Vehicle 79500
Derby Lightweight (Red Triangle)
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Red Triangle
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: Leyland 125hp
Transmission: Hydraulic
Lot Number: 30085
Diagram: 507
Allocations
| Apr-54 | New to | 37C (Hammerton Street) | |
| Jul-56 | Depot code change | 56G | |
| 24/02/64 | Withdrawn from | 56G (Hammerton Street) |
Notes
August 1956 - Six special DMU diagrams were in operation for the August '56 Bank holiday providing a half-hourly service between Bradford and Knaresborough. Four diagrams were the eight Bradford sets running as 4-cars, the other two were being Newcastle sets 79153/79328/79511 and 79154/79325/79510. On the 7th August one diagram was dropped.
Disposal
Scrapped by Cox and Danks, Wadsley Bridge arrived Mar-66 cut circa Mar-66
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79000 | 79500 | As delivered to 37C - April 1954 | |||||||
| 79000 | 79500 | Noted 29th January 1955 | |||||||
| 79000 | 79500 | Noted 27th June 1955 | |||||||
| 79000 | 79500 | Noted July 1955 | |||||||
| 79000 | 79500 | Noted 19th September 1955 - Worked Ripon's first regular diesel service |
Images:
circa March 1954
A Derby Works image (negative 54/166) which shows brand new West Riding Derby Lightweight motor composite E79500. This was taken circa late March 1954 (painting was completed on the 24th. The front end is incomplete, the lamp bracket under the centre cab window has still to be added and the jumper sockets and marker lamp fronts are unpainted. British Railways.
circa April 1954
A Derby Works image (negative 54/428) which shows brand new Derby Lightweight DMCL (or CO as it was then) E79500. The new and paint date on the vehicle end is 26 March 1954 and this was probably taken very soon after. Note the exhausts do not join above the gangway as they did on the later yellow diamond vehicles. British Railways.
circa April 1954
A Derby Works image (negative 54/429) which shows brand new Derby Lightweight motor composite E79500. This rear view shows the folding gangways were were fitted to the West Riding and West Cumberland batches, the later versions had sliding doors. The water filler pipes were also for the engine coolant expansion tanks in the roof space. British Railways.
circa April 1954
A Derby Works image (negative 54/430) shows the front end of brand new Derby Lightweight DMCL E79500. The three marker lamps have clear glass, a white or red diffuser would be slotted into the front. Note that all three of the maps seem to have a darker bulb in the upper position - were red bulbs fitted? Image courtesy of Chris Booth. British Railways.
April 1954
A Derby Works image (negative 54/431) which shows the cab of brand new Derby Lightweight DMCL E79500. This vehicle was for the West Riding. Note the square plate on the floor with a foot operated switch to control the sanders. British Railways.
April 1954
A Derby Works image (negative 54/432) which shows the toilet end of West Riding Derby Lightweight DMCL E79500. British Railways.
April 1954
A Derby Works image (negative 54/433) which shows the interior of new West Riding Derby Lightweight DMCL E79500. This is taken in the rear saloon looking towards the cab. Note in the closest saloon which is no smoking has blanks over where the ashtrays would be. The trafolyte signs on the seat backs state "Warning please mind your head when leaving your seat". British Railways.
April 1954
A Derby Works image (negative 54/434) which shows the interior of new West Riding Derby Lightweight DMCL E79500. This is taken at the front of the centre saloon looking towards the rear showing the two third class saloons. All visible seats face forward, the vehicle diagram shows there was a sideways seat after the vestibule on the left, yet the seat is not visible so may not have been the same height as the others? British Railways.
April 1954
A Derby Works image (negative 54/435) taken in the first class saloon of new West Riding Derby Lightweight DMCL E79500. It contained sixteen seats in a two plus two layout, two bays of four and two rows facing the cab. British Railways.
April 1954
A Derby Works image (negative 54/436) showing the first class saloon of new West Riding Derby Lightweight DMCL E79500. British Railways.
April 1954
A Derby Works image (negative 54/437) which shows new West Riding Derby Lightweight motor composite E79500 circa April 1954. British Railways.
circa mid-April 1954
A Derby Works image (negative 54/463) showing new West Riding Derby Lightweight DMU E79500 and presumably E79000 circa mid-April 1954. British Railways.
August 1954
Complete with oil tail lamp, E79500 departs Leeds Central for Bradford one August evening in 1954. H Walshaw.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa May 1954
A Derby Works image (negative 54/607) showing West Riding Derby Lightweight DMU E79503 / E79003 on the Wirksworth branch, a line used for test runs of new vehicles and for photographs. In comparison with earlier works images of these vehicles which all had silver engines this pair has black engines. Also the underframe equipment to this side of the nearest engine differs from earlier images (predominately E79500). British Railways.