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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> | + | }}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> During the BR era, the Western Region commonly continued to use GWR-era Telegraph codes for Civil Engineers wagons rather than adopting the 'fish' codes used elsewhere<ref name=Larkin>[[Bibliography#Other References|Larkin Vol 1 (2011), p.54.]]</ref>. |
==Preservation== | ==Preservation== |
Revision as of 15:40, 5 September 2018
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 | GANE A |
TOPS code | YLO[1] |
1990 | Entered preservation on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
Contents
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.[2] It was immediately put to use by the PWPermanent Way department for carrying rails and sleepers.[5] The photograph shows the wagon carring rails in a engineering train at Bewdley in 2015.
See also
References
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
- ↑ Larkin Vol 1 (2011), p.54.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 98