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[[<!--IMAGE FILE-->File:GWR 105873 'Mica B' Refrigerated Meat VanFowler No. 17 Bridgnorth.jpg|thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO-->GWR 105873 'Mica B' Refrigerated Meat Van John Fowler 150hp Diesel Shunter No 17 Highflyer | 105873 is a 'Mica B', the telegraphic code 'Mica' designating a Refrigerated Meat Van of which 'B' is John Fowler 0-4-0DM shunter No 17 ‘Highflyer’ was the ventilated variantSVR’s first diesel locomotive. These vans were It arrived in 1971 and was used to transport refrigerated meat to Smithfield and other markets. Initially preserved at the Dean Forest Railway at Lydneyon engineers’ trains until 1981, when it suffered a catastrophic engine failure. It was acquired by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] in 1973, arriving on scrapped the SVR on 1 September in that following year. [[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO-->GWR 105873 'Mica B' Refrigerated Meat Van John Fowler 150hp Diesel Shunter No 17 Highflyer | (Full article...)]]]]
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