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This '''Caledonian Railway Covered Goods Van 4543''' is an outside framed ventilated 10 ton Goods Van was built at the St Rollox works of the Caledonian Railway to Diagram diagram 67, and was originally numbered 4543. It also saw service as LMS 304543 following Grouping in 1923, A brief description and was later used by Cadbury’s (numbered 266), from where it arrived history of the type is shown on the SVR in June 1967[[Caledonian Railway Covered Goods Van 302080|302080]] page.
The van is 4543 was built in 1910 at the St Rollox works of the Caledonian Railway. It also saw service as LMS '''304543''' following Grouping in 1923, and was later used by Cadbury’s (numbered '''266'''), from where it arrived on the SVR in June 1967. It was first painted into Caledonian livery and numbered CR 4543.<ref>[https://www.miac.org.uk/bournville2.html Railways in Worcestershire website] (Retrieved 30 April 2024)</ref> Later it carried LMSR livery and numbered 304543, as seen in the photograph in LMS livery at [[Hampton Loade]], where it had been was in use as a store.
Its role as a store has been taken by [[GWR 2815 Fruit C Van | GWR Fruit C 2815]]. In 2024 Rapido Trains announced a commercial OO gauge model of the Caledonian Railway Dia.67 Goods Van. Two liveries are being produced of 304543, Caledonian Railway 4543 and Cadbury 266.<ref>[https://rapidotrains.co.uk/product/cr-dia-67-10t-van-cr-no-4543/Rapido Trains - CR Dia.67 10t Van – CR No.4543](Retrieved 29 April 2024)</ref> and Cadbury 266<ref>[https://rapidotrains.co.uk/product/cr-dia-67-10t-van-cadbury-no-266/Rapido Trains - CR Dia.67 10t Van – Cadbury No.266](Retrieved 29 April 2024)</ref> .
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*[https://rapidotrains.co.uk/product/cr-dia-67-10t-van-cr-no-4543/ Rapido Trains - Caledonian 4543]
*[https://rapidotrains.co.uk/product/cr-dia-67-10t-van-cadbury-no-266/ Rapido Trains - Cadbury 266]
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[[File: CR_304543_20150307.jpg |thumb|200px|right| CR Goods Van 304543]]
It and sister [[Caledonian Railway Covered Goods Van 302080|302080]] left the SVR in May 2016 for a new home at Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3582&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 SVR Forum thread]</ref> The move of 4543 was by rail to [[Kidderminster]], dead slow and strapped up to secure the cracked sole bar reportedly damaged during shunting. Its role as a store at Hampton Loade has been taken by [[GWR 2815 Fruit C Van | GWR Fruit C 2815]].
==See also==
*[[Wagons formerly resident on the SVR]]*[[Models of the Severn Valley Railway]]
==References==
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey<br>
SVR Stock Book Eighth Edition
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==Links==
*[http://www.ws.rhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7061 CR/LMS 304543 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]
*[http://www.frht.org.uk/ Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust]