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Vehicle 50823 / 53823


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

Dec-57 New to 88A (Cardiff Cathays)
Jan-61Depot code change88B
Mar-62Depot code change88M
Nov-64 Transferred to 86A (Cardiff Canton)
2w/e 12/11/66 Transferred to 64H (Leith Central)
4w/e 31/12/66 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
May-73Depot code changeHN
circa Aug-82 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
Nov-84 Transferred to AY (Ayr)
3w/e 17/02/86 Transferred to ED (Eastfield)
26/03/87 Transferred to TS (Tyseley)
06/12/87 Withdrawn from TS (Tyseley)

Notes

12th October 1982 - Seen with oval buffers
4th November 1983 - Seen in ex works condition and branded 'TransClyde GG'
5th December 1985 - Seen with 'Trans-Clyde' to right of driver's door and 'GG' to right of first passenger door
3rd June 1986 - Seen with silencers on end exhaust pipes
3rd June 1986 - Seen without gangway connection
28th February 1987 - Seen without gangway connections
28th February 1987 - Seen with Trans-Clyde GG logos

The vehicle carried the following numbers:

50823 - original number
53823 - from Jan-84 (53xxx / 54xxx change)

Refurbished

At Swindon Works dated 29/02/1980 released in blue/grey livery

Disposal

Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


50823 59331 50876 As delivered to WR - December 1957
CAT307 50823 50876 Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car
50823 59331 50876 Transfer to 64H - 2w/e 12/11/66 - from WR
50823 59331 50876 Transfer to 66C - 4w/e 31/12/66
147 50823 59331 50876 Listed at 66C - circa Oct-69
147 50823 59331 50876 Listed at HN - Jul-70
147 50823 59331 50876 Listed at 66C - 1972
50823 59331 50876 Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central1
154 50823 Noted 25/08/75 - on Hamilton depot, partners not recorded2
154 50823 59331 50876 Noted 05/09/76 - on Hamilton depot, set number only on 508232
50823 59331 50876 Noted 04/04/1977 - 18:07 Largs to Glasgow Central3
162 50823 59331 50879 Listed at HN - mid-May-78 - non-gangwayed set
388 50823 59354 50876 Listed at HN - 01/02/81
116388 50823 59354 50876 Listed at HN - 13/06/82
116388 50823 59354 50876 Noted 1983
116388 53823 59354 53876 Noted circa 11/19834
116388 53823 59354 53876 Listed at ED - 17/06/84
116388 53823 59354 53876 Transfer to AY - Nov-84 - from ED
116388 53823 59354 53876 Listed at AY - 25/03/85
116388 53823 59354 53876 Transfer to ED - Feb-86 - from AY
116388 53823 59354 53876 Listed at Eastfield - Summer 1986
116388 53823 59354 53876 Noted 3rd June 1986
116388 53823 59354 53876 Noted 5th June 1986
388 53823 59354 53876 Listed at Eastfield - August 1986
116388 53823 59354 53876 Noted 10/10/1986 - at Edinburgh Waverley4
53823 59354 53876 Noted 28th February 1987
53823 59354 53876 Transfer to TS - 26/03/87 - from ED
T533 53823 59354 53876 Noted 23/04/1987 - at Birmingham New Street5
T533 53823 59354 53876 Noted circa 06/19874
T533 53823 59354 53876 Listed at TS - Jul-87
T533 53823 59354 53876 Noted 05/09/19874
T533 53823 59354 53876 Noted 03/10/19874

Formation Sources
1: Jeremy Goodyear
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Robert Chilton

Images:

Class 116 DMU at Glasgow Central

7th April 1984

Set number: 116388

Class 116 DMBS Sc53823 (with 59354 and presumably 53876) leads the 1317 Glasgow Central to Barrhead service away from Central station on 7th April 1984 as a class 311 emu on the late running 1312 to Newtown follows. On the left is 86035. Bruce Galloway.

Class 116 DMU at Falkirk Grahamston

1986

Set number: 116388

With full (early) Trans-Clyde GG branding still surviving, 116 388 is seen at Falkirk Grahamston led by SC53823 (formerly 50823). Circa 1986. Andrew McConnell.

Class 116 DMU at Stirling

16th June 1986

Set number: 116388

A Class 116 DMU at Stirling on 16/6/86 with Trans Clyde branded DMBS 53823 closest. Roddy MacPhee.

Class 116 DMU at Meadowbank Stadium

26th July 1986

Set number: 116388

The 18:40 shuttle to Edinburgh Waverley waits to depart from Meadowbank Stadium on July 26th 1986. It is formed of 116 388, the DMBS closest is presumably 53823. Hamish Stevenson.

Class 116 DMU at Edinburgh Waverley

11th October 1986

Set number: 116388

The depths of Waverley station, Edinburgh on 11/10/86 as the late sunshine on an October afternoon highlights the front of what is probably 53823 in 116 388 (formed 53823/59354/53876). The unit is waiting to form the 17.24 to Hamilton West via Shotts and Motherwell. Leonard Rogers.

Class 116 DMU at Tyseley Depot

February 1995

Withdrawn class 116 car 53823 at Tyseley Depot in February 1995. Ian Buck.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 11th April 1987

Set number: T533

Trans-Clyde DMU at Droitwich Spa. Former Scottish set 116388 (53876 + 59354 + 53823) is now Tyseley set T533, seen on 11/4/87, transferred a few weeks before. Stuart Mackay Collection.