Met-Camm Lightweight 2-car DMUs
Official Photographs
Metro-Cammell
*Images courtesy of the Kevin Dowd Collection.
*Negative DZ 86
A mock up of a seat, this moquette would be used on the Eastern Region vehicles.
*Negative DZ 87
A mock up of a seat, this moquette would be used on the Eastern Region vehicles.
*Negative DZ 88
A driver trailer bodyshell during deflection testing at their Saltley Works. The bodyshell is sitting on two stands where it would sit normally sit on bogies at the 'centre casting', with two side stands at each end for balance. The remainder of the stands in-between hold instruments to measure bodyshell distortion from the weights inside.
*Negative DZ 89
A driver trailer bodyshell during deflection testing at Saltley Works. The bodyshell is filled with weights so that bodyshell distortion can be measured.
*Negative DZ 90
A driver trailer bodyshell sitting on stands for deflection testing at Saltley Works.
*Negative DZ 92
Bogies under construction at Saltley Works. In the upper left an underframe can be seen being assembled in a jig.
*Negative DZ 95
An underframe under construction at Saltley Works. It was assembled in a jig and has been moved onto stands ready to have the solebars and body added as in the vehicle in front of it.
*Negative DZ 98
The interior of a driver trailer during assembly at Saltley Works.
*Negative DZ 101
The centre saloon of a DMBS before the floor is fitted. The two AEC 150hp engines can be seen, along with a myriad of conduit and pipes (air, vacuum and coolant). On these vehicles the radiator header tanks were in the guards van meaning more coolant piping (those seen with the flexible joints) than later Met-Camm vehicles.
*Negative DZ 106
DMBS M79076 and DTCL M79626 out on test at Sutton Park station. These would be allocated new to Bury depot on 10/12/55.
Negative DZ 115
The first class saloon on an LMR DTCL circa December 1955.
*Negative DZ 116
The interior of a LMR DTCL, taken in the first class saloon looking through second (then third) class to the rear of the vehicle, circa December 1955.
*Negative DZ 117
The interior of an LMR DTCL, taken in the middle saloon looking to the rear of the vehicle, circa December 1955.
*Negative DZ 118
The interior of an LMR DTCL, taken from the rear of the vehicle looking towards the cab, circa December 1955.
*Negative DZ 119
The lavatory on an LMR DTCL, circa December 1955.
*Negative DZ 120
The lavatory on an LMR DTCL, circa December 1955.
*Negative DZ 121 Un-matted
The drivers compartment of an LMR DTCL, circa December 1955.
Negative DZ 121 Matted
The drivers compartment of an LMR DTCL, circa December 1955.
*Negative DZ 122 Un-matted
The drivers compartment of an LMR DTCL, circa December 1955.
Negative DZ 122 Matted
The drivers compartment of an LMR DTCL, circa December 1955.
Negative DZ 130 Un-matted
A power car bogie. 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.
*Negative DZ 130 Matted
A power car bogie. 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.
Negative DZ 131 Un-matted
A power car bogie. The vacuum cylinder can be seen fitted to the front.
*Negative DZ 131 Matted
A power car bogie. On the closest axlebox the silver box part of the speedometer.
Negative DZ 132 Un-matted
A trailer car bogie. At this end can be seen the dynamo which is axle driven.
*Negative DZ 132 Matted
A trailer car bogie. On trailer vehicles the vacuum cylinders were fitted to the vehicle rather than the bogie.
*Negative DZ 133
79047 (displaying Cambridge on the destination blind) and E79263, they would be allocated new to Norwich on 5 January 1956.
*Negative DZ 134
Despite 'Bury' being displayed on the destination blind, this is an Eastern Region set, E79263 + E79047.
Negative unknown
The production line at Saltley Works. The lined vehicle to the right is E79055, allocated new to 32A Norwich on 28/02/56, so this was probably taken in early February 1956. Used in a Met-Camm promotional publication.
Negative unknown
An Eastern Region set with Lowestoft on the destination blind, location unknown, circa early 1956. This was used in several of their trade adverts such as celebrating 300, 500 and 600 diesel railcars supplied.
Negative DZ142
Two DMU sets at Castle Bromwich - closest is E79278 - presumably paired with E79062 - and is displaying "Birmingham (New St)" on the destination blind. Before delivery to Lincoln the set was used on the New Street - Castle Bromwich British Industries Fair shuttles.
British Railways - Derby Works Collection
Derby took reference photographs of vehicles built by other builders for the London Midland Region.
Negative 55/976 Un-matted
M79629 / M79079, delivered to Bury in December 1955. Taken at Buckley Wells Coal Sidings, Bury.
Negative 55/976 Matted
M79629 / M79079, delivered to Bury in December 1955. Taken at Buckley Wells Coal Sidings, Bury.
Negative 55/977 Un-matted
M79629 / M79079, delivered to Bury in December 1955. Taken at Buckley Wells Coal Sidings, Bury.
Negative 55/977 Matted
M79629 / M79079, delivered to Bury in December 1955. Taken at Buckley Wells Coal Sidings, Bury.
Negative 55/978 Un-matted
M79629 / M79079, delivered to Bury in December 1955. Taken at Buckley Wells Coal Sidings, Bury.
Negative 55/978 Matted
M79629 / M79079, delivered to Bury in December 1955. Taken at Buckley Wells Coal Sidings, Bury.
Negative 55/982
The interior of a London Midland Region Driver Trailer Composite, presumably M79629 which was used for the exterior views and delivered in December 1955. This was taken before the carpet was fitted.
Negative 55/982
The interior of a London Midland Region Driver Trailer Composite. This is one of two images with the same negative number, one without carpet, this one has the carpet.
Negative 55/982A
The interior of a London Midland Region Driver Trailer Composite, circa December 1955.
Negative 55/983
The interior of a London Midland Region Driving Motor Brake Second, presumably M79079 which was used for the exterior views and delivered in December 1955.
Negative 55/984
The interior of a London Midland Region Driver Trailer Composite, presumably M79629 which was used for the exterior views and delivered in December 1955.
British Railways - Eastern Region publicity images
These are courtesy of the Chris Booth Collection. The first six were taken at Stratford circa March 1956.
Driving trailer third E79273. Note the jumper socket lids are numbered, from left to right 4 3 and 3 4.
E79058 and E79274.
The corridor connection between E79274 and E79058. Note the power car also has a filler pipe (for the engine coolant system).
The number one (drivers) side of a power car, probably E79057.
The number two (non-drivers) side of a power car, probably E79057.
The guards van of a power car, probably E79057 or E79058.
The 'new diesel maintenance depot at Norwich'. Circa July 1956, with E79266 closest on the centre road.
Inside the 'new diesel maintenance depot at Norwich'. Circa July 1956, E79266 is closest.