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}}This long wheelbase ‘Fruit D’ Van is a GWR design from 1939 and was built by BR until 1958, the D designating equipped with Westinghouse brakes. 3429 was built at Swindon in 1950 to diagram Y14, lot 1723.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> In service it was piped for steam heat, although not heated itself, and was gas-lit. Being capable of running in passenger services, it was allocated a number in the coach series in accordance with GWR practice.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>Many continued in use by engineers and as internal users.
==Preservation==
It was acquired, arriving 11 September 1973 from Ipswich, and is owned by [[Highley#Highley_Station_Fund|Highley Station Fund]]. Originally intended for loco spares storage, it is now situated at Highley adjacent to the [[Highley signal box | Signal Box]].
It is one of around 13 Fruit D survivors to diagrams Y11 and Y14 and one of four on the SVR, the others being [[GWR 3467 Fruit D Van|3467]], [[GWR/BR 92080 Fruit D Van|92080]] and [[GWR/BR 92090 Fruit D Van|92090]].
==See also==
