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[[<!--IMAGE FILE-->File:GWR 40841 Ballast WagonGWR_162_20150320.jpg|thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO-->GWR 40841 Ballast Wagon 162 Riding/Dormitory Van | 40841 was built by the 162 is a GWR at Swindon in 1893 to Diagram P5, Lot 6774-wheel Riding and Dormitory Van. It has a capacity of 8 Tons In service these ran paired with 6-wheel Tool vans such as [[GWR 66 Breakdown Tool Van | GWR 66]], and was used for transporting ballast were stationed at GWR loco sheds. The Tool and other P.W. material. 40841 later saw service internally Riding Van pairs would be required to attend mishaps as fast as No 068683 possible and were vacuum-braked to allow running at Cardiff Docks, from where it was acquired in 1990, arriving on the SVR in March 1991 for restorationnear express speeds. [[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO-->GWR 40841 Ballast Wagon 162 Riding/Dormitory Van | (Full article...)]]]]
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