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− | Bogie Bolster / Rail Carrier DB 996730 is one of 95 built for BR by Cravens of Sheffield in 1950 to the former GWR ‘Gane A’ design, of which the SVR’s [[GWR 60841 Bogie Bolster | 60841]] is an example. The 60ft length allowed standard length rails to be carried. | + | |image = BR_996730_20150426.jpg |
+ | |caption = BR Rail Carrier 996730 | ||
+ | |construc = Cravens of Sheffield | ||
+ | |status = In service | ||
+ | |wagno = DB 996730 | ||
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+ | |diagram = 1/641 | ||
+ | |lot = 2208 | ||
+ | |wagtype = Bogie Bolster | ||
+ | |telcode = TOPS code YLO | ||
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+ | |built = 1950 | ||
+ | |years1 = 1990 | ||
+ | |events1 = Entered preservation on SVR | ||
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+ | }}Bogie Bolster / Rail Carrier DB 996730 is one of 95 built for BR by Cravens of Sheffield in 1950 to the former GWR 40 ton ‘Gane A’ design, of which the SVR’s [[GWR 60841 Bogie Bolster | 60841]] is an example. The 60ft length allowed standard length rails to be carried. It was never vacuum-fitted, which led to an early retirement.<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref><ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> | ||
− | + | ==Preservation== | |
+ | 996730 arrived on the SVR on 7 November 1990 from Willsden. It was one of a number of wagons that were originally intended for the Southall Steam Centre but which came to the SVR instead during that year, owned by J.J. Smith.<ref name=SB9/> It was immediately put to use by the PW department for carrying rails and sleepers.<ref>SVR News 98</ref> The photograph shows the wagon carring rails in a engineering train at Bewdley in 2015. | ||
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− | + | [[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]] | |
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+ | ==References== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7496 996730 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | [http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7496 996730 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | ||
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Revision as of 14:31, 25 July 2017
BRBritish Rail or British Railways 996730 Rail Carrier | |
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BRBritish Rail or British Railways Rail Carrier 996730 | |
Built By | Cravens of Sheffield |
Status | In service |
Number | DB 996730 |
History | |
Built | 1950 |
Diagram | 1/641 |
Lot | 2208 |
Type | Bogie Bolster |
Telegraphic code | TOPSTotal Operations Processing System, an American computer system adopted by BR from the late 1960s to number and manage rolling stock. code YLO |
1990 | Entered preservation on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
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Preservation
996730 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 7 November 1990 from Willsden. It was one of a number of wagons that were originally intended for the Southall Steam Centre but which came to the SVRSevern Valley Railway instead during that year, owned by J.J. Smith.[1] It was immediately put to use by the PWPermanent Way department for carrying rails and sleepers.[3] The photograph shows the wagon carring rails in a engineering train at Bewdley in 2015.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 98