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*1960: The loop capacity, for the purpose of crossing trains, was 23 wagons, plus engine and brake van.<ref>Sectional Appendix to the Working Time Tabl
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...diesel shunters]], approximately 65 operational carriages, and many goods wagons.
Other steam and diesel locomotives, carriages and wagons are currently undergoing long term restoration and overhaul. A list of the
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'''Goods wagons on the SVR'''
...preserved for historical interest, although others such as ballast or rail wagons perform a useful function on the railway.
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...| brake van (guard's van)]] is also used at the rear. When not in use, the wagons are usually stored in [[Bewdley Down Yard]].
*[[GWR 80603 Ballast Wagon]]
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On 3 June 1990, as the "Heavy Freight Weekend" came to a close, a number of wagons were derailed on the trap points at the north end of Bridgnorth Station.
...wdley and Class 50 hauled ballast trains using the [[BR 'Seacow' 40t Bogie Ballast Hoppers]]. An exhibition of Class 50 memorabilia and models was on display
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==SVR Wagons used on the main line in preservation==
...turning to Kidderminster later that evening. BR C&W inspectors approved 25 wagons to run, the eventual line-up being as follows<ref>SVR News 78</ref>:
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:Fifteen [[BR 'Rudd' Ballast Wagons]] were purchased from DB Schenker, which had been on loan since the [[2007
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...peration maintenance and display of heritage railway locomotives, coaches, wagons and artefacts''
...on, preservation and operation of heritage railway locomotives, carriages, wagons, station buildings, track and other associated infrastructure''
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|caption = GWR 40841 Ballast Wagon
|wagtype = 4-wheel ballast wagon
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...anent way trains mainly required wagons used for moving rails (Diagram J), ballast (Diagram P), and sleepers (Diagram T). '''40554''' is a special type of wel
...main line in preservation| GW 150 demonstration freight train]]. 25 of the wagons including 40554 were passed fit to run subject to pad exams and other items
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|image = GWR 60562 Ballast Wagon.jpg
|caption = GWR 60562 Ballast Wagon
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|image = GWR 30903 Ballast Wagon.jpg
|caption = GWR 30903 Ballast Wagon
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|caption = GWR 80684 Ballast Wagon (2015)
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...New steel plate was fitted on the verandah, a new wooden top made for the ballast box and a new oak frame for the sand boxes. A dozen boards were replaced an
...d as the brake van in the [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Wagons used on the main line in preservation| GW 150 demonstration freight train]]
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...s life the sanding gear was removed, and its place was taken by additional ballast. It is believed that the additional adhesion weight would have been of more
..., cleaning, strengthening, painting and re-filling of all eight underfloor ballast bins.
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|caption = GWR Ballast Wagon 80603
|wagtype = 4-wheel ballast wagon
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|caption = LNER Ballast Wagon 223162
...orporation at [[Foley Park]] where it was numbered 25. BSC donated 10 open wagons to the SVR in 1969 and a further four, including No 25, in 1971<ref>SVR Sto
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...319-320</ref> The GWR did not allocate telegraphic codes to Departmental wagons of this type, although it was later classified as a STARFISH by BR.
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...eaviest train to traverse the branch at any time in its history. After the ballast was discharged it weighed about 285 tonnes.<ref>SVR News 131</ref>
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|caption = BR ‘Mermaid’ Ballast Wagon DB 989098
|wagtype = 4-w steel side-tipper ballast hopper
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|caption = Train of Rudd Ballast Wagons in use by the Permanent Way Department at Highley
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|caption = Three Herring ballast hoppers in an engineers train
|wagtype = 4-wheel steel ballast hopper
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|caption = BR Ballast Plough Brake DB 993898
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|wagtype = 4-wheel ballast hopper
...is '''DOGFISH ballast hopper wagon'''. The SVR was formerly home to three wagons of this type, although two have now left the Railway.
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...er carries no passenger traffic, but sees frequent use as a siding to hold wagons and engineer’s trains or for rail access to the [[Stourport Triangle]].
...aped to feed into the new drains. The formation was then rebuilt to bottom ballast level, after which it was handed back to the SVR so the track and signallin
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|wagtype = 4-wheel ballast wagon
...[TOPS code]] ZCO) is identical to the final design of GWR 20 ton all-steel ballast wagon (Diagram P23 of 1945), having a 20 ton capacity with 3 doors per side
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|wagtype = 4-wheel steel ballast hopper
}}DB 992329 is a 4-wheeled 17-ton steel ballast hopper, Telegraph code 'MACKEREL', TOPS code ZMV. It was built in 1951 by
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This is a potentially incomplete listing of wagons formerly resident on the SVR but now moved elsewhere or scrapped.
...owned by SVR(H). Part of [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Wagons used on the man line in preservation | GWR 150 goods train to Newport]] in
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'''Who is the owner of the Rudd ballast wagons purchased by the SVR?'''
The SVR recently purchased the Rudd ballast wagons which have been on loan since 2007.
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...10 an earlier attempt to build a two-road shed for the storage of up to 50 wagons on the course of the trackbed of the [[Stourport Branch]] failed when the H
...ical wagons]] residing on the SVR. Possible ways include the stationing of wagons at suitable locations, and the operation of more demonstration freight trai
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...Bogie Ballast Hoppers#Acquisition_and_use_by_the_SVR|BR 'Seacow' 40t Bogie Ballast Hopper DB980015]] - Lima have produced an OO gauge model of this vehicle
*[[BR 993876 'Shark' Ballast Plough Brake]] in OO in LoadHaul livery by Hornby [http://www.hornbyguide.c
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! style="width: 10%;" | [[Goods Wagons | Wagons]] !! style="width: 10%;" | Location !! style="width: 10%;" | Completion due
| [[BR 993898 'Shark' Ballast Plough Brake]]|| [[Bridgnorth]] || || ||
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.... Owned by B&R Track Services. A Ballast Regulator is used to sweep excess ballast from the track.
File:Ballast_Regulator_6224_20170422.jpg|Matisa R7 Ballast Regulator 6224
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|caption = Seacow ballast hoppers at Eardington
|wagtype = Bogie ballast hopper
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...allast train working, the ploughs being used to spread newly-dropped stone ballast.<ref>Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>
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[[File:LT Ballast Hoppers 20150426.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Three Herring Ballast Hoppers in an Engineers train (2015)]]On {{PAGENAME}} in SVR history.
...hree [[London Transport ‘Herring’ Ballast Hopper Wagons]], Texaco tank wagons [[Regent Oil & Texaco 345 Aviation Fuel Tank Wagon|345]] and [[Regent Oil &
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...It featured [[LMS Stanier 8F 48773 | 48773 (as LMS 8233)]] with two open wagons near [[Hampton Loade]].
BR_972349_20150406.jpg | 2015: [[BR 'Rudd' Ballast Wagons]] at Bridgnorth
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BR_972345_20150411.jpg | 2015: [[BR 'Rudd' Ballast Wagons]] at Arley
BR_972378_20150411.jpg | 2015: [[BR 'Rudd' Ballast Wagons]] at Arley
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*1996 [[BR 'Dogfish' Ballast Hopper Wagons|'Dogfish' Ballast Hopper Wagon DB 983115]] arrived on the SVR by road<ref>SVR News 122</ref>.
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}}These vehicles are YQA 'Parr' Bogie Rail Wagons (Borail). As the name suggests, these were designed to carry rail with the
...e secured using lashing rings mounted on brackets on the solebars. The 165 wagons were numbered B946065 to B946229<ref name=LTSV>[http://www.ltsv.com/w_profi
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...offices of the railway. They were commonly painted on the side of [[Goods Wagons]].
...na clay wagon||[[GWR 94059 China Clay Open Wagon|94059]]|| Diagram O (Open wagons)
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TOPS classifications were applied to all carriages and wagons and recorded in a field called CARKND. For most rolling stock the classific
*B: Bogie Steel wagons
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...ater Speedlink) services.<ref>[https://www.ltsv.com/w_profile_027.php LTSV Wagons]</ref>.
...<ref>[https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brvaa Paul Bartlet photos of other wagons of this type]</ref>
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...reat_Western_Railway#Diagram_codes Wikipedia]</ref>. The Diagram Index for wagons was first prepared circa 1905, followed by a similar index for carriages ar
The numbering schemes used for coaching stock and wagons ran in parallel, so the same codes appeared in both. Thus on the SVR, [[GW
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...ster goods yard in 1938 showing most of the siding space occupied by goods wagons]]
Alveley_Sidings-1959-10-07.jpeg|GWR Mogul 6388 passes large numbers of coal wagons at Alveley Sidings in October 1959 ([[Sellick Collection]])
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...e Town TMD - modern image layout, including a two platform station, depot, ballast siding, steel warehouse and fuel point, you may even catch a glimpse of a C
...r, and Campbell’s Quarry, where a crane scooped sand up, dropped it into wagons before it was dropped off further up the line.
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