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British Rail Class 499 (Luggage Van)

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British Rail Class 499
In service1968
ManufacturerEastleigh Works
Number built6
Formationsingle car
OperatorsBritish Rail
Specifications
Maximum speed90 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

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