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+ | |image = GWR 60562 Ballast Wagon.jpg | ||
+ | |caption = GWR 60562 Ballast Wagon | ||
+ | |construc = GWR Swindon | ||
+ | |status = Stored | ||
+ | |wagno = 60562 | ||
+ | |othernos = DW 150262 | ||
+ | |designed = | ||
+ | |diagram = P2 | ||
+ | |lot = 261 | ||
+ | |wagtype = 4-wheel ballast wagon | ||
+ | |capacity = 14 tons | ||
+ | |telcode = none | ||
+ | |brakes = | ||
+ | |built = 1900 | ||
+ | |years1 = 1980 | ||
+ | |events1 = Entered preservation | ||
+ | |years2 = 1996 | ||
+ | |events2 = Arrived on the SVR | ||
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+ | GWR 60562 is 4-wheel ballast wagon. It has a capacity of 14 tons (12 cubic yards) and is fitted with three drop-down doors per side, each 6ft 8in in length and 2ft 2½ in high. The underframe is 20ft over headstocks. When built it was fitted with Thomas brakes,<ref>[[Bibliography# Other References|Atkins et al (1976)]] Vol 2 p. 75.</ref> an early form of braking operated by turning a crank on each side of the wagon – clockwise on one side and anticlockwise on the other.<ref>[http://www.gwr.org.uk/nowagonbrakes.html GWR.org.uk]</ref> | ||
− | + | ==Service== | |
+ | 60562 was built at Swindon in 1900 to Diagram P2, Lot 261.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey (SVR Stock Book gives 1899)</ref> Construction of these wagons began in 1899 with more than 200 built by 1901. It was allocated to Henry Pooley and Sons, a company who serviced railway weighbridges and weighing machines. It was used to carry test weights and given the Departmental number DW 150262.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> | ||
− | 60562 arrived on the SVR | + | ==Preservation== |
+ | 60562 was acquired by the current owners [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] in 1980.<ref>gwr813.org</ref> It arrived on the SVR on 31 October 1996 from the Avon Valley Railway at Bitton, near Bristol. It is stored at the [[Stourport Triangle]] awaiting restoration. | ||
− | ==See | + | ==See also== |
[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]] | [[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | + | <references/> | |
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | [http://www.gwr813.org/pagew74.html 60562 on www.gwr813.org] | + | *[http://www.gwr813.org/pagew74.html 60562 on www.gwr813.org] |
− | [http://www.ws. | + | *[http://www.ws.rhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=6416 60562 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line] |
Latest revision as of 16:24, 9 April 2019
GWR 60562 Ballast Wagon | |
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GWR 60562 Ballast Wagon | |
Built By | GWR Swindon |
Status | Stored |
Number | 60562 |
Other Numbers | DW 150262 |
History | |
Built | 1900 |
Diagram | P2 |
Lot | 261 |
Type | 4-wheel ballast wagon |
Capacity | 14 tons |
Telegraphic code | none |
1980 | Entered preservation |
1996 | Arrived on the SVR |
GWR 60562 is 4-wheel ballast wagon. It has a capacity of 14 tons (12 cubic yards) and is fitted with three drop-down doors per side, each 6ft 8in in length and 2ft 2½ in high. The underframe is 20ft over headstocks. When built it was fitted with Thomas brakes,[1] an early form of braking operated by turning a crank on each side of the wagon – clockwise on one side and anticlockwise on the other.[2]
Contents
Contents
Service
60562 was built at Swindon in 1900 to Diagram P2, Lot 261.[3] Construction of these wagons began in 1899 with more than 200 built by 1901. It was allocated to Henry Pooley and Sons, a company who serviced railway weighbridges and weighing machines. It was used to carry test weights and given the Departmental number DW 150262.[4]
Preservation
60562 was acquired by the current owners The GWR 813 Preservation Fund in 1980.[5] It arrived on the SVR on 31 October 1996 from the Avon Valley Railway at Bitton, near Bristol. It is stored at the Stourport Triangle awaiting restoration.
See also
References
- ↑ Atkins et al (1976) Vol 2 p. 75.
- ↑ GWR.org.uk
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey (SVR Stock Book gives 1899)
- ↑ SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
- ↑ gwr813.org