Vehicle 79963
Waggon und Maschinenbau (WMD) Railbus
Builder: Waggon und Maschinenbau
Layout: Railbus
Length: 41ft
Coupling Code: None
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30482
Diagram: 611
Allocations
| 23/04/58 | New to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| 18/08/65 | On loan to | South Gosforth | |
| 22/09/65 | Ex-loan back to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| 06/11/66 | Withdrawn from | 31A (Cambridge) |
Notes
Jun-62 - E79963 fitted with an AEC engine at Stratford in June 1962.
Disposal
Preserved - more details.
Images:
7th June 1958
New W&M railbus E79963 in Cambridge depot on 7 June 1958, with another and a Derby Lightweight behind. Walter Burt.
5th May 1965
Waggon und Maschinenbau No. E79963 at Newcastle Central on 5 May 1965. The railbus had been sent north from Cambridge for trials on the Alston branch. It eventually returned to Cambridge, then entered preservation. Darren Kitson Collection.
1967
E79963 and presumably E79960 at Wymondham. The vehicles are probably on their way to preservation on the North Norfolk Railway in 1967. The formation also includes a quad-art set. Steve Davies Collection.