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BR 993898 'Shark' Ballast Plough Brake

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DB993898 in service and preservation: overhaul info
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The plough can also be seen in use in this video taken at Trimpley in February 2017. In 2016 the then owners took the decision to donate 993898 to the [[https://www.youtubeSevern Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]], thus ensuring its long term place as part of the SVR's wagon fleet.com/watch?v=aHxD4f3_THE Link to YouTube]
The plough can also be seen in use in this video taken at Trimpley in February 2017. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHxD4f3_THE Link to YouTube] Around that time the SVR began to move over to using air-braked stock on P-Way trains. A similar but air-braked 'Shark' [[BR 993876 'Shark' Ballast Plough Brake | DB993876]] was acquired by [[SVR(H)]] in 2017 to take over the role which DB993876 had carried out for over 20 years.
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In 2016 the then owners took the decision to donate 993898 to the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]], thus ensuring its long term place as part of the SVR's wagon fleet. From summer 2019 an overhaul took place by a group of volunteers from the Carriage and Wagon team began in the cattle dock at Bridgnorth. {{As Since that time the team has completely rebuilt and re-clad the north end balcony with much new wood, re-clad part ofthe cabin, and rebuilt the guard's ducket and the raising and lowering mechanism. The south balcony was in worse condition and also required work to the roof beams which could only be carried out inside the [[Bridgnorth Loco Works|2021}} that Loco Works]], where work continuescould be seen in progress during the April 2023 [[Open House Weekend]]. The 'Shark' is intended to return to service as a platelayers vehicle once the overhaul is completed<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bloct21 Branch LinesInformation on display in the Loco Works, October 2021]April 2023</ref>.
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