GWR 2424 Fruit Van

GWRGreat Western Railway 2424 Fruit Van
GWRGreat Western Railway 2424 Fruit Van
Built By	GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon
Status	Static use
Number	2424
Other Numbers	79969, KDB975291
History
Built	1912
Diagram	Y3
Lot	668
Type	4-w ventilated van
Telegraphic code	FRUIT C
Brakes	DCIII Dual braked
1986	Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway
1988	Restored
2000	Overhauled
Goods Wagons

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.

Service

The wagon was built at Swindon circa 1911/12 to diagram Y3, lot 668 and was originally numbered 79969 in the Goods series, later renumbered 2424 in 'Brown vehicle' series in 1917. It subsequently saw DepartmentalRolling stock used for the railway’s own functions (engineering etc.) rather than for general passenger or goods traffic. use as an S&TSignals & Telegraph store at Reading, numbered KDB97529.

Preservation

It was acquired in 1986 ex-BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) Reading by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund. After restoration was completed in summer 1988, it was initially despatched to Bridgnorth to be used as a store for boiler shop materials during construction of the new boiler shop. It was later used as a store for components of GWR 813 during an overhaul. One door was damaged as a result of a break-in in a siding at Bewdley. An overhaul, including replacement of the damaged door, was completed in summer 2000.

See also

List of goods wagons

References

Links

2424 on www.gwr813.org
2424 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org