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==2080 in service and preservation==
2080 was built at the St Rollox works of the Caledonian Railway, Glasgow in 1910. It was taken on by the LMS at Grouping in 1923, and renumbered '''302080'''. It was later sold to Cadbury’sCadbury, which operated an extensive internal railway system at BournevilleBournville, where it was an internal user vehicle numbered '''278'''.
278 was donated to the SVR [[Severn Valley Railway Society]] by Cadbury’s in June 1967 Cadbury along with sister vans [[Caledonian Railway / LMS 304543 Covered Goods Van| 266 (304543)]], [[Wagons formerly resident on the SVR | 268 (300682) and 269 (307455)]]. The four vans arrived from Bournville on Saturday 24 June 1967 and were collected from [[Alveley Sidings]] and delivered to Bridgnorth by [[3205]].<ref groupname="note"SVR6>SVR News 6</ref>Gareth Price believes they They were the first wagons to arrive on the SVR post-preservation.<ref>SVR Stock Book Second Edition, Summer 1970</ref> The four vans were identical in appearance, although only 278 was vacuum fitted. After arrival they were inspected and found to be of Caledonian Railway origin, sporting 'C.R.' on the buffer shanks. At the time David Carr was in charge of C&W activities; SVR News noted that he would be involved in the restoration of the four wagons into Caledonian livery.<ref name=SVR6/> After space at [[Bewdley]] was rented in 1968 for stock restoration, 278 was moved there for attention during 1969. It was first restored and repainted in a Caledonian Railway brick red livery numbered 'CR 2080' .<ref>SVR News 14</ref> The other three vans appear never to have become a priority for restoration to use due to their lack of vacuum brakes, the 1970 stock book describing them as "Departmental use only, limited running". By 1977 2080 had been repainted in Caledonian Railway LMS Bauxite livery and subsequently it was painted into LMSR early (bauxite) and later (grey) liveries as 302080.<ref name=SB6>SVR Stock Book Sixth Edition, August 1977</ref><ref>[https://www.miac.org.uk/bournville2.html Railways in Worcestershire website] (Retrieved 30 April 2024)</ref> It appeared in that livery in a shunting scene at [[Arley]] in the 1980 TV drama [[God's Wonderful Railway]] <refname=GarethPrice>[https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/184521-caledonian-railway-dia67-van-from-rapido/page/2/ Gareth Price, RM web, 16 February 2024] (Retrieved 5 May 2024)</ref> By 2009 . <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">Gods_Wonderful_Railway_Screenshot_4566_freight_shunting.jpg|302080 is at the rear of the train as another wagon is loose shuntedGods_Wonderful_Railway_Screenshot_302080.jpg|302080 is loose shunted in turn</gallery> In 1990 304543, which had spent many years in static use at [[Hampton Loade]] as an S&T store, was being repainted from Cadbury livery to CR livery as 4543, the Stock Book noted that 302080 was "due to go to Bewdley for similar treatment".<ref>SVR Stock Book Eight Edition, February 1990</ref> This may have been around the time 302080 was repainted into the LMS later grey livery it subsequently carried,<ref name=GarethPrice/> although it was not reported in SVR News. By 1998 the final SVR Stock Book noted that 302080, "''still in LMSR livery, has been located at Kidderminster Museum, its running career over''."<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition, June 1998</ref> It remained stored at [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]], where it is seen in this image. With 304543 until it left the SVR in May 2016 with 304543 for a new home on Caledonian metals at Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust, Aberdeen.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3582&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 SVR Forum thread]</ref>
In 2024 Rapido Trains announced a commercial OO gauge model of the Caledonian Railway Dia.67 Goods Van. Two liveries are being produced of 302080, Caledonian Railway 2080<ref>[https://rapidotrains.co.uk/product/cr-dia-67-10t-van-cr-no-2080/ Rapido Trains, CR Dia.67 10t Van – CR No.2080] (Retrieved 29 April 2024)</ref> and Cadbury 278<ref>[https://rapidotrains.co.uk/product/cr-dia-67-10t-van-cadbury-no-278/ Rapido Trains, CR Dia.67 10t Van – Cadbury No.278] (Retrieved 29 April 2024)]</ref>.
==References==
<references />
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey<br>Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition<br>
==Links==
*[http://www.frht.org.uk/ Ferryhill Railway Heritage Trust]
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/trains-travel/49672783752 'TrainsandTravel' Flickr image of restored CR 2080 at Bridgnorth 26 April 1970]
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