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GWR 42343 Machinery Flat

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→‎Preservation: Move to Bewdley
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 was 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 Warwickshire were lifted onto 42343 by the [[Cowans Sheldon 30-ton steam crane RS 1087|30-ton steam crane]] in preparation for and the following November a planned move of the wagon and locomotive chassis and other components parts to Bewdley later in 2018took place.
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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