Vehicle 79122
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: 30235
Diagram: 633
Allocations
| 24/12/55 | New to | 3E (Monument Lane) | |
| May-58 | Transferred to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| Sep-58 | Transferred to | 8C (Speke Junction) | |
| Oct-59 | Transferred to | Reddish | |
| 09/09/63 | Depot code change | 9C | |
| 3w/e 28/02/65 | Transferred to | 12B (Carlisle Upperby) | |
| 15/07/67 | Withdrawn |
79122 was involved in the following incident:
19/12/56 - Proof House Jct, LMR
Collision involving Derby Lightweight / steam
Info from p37 February 1957 Railway Observer
M79643 + M79122, working the 2.5pm Lichfield City to Birmingham New Street service in very foggy weather collided with a light engine (a 2-6-4T) at Proof House Junction on the approach to New Street. The front end of the DTCL was badly damaged and the set would be moved to Curzon Street goods yard where it remained for over a month. While the clear-up was underway traffic for Four Oaks was diverted via the Stour Valley line and Handsworth loop to Aston, where trains reversed to reach the Sutton line. The image shows M79643 under repair at Derby.
Disposal
Scrapped by JR Miller, on location at Carlisle Upperby
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79122 | 79643 | As delivered to 3E - 24th December 1955 | |||||||
| 79122 | 79643 | Noted 19th December 1956 |
Images:
29th August 1966
On the August Bank Holiday (29th) 1966, M79122 sits in Carlisle station. Michael Mensing.