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BR ‘Dogfish’ Ballast Hopper Wagons
The SVR is home to three 24 ton steel Ballast Hopper Wagons, type ‘Dogfish’. Built by Chas Roberts of Wakefield, these were the largest ballast hoppers used by BR. They were also the most common, with a total of 1.249 being built. They were fitted with centre and side doors, allowing ballast to be dropped between the rails or to either side.
Details of the 3 Hopper Wagons are as follows:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Number !! Built !! Built by!! Wagon Survey !! Notes
|-
| 983115 || 1957 || Chas Roberts || [http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9636 Link] || Wagon database states built in 1959, but makers plate shows 1957.
|-
| 983194 || 1957 || Chas Roberts || [http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9382 Link] || Wagon database states built in 1959, but makers plate shows 1957.
|-
| 993126 || 1956 || Chas Roberts || [http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9383 Link] ||
|-
|}
The Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey states that 983115 and 983194 left the SVR for the Gwili Railway in 2013, however the photographs show these wagons in a ballast train at Bewdley in April 2015.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File: BR_993126_20150426.jpg | 993126
File: BR_983194_20150426.jpg | 983194
File: BR_993126_20150426.jpg | 993126
</gallery>
==Sources==
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey<br>
SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
==See also==
[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]
The SVR is home to three 24 ton steel Ballast Hopper Wagons, type ‘Dogfish’. Built by Chas Roberts of Wakefield, these were the largest ballast hoppers used by BR. They were also the most common, with a total of 1.249 being built. They were fitted with centre and side doors, allowing ballast to be dropped between the rails or to either side.
Details of the 3 Hopper Wagons are as follows:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Number !! Built !! Built by!! Wagon Survey !! Notes
|-
| 983115 || 1957 || Chas Roberts || [http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9636 Link] || Wagon database states built in 1959, but makers plate shows 1957.
|-
| 983194 || 1957 || Chas Roberts || [http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9382 Link] || Wagon database states built in 1959, but makers plate shows 1957.
|-
| 993126 || 1956 || Chas Roberts || [http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9383 Link] ||
|-
|}
The Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey states that 983115 and 983194 left the SVR for the Gwili Railway in 2013, however the photographs show these wagons in a ballast train at Bewdley in April 2015.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File: BR_993126_20150426.jpg | 993126
File: BR_983194_20150426.jpg | 983194
File: BR_993126_20150426.jpg | 993126
</gallery>
==Sources==
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey<br>
SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
==See also==
[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]
