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Vehicle 79285


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

05/06/56 New to 40A (Lincoln)
4w/e 26/01/57 Transferred to 30A (Stratford)
4w/e 23/02/57 Transferred to 40A (Lincoln)
4w/e 20/04/57 Transferred to 32A (Norwich)
4w/e 20/02/60 Transferred to 30A (Stratford)
21/10/68 Withdrawn from 30A (Stratford)

Disposal

Scrapped by Bird Group, Long Marston

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


79069 79285 As delivered to 40A - 5th June 1956
79069 79285 Transfer to 30A - 4w/e 26/01/57
79069 79285 Transfer to 40A - 4w/e 23/02/57
79069 79285 Transfer to 32A - 4w/e 20/04/57
79069 79285 Transfer to 30A - 4w/e 20/02/60

Images:

Met camm lightweight at an unknown location

circa 1969

Withdrawn Met-Camm "Lightweights", including E79285, circa 1969. Location unknown, possibly Stratford. Graham Clark.