Vehicle 79272
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
| 28/02/56 | New to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 13/04/56 | On loan to | 64A (St Margarets) | |
| w/e 22/09/56 | Ex-loan back to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 02/11/68 | Withdrawn from | 32A (Norwich) |
Notes
13th April 1956 - 79055/79271 and 79056/79272 arrived at Leith Central from the ER. They started running on the Guldane branch to train drivers.
8th August 1956 - 79056/79272 were noted on the 2.50pm Edinburgh Waverley - North Berwick and 3.55pm return. 79055/79271 was on the 6.00pm North Berwick - Waverley.
Disposal
Scrapped by Bird Group, Long Marston
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79056 | 79272 | As delivered to 32A - 28th February 1956 | |||||||
| 79056 | 79272 | Noted 13th April 1956 | |||||||
| 79056 | 79272 | Noted 8th August 1956 | |||||||
| 79048 | 79272 | Noted 9th September 1957 | |||||||
| 79047 | 79272 | Noted 18th January 1958 |
Images:
June 1966
A Met-Camm Lightweight set with E79272 leading is seen heading south near East Suffolk Junction in Ipswich on the Great Eastern main line. June 1966. Although all the ER trailers seem to have been built as second class only it seems that some, including this one, had first class added. Steve Davies Collection.
2nd May 1971
Metropolitan-Cammell units E79272 and E79056 withdrawn from service and stored at the former 32B Ipswich depot pending collection for scrapping, 2nd May 1971. Gordon Edgar.