Derby Lightweight DMU images identified by Vehicle No.
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79665
circa early 1970
With two window frames removed Derby Lightweight DTCL M79665 is seen stored at Ipswich loco shed circa early 1970. The vehicle was likely transferred from Bletchley to Norwich in summer 1967, it was withdrawn from that depot in October 1967 and would eventually be disposed of to the Bird Group at Long Marston in February 1973. Tony Wilkins.
79666
Unknown Date
The image is of 46501 with an engineers saloon but added as images of DMUs on Reddish Car Shops are rare, and Derby Lightweight trailer M79666 is seen to the right. Date unknown, it was allocated to the depot from 1959 to 1967, and this was probably circa 1965. Harvey Scowcroft / Nigel Valentine Collection.
79668
circa February 1956
Livery experiment. This official image (Derby Works negative 56/19) records a trial of warning markings on the front end of Derby Lightweight DTCL M79668 circa February 1956. The text on the rear of the print includes "despatched to Monument Lane for traffic Feb 7th 1956". The vehicle on the left, with "Derby Carr & Wagon Dept" on the destination blind suggests this was taken at that location. British Railways.
79672
circa 1965
A Yellow Diamond Derby Lightweight DMU formed of M79672 + M79135 is seen at Cambridge. Undated, the vehicles were recorded on Bletchley - Cambridge services in 1965 and 1966. Stuart Mackay Collection.
79673
Unknown Date
A Derby Lightweight DMU stabled at Preston, date unknown. The closest vehicle appears to be M79673. Edgehillsignallman@Flickr.
79679
circa 1968
Withdrawn Derby Lightweights in Carlisle Upperby. DTCL M79679 is closest, as seems to have a larger than normal vehicle number on the side. Graham Clark.
79680
May 1967
M79680 leads a two-car Derby Lightweight DMU in May 1967 having just left the former Morecambe Promenade station. John Carter Collection.
15th June 1969
Derby Lightweight M79680 waiting scrapping at Carlisle Upperby on 15th June 1969. Keith Long.
79684
circa June 1956
A Derby Works image (negative 56/429) showing Derby Lightweight construction work circa June 1956. The workers at the benches are working on electrical components, the first on a control box for the underframe that holds the BIS and fuses, at his feet are junction boxes for behind the drivers seat and the small boxes are air pressure switches for the final drives. Note under the desk by the second chap is a light box for testing the control wiring. Two vehicles are identifiable, M79684 which would be delivered to Bury in July 1956. Note the vehicle is lined but the drivers door is not (although it has had a PRIVATE transfer added), and still lacks seats inside. The DMBS it was to be built with was converted to one of the single cars for the Buckingham-Banbury service and one of these - M79900 - is seen behind it with Cresswell on the destination blind. British Railways.
79900
July 1956
An official LMR publicity image of Derby Lightweight 'bubble car' M79900 circa July 1956, probably taken on the Wirksworth branch. This image was distributed with the press release advertising the Buckingham - Banbury branch experiment. British Railways.
July 1956
An official image (Derby Works negative 56/601) of M79900 at Derby C&W Works, circa July 1956. British Railways.
July 1956
An official image (Derby Works negative 56/602) of M79900 number two end at Derby C&W Works circa July 1956. British Railways.
July 1956
An official image (Derby Works negative 56/603) of the interior of M79900, circa July 1956. This is taken from the guards van (number two) end. British Railways.
July 1956
An official image (Derby Works negative 56/604) of the interior of M79900, circa July 1956. This is looking towards the guards van, with the sliding door into the van closed. British Railways.
July 1956
An official image (Derby Works negative 56/605) of the interior of M79900, circa July 1956. This is looking towards the guards van, with the sliding door into the van open. British Railways.
circa early August 1956
M79900 at Bletchley circa early August 1956 before the Buckingham-Banbury services started. Driver Bert Bennett is being instructed by Stan Smith while shedmaster E Dodd watches from the platform (wearing the trilby hat). Image by former Bletchley driver Arthur Grigg from his 1972 book 'In Railway Service' by kind permission of Graham Baker. AE Grigg.
circa early August 1956
M79900 departs from Bletchley on a driver training run circa early August 1956 before the Buckingham-Banbury services started. Bert Bennett is at the controls under the instruction of Stan Smith. To the right Baltic Tank 42487 waits to leave platform 2 with an Oxford service. Image by former Bletchley driver Arthur Grigg from his 1972 book 'In Railway Service' by kind permission of Graham Baker. AE Grigg.
6th April 1957
Derby Lightweight 'double ender' M79900 in Banbury Merton Street station on April 6, 1957. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Unknown Date
British Railways (Derby Lightweight) single unit (DMBS) railcar M79900 at Banbury Merton Street station with a service for Buckingham - c.1958. Remarkably this railcar survives to this day, having been rebuilt as test coach "Iris", based at Bletchley and numbered 975010 in the departmental series. Its last years of service were with the Research Centre at Derby where it was again repainted into lined green livery. It is now preserved at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. 53A Models of Hull Collection.
30th August 1958
Derby Lightweight railcar M79900 pauses at Buckingham up platform on 30 August 1958. Scanned from a negative taken by the late Doug Clayton, now the copyright of the Industrial Railway Society. Kevin Lane Collection.