British Rail Class 499 (London Underground) Explained

British Rail Class 499 is a TOPS designation allocated to London Underground electric multiple units that operate on Network Rail tracks for part of their journey. The designation was previously used by a class of luggage vans on British Rail's Southern Region, but was reused by Railtrack from 1994 for its current purpose. This does not involve any renumbering of the stock involved, and is only for electronic recording purposes.[1] [2]

The designations are:

TOPS NumberLU TypeLU LineSectionStatusImage
499/0D78DistrictGunnersbury to Richmond and East Putney to WimbledonWithdrawn
499/1C69/77DistrictGunnersbury to Richmond and East Putney to WimbledonWithdrawn
499/2[3] 1972BakerlooQueen's Park to Harrow & WealdstoneIn service
499/5October 2024. S7DistrictGunnersbury to Richmond and East Putney to WimbledonIn service

Notes and References

  1. LUL stock given TOPS numbers. . 1145. September 1996. 27.
  2. Web site: Rolling Stock Unit formations and Asset list. . 31 March 2016 . What do they Know . 12 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052223/https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/325139/response/803040/attach/3/LU%20Rolling%20Stock%20Unit%20formation%20asset%20list%202016.pdf . 22 December 2017.
  3. Web site: RVAR 2010 exemption: London Underground Limited Bakerloo line trains . . 29 February 2024 . 31 October 2024.

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