Vehicle 79040
Derby Lightweight
Builder: BR Derby Works
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Yellow Diamond
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30177
Diagram: 504
Allocations
| Jul-55 | New to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| Jul-55 | On loan to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
| by 16/11/55 | Ex-loan back to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 4w/e 05/08/67 | Withdrawn from | 32A (Norwich) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Arnott Young, Parkgate
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79040 | 79256 | As delivered to 32A - July 1955 | |||||||
| 79040 | 79256 | Noted August 1956 | |||||||
| 79040 | 79256 | Noted 9th August 1959 | |||||||
| 79040 | 79256 | Noted June 1963 | |||||||
| 79040 | 79256 | Noted 18/04/69 - at Parkgate and Rawmarsh (withdrawn)1 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
Images:
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.