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Class 129 DMU images


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129 DMU

circa Jul-58

Official image (Derby Works negative 58/591) showing the interior of a Cravens DMPV. British Railways.


129 DMU

circa Jul-58

Official image (Derby Works negative 58/592) showing the Guards compartment of a Cravens DMPV. British Railways.


129 DMU

circa Jul-58

Official image (Derby Works negative 58/593) showing the Guards compartment of a Cravens DMPV. British Railways.


129 DMU

circa Jul-58

Official image (Derby Works negative 58/594) showing the front of a Cravens DMPV. British Railways.


129 DMU

circa July 1958

A Derby Works image (negative 58/590) showing the interior of a new Cravens parcel unit circa July 1958. British Railways.


129 DMU

1 November 1958

A Cravens parcel vehicle at Poynton on 1 November 1958. The new date painted on the lower left side of the cab is 22 July 1958 and this is believed to be M55999 allocated to Cockshute depot. Stuart Mackay Collection.


129 DMU

28th November 1958

DMPV M55998 seen in Birmingham New Street station on the 28th November 1958. Michael Mensing.


129 DMU

9th January 1959

Cravens parcel car M55999 at Heaton Norris (Stockport) on 9 January 1959. It would be allocated to Cockshute at this time. Stuart Mackay Collection.


129 DMU

February 1960

Cravens parcels car M55998 sits in Birmingham New Street station in February 1960. Michael Mensing.


129 DMU

early 1961

A Cravens parcel car in Stetchford station in early 1961. Michael Mensing.


129 DMU

4th March 1961

On the 4th March 1961 parcels MPV M55999 is seen in Stafford station. Michael Mensing.


129 DMU

1st September 1962

M55998 is approaching Rugby on 1 September 1962. The LMS 2.6.4T is probably on the ex-MR line to Leicester. Kevin Lane Collection.


129 DMU

1964

Cravens DMPV M55999 in Stafford station sometime in 1964. Stuart Mackay Collection.


129 DMU

2nd May 1964

Class 129 DMPV M55998 in platform 6 of Birmingham New Street with two vans on the 2nd May 1964. Michael Mensing.


129 DMU

23rd August 1965

Cravens parcel unit M55999 in one of the South bays at Stafford. Not sure if it was coupled to the van behind. James Hardwick.


129 DMU

29th August 1966

With two jumper cables hanging down suggesting it has recently been uncoupled from a Derby Lightweight unit, DMPV M55997 is seen in Carlisle station on the 29th August 1966. Michael Mensing.


129 DMU

August 1967

Featuring an early version of rail blue livery 55999 Cravens MPV is seen at Crewe in August 1967. John Grey Turner.


129 DMU

Unknown Date

One of the Cravens Yellow Diamond parcel cars, believed to be 55999, seen at Stoke-on-Trent on the Up line approaching Platform No1, date unknown. Tony Wilkins Collection.


129 DMU

circa 1970

Cravens Class 129 DMPV M55998 at Preston. Date unknown, this was probably when at was a Newton Heath vehicle which was January 1969 till October 1971, after which it moved to Chester. Another Cravens is on the left with a Colne service. Adrian Sutterby Collection.


129 DMU

10th April 1971

Cravens class 129 motor parcels van No.M55997 is seen at Newton Heath depot on 10th April 1971, with the new diesel depot under construction behind. This MPV operated with the Derby Lightweight units on the Maryport and Carlisle Line for many years before reallocation to Chester. M55997 was the first of the three 150hp AEC-engined parcels vans in this class and were built by Cravens in 1958. They ended their working days working from Chester and were withdrawn 1972/73. This unit eventually went to the Railway Technical Centre at Derby as RDB975385 'Laboratory Coach 9' named 'Hydra'. Gordon Edgar.

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