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Cadbury's 346 Goods Van

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[[File: {{Infobox wagon|image = Cadburys346_20150320.jpg |thumbcaption = Cadbury’s Goods Van 346|300pxconstruc = |rightstatus = In service| Cadbury’s Goods Van wagno = 346]]|othernos = 42897|designed = |diagram = |lot = |wagtype = 4-wheel non-ventilated van|capacity = |telcode =|topscode = VVO|brakes = |built = Unknown|years1 = 1970|events1 = Arrived on the SVR|years2 = 1985|events2 = GW 150 main line appearance|years3 = |events3 = }}The body of this all-steel covered van is mounted on an older frame of unknown origin.
==Service==
==Preservation==
346 arrived on the SVR from Moreton in the early 1970son 17 November 1970, and was for a time painted in a fictitious SVR S&T Department livery numbered 8718. It was repainted into Cadbury's livery in 1982 and renumbered 346.<ref name=SB9/> In 1985, 346 appeared on the main line when it was used in the [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Wagons used on the main line in preservation| GW 150 demonstration freight train]] which ran to Newport behind [[2857|GWR freight loco 2857]].<ref>SVR News 78</ref>
In [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1990 | June 1990]], 346 was one of the wagons in the demonstration goods train for the the "Heavy Freight Weekend" event. A number of the wagons were derailed on trap points at the north end of Bridgnorth station at the end of the event. Damage to 346 was fortunately limited to bent break brake gear, and the wagon was returned to service later in the year after this was repaired.<ref>SVR News 98</ref>
The 2012 photo by Gareth Price below shows the van awaiting overhaul and repainting. This had been completed by March 2015 (main photo above).
==Links==
*[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7464 Cadbury’s 346 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]<br>
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