Derby Lightweight DMU images
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1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/265) recording accident damage to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa spring 1956. This shows the cab drivers side corner, the panels separating where they had been riveted together. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/266) recording accident damage to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa spring 1956. This shows the non-drivers side cab corner. On the marker light the slot for adding the lenses can be seen. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/291) showing collision repairs underway on Derby Lightweight E79622 circa spring 1956. A new headstock is ready to be fitted. Note inside the lamp shades remain in first class but have been removed from second class. On the left is hauled stock, on the right another Derby Lightweight, the Leyland 600 engine with hydraulic transmission suggesting it is a West Riding vehicle. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/292) showing collision damage repairs in progress on the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa spring 1956. All the damaged sections have been removed ready for new sections to be added. The vehicle behind is a West Riding Lightweight, the engine on the floor is a Leyland 600 with hydraulic transmission. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/368) recording accident repairs to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa summer 1956. A new headstock has been fitted and the original lower panels refitted after straightening. The left and right windscreens had been added but not the middle one. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/369) recording accident repairs to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa summer 1956. A new headstock and front solebar have been fitted and the original lower panels refitted after straightening. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/370) recording accident repairs to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa summer 1956. A new section of solebar has been fitted with a joining plate riveted on. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/371) recording accident repairs to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa summer 1956. This is under the front end, a joining plate can be seen in the inside of the right solebar. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/396) recording accident repairs to the front end of Derby Lightweight E79622 circa summer 1956. The repairs are complete and the preparation for painting has begun. British Railways.
circa 1956
A Derby Works / London Midland Region publicity image (negative N1009) showing a DMBS interior probably populated with BR staff. It seems to be a later yellow diamond Derby Lightweight (the rectangular vents in the ceiling and the adjacent car seems to have the horizontal split in the windscreen). Date unknown, circa 1956. British Railways.
circa 1956
A Derby Lightweight DMU in Sleaford station, circa 1956. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa 1956
A Derby Lightweight DMU seen in Grantham station. Closest is DMBS E79031 with Cleethorpes on the destination blind, its partner is presumably E79623. The date is unknown, but likely 1956. The pair were delivered to Lincoln depot in May 1955 but went on loan to Bradford Hammerton Street soon after, remaining there most of the rest of the year. They spent 1956 back at Lincoln, then moved on to Gorton in April 1957. Mel Smith.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/397) showing work on a new Derby Lightweight vehicle in 1956. The gentleman is (or pretenting to) screw in one of the carriage fuses. Above are the lighting contactors. British Railways.
1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/946) showing the wall paneling in the first class saloon of a Derby Lightweight vehicle, thought to be from the M79670-84 batch. British Railways.
1956
The interior of a Derby Lightweight vehicle, Derby Works negative 56/947. There are no details with the image but it is intended to show the paneling on the bulkhead. The high back seats indicate it is an LMR vehicle, the lack of floor hatches and first class indicate a DTCL. Only one small batch had the 2+2 seating in first class lot 30322 to Diagram 511 with vehicles M79670-84. British Railways.
circa 1956
M79644 at the front of a Derby Lightweight set at Kenilworth on a service for Leamington Spa Avenue, circa 1956. Walter Burt.
circa February 1956
Livery experiment. This official image (Derby Works negative 56/27) records a trial of warning markings on the front end of a Derby Lightweight vehicle circa February 1956. British Railways.
circa February 1956
Livery experiment. This official image (Derby Works negative 56/25) records a trial of warning markings on the front end of a Derby Lightweight vehicle circa February 1956. This is unlikely to be a new vehicle - there is signs of paint retouching just about the gutter, and a new vehicle would have a white cab dome at this time. British Railways.
circa February 1956
Livery experiment. This official image (Derby Works negative 56/19) records a trial of warning markings on the front end of Derby Lightweight DTCL M79668 circa February 1956. The text on the rear of the print includes "despatched to Monument Lane for traffic Feb 7th 1956". The vehicle on the left, with "Derby Carr & Wagon Dept" on the destination blind suggests this was taken at that location. British Railways.
14th March 1956
Two 2-car Derby Lightweights on the 1.20pm Birmingham New Street - Rugeley seen entering Witton. The DMU services on the line had just been introduced earlier that month. Michael Mensing.