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Brake BR 20 ton 'Toadfit' brake van 955243 was built in 1962 at Ashford, Kent. It was moved to the SVR from the embryonic Southall Steam Centre in 1990 by owner J.J. Smith. The SVR Stock Book records that it was subsequently used on gala and charter freight trains.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> During 2001 955243 and fellow Toadfit [[BR 953153 Goods Brake Van|953153]] were both damaged by fire while stored in the Engineers’ siding at the [[Stourport Triangle]]. Damage to 955243 was the more serious, however by with not one piece of timber left unburned.<ref name=SVR141>SVR News 141</ref> By 2015 only the frame and brake wheel remained as can be seen in this photograph taken at the [[Stourport Triangle]].

Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey<br>Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition<brreferences/>