Vehicle 79503

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

Notes

26/06/54 - 79002/502, 79003/503, 79004/504, 79005/505 noted in traffic.
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 A King, Norwich arrived circa Nov-64 cut circa Nov-64 Not confirmed, but most likely location.

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

Images:

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.

circa May 1954

A Derby Works image (negative 54/608) showing a West Riding Derby Lightweight DMU. Although a masked image, the view of 79503 + 79003 is at the same location as 54/607 on the Wirksworth branch. British Railways.