Vehicle 79175
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 05/10/1957 | 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 | |
| 5w/e 08/04/67 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 5w/e 12/08/67 | Transferred to | 12B (Carlisle Upperby) | |
| Mar-69 | Transferred to | 12A (Carlisle Kingmoor) | |
| 19/04/69 | Withdrawn from | 12A (Carlisle Kingmoor) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Arnott Young, Dalmuir arrived 06/10/69 cut circa late 1969
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79175 | 79676 | As delivered to 6G - June 1956 | |||||||
| 79175 | 79676 | Transfer to 39A - 4w/e 05/10/57 |
Images:
20th December 1957
A Derby Lightweight led by M79175 departs from Manchester London Road with a Hayfield service on 20 December 1957. Stuart Mackay Collection.