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GWR vacuum fitted 5-plank open goods wagon 102691, code name “Open B”, was built at Swindon in 1924 and saw service with the GWR, BR(W) and the Port of Bristol Authority. It was saved for preservation in 1975 and after spending some time at the West Somerset Railway and the Bristol Harbour Railway, it arrived on the Severn Valley Railway in March 1985. Restoration after arrival was completed in 1989.<ref>SVR Stock Book 9th edition</ref>.
The main first photo in the gallery below shows 102691 awaiting further restoration in early 2015. This began in May of that year, and by July all the planks and floor boards had been removed. By February 2016 these had been replaced, and sign writing was taking place during the Spring Steam Gala in March 2016 (see below). A number of other photos of the restoration, which was completed in April 2016, can be seen in [http://forum.svra.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3340 this thread] on the SVR-Online forum.
102691 is owned by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]]
