Vehicle 79177
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: 30321
Diagram: 633
Allocations
| w/e 09/06/56 | New to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| circa Sep-56 | Transferred to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| May-57 | Transferred to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| 4w/e 02/11/57 | Transferred to | 39A (Gorton) | |
| 01/02/58 | Depot code change | 9H | ER to LMR boundary change. Vehicles transferred 1st February on loan then permanently on 23rd February |
| Apr-58 | Depot code change | 9G | |
| Oct-59 | Transferred to | Reddish | |
| 09/09/63 | Depot code change | 9C | |
| 4w/e 04/02/67 | Transferred to | 12B (Carlisle Upperby) | |
| Mar-69 | Transferred to | 12A (Carlisle Kingmoor) | |
| 19/04/69 | Withdrawn from | 12A (Carlisle Kingmoor) |
Notes
May 1956 - 79177/80/1/7 were noted in Derby C&W Works ready for delivery circa late May / early June 1956.
11/08/1956 - The 10.30am (SO) Prestatyn - Manchester Exchange and the 1.30pm (SO) Manchester Exchange - Llandudno were worked by 79136/77/84 (presumably with their trailers), this was the first recorded visit of North Wales sets to Manchester.
Disposal
Scrapped by Arnott Young, Dalmuir arrived 08/10/69 cut circa late 1969
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79177 | 79678 | As delivered to 6G - w/e 9th June 1956 | |||||||
| 79177 | 79672 | Noted 31st August 1957 | |||||||
| 79177 | 79678 | Transfer to 39A - 4w/e 02/11/57 | |||||||
| 79177 | 79647 | Noted 13th May 1967 |
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