BR 'Dogfish' Ballast Hopper Wagons

The SVRSevern Valley Railway 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 BRBritish Rail or British Railways. They 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.

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
993126	1956	Chas Roberts	Link

Preservation

Since arrival, these ballast wagons have been used in Engineers' P-Way trains. The photographs show the wagons in a ballast train at Bewdley in April 2015.

Gallery

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  983115

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  983194

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  993126

See also

List of goods wagons 

References

Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition