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Revision as of 07:12, 13 December 2016
The brown livery of 10 ton 'Fruit C' No 2424 denotes it as " Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock", meaning that as it was fitted with vacuum brakes, it was allowed to run as part of a passenger train.
It was built at Swindon circa 1911/12 and originally numbered 79969 in the Goods series, later renumbered 2424 in 'Brown vehicle' series in 1917. It was acquired in 1986 ex-BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) Reading by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund, and last fully restored in 2000.
See Also
References
GWRGreat Western Railway 813 Preservation Fund
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Eighth Edition
Links
2424 on www.gwr813.org
2424 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
