British Rail Class 499
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| 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) |
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).
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 |
Registered London Underground Stock
[edit]From 1994, Railtrack allocated the Class 499 designation on TOPS to London Underground electric multiple units that operate on its lines. This does not involve any renumbering of the stock involved, and is only for electronic recording purposes.[1][2]
| TOPS Number | LU Type | LU Line | Section | Status | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 499/0 | D78 | District | Gunnersbury to Richmond | Withdrawn | 
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| East Putney to Wimbledon | |||||
| 499/1 | C69/77 | _(14374667563).jpg)
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| 499/2 | 1972 | Bakerloo | Queen's Park to Harrow & Wealdstone | In service | 
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| 499/5 | S7 | District | Gunnersbury to Richmond | .jpg)
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| East Putney to Wimbledon |
References
[edit]- ^ "LUL stock given TOPS numbers". The Railway Magazine. No. 1145. September 1996. p. 27.
- ^ "Rolling Stock Unit formations and Asset list" (PDF). What do they Know. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2021.