Vehicle 79400
Derby Lightweight
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Yellow Diamond
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30195
Diagram: 517
Allocations
| Sep-55 | New to | South Gosforth | |
| 4w/e 26/12/59 | On loan to | 88A (Cardiff Cathays) | |
| 4w/e 19/03/60 | Ex-loan back to | South Gosforth | |
| Feb-64 | Depot code change | 52J | |
| 3w/e 13/08/66 | On loan to | 64H (Leith Central) | - NER list as 4w/e 13/08/66, ScR list as 4w/e 06/08/66 |
| 12/06/67 | Withdrawn from | 64H (Leith Central) | - ScR date, NER list as 4w/e 15/07/67 |
Disposal
Scrapped by TJ Thomson, Stockton
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79150 | 79400 | 79325 | 79508 | As delivered to South Gosforth - September 1955 | |||||
| 79153 | 79326 | 79400 | 79510 | Noted 15th September 1956 - working 'The Pennine Diesel' AKA 'Little North Western' railtour | |||||
| 79510 | 79325 | 79400 | 79512 | Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 19/03/60 |
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The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: circa September 1955
An official image (Derby Works negative 55/677) of a four-car Derby Lightweight DMU posing on the Wirksworth branch circa September 1955. Formed of 79508 + 79325 + 79400 + 79150 the set would be delivered to the North Eastern Region for Newcastle - Middlesbrough services. British Railways.
Date: 15th September 1956
The 'The Little North Western' - a joint RCTS / BR tour from Leeds - seen at Arnside on 15 September 1956. It was formed of E79153 + E79400 + E79326 + E79510. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 15th September 1956
A 4-car Derby Lightweight set formed E79510 + E79326 + E79400 + E79153. Taken on the 15th September 1956 at Tebay, this was a joint RCTS / BR tour from Leeds named 'The Little North Western'. Stuart Mackay Collection.