Vehicle 79009
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 | |
| 4w/e 08/06/68 | Withdrawn from | 12B (Carlisle Upperby) |
Disposal
Scrapped by TW Ward, on location at Carlisle Upperby
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79009 | 79601 | As delivered to 12A - 15th January 1955 | |||||||
| 79009 | 79602 | Noted 11/04/67 - at Carlisle1 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
Images:
14th March 1956
Derby Lightweight M79009 is seen in Carlisle station on March 14, 1956. Hamish Stevenson.
10th September 1960
A Derby Lightweight DMU with M79009 closest inside London Road goods shed - part of The Railway Enthusiasts' Club Carlisle Goods Lines railtour on 10 September 1960. Stuart Mackay Collection.
10th September 1960
A Derby Lightweight DMU with M79009 closest inside London Road goods shed - part of The Railway Enthusiasts' Club Carlisle Goods Lines railtour on 10 September 1960. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 15th June 1969
Withdrawn Derby Lightweights at Carlisle Upperby on 15th June 1969. The blue vehicle with the front corner removed (accident or disposal?) is thought to be M79124, the green vehicle on the left is likely M79009 or 79010. Both were cut up there the following month by TW Ward. Keith Long.