Unidentified Derby Lightweight DMU images
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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.
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 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.
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.
circa May 1956
Two two-car Derby Lightweight sets head out of Newcastle with a Middlesbrough service. The date is unknown, they appear reasonably clean so probably taken soon after delivery (new in March 1956), they were intended for Hexham sevices later in the year. British Railways.
14th May 1956
An official image (Eastern Region negative RX149) showing a Derby Lightweight set on 14 May 1956. The supplied caption reads: "A two car diesel train in an attractive country setting approaching Whitlingham on the Norwich-Mundesely service. Diesel car trains came into operation on the Norwich-North Walsham-Mundeseley services on Monday 9th April." British Railways.
circa June 1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/426) showing construction work underway on Derby Lightweights circa June 1956. The closest gentleman is assembling a destination blind wooden box, the second is working with the wiring for the jumper sockets. The first vehicle is unidentified but the second - with the cab and van at the same end and a full size window behind the van - can only be M79900. British Railways.
circa 1956
This image appeared on the rear cover of issue two of the 'Transport Age' magazine and shows both the single car Derby Lightweight vehicles (M79900 + M79901) in Buckingham station, circa 1956. British Railways.
19th September 1956
A London Midland Region publicity image (negative DM472) showing a Derby Lightweight DMU on an Amlwch service at Bangor on 19 September 1956. British Railways.
Unknown Date
A Derby Lightweight DMU in Southminster station with a Wickford service. Thought to be the same unit as image 31356, and dated between September 1956 and June 1959. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa January 1957
Three two-car Derby Lightweights form an excursion from Walsall to Cambridge at Willington circa January 1957. The train reporting number is W736 and it was noted as the first DMU to run between Bedford and Sandy. FH Jardine.
circa 1957
A LMR publicity image showing a Derby Lightweight DMU arriving into Bassenthwaite station circa 1957. British Railways.
circa 1957
A LMR publicity image showing two two-car Derby Lightweight DMUs passing along the side of the River Conway in the Conway Valley circa 1957. British Railways.
7th February 1957
A London Midland Region publicity image (negative DM904) ahowing a Derby Lightweight DMU in Carlisle station on 7 February 1957. British Railways.
2nd March 1957
There are at least ten Derby Lightweight vehicles visible in this view at Birmingham New Street on the 2nd March 1957, there were 16 vehicle total. They will form three services, the 5.15pm to Lichfield (6-cars), 5.20pm to Lichfield (6-cars), and the 5.42pm to Four Oaks (4-cars). The latter would have addition vehicle added from an incoming service. Michael Mensing.
7th May 1957
A long line of Derby Lightweight vehicles in platform 4 of Birmingham New Street on the 7th May 1957. They will work the 5.15pm to Lichfield (6-cars), 5.20pm to Lichfield (6-cars) and 5.42pm to Four Oaks (4-cars, will have additional vehicles added from an incoming service). Michael Mensing.