Vehicle 79512
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: 30192
Diagram: 502
Allocations
| Sep-55 | New to | South Gosforth | |
| 4w/e 26/12/59 | On loan to | 88A (Cardiff Cathays) | |
| 4w/e 19/03/60 | Ex-loan back to | South Gosforth | |
| Feb-64 | Depot code change | 52J | |
| 3w/e 13/08/66 | On loan to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| 12/06/67 | Withdrawn from | 64H (Leith Central) |
Disposal
Scrapped by TW Ward, Inverkeithing
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79154 | 79329 | 79404 | 79512 | As delivered to South Gosforth - September 1955 | |||||
| 79510 | 79325 | 79400 | 79512 | Transfer to South Gosforth - 4w/e 19/03/60 |
Images:
20th June 1964
A four-car Derby Lightweight DMU - DMC E79512 noted as the closest vehicle - on the freight lines at Newcastle Central on 20 June 1964. Tony Lambert.