GWR 80982 Signal Dept Van
| GWR 80982 Signal Dept Van | |
|---|---|
 GWR 80982 Signal Dept Van | |
| Built By | GWR Swindon |
| Status | Operational (static use) |
| Number | 80982 |
| History | |
| Built | 1913 |
| Diagram | CC7 |
| Lot | 767 |
| Type | Signal Dept van |
| Capacity | 10 tons |
| Telegraphic code | None |
| 1972 | Entered preservation on SVR |
80982 is the only surviving example[1] of ten iron-bodied Tool Vans built for the GWR’s Signal Department, these being the last wrought iron vans built by the GWR. Illumination was provided by two skylights and two oil lamps.[2]
80982 in service[edit | edit source]
80982 was built at Swindon in 1913 to Diagram CC7, Lot 767, and was allocated to Reading Signal Dept.[3] Workshop and tool vans built to Diagram CC were not allocated a telegraphic code.[4] As a Departmental wagon, it carried the number DW 80982.
80982 in preservation[edit | edit source]
After being decommissioned by BR(W), 80982 was rescued from Bristol, arriving on the SVR on 2 May 1972. It was originally intended for storage,[5] but has been fully restored. It is operational but is normally located at Bewdley next to the Goods Shed where it serves as the Wagon Department's mess van. It is owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund.
It appeared on the main line in 1985 as part of the GW 150 demonstration freight train which ran to Newport behind GWR freight loco 2857.[6]
Receiving attention in the Goods Shed
Interior view
Interior view
Interior detail
Interior detail
