BR 991124 'Tunny' Ballast Wagon
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BRBritish Rail or British Railways 991124 'Tunny' Ballast Wagon | |
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991124 at Bridgnorth in July 2017 (Gareth Price) | |
Built By | BRBritish Rail or British Railways Swindon |
Status | Operational |
Number | DB991124 |
History | |
Built | 1950 |
Diagram | 1/568 |
Lot | 2091 |
Type | 4-wheel ballast wagon |
Capacity | 20 tons |
Telegraphic code | TUNNY |
TOPS code | ZCO |
1990 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
Service and preservation
DB991124 (the DB prefix indicating a DepartmentalRolling stock used for the railway’s own functions (engineering etc.) rather than for general passenger or goods traffic. vehicle of BRBritish Rail or British Railways origin) was part of a single batch of 120 of these wagons built by BRBritish Rail or British Railways at Swindon between December 1949 and August 1950. [2].
It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in December 1990 from Southall, London, owned by Mr J J Smith.[2] It was regularly used by the P-Way department as a spoil carrier, although by 2012 it was stored in Kidderminster Carriage Shed.[3] In 2017 it was photographed at Bridgnorth.
See also
References
- ↑ Larkin Vol 1 (2011) p.12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
- ↑ Gareth Price Photo