Vehicle 79008
Derby Lightweight
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Yellow Diamond
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30123
Diagram: 503
Allocations
| 15/01/55 | New to | 12A (Carlisle Upperby) | - Official listing date. Arrived Carlisle Nov-54. |
| Feb-58 | Depot code change | 12B | |
| 03/02/68 | Withdrawn from | 12B (Carlisle Upperby) |
Notes
21/10/54 - M79008 + M79600 noted on trials on the Wirksworth branch hauling a BTK.
Disposal
Scrapped by BR, Derby C&W Works
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79008 | 79600 | As delivered to 12A - 15th January 1955 |
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Date: 15th June 1968
A Derby Lightweight set seen near Keswick on June 15th 1968. All the original West Cumberland Derby Lightweight sets (79008-20) had been withdrawn earlier that month, replaced by later builds transferred from depots such as Reddish and Bletchley. Michael Mensing.