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GWR 118 Tool/Riding Van

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[[File: {{Infobox wagon|image = GW_118_GarethPrice.jpg |thumb|300px|right| caption = GWR 118 (Gareth Price)]]|construc = GWR Swindon|status = |wagno = 118|othernos = DW 118<ref name=RHRWS>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref>|designed = |diagram = |lot = |wagtype = 4-w riding/dormitory van|telcode = n/a|brakes = |built = 1904|years1 = 1968|events1 = Arrived on SVR|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }}GWR Tool/Riding Van No 118 was built at Swindon in 1904.It is the SVR's only example of a short-wheelbase riding van. It had sleeping space for 4 people and could seat up to 20.<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>

It arrived on the SVR in on 4 May 1968from Stourbridge where it had been paired with [[GWR 112 Breakdown Tool Van]] which arrived at the same time. <ref name=SB9/>  In November 2013 the [[Severn Valley Railway Association]] announced a plan to convert this riding van into a type of flexible family-friendly volunteer overnight accommodation, and organised a [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|raffle ]] to raise funds for this.

==See also==

==References==

Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey<brreferences/>

Severn Valley Railway Association<br>

==Links==

*[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7452 118 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>[http://www.svrRailway Heritage Register On-association.org.uk/raff101113.html SVR Association raffle November 2013Line]<br>*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/svr_enthusiast/8827978710/ Gareth Price Flickr]<br>  [[Category:SVR fundraising lotteries]][[Category: Rolling stock owned by SVR(H)]]

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