SE&CR Open Goods Wagon 12522
SE&CR Open Goods Wagon 12522 | |
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SE&CR Open Goods Wagon 12522 | |
Built By | SE&CR, Ashford |
Status | Overhaul in progress |
Number | 12522 |
Other Numbers | PBA 58183 |
History | |
Built | 1920 |
Diagram | 1347 |
Type | 4-wheel 5-plank open |
Capacity | 10 tons |
1975 | Preserved |
1988 | Arrived on the SVR |
After being stored for 13 years it arrived on the SVR in January 1988.[1] On arrival it was in generally good condition, although one headstock had been severely bent due to a heavy shunt in the past and needed replacement.[2] A debut in the 2857 75th Anniversary Freight Train on 22 May 1988 was curtailed by a hot axle box, although this was fixed in time for an appearance in the Autumn Steam Gala the same year.[3]
In 2001 one end of 12522 was derailed on trap points outside Bewdley South Box. The wagon was re-railed using the 6-ton steam crane. Some 18 months later the wagon suffered another hot axle box; investigations revealed that during the re-railing both that bearing and another at the other end of the wagon had been displaced. Both bearings were re-metaled and machined, and the opportunity taken to replace a number of body planks using second-hand timber from a china clay wagon. A repaint was also carried out with the wagon returning to service in early 2004.[4].
In summer 2017 the wagon began another overhaul by the Wagon Department at Bewdley Goods Shed. On this occasion installation of new curb rails and replacement of floor and body timbers was required.[5] Early in 2018 new brake pins and other parts were fabricated, but being an ‘outside’ job, little further work was done until the summer. As of March 2019[update] the wagon is painted with signwriting underway.[6]