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[[File: {{Infobox wagon|image = GWR_42343_20150307.jpg |thumb|300px|right| caption = GWR Machinery Flat Loriot N 42343, March 2015]]|construc = GWR Swindon|status = Operational|wagno = 42343|othernos = |designed = |diagram = G40|lot = 1447|wagtype = 4-wheel well wagon|telcode = LORIOT N|brakes = |built = 1944|years1 = 1971|events1 = Arrived on SVR|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }} [[File: GWR 43243_2047_20180714.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Carrying the saddle tank, smokebox and boiler from [[2047]], July 2018]]This machinery flat, or ‘well wagon’ The GWR telegraphic code ‘Loriot’ was built at Swindon first used in 1944 the nineteenth century and signified an ‘agricultural implement wagon’ or ‘machine truck’ for moving traction engines and similar equipment. The GWR continued to build Loriots until the 1940s, with later examples evolving to transport bulldozers, caravans, lorries and is of type other large road vehicles. The Loriot Nfeatured a pronounced well in the centre with sloping ramps at each end<ref name=ABT>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins, having a 20 ton capacityBeard & Tourret (2013)]] pp. 148-151</ref>.

==Service==42343 was built at Swindon in 1944 and is one of 35 of type 'Loriot N' built to Diagram G40. It was acquired by [[Severn Valley Railway has a 20 ton capacity with a 25ft 6in wheelbase, the central well being 15ft in length.<ref name=ABT/> It saw service with the GWR and BR(HoldingsW) PLC | SVR(H)]]and later with Round Oak Steelworks at Brierley Hill<refname=SB9>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref> from Round Oak Steelworks in March 1971 and initially restored the following year. For some years it was the regular transporter for the P.W bulldozer. When photographed in March 2015 it was sited at Bridgnorth, carrying the saddle tanks of [[2047 Warwickshire]] and [[GWR 813 Saddle Tank | GWR 813]].

==Preservation==42343 was acquired by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] from Round Oak Steelworks in March 1971 and initially restored the following year. For some years it was the regular transporter for the P.W. bulldozer.<ref name=SB9/> In 1985 the SVR were invited to produce a [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Wagons used on the main line in preservation|demonstration goods train for the GWR 150 celebrations]]. BR inspectors checked 28 of the SVR’s wagons and approved 25 to take part in the main line run. 42343 was one of the three that failed the inspection, having been found to be in need of brake repairs. These were completed later the same year.<ref>SVR News 78</ref> An overhaul began on Easter Tuesday 1989 while the wagon was on the [[Stourport Triangle|'Stourport line']]. The old rotten floorboards were removed and initially left there on the wagon as there was nowhere suitable at Bewdley to unload them. However a group of children began unloading the wagon where it stood, so 42343 and its load were hastily moved to Bewdley later that evening. The overhaul was completed by Spring 1990; the work included replacing the steel plates which cover the wheel and drawgear areas, installation of new keruing floorboards and repainting the chassis.<ref>SVR News 92, 95</ref> In recent years 42343 has been sited at Bridgnorth and used to store and move boilers and other components. The photograph in March 2015 shows it carrying the saddle tanks of [[2047 Warwickshire]] and [[GWR 813 Saddle Tank | GWR 813]]. On 14 July 2018 the original boiler, smokebox and saddle tank of [[2047|Manning Wardle 2047 'Warwickshire']] were lifted onto 42343 by the [[Cowans Sheldon 30-ton steam crane RS 1087|30-ton steam crane]] in preparation for a planned move of the locomotive chassis and other components to Bewdley later in 2018.  The SVR has three earlier examples of Loriots, [[GWR 42138 'Loriot D' Machinery Truck|Loriot D 42138]], [[GWR 42272 'Loriot L' Machinery Truck|Loriot L 42272]] and [[GWR 41990 'Loriot Y' Machinery Truck|Loriot Y 41990]], all owned by the [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]].

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