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Derby Lightweight DMU images


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derby-lightweight DMU

circa November 1957

The interior of Derby Lightweight DTC M79649, after conversion into an officers saloon, circa November 1957. A Derby Works image, negative 57/1093. It would later have revolving chairs fitted in the front saloon. British Railways.


derby-lightweight DMU

circa November 1957

The interior of Derby Lightweight DTC M79649, after conversion into an officers saloon, circa November 1957. A Derby Works image, negative 57/1094. This shows the cocktail cabinet open. British Railways.


derby-lightweight DMU

circa November 1957

The interior of Derby Lightweight DTC M79649, after conversion into an officers saloon, circa November 1957. A Derby Works image, negative 57/1095. This is the rear saloon converted to a kitchen. British Railways.


derby-lightweight DMU

circa November 1957

The interior of Derby Lightweight DTC M79649, after conversion into an officers saloon, circa November 1957. A Derby Works image, negative 57/1096. This is the rear saloon which has had a kitchen added and two wardrobes for hanging coats. British Railways.


derby-lightweight DMU

December 1957

79664 and 79144 are at the head of a Derby Lightweight formation with at least three sets seen at Aston late in December 1957. Michael Mensing.


derby-lightweight DMU

20th December 1957

A Derby Lightweight led by M79175 departs from Manchester London Road with a Hayfield service on 20 December 1957. Stuart Mackay Collection.


derby-lightweight DMU

Unknown Date

A Derby Lightweight DMU heading to Cambridge at Birdbrook on the Colne Valley & Halstead line - date unknown. Steve Davies Collection.


derby-lightweight DMU

circa 1958

School run on the Mundesley branch circa 1958. This is on board a Derby Lightweight set. Tim Stubbs.


derby-lightweight DMU

Unknown Date

A Derby Lightweight DMU with DMBS E79030 closest (carrying the the tail lamp). Date unknown, taken at Melton Constable on the Midland & Great Northern Joint line, the lifted line to North Walsham on the left. Steve Davies Collection.


derby-lightweight DMU

Unknown Date

British Railways (Derby Lightweight) single unit (DMBS) railcar M79900 at Banbury Merton Street station with a service for Buckingham - c.1958. Remarkably this railcar survives to this day, having been rebuilt as test coach "Iris", based at Bletchley and numbered 975010 in the departmental series. Its last years of service were with the Research Centre at Derby where it was again repainted into lined green livery. It is now preserved at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. 53A Models of Hull Collection.


derby-lightweight DMU

circa 1958

Derby Lightweight two-car DMU set M79173 + M79674 at Manchester London Road. Date unknown, the vehicles arrived in the Manchester area in September 1957 and would spent time at Gorton, Reddish and Longsight before withdrawal in July 1967. Note the cab roof dome colours. On the power car they are the same colour as the roof, indicating they are formed from alloy. On the trailer they are white, indicating fibreglass. Stuart Mackay Collection.


derby-lightweight DMU

circa 1957/8

Derby Lightweight DMBS M79129 stabled on its own at Monument Lane, seen from the station platform. Date unknown, it was allocated to the depot from new in February 1956 until May 1958 when it moved to Llandudno Junction. Note the jumper cables still in the sockets on the left side of the cab. Stuart Mackay Collection.


derby-lightweight DMU

Unknown Date

E79040 at Mundesley, date unknown, the DMUs were inroduced to the Mundesely branch in April 1956. A more unusual viewpoint, showing end details not normally seen in images - the lettering, distinct exhaust design, waist level jumpers and a water filler pipe for the coolant header tanks mounted in the vestibule ceilings. Tim Stubbs.


derby-lightweight DMU

circa 1958

A Derby Lightweight at North Walsham bound for Mundesley circa 1958. Tim Stubbs.


derby-lightweight DMU

7 January 1958

A Derby Lightweight DMU and locomotives assembled in Stratford depot ready for a visit of the Minister of Transport on 7 January 1958. British Railways.


derby-lightweight DMU

3rd March 1958

A Derby Lightweight DMU in Birmingham New Street on March 3, 1958. Michael Mensing.


derby-lightweight DMU

May 1958

Two two-car Derby Lightweight DMUs head for Leamington Spa Avenue at Milverton (north of Warwick). Leading seems to be M79136, its partner - presumably M79657 - is also carrying the BR emblem. Michael Mensing.


derby-lightweight DMU

30th August 1958

Derby Lightweight railcar M79900 pauses at Buckingham up platform on 30 August 1958. Scanned from a negative taken by the late Doug Clayton, now the copyright of the Industrial Railway Society. Kevin Lane Collection.


derby-lightweight DMU

Unknown Date

Three LMR two-car Derby Lightweight DMUs in Harpenden Central station. There were no details with this negative to explain why they were here (or the date), probably an excursion but they lack the white characters stuck in the cab windows normally found on such trains in this period. Stuart Mackay Collection.


derby-lightweight DMU

Unknown Date

With electrification work in progress, a Derby Lightweight two-car DMU heading north at Seven Sisters. Date unknown, they were allocated to Stratford depot from 1956 to 1959. Stuart Mackay Collection.

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