Vehicle 79622
Derby Lightweight
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Yellow Diamond
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30127
Diagram: 505
Allocations
| May-55 | New to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
| 10/04/57 | Transferred to | 39A (Gorton) | |
| w/e 01/02/58 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 4w/e 11/07/59 | Transferred to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| 2w/e 23/06/62 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| Oct-64 | Transferred to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| 19/05/68 | Withdrawn from | 31A (Cambridge) |
Disposal
Scrapped by A King, Norwich
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79030 | 79622 | As delivered to 40A - May 1955 | |||||||
| 79030 | 79622 | Noted 9th May 1955 - Working BIF service between Birmingham (New St) & Castle Bromwich | |||||||
| 79030 | 79622 | Noted August 1956 | |||||||
| 79030 | 79622 | Transfer to 39A - April 1957 | |||||||
| 79030 | 79622 | Transfer to 32A - w/e 01/02/58 | |||||||
| 79023 | 79622 | Noted 21/08/65 - on Bletchley-Cambridge services1 |
Formation Sources
1: Roy Endersby
Images:
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/262) showing accident damage to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa spring 1956. The cause of the damage is unknown, it was a Lincoln allocated vehicle at the time. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/263) showing accident damage to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa spring 1956. The cause of the damage is unknown, it was a Lincoln allocated vehicle at the time. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/264) showing accident damage to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa spring 1956. The cause of the damage is unknown, it was a Lincoln allocated vehicle at the time. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/265) recording accident damage to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa spring 1956. This shows the cab drivers side corner, the panels separating where they had been riveted together. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/266) recording accident damage to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa spring 1956. This shows the non-drivers side cab corner. On the marker light the slot for adding the lenses can be seen. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/291) showing collision repairs underway on Derby Lightweight E79622 circa spring 1956. A new headstock is ready to be fitted. Note inside the lamp shades remain in first class but have been removed from second class. On the left is hauled stock, on the right another Derby Lightweight, the Leyland 600 engine with hydraulic transmission suggesting it is a West Riding vehicle. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/292) showing collision damage repairs in progress on the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa spring 1956. All the damaged sections have been removed ready for new sections to be added. The vehicle behind is a West Riding Lightweight, the engine on the floor is a Leyland 600 with hydraulic transmission. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/368) recording accident repairs to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa summer 1956. A new headstock has been fitted and the original lower panels refitted after straightening. The left and right windscreens had been added but not the middle one. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/369) recording accident repairs to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa summer 1956. A new headstock and front solebar have been fitted and the original lower panels refitted after straightening. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/370) recording accident repairs to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa summer 1956. A new section of solebar has been fitted with a joining plate riveted on. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/371) recording accident repairs to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa summer 1956. This is under the front end, a joining plate can be seen in the inside of the right solebar. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/396) recording accident repairs to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa summer 1956. The repairs are complete and the preparation for painting has begun. British Railways.