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}}'''GWR 25190''' is a '''5 plank Open Goods Wagon 25190''' was built at Swindon in 1904 . The earliest open wagons, originally known as Lot 445 to Diagram O4'low-sided trucks', had a single plank. It is The GWR progressively increased the number of type OPEN Aplanks, signifying that it was fitted with a sheet support (which it no longer has), but did not have vacuum brakes. It was reconstructed 4-plank open wagons such as [[GWR 41277 4 plank Open Goods Wagon |41277]] appearing in 19371887.

5-plank wagons were first built in 1902-1904 to Diagram 04, with the fifth plank giving a 2ft 11in inside height. They were the first wagons to be fitted with Williams Patent sheet supporters; before that time tarpaulins were simply draped over the wagon. (Tarpaulins tended to form pinholes over time, even with careful use. With a ridge sheet support fitted, water would run straight off the tarpaulin; without such a support the tarpaulin tended to form hollows where water could collect and seep through the pin holes onto the goods below).<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013)]] p. 2.</ref> The wagons were not vacuum fitted, the presence of the sheet support and absence of vacuum brakes being signified by the type '''OPEN A''' ==Service==25190 was built at Swindon in 1904 as part of Lot 455 to Diagram O4.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013)]] p. 27.</ref> 25190 and 41277 were both sold out of GWR service in the mid-1930s and acquired for use at the British Waterways Board’s Sharpness Docks,<ref>[https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/svr-wagons-2010.22314/page-3#post-374663 National Preservation Forum 'SVR wagons 2010 thread]</ref> and was rebuilt in 1937 as part of Lot 1249<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref>. ==Preservation==25190 was acquired from the BWB's Sharpness Docks by the [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] in 1986. Although in relatively poor structural condition, it was considered worthy of preservation as one of only a handful of vehicles still in existence with the original pattern of GWR "Dean-Churchward" ratchet brake.<ref name=SVR84>SVR News 84</ref> It arrived on the SVR on 16 December 1986,<ref>SVR Stock BookNinth Edition</ref> from the British Waterways Board’s Sharpness Docks, accompanied by another similar wagon number [[Wagons formerly resident on the SVR|13260]]. The latter was accepted on the understanding that it was unsuitable for restoration and would be dismantled to provide spare parts.<refname=SVR84/>SVR News 84 13260 was quickly dismantled, although it did not provide a spring eye bolt (two of which connect each carrying spring to the underframes). Two recent failures on other wagons through a combination of overloading and old age had exhausted the remaining stock of these, requiring new bolts to be manufactured.<ref name=SVR84/ref> 25190's poor condition meant its restoration would need to be funded by the owning group. By mid-1987, heavy expenditure on [[GWR 143 Tool & Packing Van|143]] and [[Wagons formerly resident on the SVR|943286]] meant further overhauls of other existing vehicles could not proceed without a significant budget overspend. The restoration of 25190 and 2424 were therefore brought forward as both would be funded by the owning group, with work on 25190 beginning in Whitsun week. Rotten areas of the steelwork were removed, as was restored during 1987 all the remaining original timber. One headstock was replaced using retrieved channel section from an LMS coach frame cut up on the old Stourport line some years before entering service incorporating . Refurbished drawgear springs were fitted along with drawhooks salvaged from 13260. A complete new floor has been made out of Keruing, although the majority of the side and end planks came from a supply of second-hand timber obtained from the Port of Bristol Authority. The restoration was completed at the end of 1987.<ref>SVR News 86</ref>  It received a further overhaul in 2008. Several of the second-hand planks previously fitted required replacement, along with a couple of floor planks which had been damaged by loading, and subsequently started to rot. A bracket between one headstock and solebar, which had become severely corroded, was removed and a replacement fabricated and riveted in. A welded repair was also carried out to a localised area of corrosion on the other headstock. 25190 was then completely repainted.<ref>SVR News 163</ref> It  2519 is owned by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]].It is in serviceable condition, although is no longer fitted with a sheet rail. <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">GWR 25190 5 plank Open Goods Wagon.jpg | 25190 at Bewdley in February 2013 (Gareth Price)</gallery>

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