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The front end of a West Riding Derby Lightweight DMU circa mid-April 1954. A Derby Works image (negative 54/474). British Railways.
A Derby Works image (negative 54/507) which shows construction detail on a Derby Lightweight in 1954. This shows where the roof and sides meet, they were built as two separate items. British Railways.
A Derby Works image (negative 54/509) which shows construction detail for a Derby Lightweight in 1954. This shows how the side, built as a two separate item, fits onto the solebar. The mockup also contains interior items such as a seat and heater ducting. British Railways.
A still from a video clip showing a Derby Lightweight cab mock up during a parade in Derby to mark the 800th anniversary of its charter in October 1954. The full video can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL-kuVj5cq0 with this appearing around the 15 minute mark. Note the glass panel on the side allowing a good view of the interior. The windscreens have the strengthening strips on the inside. Peter Preston.
An official image (Derby Works negative 54/1070) during construction of the Derby Lightweight vehicles. Taken in late 1954 these are thought to be units destined for West Cumberland. The bogie in the foreground shows the sand containers for the sanding equipment that was initially fitted to the vehicles, two on the inner face and one on each side in the centre. They would only be used on one axle per bogie, as only one was powered, and sand would be fed to one side of the wheel at a time depending on the direction of travel. The final drive has an oil change date of 4.11.54 so this was probably taken soon afterwards. It is also marked No.16, and as two were fitted to each one wonders if this would be fitted to the eighth vehicle - M79015? British Railways.
An official image (Derby Works negative 55/885) showing E79025 having the headstock and front section of solebar replaced in late 1955. British Railways.
An official image (Derby Works negative 55/973) showing the cab of a Derby Lightweight with whiskers at Derby Works in late 1955. British Railways.
A Derby Works image (negative 55/553) which shows a tool they created to grind the alloy rivet heads flush with the body on alloy DMU vehicles (the yellow diamond and blue square Derby Lightweights). The rivets held the body panels onto the framework. British Railways.
A Derby Works image (negative 55/881) which a solebar repair on a Derby Lightweight in 1955. The new section is on the right. British Railways.
A Derby Works photo (negative 55/57) showing a new Eastern Region Derby Lightweight twin for Lincolnshire formed of E79614 + E79022 in January 1955. British Railways.
A Derby Work image (negative 55-82) from early 1955 showing a glassfibre roof dome at the van end of a Derby Lightweight DMBS. Early vehicles had been built with alloy domes - slow and expensive to hand make - once these had been developed they were fitted instead. British Railways.
The Derby Works glassfibre workshop circa late 1955 (negative 55/1005). A roll of glassfibre can be seen unrolled onto the table and interior/exterior moulds seen on either side. To the right is the mould and finished examples of the marker light protrusion that was mounted on the roof dome. British Railways.
The mould and finished examples of the cab roof dome marker light mounting seen in the Derby C&W Works glassfibre workshop in late 1955. Negative 55/1006. British Railways.
The mould for a Derby Lightweight cab ceiling seen in the Derby C&W Works glassfibre workshop in late 1955. Negative 55/1007. British Railways.
An official image (Derby Works negative 55/454) showing E79251, a DTCL for East Anglia, circa May 1955. It was new to Norwich on June 4, 1955. British Railways.
Derby Lightweight production in full swing in Derby C&W Works (although the scene is hardly a hive of activity. The one identifiable vehicle is E79261 on the right, delivered to Norwich in August 1955. Not all are new vehicles, the lined vehicle on the left is a West Riding car, probably in for rectification. Note the drive train mock up on the left. British Railways.
A Derby Works image (negative 55/879) which a solebar repair on a Derby Lightweight in 1955. Note the asbestos above the bracket and in the interior where the wall panel has been removed. British Railways.
A Derby Works image (negative 56/262) showing accident damage to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa spring 1956. The cause of the damage is unknown, it was a Lincoln allocated vehicle at the time. British Railways.
A Derby Works image (negative 56/263) showing accident damage to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa spring 1956. The cause of the damage is unknown, it was a Lincoln allocated vehicle at the time. British Railways.
A Derby Works image (negative 56/264) showing accident damage to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa spring 1956. The cause of the damage is unknown, it was a Lincoln allocated vehicle at the time. British Railways.
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