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GWR 37150 Covered Goods Van (body only)

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[[File: GWR_37150_20150411.jpg |thumb|300px|right| GWR 37150]]
The grounded body of this GWR wooden framed Covered Goods Van can be seen on the [[Kidderminster#Bay Platform | bay platform at Kidderminster]], having previously been acquired from located at the West Somerset Railway.<ref> Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> It was built circa 1884 at Swindon.
Since arrival at the SVR, the van body has been cosmetically restored with the assistance of the [[Friends of Kidderminster Town Station]]. The Friends [http://www.kfriends.org.uk/projects/vanbody.htm project page] notes that although grounded van bodies were normally painted black, 37150 has been painted in GWR brown with the agreement of the owners in order to highlight its original identity.
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