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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 | + | }}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 (Diagram J29), 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== | ||
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[[Category:Featured articles]] | [[Category:Featured articles]] |
Revision as of 15:03, 10 April 2019
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 |
Capacity | 40 tons |
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