Vehicle 79273
Met-Camm Lightweight
Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Yellow Diamond
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Lot Number: 30191
Diagram: 593
Allocations
| 13/03/56 | New to | 30A (Stratford) | |
| 4w/e 15/09/56 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| 16/06/69 | Withdrawn from | 32A (Norwich) |
Notes
8th April 1956 - New units 79057/79273 and 79058/79274 were noted near the new works at Stratford.
Disposal
Scrapped by A King, Norwich
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79057 | 79273 | As delivered to 30A - 13th March 1956 | |||||||
| 79057 | 79273 | Noted 8th April 1956 | |||||||
| 79057 | 79273 | Transfer to 32A - 4w/e 15/09/56 | |||||||
| 79057 | 79273 | Noted June 1963 | |||||||
| 79057 | 79273 | Noted 02/09/67 - in Cambridge station1 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
Images:
circa March 1956
An Eastern Region publicity image showing the front end of Met-Camm 'Lightweight' driving trailer third E79273 at Stratford. It was allocated new there in March 1956. Note the jumper socket lids are numbered, from left to right 4 3 and 3 4. Image courtesy of the Chris Booth Collection. British Railways.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 2nd May 1971
Following withdrawal from East Anglian branch line services, Metropolitan-Cammell 2-car unit E79057-E79273, amongst others, were stored at the former 32B Ipswich motive power depot pending movement for scrap and were photographed there on 2 May 1971. Gordon Edgar.
Date: 2nd May 1971
Following withdrawal from East Anglian branch line services, Metropolitan-Cammell 2-car units E79057-E79273 and E79066-E79270 and E79282 awaiting movement for scrap from 32B Ipswich shed, 2nd May 1971. Gordon Edgar.