Vehicle 50845 / 53845
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 01/02/58 | New to | 88A (Cardiff Cathays) | |
| Jan-61 | Depot code change | 88B | |
| Mar-62 | Depot code change | 88M | |
| Sep-64 | Transferred to | 84A (Laira) | |
| Nov-66 | Transferred to | 82A (Bristol Bath Road) | |
| Dec-66 | Transferred to | 86A (Cardiff Canton) | |
| w/e 06/05/72 | Transferred to | 81D (Reading) | |
| 18/06/72 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| May-73 | Depot code change | HN | |
| 23/04/77 | Transferred to | SF (Stratford) | |
| 11/05/86 | Transferred to | AY (Ayr) | |
| 25/02/87 | Transferred to | TS (Tyseley) | |
| 14/06/87 | Withdrawn from | TS (Tyseley) |
Notes
5th September 1986 - Still with 'E' prefix
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
50845 - original number
53845 - from 11/04/83 (53xxx / 54xxx change)
Modifications
w/e 27/01/79 - AWS fitted
Disposal
Scrapped by Vic Berry, Leicester
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 50845 | 59353 | 50898 | As delivered to WR - w/e 01/02/58 | ||||||
| CAT324 | 50845 | 50898 | Listed at CAT - Jul-62 - and centre car | ||||||
| 50845 | 59353 | 50898 | Transfer to 84A - Sep-64 | ||||||
| 50845 | 59353 | 50898 | Noted 30/10/70 - at Cardiff1 | ||||||
| 50845 | 59353 | 50898 | Noted 06/11/70 - at Cardiff1 | ||||||
| CTN315 | 50845 | 59353 | 50898 | Listed at Canton - circa Jan-71 | |||||
| 50845 | 59353 | 50898 | Noted 21/08/1971 - at Newport2 | ||||||
| 50845 | 59353 | 50898 | Transfer to 81D - w/e 06/05/72 | ||||||
| 50845 | 59353 | 50898 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Glasgow Central2 | ||||||
| 161 | 50845 | 59799 | 52028 | Noted 25/08/75 - in Glasgow Central3 | |||||
| 50845 | 59335 | 50897 | Noted 01/09/1975 - at Glasgow Central2 | ||||||
| 50845 | 59353 | 50898 | Noted 31/12/75 - in Glasgow Central1 | ||||||
| 50845 | 59353 | 50898 | Transfer to SF - 23/04/77 | ||||||
| 50845 | 59353 | 50898 | Noted 02/07/1977 - Stratford4 | ||||||
| 50845 | 59335 | 50898 | Noted 02/06/1979 - R.C.T.S London and Thames Haven Railtour | ||||||
| 50845 | 56186 | Noted 19/04/1980 - on Stratford depot4 | |||||||
| 50845 | 59335 | 50898 | Noted 15/09/1981 - on Stratford depot4 | ||||||
| 50844 | 59353 | 50845 | Noted circa 05/19825 | ||||||
| 50845 | 59372 | 50898 | Noted 20/11/1982 - on Stratford depot4 | ||||||
| 53845 | 59372 | 53898 | Noted 16/04/1983 - on Stratford depot4 | ||||||
| 53368 | 59372 | 53845 | Noted circa 07/19835 | ||||||
| 53845 | 59372 | 53368 | Noted 09/07/1983 - at Stratford Open Day4 | ||||||
| 53845 | 59375 | 53898 | Noted circa 01/19845 | ||||||
| 53845 | 59335 | 53897 | Noted 14/01/1986 - at Shenfield6 | ||||||
| 53845 | 59375 | 53898 | Noted 29th May 1986 | ||||||
| 116397 | 53845 | 59375 | 53898 | Listed at Ayr - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 397 | 53845 | 59375 | 53898 | Listed at Ayr - August 1986 | |||||
| 53845 | 59375 | 53898 | Noted 28th August 1986 | ||||||
| 53845 | 59375 | 53898 | Noted 5th September 1986 | ||||||
| 53845 | 59375 | 53898 | Noted 11/10/1986 - at Edinburgh Waverley5 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Jeremy Goodyear
3: Gerald Brown
4: Martin Lumley
5: Eddie Knorn
6: Robert Chilton
Images:
11th March 1985
After reversing at Temple Mills East Junction a 3-car Class 116 Derby Heavyweight set heads towards High Meads Junction with an ECS move from Stratford Depot. Formed of E53845 + E59375 + E53898. 11th March 1985. Nigel Mack.
24th July 1986
The 13:50 Linlithgow - Meadowbank service is seen at Craiglockhart Junction on July 24, 1986, formed of a Class 116 and Class 101. The lack of set number and distinct chip on the cabside means the DMBS is probably 53845. Hamish Stevenson.
24th July 1986
A Class 116 and Class 101 form the 14:32 Bathgate - Meadowbank special on July 24, 1986, when seen at Craiglockhart. The lack of set number and distinct chip on the cabside means the DMBS is probably 53845. Hamish Stevenson.
30th August 1986
A Class 116 dmu sits in the bay platform at Kilmarnock on 30-08-1986. 47565 is entering with a Carlisle - Glasgow service. A few years later both trains would be Class 156 Sprinters. The lack of set number on the 116 and distinct chip on the cabside means the DMBS is probably 53845. Gordon Thomson.
14th March 1987
53845 Class 116 is seen stabled at Tyseley carriage sidings on 14.03.1987. It still carries an 'E' prefix to the number from its Stratford days. Andy Cole.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 2nd June 1979
A Class 116 DMU on the RCTS London and Thames Haven Railtour at Stratford Low Level on 2 June 1979. Closest is E50898, the centre car is E59335 and the rear car is noted on the Six Bells Junction website as being E50845. Alistair Ness.