Vehicle 79642
Derby Lightweight
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Yellow Diamond
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30236
Diagram: 509
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 79121 during the unknown period are:
| 10/12/55 | New to | 3E (Monument Lane) | |
| Jun-58 | Transferred to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| Sep-58 | Transferred to | 8C (Speke Junction) | |
| 5w/e 31/01/59 | Transferred to | 27F (Brunswick) | |
| 4w/e 28/02/59 | Transferred to | 8C (Speke Junction) | |
| Oct-59 | Transferred to | Reddish | |
| 09/09/63 | Depot code change | 9C | |
| 3w/e 28/02/65 | Transferred to | 12B (Carlisle Upperby) |
Then the allocations for 79642 are:
| Mar-69 | Transferred to | 12A (Carlisle Kingmoor) | |
| 19/04/69 | Withdrawn from | 12A (Carlisle Kingmoor) |
Notes
10/12/55 - M79121/79642 was the first set at Monument Lane for the Birmingham (New Street - Lichfield (City) line, hoping to begin sometime in March after 14 2-car sets had been delivered. The pair arrived from Derby on the 10th December. The following week they ran practice runs between Lichfield (city) and Four Oaks (the terminus of the then regular service from New Street), and each day travelled from Monument Lane to Lichfield via Soho Junction and Walsall.
12/12/55 - After arriving at Monument Lane carriage shed for trials and crew training, 79121 + 79642 were due to run empty between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield City from the 12th to 17th December 1955.
Disposal
Scrapped by Arnott Young, Old Kilpatrick arrived 09/10/69 cut circa late 1969
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79121 | 79642 | As delivered to 3E - 10th December 1955 | |||||||
| 79121 | 79642 | Noted 10th December 1955 |
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