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DB 997623 was built at Swindon in 1952 to BR Diagram 1/471, Lot 2271. It was initially allocated to the Western region, lettered 'EMPTY TO READING'.<ref name=Larkin>[[Bibliography#Other References|Larkin Vol 1 (2011), p.70.]]</ref>
It arrived on the SVR in on 14 December 1990 from Southall, then owned by Mr J J Smith.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> It was initially unusable due to a rotten deck, but was redecked and repainted in 1992.<ref>SVR News 102</ref>
DB 997623 is only 45 feet long, which limits its ability to carry rails compared to the SVR's other 60' long bogie bolsters, [[GWR 60841 Bogie Bolster | 60841]] & [[BR 996730 Rail Carrier | 996730]]
