Class 129 Profile and Models

Class 129

M55997 at Newton Heath Depot in April 1971. ©Gordon Edgar

The British Rail Class 129 was a class of single-car diesel multiple units (DMU) built in 1955 for British Rail. Only three were built by Cravens and were introduced in 1958. The class was built for parcels traffic like the Class 128. The driving ends of a Class 129 car bore a visible similarity to that of the Class 105, also built by Cravens. One unit, M55997, was converted as a test bed for hydrostatic drive in 1980, was renumbered RDB 975385, and named Laboratory 9 ‘Hydra’. The unit was finally withdrawn in January 1986 and scrapped in August that year by Vic Berry at Leicester.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Unit

Diesel Multiple Unit

Builder

Cravens

Build Dates

1955

Total Built

3

Coaches Per Unit

Single Car

Power Output

300 hp

Top Speed

70 mph

Passenger Capacity

Luggage space only

Operated By

British Rail

Main Duties

Parcels traffic

In Service Until

1986

Surviving Examples

0

 

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Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) DC Kits CLASS129DCKITS Class 129 Cravens Single unit Motor Parcels car kit Requires assembly Not set CLASS129DCKITS
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Class 129 Cravens Single unit Motor Parcels car kit Awaiting Categorisation