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}}92090 is one of four long wheelbase Fruit D Vans on the SVR, built by BR at Swindon to Diagram 805 Lot 30383<ref> Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey </ref> based on a GWR design. The fruit D vans were classified as Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS). | }}92090 is one of four long wheelbase Fruit D Vans on the SVR, built by BR at Swindon to Diagram 805 Lot 30383<ref> Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey </ref> based on a GWR design. The fruit D vans were classified as Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS). | ||
| − | 92090 was built at Swindon in 1958 and was originally electrically lit with power from an axle driven dynamo and chassis mounted batteries, similar to the system used on passenger coaches. It arrived on the SVR | + | 92090 was built at Swindon in 1958 and was originally electrically lit with power from an axle driven dynamo and chassis mounted batteries, similar to the system used on passenger coaches. It arrived on the SVR on 24 March 1973 from Gloucester, having been bought by with the intention of being used for storage of loco spares.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> It is owned by [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]] and is situated in [[Bewdley Down Yard]] where it is used as a stores van for [[GWR 7802 Bradley Manor | 7802]] and [[GWR 7812 Erlestoke Manor | 7812]]. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 12 February 2020
| GWRGreat Western Railway/BRBritish Rail or British Railways 92090 Fruit D Van | |
|---|---|
 GWRGreat Western Railway/BRBritish Rail or British Railways Fruit D Wagon 92090 | |
| Built By | BRBritish Rail or British Railways Swindon |
| Status | Static use |
| Number | 92090 |
| Other Numbers | W92090 |
| History | |
| Built | 1958 |
| Diagram | 805 |
| Lot | 30383 |
| Type | 4-w ventilated van |
| Telegraphic code | FRUIT D |
| 1973 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
92090 was built at Swindon in 1958 and was originally electrically lit with power from an axle driven dynamo and chassis mounted batteries, similar to the system used on passenger coaches. It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 24 March 1973 from Gloucester, having been bought by with the intention of being used for storage of loco spares.[2] It is owned by The Erlestoke Manor Fund and is situated in Bewdley Down Yard where it is used as a stores van for 7802 and 7812.
