Vehicle 79073
Met-Camm Lightweight
Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Yellow Diamond
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30190
Diagram: 591
Allocations
| 26/06/56 | New to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
| 4w/e 20/04/57 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 4w/e 20/02/60 | Transferred to | 30A (Stratford) | |
| 26/01/69 | Withdrawn from | 30A (Stratford) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Bird Group, Long Marston
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79073 | 79289 | As delivered to 40A - 26th June 1956 | |||||||
| 79073 | 79289 | Transfer to 32A - April 1957 | |||||||
| 79073 | 79289 | Transfer to 30A - 4w/e 20/02/60 |
Images:
8th January 1971
E79073 remained in green until withdrawal, seen here awaiting disposal at Tilbury Riverside on 8/1/71. Under the yellow diamond is the text 'CL 1/68'. Andrew Parr.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 8th November 1969
A row of withdrawn Met-Camm 79xxx series vehicles at Tilbury Riverside on 8 November 1969. Closest is E79075 + E79291, behind is a DTSL in blue with yellow panel, then a green DMBS thought to be E79073, with a blue DTSL. Note how most have a painted patch next to the numbers. This was thought to been as they were withdrawn in October 1968, they would have the text COND and the condemned symbol painted on, they were reinstated a few weeks later and would have had this painted over? They were withdrawn again in January 1969. None looked to have been stripped of parts, they stayed in this location until at least January 1971, without the COND text being added again. Stuart Mackay Collection.