | 50840 | 59617 | 50100 | Noted circa 10/19814 | |||||
| TS557 | 50840 | 59716 | 50100 | Noted circa 05/19824 | |||||
| TS557 | 50840 | 59716 | 50100 | Listed at TS - Jan-83 | |||||
| TS557 | 50840 | 59009 | 50100 | Noted circa 01/19834 | |||||
| TS557 | 53840 | 59009 | 53100 | Listed at TS - 14/07/83 | |||||
| TS557 | 53840 | 59609 | 53100 | Noted circa 10/19834 | |||||
| TS506 | 53840 | 59612 | 53100 | Noted circa 06/19844 | |||||
| TS506 | 53840 | 59612 | 53100 | Noted circa 10/19844 | |||||
| TS506 | 53840 | 59612 | 53100 | Noted circa 11/19854 | |||||
| TS506 | 53840 | 59612 | 53100 | Noted circa 02/19864 | |||||
| TS506 | 53840 | 59612 | 53100 | Listed at Tyseley - Summer 1986 | |||||
| TS506 | 55006 | 59612 | 53100 | Formation change - TS - circa Oct-86 - 55006 replaces 53840 | |||||
| 51662 | 59627 | 53100 | Noted 23/04/1987 - at Birmingham New Street5 | ||||||
| TS804 | 51662 | 59627 | 59597 | 53100 | Noted 17/06/19874 | ||||
| T804 | 51662 | 59627 | 59597 | 53100 | Listed at TS - Jul-87 | ||||
| T407 | 51860 | 59600 | 59375 | 53100 | Formed at TS Aug-87 | ||||
| TS809 | 51860 | 59600 | 59375 | 53100 | Noted 03/10/87 - at Norwich2 | ||||
| TS522 | 53833 | 59714 | 53100 | Noted circa 01/19884 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Phil Shatford
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton
Images:
19th April 1960
W50100 leads a Derby suburban triple DMU working the 1.20pm Birmingham Moor Street - Leamington Spa service at Acocks Green on 19 April 1960. Michael Mensing.
7th May 1960
A Derby suburban triple DMU led by W50100 departs from Widney Manor station with the 6.25pm Birmingham Moor Street - Leamington Spa service on 7 May 1960. Michael Mensing.
April 1963
Set number: 324
Set 324 headed by W50100 arrives at Grimes Hill and Wythall in April 1963. Michael Mensing.
22nd February 1988
Vic Berry's contains several DMUs in this view of the yard on February 22nd, 1988. The suburban Class 116s to the left is M53100 and in the centre area is M59345 Nicholas Youngman.
22nd February 1988
Class 116 DMS M53100 sits on stands at Vic Berry's yard in Leicester on February 22nd, 1988 for the underframe equipment to be cut off. Nicholas Youngman.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 30th August 1975
A three-car Class 116 DMU - the power cars are noted as M50870 + M50100 - at Junction Road in London, looking north east from Junction Road bridge with a Kentish Town service on 30 August 1975. Phillip Malin.
Date: 8th March 1986
Set number: TS506
This class 116 at Stourbridge Junction is TS506 (presumably 53840 + 59612 + 53100), making the journey from Birmingham New Street to Kidderminster on 8 March 1986. Despite the frequency of passenger trains on this route and the relatively large number of trains from the Bescot to Stourbridge freight line, the Down Goods Loop wouldn't have seen a huge amount of use. This was because anything from the fright line needing to have been held would simply have waited at Stourbridge North Junction. Freights from the Old Hill line, although fewer in number, may well have been turned inside here although the coating of rust on the rails suggests that this wasn't a daily occurrence. I also think than ECS workings, especially when the single coach set used on the Stourbridge Town shuttles was swapped for fuelling and maintenance at Tyseley, would have been routed along the loop to await a path across the main lines to the sidings. Peter Tandy.
Date: 4th October 1986
At Longbridge on 4 October 1986 was this hybrid set of single unit class 122 55006 presumably coupled to 59612 + 53100 (class 127 and 116 respectively). These mixed-up sets were from unusual at Tyseley at the time as the depot was suffering with reliability problems from much of its ageing fleet of DMUs. Probably not much for the depot staff but it photographers with an interest in DMUs some odd combinations to record. Peter Tandy.
Date: 22nd February 1988
M59345 seen to the centre right.Seen trailing in on the left is M53100 at Vic Berry Leicester on 22nd February 1988. Nicholas Youngman.