BRITISH RAIL CLASS 116

Set T326, formed vehicles 51131 and 51321, at Arley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst taking part in the ''Railcar 50'' event. This unit is painted in BR Blue/Grey livery, and is preserved on the Battlefield Railway.

The British Rail 'Class 116' diesel multiple units were built by BR Derby from 1957 to 1961.

Contents
Regular Use
Parcels Use
Preservation
References
External links

Regular Use


These units stayed in regular service until 1990, when they began to be withdrawn from traffic. They were replaced on regional services by the new "Sprinter" derivative units, or by Class 323 electric multiple units on services around Birmingham. The final units lasted in traffic until 1995, although a few saw further use in departmental service, as sandite or route-learner units. Several of this class have been saved for preservation.

Parcels Use


Three units were converted to carry parcels traffic and reclassified as 'Class 130', though the individual coaches were not renumbered. The units involved were:

★ 50819 + 50872

★ 50862 + 50915

★ 51137 + 51150
To provide extra capacity, they worked with modified General Utility Vans (GUV) as centre trailers.

Preservation


Several vehicles have been preserved on heritage railways.
Vehicles NumbersSet NumberLocationComments
51131-51321T326Battlefield Railway51321 is a Class 118 vehicle.
51134-51147C392Swansea Vale Railway-
511355944551148C393Swansea Vale Railway-
511385950151151T333Great Central Railway (Northern)51138 was used as a sandite vehicle after retirement from normal service.59501 is a Class 117 vehicle.

References



★ Motive Power Recognition: 3 DMUs. Colin J. Marsden

★ British Railway Pictorial: First Generation DMUs. Kevin Robertson

★ British Rail Fleet Survey 8: Diesel Multiple Units- The First Generation. Brian Haresnape

★ A Pictorial Record of British Railways Diesel Multiple Units. Brian Golding

External links



★ History of the Class 116s

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