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DB983115 was initially allocated to Llynclys Junction (Llandu Quarries).<ref name=Larkin/> Following the closure of the Burton Wagon Repair Department, DB 983115 arrived on the SVR by road on 2 December 1996 having been purchased by Bridgnorth C&W member John Briscoe.<ref>SVR News 122</ref> It was immediately put into use on Engineers' P-Way trains.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> Two further DOGFISH were later acquired for the same purpose, and the first three photographs below show all three wagons in a ballast train at Bewdley in April 2015. | DB983115 was initially allocated to Llynclys Junction (Llandu Quarries).<ref name=Larkin/> Following the closure of the Burton Wagon Repair Department, DB 983115 arrived on the SVR by road on 2 December 1996 having been purchased by Bridgnorth C&W member John Briscoe.<ref>SVR News 122</ref> It was immediately put into use on Engineers' P-Way trains.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> Two further DOGFISH were later acquired for the same purpose, and the first three photographs below show all three wagons in a ballast train at Bewdley in April 2015. | ||
− | In January 2018 it was reported that two of the three had been sold/transferred to the Swanage Railway. The remaining wagon, 983115, was photographed at Eardington in June 2018. | + | In January 2018 it was reported that two of the three had been sold/transferred to the Swanage Railway. The remaining wagon, 983115, was photographed at Eardington in June 2018. In December 2022 it was fitted with a through pipe for air braking at [[Carriage Repair Works#Kidderminster_Carriage_Repair_Works|Kidderminster Carriage Repair Works]]. |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== |
Revision as of 21:40, 15 December 2022
BRBritish Rail or British Railways 'Dogfish' Ballast Hopper Wagons | |
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BRBritish Rail or British Railways Dogfish DB983115 at Eardington, June 2018 | |
Built By | Chas Roberts (Wakefield) |
Status | Operational |
Number | DB983115 |
History | |
Built | 1957 |
Diagram | 1/587 |
Lot | 2939 |
Type | 4-wheel ballast hopper |
Capacity | 24 tons |
Telegraphic code | DOGFISH |
TOPS code | ZFV |
Brakes | Vacuum fitted, air through pipe (2022) |
1996 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
Service and Preservation
Details of the 3 Hopper Wagons are as follows:
Number | Built | Built by | Wagon Survey | Notes |
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983115 | 1957 | Chas Roberts | Link | |
983194 | 1957 | Chas Roberts | Link | Left 2018 |
993126 | 1956 | Chas Roberts | Link | Left 2018 |
DB983115 was initially allocated to Llynclys Junction (Llandu Quarries).[2] Following the closure of the Burton Wagon Repair Department, DB 983115 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway by road on 2 December 1996 having been purchased by Bridgnorth C&WCarriage & Wagon member John Briscoe.[3] It was immediately put into use on Engineers' P-Way trains.[4] Two further DOGFISH were later acquired for the same purpose, and the first three photographs below show all three wagons in a ballast train at Bewdley in April 2015.
In January 2018 it was reported that two of the three had been sold/transferred to the Swanage Railway. The remaining wagon, 983115, was photographed at Eardington in June 2018. In December 2022 it was fitted with a through pipe for air braking at Kidderminster Carriage Repair Works.
Gallery
See also
List of goods wagons
Wagons formerly resident on the SVR
References
- ↑ LTSV Wagons
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Larkin Vol 1 (2011), p.36.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 122
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition