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British Rail allocated Class 499 to a fleet of six luggage vans used in electric multiple unit formations on boat train services between London and Dover. They were allocated Southern Region class TLV (meaning Trailer Luggage Van).
| British Rail Class 499 | |
|---|---|
| In service | 1968 |
| Manufacturer | Eastleigh Works |
| Number built | 6 |
| Formation | single car |
| Operators | British Rail |
| Specifications | |
| Maximum speed | 90 mph (145 km/h) |
They were converted from former Brake Gangwayed (BG) vehicles in 1968 to supplement the Class 419 Motor Luggage Van fleet. However, following the decline of boat train traffic, they were all stored in 1975. After a period in use as match wagons for transferring new Class 432 and 491 units from York Works, they were all taken into departmental stock initially as stores vans, but later as breakdown train tool vans.
| Number | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| As EMU | Previous | Departmental | |
| 68201 | 80915 | ADB975611 | Scrapped in 2011 |
| 68202 | 80918 | ADB975613 | |
| 68203 | 80922 | ADB975612 | |
| 68204 | 80925 | ADB975614 | Scrapped in 1996 |
| 68205 | 80942 | ADB975610 | |
| 68206 | 80951 | ADB975615 | Scrapped in 2008 |
TOPS class 499 was subsequently reused for London Underground rolling stock that needed to operate on main line tracks.[1]
References
edit- ^ "LUL stock given TOPS numbers". The Railway Magazine. No. 1145. September 1996. p. 27.