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GWR 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon

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|capacity = 10 tons
|telcode = OPEN A
|brakes = DCIII, non-vac fitted
|built = 1912-13
|years1 = 1985
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}}'''The GWR built more than 10,000 5 -plank Open Goods Wagon 13154''' was open wagons to Diagram O11 between 1911 and 1919, including some built at Swindon in 1912<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref> or 1913<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref>by external contractors. It is They had a 10-ton capacity with a length of 16ft over the headstocks and were fitted with DCIII brakes. They were all of type OPEN A, signifying that it was fitted they were provided with a sheet support to allow loads to be covered, but did not have vacuum brakes. It saw service with the GWR, BR(W) and latterly with the Port of Bristol Authority as number PBA 58206.
==Service and preservation=='''GWR 5 plank Open Goods Wagon 13154 ''' was preserved in 1975, initially built at the West Somerset Railway and then Bristol Industrial Museum,<ref>GWR813.org</ref> from where it arrived on the SVR 28 on March 1985.GWR’s Swindon Works as part of Lot 741 between 1912<ref name=SB9/> It was restored in 1986, which required complete timber and curb rail replacement, welding repairs to cracks in both headstocks and the replacement of four carrying springs, one bearing, two buffer springs and one cracked buffer head.<ref>SVR News 82</ref> Parts were also salvaged from another similar wagon number [[Wagons formerly resident on the SVR|13260]]<ref>SVR Stock Book Eighth 9th Edition, "Vehicles scrapped on the SVR"</ref> which had been acquired to be broken up for that purpose.and 1913<ref>SVR News 84Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> . It saw service with the GWR, BR(W) and subsequently with the Port of Bristol Authority as number PBA 58206.
It received a further overhaul between 2008 13154 was preserved in 1975, initially at the West Somerset Railway and 2011then at Bristol Industrial Museum.<ref>SVR News 175GWR813.org</ref> 13154 and [[GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon|OPEN B 102691]] were delivered from there to Kidderminster on 28 March 1985.<ref name=SB9/> Both were in an unusable condition and were initially stored in Kidderminster yard with [[GWR 98480 5 plank Open Goods Wagon| OPEN A 98480]] which had arrived several years earlier. At the start of 1986 the two requiring the least attention, 13154 and was 98480, were moved into to Bewdley Yard for restoration. 13154’s restoration required complete timber and curb rail replacement, welding repairs to cracks in April 2016 both headstocks and the replacement of four carrying springs, one bearing, two buffer springs and one cracked buffer head.<ref>SVR News 82</ref> Parts were also salvaged from another similar wagon number [[Wagons formerly resident on the SVR|13260]]<ref>SVR Stock Book Eighth Edition, "Vehicles scrapped on the SVR"</ref> which had been acquired to be broken up for further attention including renewal that purpose.<ref>SVR News 84</ refurbishment of the braking equipmentref> On completion, 13154 was painted in grey with 25" high "GW" lettering.
It 13154 received a further overhaul at some time between 2008 and 2011. A couple of floor planks and several side, end, and door planks were replaced. All 8 spring mounting brackets also had to be replaced, as they were worn where the end of the spring leaf sat and had become corroded beyond acceptable limits. New brackets were therefore pressed to shape, using blanks which had been obtained some time earlier for that purpose, and were riveted to the solebars. The sheet supporter was modified to match that fitted to 108085, being a more accurate style for the wagon. On completion of the overhaul, 13154 was again repainted in GWR grey livery.<ref>SVR News 175</ref>  During 2015 excessive wear was noted in some of the parts of the handbrake mechanism. The wagon remained in use while new components were machined,<ref>SVR News 191</ref> before being moved into Bewdley Yard in April 2016 for further attention. The floor planks were replaced with a mixture of new and used planks, while the braking equipment was also renewed and refurbished. Pictures of some of the work involved appeared on the [https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3340&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=13154&start=15 SVR-Online forum]. 13154 is normally in service as part of the [[Demonstration Goods Train]] and is owned by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]].  <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">GWR_13154_20190707.jpg|13154 at Highley in 2019, without its sheet support</gallery>
==See also==
[[Category: Rolling stock owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]]
[[Category:Rolling stock associated with Port of Bristol Authority]]
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