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WD 4607 'Rectank' Tank Carrier Wagon

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[[File: {{Infobox wagon|image = WD_4607_20150402.jpg |thumb|300px|right| caption = WD Rectank Tank Carrier 4607]]|construc = L&YR Horwich|status = In service|wagno = WGC 4607|othernos = |designed = |diagram = |lot = |wagtype = Bogie flat wagon|capacity = 35 tons|telcode = RECTANK|topscode = |brakes = |built = 1918|years1 = 1994|events1 = Arrived on the SVR|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = }}This bogie flat wagon was designed by the War Department as a tank transporter and built on their behalf in 1918 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway at their Horwich works. This class of wagon had a 35 ton capacity and was known by the telegraphic code 'RECTANK'.It saw service with the L&YR which became part of the LMS in 1923.<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>

It was acquired by [[SVR(H)]] and arrived at the SVR in September 1994 direct from military use at Kineton, carrying the Army identity WGC 4607, and bearing a large water tank. <ref name=SB9/> Shortly after arrival a bent drawbar was straightened and the mountings for the water tank removed.<ref>SVR News 113</ref> It is now has since been used by the SVR for carrying rails and other heavy loads, and was photographed alongside [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]] in April 2015.

==See also==

[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]

==SourcesReferences==SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition<brreferences/>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey

==Links==

[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9665 WD 4607 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]

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