Vehicle 79660
Derby Lightweight
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Yellow Diamond
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30241
Diagram: 631
Allocations
| 26/03/56 | New to | South Gosforth | |
| Feb-64 | Depot code change | 52J | |
| w/e 19/06/65 | 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| 19/05/68 | Withdrawn from | 31A (Cambridge) |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:
| 79139 | 79660 | As delivered to South Gosforth - 26th March 1956 |
Images:
21st May 1962
Two of the two-car Derby Lightweight DMUs allocated to South Gosforth depot in Newcastle Central on May 21, 1962. The shed had four twins from new in 1956, one would be withdrawn with accident damage, the remaining three including E79660 seen here would be transferred to Cambridge in June 1965. Michael Mensing.