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In 1985, 58725 appeared on the main line when it was used in 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>
58725 received further repaints as a CONE in 1997<ref>SVR News 123</ref> and 2011 (roof only).<ref>SVR News 175</ref> It was most recently overhauled and repainted as a gunpowder van during 2015, the work mainly involving new door lintels and replacement of the steel panels on two doors.<ref>SVR News 191</ref>. The main picture shows the van at Highley shortly after that overhaul. In 2022 Rapido Trains produced a commercial OO gauge model<ref>[https://www.hattons.co.uk/862627/rapido_trains_uk_908012_gwr_dia_v6_iron_mink_van_58725_in_gwr_gpv_black/stockdetail Hattons.co.uk] (Retrieved 25 March 2022)</ref>.
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GWR 58725 Improvised Gunpowder Van.jpg|Bewdley 2012 (Gareth Price)
==See also==
*[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]*[[Models of the Severn Valley Railway]]
==References==
