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Vehicle 79253


Derby Lightweight

Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Yellow Diamond
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30178
Diagram: 505

Allocations

Jun-55 New to 32A (Norwich)
4w/e 13/10/56 Transferred to 30A (Stratford)
3w/e 06/06/59 Transferred to 32A (Norwich)
w/e 07/01/67 Transferred to 31A (Cambridge)
16/06/68 Withdrawn from 31A (Cambridge)

Notes

circa Sep-68 - In connection with the filming the 1969 film 'The Virgin Soldiers' the cab end of withdrawn E79253 was converted to an open ended balcony observation car. See www.disused-stations.org.uk/features/virgin_soldiers/ for more details.

Disposal

Scrapped by A King, Norwich

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


79037 79253 As delivered to 32A - June 1955
79037 79253 Noted July 1955
79037 79253 Noted August 1956
79037 79253 Noted 4th October 1956
79037 79253 Noted 25/11/56 - on Stratford depot
79037 79253 Noted 16th March 1958
79037 79253 Transfer to 32A - 4w/e 13/06/59
79037 79253 Transfer to 31A - 7w/e 07/01/67
79058 79253 Noted 26/08/67 - at Thetford1
79046 79253 Noted 02/09/67 - in Cambridge station1

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown

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