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{{Infobox wagon
|image = GWR_2501_20210729.jpg|caption = GW 2501 at Arley, July 2021
|construc = GWR Swindon
|status = Static display
|wagno = 2501
|othernos = W2501W, DW150142ADW150142
|designed = Collett
|diagram = O37
2501 was the first of 15 such vehicles built by the GWR between 1932 and 1936. It was one of three built in 1932 as Lot 1485 to Diagram O37 (this is a Coach series diagram number, the vehicles being classified as [[:Category:Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS)|Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock]]).<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2018)]] p.145.</ref> It was used by the Co-Operative Wholesale Society.<ref name=Fund>GWR 813 Fund</ref>
After nationalisation, 2501 continued in use with BR(W) as number W2501W. In July 1957 it was re-numbered ADW150142,<ref group="note">Longworth and other sources give the number as DW150142, however the 'ADW' prefix is still faintly visible on the wagon as delivered in July 2021. </ref> having been converted by BR for Departmental use as a mobile fuel tank carrier at Reading Depot.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2018)]] p.169.</ref><ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref>
==Preservation==
*[[Other rolling stock]]
*[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]
==Notes==
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