GWR/BR 92090 Fruit D Van

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GWRGreat Western Railway/BRBritish Rail or British Railways 92090 Fruit D Van
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GWRGreat Western Railway/BRBritish Rail or British Railways Fruit D Wagon 92090
Built By BRBritish Rail or British Railways 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 SVRSevern Valley Railway

Goods Wagons

GWRGreat Western Railway/BRBritish Rail or British Railways 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 SVRSevern Valley Railway, the others being W3429, W3467 and W92080. A description of the type can be found on the W3429 page. 92090 was built by BRBritish Rail or British Railways at Swindon in 1958 to Diagram 805 Lot 30383[1] based on a GWRGreat Western Railway 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 SVRSevern Valley Railway 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.

See also

List of goods wagons

References

  1. Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
  2. SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition

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