Vehicle 79056
Met-Camm Lightweight
Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Yellow Diamond
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30190
Diagram: 591
Allocations
| 28/02/56 | New to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 13/04/56 | On loan to | 64A (St Margarets) | |
| w/e 22/09/56 | Ex-loan back to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 02/11/68 | Withdrawn from | 32A (Norwich) |
Notes
13th April 1956 - 79055/79271 and 79056/79272 arrived at Leith Central from the ER. They started running on the Guldane branch to train drivers.
8th August 1956 - 79056/79272 were noted on the 2.50pm Edinburgh Waverley - North Berwick and 3.55pm return. 79055/79271 was on the 6.00pm North Berwick - Waverley.
Disposal
Scrapped by Bird Group, Long Marston
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79056 | 79272 | As delivered to 32A - 28th February 1956 | |||||||
| 79056 | 79272 | Noted 13th April 1956 | |||||||
| 79056 | 79272 | Noted 8th August 1956 |
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Date: 2nd May 1971
Metropolitan-Cammell units E79272 and E79056 withdrawn from service and stored at the former 32B Ipswich depot pending collection for scrapping, 2nd May 1971. Gordon Edgar.