Vehicle 79740
ACV / BUT Lightweight Railcars
Builder: ACV / BUT
Layout: 4-Wheel Railcars
Length: 37ft
Coupling Code: Unique
Coupling Type: screw
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30128
Diagram: 500
Allocations
| 22/01/55 | New to | 1C (Watford) | - had been on loan to BR since 1952, now BR stock |
| Feb-59 | Stored U. | 1C (Watford) | |
| Feb-59 | Withdrawn from | 1C (Watford) |
Disposal
Scrapped by BR, Derby C&W Works
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79740 | 79741 | 79742 | Noted circa/1955 - St Albans Abbey, working to Watford Junction | ||||||
| 79740 | 79741 | 79742 | Noted 19th March 1955 | ||||||
| 79740 | 79741 | 79742 | Noted 25th April 1955 - Unit reappeared on Harrow-Belmont service. | ||||||
| 79740 | 79747 | 79742 | Noted 1st November 1957 |
Images:
24th May 1954
A London Midland Region publicity image (negative DG499) showing the original three ACV/BUT railcar vehicles in Belmont station on 24 May 1954. Vehicles are 2 (later M79740), 3 (later M79741) and 1 (later M79742). Note the BUT plaque on the buffer beam. British Railways.