NationMaster - Encyclopedia: British Rail Derby Lightweight

The British Rail Derby Lightweight diesel multiple units, were the first such trains to be built en-masse for British Railways. The units were built at BR's Derby Works from 1954 to 1955. The units were built in various formations, including two single car units, 12 power-twin 2-car units, 84 power-trailer 2-car units, and four 4-car units. Contemporaneous with these units was the unique Battery Electric Multiple Unit. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 675 KB)BR Derby Lightweight power car no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 675 KB)BR Derby Lightweight power car no. ... Load Street, Bewdley Bewdley is a small town in Worcestershire, England. ... LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 no. ... A play here! sign outside a newsagent, incorporating the National Lotterys logo of a stylised hand with crossed fingers. ... The Midland Railway, Butterley is a complex of railway museum exhibits in Derbyshire, within the Midland Railway Centre. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 662 KB)BR Derby Lightweight trailer no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 662 KB)BR Derby Lightweight trailer no. ... Load Street, Bewdley Bewdley is a small town in Worcestershire, England. ... LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 no. ... The Midland Railway, Butterley is a complex of railway museum exhibits in Derbyshire, within the Midland Railway Centre. ... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... DMU of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznan, Poland A diesel multiple unit (DMU) can be: a multiple unit powered by a diesel engine. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... The Battery Electric Multiple Unit was an experimental two-car Multiple unit, built at the same time and in the same style as the prototype Derby Lightweight Diesel multiple units. ...

Operations

The first units were introduced on services around the West Riding of Yorkshire, namely Leeds to Bradford services. Subsequent units were introduced onto services in Cumbria, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield, Bletchley to Buckingham to Banbury, and East London lines services. The West Riding as an administrative county prior to its abolition in 1974. ... The White Yorkshire rose. ... Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... Bradford is the major settlement in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, in the county of West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Norfolk (pronounced NOR-fk) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Map sources for Sutton Coldfield at grid reference SP1395 Sutton Coldfield constituency shown within Birmingham Sutton Coldfield is an area of north-eastern Birmingham, England and is home to two of the foremost Residential Estates in the Midlands, Little Aston Park and the Four Oaks Estate, both home to the... Bletchley is a town in what is now Milton Keynes new city. ... Buckingham is a town situated in north Buckinghamshire approximately 10 miles from the border with Northamptonshire. ... The modern shopping centre in Banbury is built alongside the Oxford Canal Map sources for Banbury at grid reference SP4540 Banbury is a market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England. ...

These units were an outstanding success, helping to reduce the operating costs of branchlines. As such, British Railways ordered many more DMU vehicles from various builders over the next decade, thus helping to eliminate steam locomotives. However, as these units were non-standard compared other later DMU vehicles, they were subject to early retirement. The last units were withdrawn from normal traffic in 1969.

Formations

Four different sorts of formation were created from the 217 cars built of this type, as follows:

79683 was left over as a spare DTCL, and took the place of 79649 in 1957, when this was converted into a special saloon. It was later renumbered 999510 in the departmental saloon series and was eventually scrapped in 1981.

In 1962 three of the power twin units were converted to power trailer units, when 79191-79193 were rebuilt as DTCL vehicles and renumbered 79633-79635.

Departmental Use

A number of cars from these units were subsequently transferred to departmental (non-revenue earning) use after withdrawal from normal service:

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Preservation

Thanks to their extended life in departmental service, one 2-car unit and a single car unit survive in preservation, the former following a high-profile campaign.

Midland Railway 156 Class 158A in the museum amongst other exhibits. ... Midland Railway 156 Class 158A in the museum amongst other exhibits. ...

External links

Category: British Rail diesel multiple units Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... DMU of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznan, Poland A diesel multiple unit (DMU) can be: a multiple unit powered by a diesel engine. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... A wide variety of Locomotives and Multiple units have been operated on Great Britains railway network. ... Class 100, no. ... Class 101, no. ... Class 101, no. ... The British Rail Class 103 diesel multiple units were built by Park Royal. ... Class 104, nos. ... Class 108 DMU, nos. ... Preserved unit 50416+56171. ... Class 114, no. ... Set T326, formed vehicles 51131 and 51321, at Arley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst taking part in the Railcar 50 event. ... The British Rail Class 117 diesel multiple units were built by Pressed Steel from 1960-1961. ... The sole surviving Class 118 vehicle, no. ... Chiltern Railways operate a single Class 121 Bubble Car on Aylesbury to Princes Risborough shuttles. ... Parcels Use Three Scottish Region cars (55013-55015) were converted to carry parcels traffic and were reclassified Class 131, though the vehicles themselves were not renumbered. ... Class 127, no, 51625 at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst on display at the Railcar 50 event. ... Set T326, formed vehicles 51131 and 51321, at Arley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst taking part in the Railcar 50 event. ... Parcels Use Three Scottish Region cars (55013-55015) were converted to carry parcels traffic and were reclassified Class 131, though the vehicles themselves were not renumbered. ... British United Traction produced eleven lightweight Diesel multiple unit vehicles for British Rail during the 1950s, numbered 79740-79750. ... In 1955, Metropolitan-Cammell produced its first lightweight Diesel multiple units, the prototypes of what were to become British Rails most successful and longest-lived First Generation DMU type, the Class 101. ... British Rail produced a variety of Railbuses as a means both of building new rolling stock cheaply, and to provide services on lightly-used lines economically. ... In 1933, the Great Western Railway introduced the first of what was to become a very successful series of railcars, which survived in regular use into the 1960s, when they were replaced with the new British Rail First Generation type Diesel multiple units. ... The London, Midland and Scottish Railway purchased three four-wheel diesel railcars from Leyland in 1933. ... A Class 142 at Manchester Victoria station Another view of a 142 The British Rail Class 142 is a class of pacer diesel multiple units used in the United Kingdom. ... 143 603 at Bristol Temple Meads, 28 June 2005. ... Class 144, no. ... Class 150/2, no. ... Class 153, no. ... Class 150/2, no. ... Class 156, no. ... Class 157 was the designation applied to a range of Diesel multiple unit trains planned for regional use, in particular for the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive. ... Class 158, no. ... Class 159, no. ... Class 165/1, no. ... Class 166, no. ... A Chiltern Railways Clubman at Kidderminster station. ... Class 170/2, no. ... Class 170/2, no. ... Class 175, no. ... Class 180, no. ... Class 185 mock-up on display at the National Railway Museum, York at the Railfest exhibition in June 2004. ... The British Rail Class 201 (or 6S) six-car diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs) were built in 1957-1958 at Eastleigh and Ashford. ... The British Rail Class 202 (or 6L) diesel-electric multiple units were built from 1957-58 at Eastleigh and Ashford Works. ... The British Rail Class 204 designation has been used twice for two different types of diesel-electric multiple units. ... Class 205, no. ... Class 207, no. ... A Class 220 Voyager stops at York. ... A Class 220 Voyager stops at York. ... Artists impression of a Class 222 Meridian (Bombardier press image). ... The British Rail Class 251, more commonly known as the Blue Pullman units, were diesel-electric multiple units built by the Pullman Car Company in 1960. ... Class 252 was the classification allocated to the prototype High Speed Train unit, numbered 252001. ... Class 253 and Class 254 were the classifications allocated to the production High Speed Train units. ... Class 253 and Class 254 were the classifications allocated to the production High Speed Train units. ... Class 253 and Class 254 were the classifications allocated to the production High Speed Train units. ... Class 207, no. ... Class 205, no. ... The British Rail Class 204 designation has been used twice for two different types of diesel-electric multiple units. ... The British Rail Class 202 (or 6L) diesel-electric multiple units were built from 1957-58 at Eastleigh and Ashford Works. ... The British Rail Class 201 (or 6S) six-car diesel-electric multiple units (DEMUs) were built in 1957-1958 at Eastleigh and Ashford. ... Class 960, no. ... Class 930, no. ... The British Rail Class 950 is a diesel multiple unitthat was purpose-built for departmental use as a Track Assessment unit. ... The British Rail Class 951 was reserved for former diesel-electric multiple units converted for departmental use. ... The British Rail Class 960 was reserved for former diesel multiple units converted for departmental use, and former electrical multiple units rebuilt as test trains. ... The APT-E (meaning Advanced Passenger Train Experimental) tilting train was the prototype Advanced Passenger Train unit. ... Categories: Stub | Multiple Units ...

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Formations

Departmental Use

Preservation

External links

Operations