Vehicle 79031
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: 30126
Diagram: 504
Allocations
| May-55 | New to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
| 15/07/55 | On loan to | 37C (Hammerton Street) | |
| 16/11/55 | Ex-loan back to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
| 10/04/57 | Transferred to | 39A (Gorton) | |
| 4w/e 25/01/58 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 4w/e 13/06/59 | Transferred to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| 2w/e 23/06/62 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| Nov-64 | Transferred to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| 16/06/68 | Withdrawn from | 31A (Cambridge) |
Disposal
Scrapped by A King, Norwich
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79031 | 79623 | As delivered to 40A - May 1955 | |||||||
| 79031 | 79623 | Noted 9th May 1955 - Working BIF service between Birmingham (New St) & Castle Bromwich | |||||||
| 79031 | 79032 | Noted 16th July 1955 - In service in Leeds-Bradford area | |||||||
| 79031 | 79623 | Noted August 1956 | |||||||
| 79031 | 79623 | Transfer to 39A - April 1957 | |||||||
| 79031 | 79623 | Transfer to 32A - 4w/e 25/01/58 | |||||||
| 79031 | 79619 | Noted 03/07/65 - on Bletchley-Cambridge services1 | |||||||
| 79031 | 79615 | Noted 11/06/66 - on Bletchley-Cambridge services1 |
Formation Sources
1: Roy Endersby
Images:
circa 1956
A Derby Lightweight DMU seen in Grantham station. Closest is DMBS E79031 with Cleethorpes on the destination blind, its partner is presumably E79623. The date is unknown, but likely 1956. The pair were delivered to Lincoln depot in May 1955 but went on loan to Bradford Hammerton Street soon after, remaining there most of the rest of the year. They spent 1956 back at Lincoln, then moved on to Gorton in April 1957. Mel Smith.