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GWR/BR 92090 Fruit D Van

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[[File: {{Infobox wagon|image = BR_92090_20150320.jpg |thumb|300px|right| caption = GWR/BR Fruit D Wagon 92090]]|construc = BR Swindon|status = Static use|wagno = 92090|othernos = W92090|designed = |diagram = 805|lot = 30383|wagtype = 4-w ventilated van|telcode = FRUIT D|brakes = |built = 1958|years1 = 1973|events1 = Arrived on SVR|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = }}92090 is one of four long wheelbase Fruit D Vans on the SVR, built by BR at Swindon to Diagram 805 Lot 30383<ref> Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey </ref> based on a GWR design. The fruit D vans were classified as Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS).
92090 was built at Swindon in 1958 and was originally electrically lit with power from an axle driven dynamo and chassis mounted batteries, similar to the system used on passenger coaches. It arrived on the SVR in March 1973 from Gloucester, having been bought by with the intention of being used for storage of loco spares. <ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> It is owned by [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]] and is situated in Bewdley yard where it is used as a stores van for [[GWR 7802 Bradley Manor | 7802]] and [[GWR 7812 Erlestoke Manor | 7812]].
==See also==
==References==
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey<br>
Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition<br>
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