BR 707261 Crane Runner

BR 707261 Crane Runner
707261 is paired with GWR Hand Crane 446
Built By	BR Ashford
Status	Stored
Number	B 707261
Other Numbers	ADB 707261, I/U 060983
History
Built	1957
Diagram	1/069
Lot	3024
Type	Conflat A (as built)
Capacity	13 tons
TOPS code	ZSV
1982	Arrived on the SVR
Goods Wagons

B 707261 began life as a Container Flat (CONFLAT A), built by BR at Ashford in 1957. It was later converted for use as a crane runner for Hand Crane GWR 446, the crane and runner being numbered I/U 060982 and 060983 respectively.

The hand crane and crane runner arrived on the SVR in December 1982 from Bristol, having been acquired by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund. Both spent some time stored in the ‘Stourport Triangle’, the junction of the Stourport Branch and the present day SVR south of Bewdley. In January 2019 it was announced that the crane was to move to Arley for cosmetic restoration as a static display, while the crane runner will be swapped with a GWR flat wagon that will better suit the crane. In March 2019 the crane and runner were moved to Bewdley.

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  707261 stored in the Stourport Triangle

See also

• Other rolling stock
• List of goods wagons

Links

BR 707261 on vintagecarriagestrust.org