Vehicle 79047 / 975018
Met-Camm Lightweight
Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Yellow Diamond
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30190
Diagram: 591
Allocations
| 05/01/56 | New to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 4w/e 25/01/58 | Transferred to | 30A (Stratford) | |
| 4w/e 23/01/60 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 08/09/68 | Withdrawn from | 32A (Norwich) | |
| May-69 | To departmental stock | RTC (Derby RTC) | |
| Jun-81 | Withdrawn |
Notes
05/01/56 - Two new sets - 79047/79263 and 79048/79624 - were noted passing through Coventry en-route from Metro-Cammell to Norwich via Peterborough E.R.
circa May-81 - DB975018/975019 were cut up at Snailwell.
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
79047 - original number
975018 - from May-69 (departmental stock)
Department Use as RDB975018
Lab 21 Plasma Torch Research From 5/69 to 1981.
Disposal
Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79047 | 79263 | As delivered to 32A - 5th January 1956 | |||||||
| 79047 | 79263 | Noted 5th January 1956 - En route from Metro-Cammell to Norwich | |||||||
| 79047 | 79263 | Noted August 1956 | |||||||
| 79047 | 79264 | Noted 18/08/1956 - 2012 Dereham to Norwich | |||||||
| 79047 | 79272 | Noted 18th January 1958 | |||||||
| 79047 | 79263 | Transfer to 30A - 4w/e 25/01/58 | |||||||
| 79047 | 79263 | Transfer to 32A - 4w/e 23/01/60 | |||||||
| 79047 | 79263 | Noted 26/08/67 - at Thetford1 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
Images:
circa January 1956
An official Met-Camm image (negative DZ133) showing a new 'Lightweight' 79xxx series DMU formed of E79047 (displaying Cambridge on the destination blind) and E79263. They would be allocated new to Norwich on 5 January 1956. Courtesy of the Kevin Dowd Collection. Metropolitan Cammell.
Unknown date
E79047 at the front of a service headed for Norwich at Wroxham on the Norwich to Cromer line, date unknown. It is an early version of rail blue livery (3" numbers and the BR logo on the cab door), paired with a DTC in green, as is the power car in the second set. The leading Brush loco on the left is noted as D5569, this train is coming off the former line to County School, by this time used to access the concrete works at Lenwade. Image taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
29th June 1971
DB975018 & DB975019 passing Dunford East with "Plazma Torch Train" 5G43 0543 Tinsley to Dunford West 29th June 1971. Under the rear bogie of the leading coach a flame can be seen burning onto the railhead to clean it and improve traction. Keith Long.
1979
Met-Camm "Lightweight" DB975018 (ex-79047) is seen at Derby Tech Centre in 1979. Malcolm Clements.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa January 1956
An official Met-Camm image (negative DZ134) showing a new 'Lightweight' 79xxx series DMU. Despite 'Bury' being displayed on the destination blind, this is an Eastern Region set, E79263 + E79047 which would be allocated new to Norwich on 5 January 1956. Courtesy of the Kevin Dowd Collection. Metropolitan Cammell.