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}}97398 was built in 1921 to Diagram O18, Lot 857 at the Woolwich Arsenal under War production measures. It is a type ‘Open A’, signifying a 10-ton capacity open wagon with a sheet support (which it no longer has) but not equipped with vacuum brakes.
97398 finished its working life with the Port of London Authority where it was numbered C 127. It arrived on the SVR from London on 13 August 1974.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> It received a cosmetic repaint, but was finally restored in 1982. This required the complete replacement of the woodwork, the poor condition of which was highlighted when one personput their foot through the floor.<ref>SVR News 66</ref> Once restored, it appeared on the main line in 1985 as part of the [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Wagons used on the main line in preservation| GW 150 demonstration freight train]] which ran to Newport behind [[2857|GWR freight loco 2857]].<ref>SVR News 78</ref> It was used for storing coal at Arley during Christmas running for a number of years, resulting in a second complete re-timbering being required in 1991.<ref>SVR News 102</ref> Another overhaul was carried out in 2007, with a number of side, end, door and planks being replaced after damage had been caused by an unsuccessful attempt to set fire to the wagon.
97398 is owned by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]].
==See Alsoalso==
[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]
