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==Preservation== | ==Preservation== | ||
− | The van spent some years at Tyseley (formerly Birmingham Railway Museum).<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> It arrived on the SVR on 18 February 2019, having been acquired by The Kidderminster Railway Museum Trust as a long term restoration project.<ref>[https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/rolling-stock-movements.7891/page-21 National Preservation Forum]</ref> | + | The van spent some years at Tyseley (formerly Birmingham Railway Museum).<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> It arrived on the SVR on 18 February 2019, having been acquired by [[Kidderminster Railway Museum|The Kidderminster Railway Museum Trust]] as a long term restoration project.<ref>[https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/rolling-stock-movements.7891/page-21 National Preservation Forum]</ref> |
==See also== | ==See also== |
Revision as of 17:45, 22 February 2019
GWRGreat Western Railway 14984 Workshop Van (Signal Dept) | |
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GWRGreat Western Railway Workshop Van 14984 | |
Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
Status | Awaiting restoration |
Number | 14984 |
History | |
Built | 1902 |
Diagram | CC3 |
Lot | 453 |
Type | 6-w Workshop van |
Capacity | 8 tons |
Telegraphic code | n/a |
2019 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
Contents
Service
14983 was built in 1902 to Diagram CC.3, Lot 453.[1] 22 of these vans were built between 1902 and 1912, the design being based on the Iron MinkGWR telegraphic code signifying a covered goods van of the period but with a 6-wheel configuration and 24ft 6in body. It included windows in the sides and ends and skylights in the roof. Internally it was fitted with oil lamps and equipped with work benches and lockers[2].
Preservation
The van spent some years at Tyseley (formerly Birmingham Railway Museum).[3] It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 18 February 2019, having been acquired by The Kidderminster Railway Museum Trust as a long term restoration project.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013) p. 39
- ↑ Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013) pp. 490-492
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
- ↑ National Preservation Forum