BRITISH TRANSPORT COMMISSION British Railways - London Midland
Region.
Carriage & Wagon Engineer's Office.
Stores Superintendent's Office.
Nelson Street,
DERBY
EUSTON.
17th February, 1956.
To: C.W. Watkins
General Manager
EUSTON.
CONSTRUCTION OF MULTIPLE UNIT DIESEL CARS -
DERBY C. & W. WORKS.
An examination has been made of forward promises for material for diesel car
production at Derby Carriage & Wagon Works, and the position would appear
to be as under :-
(a) Lightweight Cars.
Lot Nos.
30321 - 2
15
2-car sets.
" "
30324 - 5
3
2-car sets.
There is a considerable amount of material outstanding and some promises of
delivery are not satisfactory, but it would seem that construction in the main
will proceed as planned although delivery of cars to traffic may not be strictly
to schedule.
(b) Steel Cars.
Lot Nos. 30209-10 (50 2-car sets) are due to be laid down 30th April, 1956.
There is an appreciable tonnage of steel, as under, for which delivery promises
have not been received or orders have not been placed, and as delivery is required
during Period I it is reasonable to assume that laydown will be delayed:-
Angles
55
tons
Billets
7
"
Tees
8
"
Plates
50
"
Bars
68
"
188
"
In addition, a substantial tonnage of steel is on order which is promised for
delivery in Period I, 1956; whilst every effort will be made to secure delivery
it must be borne in mind that at the present time the Steel Industry is working
approximately three months in arrears of its promised output.
