Vehicle 79185 / 975012
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: 30324
Diagram: 633
Allocations
| Jul-56 | New to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | - on loan from 9A |
| circa Sep-56 | Ex-loan back to | 9A (Longsight) | |
| Jun-57 | Transferred to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| Oct-57 | Transferred to | 12A (Carlisle Upperby) | |
| Jan-58 | On loan to | 24E (Blackpool Central) | |
| May-58 | On loan to | 26D (Bury) | |
| Sep-58 | On loan to | 26A (Newton Heath) | |
| Oct-58 | On loan to | 27F (Brunswick) | |
| 5w/e 31/01/59 | Transferred to | 8C (Speke Junction) | |
| 4w/e 28/11/59 | Transferred to | 6G (Llandudno Junction) | |
| 3w/e 31/01/65 | Transferred to | 1E (Bletchley) | |
| w/e 06/01/68 | Withdrawn from | 1E (Bletchley) |
The vehicle carried the following numbers:
79185 - original number
975012 - from Jan-68 (departmental stock)
Department Use as DB975012
Brake trials test coach From 1/68 to 6/70.
79185 was involved in the following incident:
22/07/62 - near Pont-y-Pant, LMR
Derailment involving Derby Lightweight
M79185 suffered a broken axle and twisted bogie frame while working a Blaenau branch service.
Disposal
Scrapped by Arnott Young, Parkgate
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79185 | 79190 | As delivered to 6G - July 1956 - on loan from 9A | |||||||
| 79185 | 79190 | Noted 17th January 1958 | |||||||
| 79185 | 79672 | Noted 15/06/65 - on Bletchley-Cambridge services1 | |||||||
| 79185 | 79635 | Noted 22/06/65 - on Bletchley-Cambridge services1 | |||||||
| 79185 | 79653 | Noted 23/08/65 - on Bletchley-Cambridge services1 | |||||||
| 79185 | 79657 | Noted 20/09/65 - on Bletchley-Cambridge services1 | |||||||
| 79185 | 79634 | Noted 11/06/66 - on Bletchley-Cambridge services1 | |||||||
| 79133 | 79185 | Noted 09/07/66 - on Bletchley-Cambridge services1 | |||||||
| 79185 | 79634 | Noted 16/07/66 - on Bletchley-Cambridge services1 | |||||||
| 975012 | Noted July 1970 - at Derby RTC2 |
Formation Sources
1: Roy Endersby
2: Martin Lumley
Images:
spring 1956
A London Midland Region publicity image (negative DM449) showing "Conway Valley - diesel railcar on Llandudno Junction - Blaenau Ffestiniog service". No date, probably around spring/summer 1956, and seen between Glan Conwy and Llandudno Junction where it runs along the east bank of the River Conwy. The leading (but not the rear) set is a power twin and the closest vehicle appears to be M79185 - a vehicle that would be allocated to Llandudno Junction several times in its short 11 1/2 year career. British Railways.
22nd July 1962
Oops! A Derby Lightweight vehicle has suffered a broken axle on the cab end bogie and the passengers have been detrained. There were no details with the negative but it seems to be the same incident as captioned Colour Rail image reference 30136 making it M79185, near Pont-y-Pant on the Blaenau branch on 22 July 1962. Stuart Mackay Collection.
22nd July 1962
Oops! A broken axle and badly twisted bogie frame on the cab end of a Derby Lightweight vehicle are being inspected. There were no details with the negative but it seems to be the same incident as captioned Colour Rail image reference 30136 making it M79185, near Pont-y-Pant on the Blaenau branch on 22 July 1962. Stuart Mackay Collection.
22nd July 1962
Oops! A Derby Lightweight vehicle has suffered a broken axle on the cab end bogie and the passengers have been detrained. There were no details with the negative but it seems to be the same incident as captioned Colour Rail image reference 30136 making it M79185, near Pont-y-Pant on the Blaenau branch on 22 July 1962. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: unknown
Derby Lightweight power twin M79193 + M79185 arriving at Heald Green with a Manchester London Road service (possibly the 10.55am from Alderley), date unknown. The DMCL would be converted to a DTCL as M79635 in May 1962. Stuart Mackay Collection.