GWR 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon
GWRGreat Western Railway 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon | |
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GWRGreat Western Railway 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon | |
Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
Status | Operational |
Number | 13154 |
Other Numbers | PBA 58206 |
History | |
Built | 1912-13 |
Diagram | O.11 |
Lot | 741 |
Type | 4-w 5-plank Open |
Capacity | 10 tons |
Telegraphic code | OPEN A |
1985 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
1986 | Restored |
13154 was preserved in 1975, initially at the West Somerset Railway and then Bristol Industrial Museum,[3] from where it arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway 28 on March 1985.[1] It was restored in 1986, which required complete timber and curb rail replacement, welding repairs to cracks in both headstocksThe underframe member across each end of a wagon carrying the buffers and coupling. Known as the Bufferbeam on a locomotive. and the replacement of four carrying springs, one bearing, two buffer springs and one cracked buffer head.[4] Parts were also salvaged from another similar wagon number 13260[5] which had been acquired to be broken up for that purpose.[6]
It received a further overhaul between 2008 and 2011[7] and was moved into Bewdley Yard in April 2016 for further attention including renewal / refurbishment of the braking equipment.
It is normally in service as part of the Demonstration Goods Train and is owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th Edition
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
- ↑ GWR813.org
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 82
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Eighth Edition, "Vehicles scrapped on the SVRSevern Valley Railway"
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 84
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 175