BR 991124 'Tunny' Ballast Wagon

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The BRBritish Rail or British Railways 'Tunny' Ballast Wagon (ZCO) was based on the GWRGreat Western Railway ballast wagon, with 3 doors per side and a 20 ton capacity.

991124 in service

DB 991124 was part of a single batch of 120 of these wagons built at Swindon at some time between 1948[1] and 1950[2].

991124 in preservation

991124 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in December 1990 from Southall, London, owned by Mr J J Smith. It was regularly used by the P-Way department as a spoil carrier.

Gallery


See also

List of Goods Wagons

References

  1. Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
  2. SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition

Links

Gareth Price photo in Kidderminster Carriage Shed in March 2012 on Flickr