BR 996730 Rail Carrier
| BR 996730 Rail Carrier | |
|---|---|
 BR 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 SVR |
996730 was built to a modified GANE A design (Diagram J29) which was introduced in 1940 and incorporated two independent long lever brakes instead of the GWR's pre-War DC brakes. However it was never vacuum-fitted, which led to an early retirement.[2][3] 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[4].
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Preservation
996730 arrived on the SVR on 7 November 1990 from Willesden. 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.[2] It was immediately put to use by the PW department for carrying rails and sleepers.[5] The photograph shows the wagon carrying rails in a engineering train at Bewdley in 2015.