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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
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