Met-Camm Lightweight DMU images
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circa December 1955
An official image (Derby Works collection negative 55/976) showing London Midland Region Met-Camm Lightweight set M79629 / M79079, which was delivered in December 1955. Taken at Buckley Wells Coal Sidings, Bury, this was the un-matted version. British Railways.
circa December 1955
An official image (Derby Works collection negative 55/977) showing London Midland Region Met-Camm Lightweight set M79629 / M79079, which was delivered in December 1955. Taken at Buckley Wells Coal Sidings, Bury, this was the matted version. British Railways.
circa December 1955
An official image (Derby Works collection negative 55/977) showing London Midland Region Met-Camm Lightweight set M79629 / M79079, which was delivered in December 1955. Taken at Buckley Wells Coal Sidings, Bury, this was the un-matted version. British Railways.
circa December 1955
An official image (Derby Works collection negative 55/978) showing London Midland Region Met-Camm Lightweight set M79629 / M79079, which was delivered in December 1955. Taken at Buckley Wells Coal Sidings, Bury, this was the matted version. British Railways.
circa December 1955
An official Met-Camm image (negative DZ106) showing a 79xxx series "Lightweight" set out on test at Sutton Park station. Formed of DMBS M79076 and DTCL M79626 these would be allocated new to Bury depot on 10/12/55. Courtesy of the Kevin Dowd Collection. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa December 1955
An official image (Derby Works collection negative 55/978) showing London Midland Region Met-Camm Lightweight set M79629 / M79079, which was delivered in December 1955. Taken at Buckley Wells Coal Sidings, Bury, this was the un-matted version. British Railways.
circa December 1955
An official image (Derby Works collection negative 55/982) showing the interior of a London Midland Region Met-Camm Lightweight Driver Trailer Composite. It is presumably M79629 which was used for the exterior views and delivered in December 1955. This was taken before the carpet was fitted. British Railways.
circa December 1955
An official image (Derby Works collection negative 55/983) showing the interior of a London Midland Region Met-Camm Lightweight Driving Motor Brake Second. It is presumably M79079 which was used for the exterior views and delivered in December 1955. British Railways.
circa December 1955
An official image (Derby Works collection negative 55/984) showing the interior of a London Midland Region Met-Camm Lightweight Driver Trailer Composite. It is presumably M79629 which was used for the exterior views and delivered in December 1955. British Railways.
circa December 1955
An official image (Derby Works collection negative 55/982) showing the interior of a London Midland Region Met-Camm Lightweight Driver Trailer Composite. circa December 1955. This is one of two images with the same negative number, one without carpet, this one has the carpet. British Railways.
circa December 1955
An official image (Derby Works collection negative 55/982A) showing the interior of a London Midland Region Met-Camm Lightweight Driver Trailer Composite. circa December 1955. British Railways.
1956
The interior of an Eastern Region Met-Camm "Lightweight" DMBS, presumably early in 1956. British Railways.
1956
The interior of an Eastern Region Met-Camm "Lightweight" DTSL, presumably early in 1956. British Railways.
circa January 1956
An official Met-Camm image (negative DZ130, un-matted version) showing a bogie for a 'Lightweight' 79xxx power car. The final drive can be seen fitted to the closest axle, the end frame of the bogie lowered for the cardan shaft to be fitted. The short footsteps on the front tell us this will be fitted to the cab end of a vehicle, the other bogie would have longer footsteps for the van. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa January 1956
An official Met-Camm image (negative DZ130, matted version) showing a bogie for a 'Lightweight' 79xxx power car. The final drive can be seen fitted to the closest axle, the end frame of the bogie lowered for the cardan shaft to be fitted. The short footsteps on the front tell us this will be fitted to the cab end of a vehicle, the other bogie would have longer footsteps for the van. Courtesy of the Kevin Dowd Collection. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa January 1956
An official Met-Camm image (negative DZ131, un-matted version) showing a bogie for a 'Lightweight' 79xxx power car. The vacuum cylinder can be seen fitted to the front. On the closest axlebox the silver box part of the speedometer. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa January 1956
An official Met-Camm image (negative DZ131, matted version) showing a bogie for a 'Lightweight' 79xxx power car. The vacuum cylinder can be seen fitted to the front. On the closest axlebox the silver box part of the speedometer. Courtesy of the Kevin Dowd Collection. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa January 1956
An official Met-Camm image (negative DZ132, un-matted version) showing a bogie for a 'Lightweight' 79xxx trailer car. At this end can be seen the dynamo which is axle driven. On trailer vehicles the vacuum cylinders were fitted to the vehicle rather than the bogie. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa January 1956
An official Met-Camm image (negative DZ132, matted version) showing a bogie for a 'Lightweight' 79xxx trailer car. At this end can be seen the dynamo which is axle driven. On trailer vehicles the vacuum cylinders were fitted to the vehicle rather than the bogie. Courtesy of the Kevin Dowd Collection. Metropolitan Cammell.
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.