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9th July 1983
The Derby Lightweight Ultrasonic Test Train DB975007 + DB975008 at Stratford depot during the open day on 9 July 1983. Stuart Mackay Collection.
19th May 1964
Derby Lightweight single car M79901 at Bletchley on 19 May 1964. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date unknown
Two Derby Lightweight twins are seen near Rose Hill station with a Macclesfield service circa mid-1960s. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa June 1969
Two Derby Lightweight DMBSs at Cohens, Kettering, for disposal. Undated, the slide process date was July 1969. Closest is E79025 which arrived there on 11 June 1969 and was believed to linger until 1971 before being cut. Behind, in blue livery, is presumably E79028.It also arrived on the same date, these two were the first Derby Lightweight DMBSs to arrive there, and there were no more till the following year. Its stay was considerable shorted, is believed to have been cut by the end of June 1969. Stuart Mackay Collection.
10th April 1988
Stewarts Lane Open Day on 10th April 1988 finds the Derby Lightweight Research Unit on display. Note the number coincidence of DB975007 facing de-icer unit 007 (see reflection in dmu window). Tony Walmsley.
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- Single cars
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Operations
- West Cumberland
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- East Anglia
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- Buckingham - Banbury
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Non-Passenger Use
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Details about preserved Derby Lightweights can be found here.