Class 129 DMU images
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circa Jul-58
Official image (Derby Works negative 58/591) showing the interior of a Cravens DMPV. British Railways.
circa Jul-58
Official image (Derby Works negative 58/592) showing the Guards compartment of a Cravens DMPV. British Railways.
circa Jul-58
Official image (Derby Works negative 58/593) showing the Guards compartment of a Cravens DMPV. British Railways.
circa Jul-58
Official image (Derby Works negative 58/594) showing the front of a Cravens DMPV. British Railways.
circa July 1958
A Derby Works image (negative 58/590) showing the interior of a new Cravens parcel unit circa July 1958. British Railways.
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.
28th November 1958
DMPV M55998 seen in Birmingham New Street station on the 28th November 1958. Michael Mensing.
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.
February 1960
Cravens parcels car M55998 sits in Birmingham New Street station in February 1960. Michael Mensing.
early 1961
A Cravens parcel car in Stetchford station in early 1961. Michael Mensing.
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.
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.
1964
Cravens DMPV M55999 in Stafford station sometime in 1964. Stuart Mackay Collection.
2nd May 1964
Class 129 DMPV M55998 in platform 6 of Birmingham New Street with two vans on the 2nd May 1964. Michael Mensing.
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.
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.
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.
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.