GWR 40362 PW Brake Van
| GWR 40362 PW Brake Van | |
|---|---|
 GWR PW Brake Van 40362 | |
| Built By | GWR Swindon |
| Status | Static display |
| Number | 40362 |
| Other Numbers | DW 40362 |
| History | |
| Built | 1895 |
| Diagram | AA6 |
| Lot | 665 |
| Type | 4-wheel brake van |
| Capacity | 14 tons |
| Telegraphic code | TOAD |
| 1970 | Preserved |
| Post 1998 | Arrived on SVR |
This vehicle was one of 54 built by the GWR at Swindon in the last decade of the nineteenth century to Diagram AA6, old series Lot 665,[1] this particular example dating to around 1895.[2] Brake vans built to this diagram had a tare weight of approximaterly 13½ tons and were used for permanent way work. They were classed as a 'Toad' but unlike the typical GWR 'Toad' brake van, the open verandah was boarded in with two small windows included at the front. They were fitted with a split 'stable door' arrangement, and doubled as mess and tool vans.[1] 40362 is thought to be the only survivor of this variant and therefore unique.[2]
Preservation[edit | edit source]
40362 bears a plaque stating that it was purchased in 1970 and subsequently restored by the 6000 Locomotive Association. This now defunct group[3] were based for some years at the Bulmers Steam Centre at Hereford until its closure in 1990.
The brake van arrived on the SVR after 1998.[4] It was photographed outside Kidderminster Railway Museum in August 2010 although it has been repainted since that date. It remains on display as a cosmetically restored exhibit outside Kidderminster Railway Museum.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013) pp. 37,469.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
- ↑ SVR Charitable Trust
- ↑ Not listed in SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition