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BR ‘Dogfish’ Ballast Hopper Wagons
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The SVR is home to three 24 ton steel Ballast Hopper Wagons, type ‘Dogfish’.  Built by Chas Roberts of Wakefield, these were the largest ballast hoppers used by BRThey were also the most common, with a total of 1.249 being built.  They were fitted with centre and side doors, allowing ballast to be dropped between the rails or to either side.
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|image      = BR_983115_20180603.jpg
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|caption    = BR Dogfish DB983115 at Eardington, June 2018
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|construc  = Chas Roberts (Wakefield)
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|status    = Operational
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|wagno      = DB983115
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|diagram    = 1/587
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|lot        = 2939
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|wagtype    = 4-wheel ballast hopper
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|capacity  = 24 tons
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|telcode    = DOGFISH
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|topscode  = ZFV
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|brakes    = Vacuum fitted, air through pipe (2022)
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|built      = 1957
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|years1    = 1996
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|events1    = Arrived on SVR
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}}From around 1955, BR adopted the 19 ton CATFISH and 24 ton DOGFISH as their standard vacuum-fitted small Steel Ballast Hopper wagons. The SVR has been home to three of the latter typeThe DOGFISH was fitted with centre and side doors, allowing ballast to be dropped between the rails or to either side. A total of 1,249 of this type were built under Diagram 1/587, some by Metro-Cammell and others including the three SVR examples by Chas Roberts of Wakefield.<ref>LTSV Wagons</ref> BR Civil Engineers' wagons were commonly given ‘fish’ telegraph codes, with Dogfish being a general name describing various small sharks.<ref name=Larkin>[[Bibliography#Other References|Larkin Vol 1 (2011), p.36.]]</ref>. 
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==Service and Preservation==
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Details of the 3 Hopper Wagons are as follows:
 
Details of the 3 Hopper Wagons are as follows:
  
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!Number !! Built !! Built by!! Wagon Survey !! Notes
 
!Number !! Built !! Built by!! Wagon Survey !! Notes
 
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| 983115 || 1957 || Chas Roberts ||  [http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9636 Link] || Wagon database states built in 1959, but makers plate shows 1957.
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| 983115 || 1957 || Chas Roberts ||  [http://www.ws.rhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9636 Link] ||  
 
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| 983194 || 1957 || Chas Roberts ||  [http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9382 Link] || Wagon database states built in 1959, but makers plate shows 1957.
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| 983194 || 1957 || Chas Roberts ||  [http://www.ws.rhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9382 Link] || Left 2018
 
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| 993126 || 1956 || Chas Roberts ||  [http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9383 Link] ||  
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| 993126 || 1956 || Chas Roberts ||  [http://www.ws.rhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9383 Link] || Left 2018
 
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The Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey states that 983115 and 983194 left the SVR for the Gwili Railway in 2013, however the photographs show these wagons in a ballast train at Bewdley in April 2015.
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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.
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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==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File: BR_993126_20150426.jpg | 993126
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File: BR_983115_20150426.jpg | 983115
 
File: BR_983194_20150426.jpg | 983194
 
File: BR_983194_20150426.jpg | 983194
 
File: BR_993126_20150426.jpg | 993126
 
File: BR_993126_20150426.jpg | 993126
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BR_983115_Plate_20180603.jpg|Works plate of DB983115
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==Sources==
 
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey<br>
 
SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
 
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]
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[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]] <br>
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[[Wagons formerly resident on the SVR]]
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==References==
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==Links==
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[http://www.ltsv.com/w_profile_040.php LTSV Wagons: ZEV 'Catfish'/ZFV 'Dogfish' Ballast Hoppers]

Revision as of 21:40, 15 December 2022

BRBritish Rail or British Railways 'Dogfish' Ballast Hopper Wagons
BR 983115 20180603.jpg
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

Goods Wagons

From around 1955, BRBritish Rail or British Railways adopted the 19 ton CATFISH and 24 ton DOGFISH as their standard vacuum-fitted small Steel Ballast Hopper wagons. The SVRSevern Valley Railway has been home to three of the latter type. The DOGFISH was fitted with centre and side doors, allowing ballast to be dropped between the rails or to either side. A total of 1,249 of this type were built under Diagram 1/587, some by Metro-Cammell and others including the three SVRSevern Valley Railway examples by Chas Roberts of Wakefield.[1] BRBritish Rail or British Railways Civil Engineers' wagons were commonly given ‘fish’ telegraph codes, with Dogfish being a general name describing various small sharks.[2].

Service and Preservation

Details of the 3 Hopper Wagons are as follows:

Number Built Built by Wagon Survey Notes
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

  1. LTSV Wagons
  2. 2.0 2.1 Larkin Vol 1 (2011), p.36.
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 122
  4. SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition

Links

LTSV Wagons: ZEV 'Catfish'/ZFV 'Dogfish' Ballast Hoppers