Difference between revisions of "BR 993876 'Shark' Ballast Plough Brake"
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| − | This Ballast Plough Brake, of type ‘Shark’, | + | This Ballast Plough Brake, of type ‘Shark’, was built by BRCW at Smethwick in 1957 to Diagram 1/597, Lot 3040. The type was based on an LMS design, and had large metal ingots installed below the Guard’s floor to add extra weight. Fitted with a handbrake and stove, they were used in ballast train working; the ploughs being used to spread newly-dropped stone ballast.<ref>Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> |
==DB993876 in preservation== | ==DB993876 in preservation== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | [[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]] | + | *[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]] |
| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | *[http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/sharkzuv Paul Bartlett gallery of Shark brake vans] | ||
[[Category:Brake vans]] | [[Category:Brake vans]] | ||
Revision as of 21:16, 1 April 2017
This Ballast Plough Brake, of type ‘Shark’, was built by BRCWBirmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company at Smethwick in 1957 to Diagram 1/597, Lot 3040. The type was based on an LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway design, and had large metal ingots installed below the Guard’s floor to add extra weight. Fitted with a handbrake and stove, they were used in ballast train working; the ploughs being used to spread newly-dropped stone ballast.[1]
DB993876 in preservation
It arrived at Kidderminster on 30 March 2017 by road from East Usk yard.
See also
References
- ↑ Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
