GWR/BR 92090 Fruit D Van
| GWR/BR 92090 Fruit D Van | |
|---|---|
 GWR/BR Fruit D Wagon 92090 | |
| Built By | BR Swindon |
| Status | Static use |
| Number | 92090 |
| Other Numbers | W92090 |
| History | |
| Built | 1958 |
| Diagram | 805 |
| Lot | 30383 |
| Type | 4-w ventilated van |
| Telegraphic code | FRUIT D |
| 1973 | Arrived on SVR |
GWR/BR 92090 Fruit D Van is a long wheelbase fruit van, one of around 13 survivors of the type of which four are preserved on the SVR, the others being W3429, W3467 and W92080. A description of the type can be found on the W3429 page. 92090 was built by BR at Swindon in 1958 to Diagram 805 Lot 30383[1] based on a GWR design. The fruit D vans were classified as Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS).
92090 was originally electrically lit with power from an axle driven dynamo and chassis mounted batteries, similar to the system used on passenger coaches. It arrived on the SVR on 24 March 1973 from Gloucester, having been bought by with the intention of being used for storage of loco spares.[2] It is owned by The Erlestoke Manor Fund and is situated in Bewdley Down Yard where it is used as a stores van for their locomotives.