Vehicle 79269
Met-Camm Lightweight
Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Yellow Diamond
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30191
Diagram: 593
Allocations
| 14/02/56 | New to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 02/11/68 | Withdrawn from | 32A (Norwich) |
Notes
3rd March 56 - A 6-car Southend Centenary train to Liverpool Street and return contained 79049 + 79265, 79050 + 79269 and 79051 + 79267.
Disposal
Scrapped by Bird Group, Long Marston
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79053 | 79269 | As delivered to 32A - 14th February 1956 | |||||||
| 79050 | 79269 | Noted 3rd March 56 - Part of 6-car Southend Centenary train to Liverpool Street and return | |||||||
| 79053 | 79269 | Noted August 1956 | |||||||
| 79053 | 79269 | Noted 9th August 1959 |
Images:
mid-1960s
A Met-Camm Lightweight set formed of E79269 + E79052 at Birdbrook station in Essex. Undated, the set has revised lining and whiskers suggesting mid-1960s. Steve Davies Collection.
circa 1970
E79269 at Ipswich Loco, taken after withdrawal circa 1970. Note the first class totem in the window. Tony Wilkins.
circa 1970
E79269 in company of classmates at Ipswich Loco, taken after withdrawal circa 1970. Tony Wilkins.
circa 1970
E79269 at Ipswich Loco, taken after withdrawal circa 1970. Tony Wilkins.
circa 1970
E79269 at Ipswich Loco, taken after withdrawal circa 1970. Tony Wilkins.