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[[File: {{Infobox wagon|image = GWR_3429_20150307.jpg |caption = GWR Fruit Van 3429 (2015)|construc = BR Swindon|status = Static use|wagno = 3429|othernos = |designed = |diagram = Y14|lot = 1723|wagtype = 4-w ventilated van|telcode = FRUIT D|thumbbrakes = |300pxbuilt = 1950|rightyears1 = 1973| events1 = Arrived on SVR|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = }}'''GWR Fruit Van 3429]]This ''' is a long wheelbase ‘Fruit D’ Van FRUIT D goods van, the D designating that it was equipped with Westinghouse brakes. It is a GWR design and was from 1939 which continued to be built by BR at Swindon in 1950until 1958. In service it was piped for steam heat, although not heated itself, 3429 is one of around 13 FRUIT D survivors to diagrams Y11 and electrically lit with power from an axle driven dynamo Y14 and chassis mounted batteriesone of four on the SVR, similar to the system used on passenger coaches. Being capable of running in passenger servicesothers being [[GWR 3467 Fruit D Van|3467]], it was allocated a number in the coach series in accordance with [[GWR/BR 92080 Fruit D Van|92080]] and [[GWR practice/BR 92090 Fruit D Van|92090]].

==Service and preservation==3429 was built by BR at Swindon in 1950 to diagram Y14, lot 1723.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> In service it was piped for steam heat, although not heated itself, and was gas-lit. Being capable of running in passenger services, it was allocated a number in the coach series in accordance with GWR practice.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> Many continued in use by engineers and as internal users. It was acquired for preservation from Ipswich in 1973, arriving on 11 September 1973 , and is owned by [[Highley#Highley_Station_Fund|Highley Station Fund]]. Originally intended for loco spares storage, it is now situated at Highley adjacent to the [[Highley signal box | Signal Box]].In June 2021 it was being repainted in situ as pictured below. <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">GWR_3429_20210619.jpg|Repainting in progress June 2021</gallery>

Vintage Carriages Trust database<brreferences/>SVR Stock Book Eighth Edition

*[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=176 3429 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]<br>