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20 ton 'Toad' Brake Van 17410 was built at Swindon in 1940 to diagram number AA.21, lot number 1370 and was vacuum fitted. When last in service it was lettered "Bristol RU". | 20 ton 'Toad' Brake Van 17410 was built at Swindon in 1940 to diagram number AA.21, lot number 1370 and was vacuum fitted. When last in service it was lettered "Bristol RU". | ||
| − | It arrived on the SVR in November 1970 and was restored the following year, after which it saw regular use by the PW Department | + | It arrived on the SVR in November 1970 and was restored the following year, after which it saw regular use by the PW Department. {{As of|2015|11}}, 17410 is owned by "17410 Fund", although it is proposed that ownership will soon be transferred to the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd|SVR Charitable Trust]] <ref>[http://www.lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk/gwr_toad_17410.pdf Public Notice GWR ‘Toad’ 17410], dated 01/09/2015, accessed 10/11/2015</ref>. |
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Revision as of 23:03, 4 January 2016
20 ton 'ToadGWR telegraphic code signifying a goods brake van, which became the standard design's nickname' Brake Van 17410 was built at Swindon in 1940 to diagram number AA.21, lot number 1370 and was vacuum fitted. When last in service it was lettered "Bristol RU".
It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in November 1970 and was restored the following year, after which it saw regular use by the PWPermanent Way Department. As of November 2015[update], 17410 is owned by "17410 Fund", although it is proposed that ownership will soon be transferred to the SVR Charitable Trust [1].
Sources
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Eighth Edition
- ↑ Public Notice GWR ‘Toad’ 17410, dated 01/09/2015, accessed 10/11/2015
