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British Rail Class 419 information


British Rail Class 419
9001 at Shepherdswell in 2008
In service1959 - 2004
ManufacturerBR Eastleigh[1]
Order no.30458 (68001-2)
30623 (68003-10)[2]
Constructed1959 (68001-2)
1960-61 (68003-10)[2][3]
Entered service1959[1]
Number built10
FormationSingle car
DiagramEX560[2][4]
Fleet numbers
  • 68001-68010 (car nos.)[5]
  • 419001-419010 (TOPS unit nos.)[1]
OperatorsBritish Rail
DepotsRamsgate[2]
Specifications
Car length19.64 m (64 ft 5 in)[2]
Width9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)[1]
Height12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3.899 m)[1]
Maximum speed90 mph (140 km/h)[2]
Weight45.5 long tons (46.2 t; 51.0 short tons)[6]
Traction motors2 × 250 hp (190 kW) English Electric 507[1][7]
total 500 hp (370 kW)
Current collector(s)Third rail[1]
BogiesMk 3B[1]
Braking system(s)Air (EP/Auto), also fitted with vacuum exhauster[1] for hauling vacuum brake fitted van stock
Coupling systemBuckeye[1]
Multiple workingWithin Southern Region units and vacuum stock[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The British Rail Class 419 Motor Luggage Vans (or MLV) were battery electric multiple unit cars built from 1959-61 by BR at Eastleigh Works.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Marsden 1982, p. 90
  2. ^ a b c d e f Fox & Knight 1988, p. 103
  3. ^ Longworth 2015, p. 366
  4. ^ Vehicle Diagram Book No. 210 for Electric Multiple Units (Including A.P.T.) (PDF). Derby: British Railways Board. 1981. p. EX560 (pp. 422–3). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2015 – via Barrowmore MRG.
  5. ^ Longworth 2015, p. 148
  6. ^ Fox 1987, p. 92
  7. ^ Anon. 1980, p. 171

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