Vehicle 79057
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
| 13/03/56 | New to | 30A (Stratford) | |
| 4w/e 15/09/56 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 16/06/69 | Withdrawn from | 32A (Norwich) |
Notes
8th April 1956 - New units 79057/79273 and 79058/79274 were noted near the new works at Stratford.
Disposal
Scrapped by Bird Group, Long Marston
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79057 | 79273 | As delivered to 30A - 13th March 1956 | |||||||
| 79057 | 79273 | Noted 8th April 1956 | |||||||
| 79057 | 79273 | Transfer to 32A - 4w/e 15/09/56 | |||||||
| 79057 | 79273 | Noted June 1963 | |||||||
| 79057 | 79273 | Noted 02/09/67 - in Cambridge station1 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
Images:
2nd May 1971
Following withdrawal from East Anglian branch line services, Metropolitan-Cammell 2-car units E79057-E79273 and E79066-E79270 and E79282 awaiting movement for scrap from 32B Ipswich shed, 2nd May 1971. Gordon Edgar.
2nd May 1971
Following withdrawal from East Anglian branch line services, Metropolitan-Cammell 2-car unit E79057-E79273, amongst others, were stored at the former 32B Ipswich motive power depot pending movement for scrap and were photographed there on 2 May 1971. Gordon Edgar.
4th June 1974
Met-Camm Lightweight DMU E79057 at Birds Long Marston Scrapyard on 4 June 1974. Alistair Ness.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa March 1956
An Eastern Region publicity image showing the middle section of a Met-Camm 'Lightweight' DMU power car, taken at Stratford in March 1956. This was probably to show the underframe equipment, and this is the number one (drivers) side, with the exhaust heading to the rear of the vehicle on the right. The most obvious differences from the 5xxxx series Met-Camms is the different style of radiator and different style of engine air intake oil bath filter (the cylinder on the left of the engine). The vehicle number is unknown, but is likely E79057. Image courtesy of the Chris Booth Collection. British Railways.
Date: circa March 1956
An Eastern Region publicity image showing the middle section of a Met-Camm 'Lightweight' DMU power car, taken at Stratford in March 1956. This was probably to show the underframe equipment, and this is the number two (non-drivers) side, with the exhaust heading from the engine to the rear of the vehicle on the left. The vehicle number is unknown but is believed to be E79057. Image courtesy of the Chris Booth Collection. British Railways.
Date: circa March 1956
An Eastern Region publicity image showing the guards van of a Met-Camm 'Lightweight' DMU power car, taken at Stratford in March 1956. Of note is the wooden floor and the two level switch tanks for the coolant system, connected to the header / expansion tanks in the vestibule roof areas. This was probably taken in either E79057 or E79058. Image courtesy of the Chris Booth Collection. British Railways.