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Vehicle 79972


Park Royal Railbus

Builder: Park Royal
Layout: Railbus
Length: 42ft
Coupling Code: None
Coupling Type: None
Gangway Type: None
Lot Number: 30480
Diagram: 613

Allocations

Jul-58 New to 14E (Bedford) - Listed as 15D although Bedford had become 14E in April 1958
29/02/60 Transferred to Cowlairs Works
04/03/60 Transferred to 66C (Hamilton)
4w/e 25/08/61 Transferred to 63A (Perth)
05/03/62 Transferred to 67C (Ayr)
17/06/63 Transferred to 60A (Inverness)
19/03/64 Transferred to 67C (Ayr)
09/04/64 Transferred to 60B (Aviemore)
18/12/65 Transferred to 9L (Buxton)
05/08/67 Withdrawn from 9L (Buxton) - Also listed as withdrawn during period 11/66 (end October / early November 1966)

Notes

11/08/58 - The Bedford - Hitchin and Bedford - Northampton passenger services have been operated from 11th August by Bedford allocated M79971 / 79972 / 79973.

Disposal

Scrapped by A Looms, Spondon arrived Dec-66 cut Dec-66

Images:

Park royal railbus at Ayr depot

1963

Park Royal railbus M79972 on Ayr depot in early 1963. Stuart Mackay Collection.