Vehicle 79031
Derby Lightweight
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Yellow Diamond
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30126
Diagram: 504
Allocations
| May-55 | New to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
| 15/07/55 | On loan to | 37C (Hammerton Street) | |
| 16/11/55 | Ex-loan back to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
| 10/04/57 | Transferred to | 39A (Gorton) | |
| 4w/e 25/01/58 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 4w/e 13/06/59 | Transferred to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| 2w/e 23/06/62 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| Nov-64 | Transferred to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| 16/06/68 | Withdrawn from | 31A (Cambridge) |
Disposal
Scrapped by A King, Norwich
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79031 | 79623 | As delivered to 40A - May 1955 | |||||||
| 79031 | 79623 | Noted 9th May 1955 - Working BIF service between Birmingham (New St) & Castle Bromwich | |||||||
| 79031 | 79032 | Noted 16th July 1955 - In service in Leeds-Bradford area | |||||||
| 79031 | 79623 | Noted August 1956 | |||||||
| 79031 | 79623 | Transfer to 39A - April 1957 | |||||||
| 79031 | 79623 | Transfer to 32A - 4w/e 25/01/58 | |||||||
| 79031 | 79619 | Noted 03/07/65 - on Bletchley-Cambridge services1 | |||||||
| 79031 | 79615 | Noted 11/06/66 - on Bletchley-Cambridge services1 |
Formation Sources
1: Roy Endersby
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