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This '''Caledonian Railway Covered Goods Van 4543''' is an outside framed ventilated 10 ton Goods Van was built at to diagram 67. A brief description and history of the St Rollox works of type is shown on the [[Caledonian Railway and was originally numbered 4543. It also saw service as LMS 304543 following Grouping in 1923, and was later used by Cadbury’s, from where it arrived on the SVR in June 1967Covered 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 at [[Hampton Loade in its current LMS livery, ]] where it is was in use as a store.
Plans are afoot to relocate this vehicle It and sister 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 Ferryhill railway centre in Aberdeensecure the cracked sole bar reportedly damaged during shunting. Its role as a store will be at Hampton Loade has been taken by [[GWR 2815 Fruit C Van | GWR Fruit C 2815]].
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[[File: CR_304543_20150307.jpg |thumb|200px|right| CR Goods Van 304543]]
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<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>. ==SourcesSee also==*[[Wagons formerly resident on the SVR]]*[[Models of the Severn Valley Railway]] ==References==
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey<br>
SVR Stock Book Eight Eighth Edition<references />
==Links==
*[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7061 CR/LMS 304543 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line] ==See also==*[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]http://www.frht.org.uk/ Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust]