Unidentified Class 116 DMU images
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22nd November 1986
A Class 116/101 hybrid DMU in London Paddington station on November 22, 1986. Jonathan Hazan.
6th December 1986
Pottering along the main line at Smethwick is a Tyseley based class 116 DMU. The train is the 13.00 Stourbridge Junction to Birmingham New Street, these trains stopped at Smethwick West and continued to Birmingham along the congested Wolverhampton line. Today Smethwick West is a weed infested closed platform and the trains take the old GWR route through a new station at Galton Bridge. The next station along from Galton bridge is The Hawthorns and the floodlight towers of the WBA ground are visible to the left of the gasworks in this picture, a selection of EMU sets can be seen in the stabling point, the scene has disappeared behind a small forest now. Photo 06/12/1986. Geoff Dowling.
30th December 1986
A Class 116 DMU arrives into Birmingham Moor Street on 30 December 1986. Robert28194.
1987
A couple of 116 vehicles can be seen behind the stash of loco cabs, and a Class 101 behind them. Vic Berry's in 1987. Ian Francis.
circa 1987
A covering of snow and bright sunshine turns Hall Green station into a Christmas card scene. The class 116 DMU is working a Birmingham Moor Street to Shirley service around late morning time. The station still had the large GWR 'Hall Green' running in boards, the bases of their support columns are still to be seen today, severed at platform level, both embankments are now thickly covered in trees, the right-hand side is particularly bad. Image taken by Peter Shoesmith, circa 1987. Geoff Dowling and John Whitehouse Collection.
January 1987
Last weeks of the valleys DMUs - two Class 116s Ystrad Rhondda January 1987. Peter Brabham.
1987
A Class 116 set in Chester station in 1987. John Law.
24th January 1987
A Class 116 DMU, arriving at Leamington Spa station. January 1987. Not 100% sure, but I believe the date to be 24th January 1987. Paul James.
29th January 1987
The original Birmingham Moor Street station was closed on 26 September 1987 when the line through the tunnel to the redeveloped Snow Hill came into use. In January 1987 I had a few visits to the old Moor Street station to get some representative shots before the idea became too popular later in the year! This picture from 29 January 1987 shows a class 116 DMU with Met-Camm centre car entering the station with a service from Leamington Spa. The adjacent car park with its waist-high wire fence was a convenient location for pictures which also gave a view of the industrial area around Bordesley. Peter Tandy.
1st February 1987
Class 116 unit at Birminghm New Street on a Cross City service 1st February 1987. Ian Buck.
1st February 1987
Class 116 at Birmingham New Street on a Cross City service on 1st February 1987. Ian Buck.
1st February 1987
A class 116 set at Stourbridge Junction on 1st February 1987. Ian Buck.
7th February 1987
Two class 116 units stand in the background at Birmingham Moor Street on 7 February 1987 as passengers leave their train through the manned barriers. The station was due to close in September 1987 and I took a few shots in and around it for the historical record. Peter Tandy.
7th February 1987
Birmingham University station is situated on the stretch of line between New Street and Kings Norton. Running alongside the canal it used to offer some interesting locations but whether this is case since the advent of overhead electrification I could not say. On Saturday 7 February 1987 a Longbridge to Four Oaks service was composed of a class 116 power-twin, a single unit bubble car, and a normally-formed 3 car class 116 set bringing up the rear. This type of mish-mash setup from Tyseley Depot was far from unusual and added to interest of the unit scene around Birmingham. Peter Tandy.
21st March 1987
A nine-car DMU at Barton-under-Needwood on 21st March 1987. A 116 DMS leads the mostly suburban formation, the odd one out being a Met-Camm centre car in second position. Kevin Watson.
4th April 1987
A Class 116 DMU at Birmingham New Street station on 4th April 1987. Very wet day and a horrible location for photography. Bad light meant a slow shutter speed, so the train is blurred although everything else is in focus. Jonathan Hazan.
11th April 1987
An unidentified Class 116 at Proof House Junction on 11/04/87. Steve Jones.
11th April 1987
Late in the afternoon of 11 April 1987 a 3-car class 116 DMU waits to leave Stratford-upon-Avon for Birmingham Moor Street. Steam locomotive 35028, with an ETHEL marshalled behind the tender, was pulling its train forward in platform 2 after being watered before leaving for London Marylebone. Peter Tandy.
16th April 1987
An exceptionally dull and misty morning at Droitwich Spa on 16 April 1987 with an unidentified class 116 unit about to stop at the station with a Birmingham New Street to Hereford train. Underwoods coal yard was still active with trains of household coal, usually 2 or 3 HTAs, being received as required from Washwood Heath with one of the class 37 Lickey bankers providing the power with the 0-4-0 Ruston shunter moving them on-site. The slightly bizarre effigies of coal miners made the advertising board a lot more noticeable for passing passengers. Peter Tandy.
18th April 1987
Here is a shot of a class 116 DMU about to enter Droitwich Spa station with a Birmingham new Street to Great Malvern service on 18 April 1987. Although the semaphore signals and their controlling signal box survive in 2015 much else, including the coal yard, the Ruston 0-4-0 shunter and the up loop have disappeared. Peter Tandy.