Vehicle 79632
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: 594
Allocations
The London Midland Region didn't publish trailer car details until late in 1968. Although not 100% reliable, if it is assumed that the trailers remained with the same power cars, the allocations for 79082 during the unknown period are:
| 17/12/55 | New to | 26D (Bury) | |
| Sep-58 | Transferred to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Sep-63 | Depot code change | 9D | |
| 3w/e 28/02/65 | Transferred to | 9C (Reddish) | |
| 2w/e 18/03/67 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| 15/07/67 | Withdrawn from | 9A (Longsight) |
Then the allocations for 79632 are:
Notes
19/12/55 - 79082 + 79632 were noted passing though Coventry en-route from Metro-Cammell to London for official inspection. They returned the same evening to Birmingham, and later went on to Bury.
Disposal
Scrapped by TW Ward, Beighton
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79082 | 79632 | As delivered to 26D - 17th December 1955 | |||||||
| 79082 | 79632 | Noted 19th December 1955 | |||||||
| 79080 | 79632 | Noted 17th November 1957 | |||||||
| 79020 | 79632 | Noted 07/05/66 - on Bletchley-Cambridge services1 |
Formation Sources
1: Roy Endersby
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