Vehicle 79029
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: 30126
Diagram: 504
Allocations
| May-55 | New to | 40A (Lincoln) | |
| 10/04/57 | Transferred to | 39A (Gorton) | |
| 15/09/57 | Transferred to | 30A (Stratford) | |
| 4w/e 13/06/59 | Transferred to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| 5w/e 06/08/60 | Transferred to | 32A (Norwich) | |
| Nov-64 | Transferred to | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| Oct-67 | Reinstated | 31A (Cambridge) | |
| 26/11/67 | Withdrawn from | 31A (Cambridge) |
Disposal
Scrapped by Armytage, Sheepbridge arrived 18/06/69 cut 22/07/69
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 79029 | 79621 | Noted Easter 1955 | |||||||
| 79029 | 79621 | As delivered to 40A - May 1955 | |||||||
| 79029 | 79621 | Noted August 1956 | |||||||
| 79029 | 79621 | Transfer to 39A - April 1957 | |||||||
| 79029 | 79621 | Transfer to 30A - 4w/e 05/10/57 | |||||||
| 79029 | 79621 | Noted 02/09/67 - in Cambridge station1 |
Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
Images:
27th April 1963
A Derby Lightweight DMU formed of E79029 + E79621 arriving at Derby Road, Ipswich, with a Felixstowe - Ipswich service on 27 April 1963. Image taken by Mike Jacobs. Stuart Mackay Collection.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 27th April 1963
E79621 + E79029 depart from Derby Road station with a Ipswich - Felixstowe service on 27 April 1963. The power cars has some leakage on the sides from the roof mounted header tanks / pipes. Image taken by Mike Jacobs. Stuart Mackay Collection.