GWR 80603 Ballast Wagon | |
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GWR Ballast Wagon 80603 | |
Built By | GWR Swindon |
Number | 80603 |
Other Numbers | DW 80603 |
History | |
Built | 1935-7 |
Diagram | P15 |
Lot | 1215 |
Type | 4-wheel ballast wagon |
Capacity | 10 tons |
Telegraphic code | STARFISH (BR) |
TOPS code | ZAO |
1973 | Arrived on SVR |
1985 | Appeared on the main line |
2000 | Overhauled |
80603 was purchased from BR Swindon by SVR(H) for PW Department use and arrived in November 1973.[1] It received a clean-up and light repair to an axle box in 1980, following which it appeared on the main line in 1985 as part of the GW 150 demonstration freight train which ran to Newport behind GWR freight loco 2857.[2]
An issue with this type of wagon is that the door stops can become bent with use, allowing the top of the door to hit the axle box when it is opened, potentially resulting in damage to the axle box castings and bearings within. A further overhaul in 2000 replaced two axle boxes broken in this manner, with the wagon floor and ends being replaced at the same time[3].