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Private Owner Class B Oil Tank No 2686 was built in 1949 by Fairfield Bridge & Engineering of Chepstow for Esso.  A Class B tank could be used for any form of oil except petrol, and this example has a 400 gallon capacity weighing 35 tons.   
 
Private Owner Class B Oil Tank No 2686 was built in 1949 by Fairfield Bridge & Engineering of Chepstow for Esso.  A Class B tank could be used for any form of oil except petrol, and this example has a 400 gallon capacity weighing 35 tons.   
  
It arrived on the SVR in August 1971 having been donated by Esso. Since arrival it has been used for water storage for firefighting purposes. It is seen photographed in the siding north of [[Highley]] in March 2015.
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It arrived on the SVR in August 1971 having been donated by Esso. Since arrival it has been used for water storage for firefighting purposes. It is seen photographed at [[Arley]] in November 2016.
  
 
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Revision as of 20:59, 9 January 2017

Ex Esso Fuel Tank Wagon No 2686

Private Owner Class B Oil Tank No 2686 was built in 1949 by Fairfield Bridge & Engineering of Chepstow for Esso. A Class B tank could be used for any form of oil except petrol, and this example has a 400 gallon capacity weighing 35 tons.

It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in August 1971 having been donated by Esso. Since arrival it has been used for water storage for firefighting purposes. It is seen photographed at Arley in November 2016.

Sources

Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Eighth Edition

Links

PO 2686 on vintagecarriagestrust.org

See also

List of goods wagons