Unidentified Met-Camm Lightweight DMU images
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circa December 1955
An official image (Derby Works collection negative 55/982A) showing the interior of a London Midland Region Met-Camm Lightweight Driver Trailer Composite. circa December 1955. British Railways.
circa January 1956
An official Met-Camm image (negative DZ130, un-matted version) showing a bogie for a 'Lightweight' 79xxx power car. The final drive can be seen fitted to the closest axle, the end frame of the bogie lowered for the cardan shaft to be fitted. The short footsteps on the front tell us this will be fitted to the cab end of a vehicle, the other bogie would have longer footsteps for the van. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa January 1956
An official Met-Camm image (negative DZ130, matted version) showing a bogie for a 'Lightweight' 79xxx power car. The final drive can be seen fitted to the closest axle, the end frame of the bogie lowered for the cardan shaft to be fitted. The short footsteps on the front tell us this will be fitted to the cab end of a vehicle, the other bogie would have longer footsteps for the van. Courtesy of the Kevin Dowd Collection. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa January 1956
An official Met-Camm image (negative DZ131, un-matted version) showing a bogie for a 'Lightweight' 79xxx power car. The vacuum cylinder can be seen fitted to the front. On the closest axlebox the silver box part of the speedometer. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa January 1956
An official Met-Camm image (negative DZ131, matted version) showing a bogie for a 'Lightweight' 79xxx power car. The vacuum cylinder can be seen fitted to the front. On the closest axlebox the silver box part of the speedometer. Courtesy of the Kevin Dowd Collection. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa January 1956
An official Met-Camm image (negative DZ132, un-matted version) showing a bogie for a 'Lightweight' 79xxx trailer car. At this end can be seen the dynamo which is axle driven. On trailer vehicles the vacuum cylinders were fitted to the vehicle rather than the bogie. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa January 1956
An official Met-Camm image (negative DZ132, matted version) showing a bogie for a 'Lightweight' 79xxx trailer car. At this end can be seen the dynamo which is axle driven. On trailer vehicles the vacuum cylinders were fitted to the vehicle rather than the bogie. Courtesy of the Kevin Dowd Collection. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa early 1956
A Met-Camm publicity image that was used in several of their trade adverts such as celebrating 300, 500 and 600 diesel railcars supplied. It shows an Eastern Region Met-Camm Lightweight set with Lowestoft on the destination blind, location unknown, circa early 1956. It seems to be a posed shot (and so not necessarily in East Anglia) - there are no passengers on board and unless the track in the foreground is out of use it is on the wrong line for the driver to be at this end. The colour of the seats can be clearly seen in the DTS(L), maroon moquette and tan vinyl. Metropolitan Cammell.
circa March 1956
An Eastern Region publicity image showing the middle section of a Met-Camm 'Lightweight' DMU power car, taken at Stratford in March 1956. This was probably to show the underframe equipment, and this is the number one (drivers) side, with the exhaust heading to the rear of the vehicle on the right. The most obvious differences from the 5xxxx series Met-Camms is the different style of radiator and different style of engine air intake oil bath filter (the cylinder on the left of the engine). The vehicle number is unknown, but is likely E79057. Image courtesy of the Chris Booth Collection. British Railways.
circa March 1956
An Eastern Region publicity image showing the middle section of a Met-Camm 'Lightweight' DMU power car, taken at Stratford in March 1956. This was probably to show the underframe equipment, and this is the number two (non-drivers) side, with the exhaust heading from the engine to the rear of the vehicle on the left. The vehicle number is unknown but is believed to be E79057. Image courtesy of the Chris Booth Collection. British Railways.
circa March 1956
An Eastern Region publicity image showing the guards van of a Met-Camm 'Lightweight' DMU power car, taken at Stratford in March 1956. Of note is the wooden floor and the two level switch tanks for the coolant system, connected to the header / expansion tanks in the vestibule roof areas. This was probably taken in either E79057 or E79058. Image courtesy of the Chris Booth Collection. British Railways.
circa 1956
A Met-Camm Lightweight set approaches Bury St. Edmunds Yard Signal Box circa 1956. Peter Edey.
circa 1956
A Met-Camm Lightweight set passes Bury St. Edmunds Yard Signal Box, circa 1956. Peter Edey.
April/May 1956
Sunbeams and a Met-Camm (pjs 1259). In many ways this is an interesting picture. It shows a scene in the 1950's of a Metro-Cammell unit, obviously very new, standing under the arched roof of the Midland side at Birmingham New Street station while working a British Industries Fair shuttle. The other point about the picture is that it is a transparency not a negative, Peter used a roll of monochrome reversal film. I have spent a long time looking for the negative before realising what it was, it was used in Peter's talk on the Photo Club circuit about 'A Life in Transport' Image by Peter Shoesmith late April or early May 1956. Geoff Dowling and John Whitehouse Collection.
September 1956
A Met-Camm "Lightweight" DMU seen at Craigentinny in September 1956, presumably with a North Berwick - Corstorphine service. Stuart Mackay Collection.
4th September 1956
A Met-Camm "Lightweight" DMU passing Craigentinny signal box on 4 September 1956, presumably on a Corstorphine - North Berwick service. Stuart Mackay Collection.
10th September 1956
A Met-Camm Lightweight DMU seen passing Craigentinny signal box on 10 September 1956 probably on a Corstorphine - North Berwick service. Stuart Mackay Collection.
circa October 1956
A driver trainee at the controls of a Met-Camm Lightweight unit circa October 1956. He was on the second week of a course at a newly opened Eastern Region school at St Ronans, Hadley Wood, which taught steam locomotive drivers in diesel techniques. The small white board in front of him has the speed ranges for each gear. At the time there were just 55 units on the Region (Derby Lightweights and Met-Camm Lightweights) based at Lincoln, Norwich and Stratford. The school was opened to prepare and train drivers in readiness for the extension of diesel-operated services. British Railways.
circa November 1957
An instructor explains the jumper sockets on a Met-Camm Lightweight unit to drivers on the second week of their course at the Ilford diesel school circa November 1957. The school had been transferred to Ilford in January from the original location of Hadley Wood. British Railways.
circa November 1957
A trainee driver at the controls of a Met-Camm Lightweight while others await their turn to drive. They were on the second week of a two week diesel driving course (week one was in the classroom) at Ilford diesel school, circa November 1957. Three Stratford allocated units were normally used on the course, one of each of the three types it had (Derby Lightweight, Met-Camm Lightweight and Wickham) to give drivers a wider experience. The training runs ran over specified sections, timetabled to phase in with normal traffic, and each of the twelve attendees would complete some 100 miles of driving under instruction which included between 20 and 30 station stops. British Railways.