Vehicle 79173
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: 30321
Diagram: 633
Allocations
| 2w/e 02/06/56 | New to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| Jul-57 | On loan to | 3E (Monument Lane) | |
| Aug-57 | Ex-loan back to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| 4w/e 05/10/57 | Transferred to | 39A (Gorton) | |
| 01/02/58 | Depot code change | 9H | ER to LMR boundary change. Vehicles transferred 1st February on loan then permanently on 23rd February |
| Apr-58 | Depot code change | 9G | |
| Oct-59 | Transferred to | Reddish | |
| 09/09/63 | Depot code change | 9C | |
| 2w/e 18/03/67 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 08/07/67 | Withdrawn from | 9A (Longsight) |
Disposal
Scrapped by TW Ward, Beighton
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79173 | 79674 | As delivered to 6G - June 1956 | |||||||
| 79173 | 79674 | Transfer to 39A - 4w/e 05/10/57 |
Images:
circa 1958
Derby Lightweight two-car DMU set M79173 + M79674 at Manchester London Road. Date unknown, the vehicles arrived in the Manchester area in September 1957 and would spent time at Gorton, Reddish and Longsight before withdrawal in July 1967. Note the cab roof dome colours. On the power car they are the same colour as the roof, indicating they are formed from alloy. On the trailer they are white, indicating fibreglass. Stuart Mackay Collection.
19th June 1965
M79173 is the power car in this two-car Derby Lightweight set seen north of Strines on a Manchester - Hayfield service, 19th June 1965. Michael Mensing.