GWR 103592 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van
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GWRGreat Western Railway 103592 MinkGWR telegraphic code signifying a covered goods van 'A' Covered Goods Van | |
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GWRGreat Western Railway 103592 MinkGWR telegraphic code signifying a covered goods van 'A' Covered Goods Van in Bewdley Yard (March 2021) | |
Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
Status | Under repair |
Number | 103592 |
History | |
Built | 1923 |
Diagram | V14 |
Lot | 901 |
Type | 4-w ventilated van |
Capacity | 12 tons |
Telegraphic code | MINK A |
1987 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
After service with the GWRGreat Western Railway and BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W), the wagon was used at British Steel in Sheffield. It was acquired from there, arriving on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 6 May 1987. It spent some years in need of restoration – the 1999 Stock Book mentions that the wagon was regularly “blown up” at War Weekend events.[2] It is owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund.
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- ↑ Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013) p. 34.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition