Vehicle 55999
Class 129
Builder: Cravens
Layout: Parcels Van
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Yellow Diamond
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: None
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30418
Diagram: 531
Allocations
| Aug-58 | New to | 5B (Crewe South) | |
| Aug-58 | Transferred to | 5D (Cockshute) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 5A (Crewe North) | |
| by 18/03/67 | Transferred to | 2A (Tyseley) | - No transfer date found, listed as at 2A in LMR stock book dated 18/3/67 |
| 2w/e 11/10/69 | Transferred to | 9D (Newton Heath) | |
| 5w/e 06/11/71 | Transferred to | 6A (Chester) | |
| 06/05/73 | Depot code change | CH | |
| 14/10/73 | Withdrawn from | CH (Chester) |
Disposal
Scrapped by BR, Derby C&W Works
Images:
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.
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.
4th March 1961
On the 4th March 1961 parcels MPV M55999 is seen in Stafford station. Michael Mensing.
30th July 1961
A Cravens parcel unit, which seems to be M55999, is seen at Watery Lane, Tipton, on 30 July 1960. Michael Mensing.
1964
Cravens DMPV M55999 in Stafford station sometime in 1964. Stuart Mackay Collection.
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.
August 1967
Featuring an early version of rail blue livery 55999 Cravens MPV is seen at Crewe in August 1967. John Grey Turner.
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.
12th July 1972
Cravens motor parcels van M55999 at Chester with another one in the background on 12/Jul/1972. M55999 was withdrawn and scrapped less than three years after this photo was taken, being cut up at Derby Litchurch Lane in February 1975. Robert Chilton Collection.
1976
Withdrawn Class 129 M55999 in Derby C&W Works sometime in 1976 (probably 14th August!). To the left is Class 127 51602. Stuart Mackay Collection.
14th August 1976
Cravens MPV 55999 being stripped at Derby Litchurch Lane on 14 August 1976. John Grey Turner.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 19th February 1972
Cravens MPV's 55997 & 55999 at Chester General, 19/2/72 Anthony Griffiths.
Date: 14th August 1976
Seen in the scrapyard at Derby C&W Works on 14 August 1976 are Derby Works Class 127 No M51602 and Cravens Class 129 No M55999. The Class 127 had suffered accident damage at Luton on 25th June 1976. Keith Long.