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This ex-'''Caledonian Railway Goods Van was 2080''' is an outside-framed 10-ton ventilated van, built in Glasgow in 1910to diagram 67. These are 4-wheel vans with a 10ft 6in wheelbase and a wooden underframe. It was taken on Between 1903 and 1918 over 1,300 vans were constructed to this diagram by the LMS at Grouping Caledonian and private builders. Originally built with a roof door, batches from 1907 incorporated end ventilators. During WW1 some were converted to carry cordite paste, used in 1923, and was the manufacture of munitions. Several were later sold to Cadbury’s where it was renumbered as private owner use.<ref>[https://www.tierneymodelrailwayshop.com/product-page/cr-dia-67-10t-van-cadbury-no-278. Tierney Model Railway shop website] (Retrieved 30 April 2024)</ref>
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[[File: CR_302080_20150402.jpg |thumb|200px|right| Caledonian Railway Goods Van 302080]]
2080 was built at the St Rollox works of the Caledonian Railway, Glasgow in 1910. It was donated to taken on by the SVR by Cadbury’s LMS at Grouping in June 19671923, and is seen stored renumbered '''302080'''. It was later sold to Cadbury’s, which operated an extensive internal railway system at [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]]Bourneville, where it was an internal user vehicle numbered '''278'''.
278 was donated to the SVR by Cadbury’s in June 1967 along with sister vans [[Caledonian Railway / LMS 304543 Covered Goods Van| 266 (304543)]], [[Wagons formerly resident on the SVR | 268 (300682) and 269 (307455)]]. It was first numbered 'CR 2080' in Caledonian Railway livery and later it was painted into LMSR livery as 302080.<ref>[https://www.miac.org.uk/bournville2.html Railways in Worcestershire website] (Retrieved 30 April 2024)</ref> By 2009 it was stored at [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]], where it is seen in this image. With 30543 it left the SVR in May 2016 for a new home on Caledonian metals at Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust, Aberdeen.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3582&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 SVR Forum thread ]</ref>
In 2024 Rapido Trains announced a commercial OO gauge model of the Caledonian Railway Dia.67 Goods Van. Two liveries are being produced of 302080, Caledonian Railway 2080 and Cadbury 278.<ref>[https://rapidotrains.co.uk/product/cr-dia-67-10t-van-cr-no-2080/Rapido Trains, CR Dia.67 10t Van – CR No.2080](Retrieved 29 April 2024)</ref> and Cadbury 278<ref>[https://rapidotrains.co.uk/product/cr-dia-67-10t-van-cadbury-no-278/Rapido Trains, CR Dia.67 10t Van – Cadbury No.278] (Retrieved 29 April 2024)]</ref> .
==See also==
*[[Wagons formerly resident on the SVR]]*[[Models of the Severn Valley Railway]]
==References==
==Links==
*[http://www.ws.rhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7062 CR 302080 Goods Van built 1910 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]
*[http://www.frht.org.uk/ Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust]
*[https://rapidotrainswww.coflickr.ukcom/productphotos/crtrains-dia-67-10t-van-cr-no-2080travel/ Rapido Trains - 49672783752 'TrainsandTravel' Flickr image of restored CR Dia.67 10t Van – CR No.2080]*[https://rapidotrains.co.uk/product/cr-dia-67-10t-van-cadbury-no-278/ Rapido Trains - CR Dia.67 10t Van – Cadbury No.278at Bridgnorth 26 April 1970]