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| + | |image = GWR 41277 4 plank Open Goods Wagon.jpg | ||
| + | |caption = GWR 41277 4 plank Open Goods Wagon | ||
| + | |construc = GWR Swindon | ||
| + | |status = In service | ||
| + | |wagno = 41277 | ||
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| + | |designed = | ||
| + | |diagram = O.21 | ||
| + | |lot = 556 | ||
| + | |wagtype = 10 ton open wagon | ||
| + | |telcode = OPEN | ||
| + | |brakes = | ||
| + | |built = 1890 | ||
| + | |years1 = 1986 | ||
| + | |events1 = Arrived on SVR | ||
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| + | }}[[File:GWR_41277_20160319.jpg|thumb|300px|right|41277 at Bewdley in March 2016]]41277 is the oldest wagon on the SVR. It is also the oldest known surviving and only complete example of over 18,000 four plank open wagons built by the GWR between 1886 and 1902.<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> | ||
==41277 in service== | ==41277 in service== | ||
| − | + | 41277 was built in 1890 at Swindon to Diagram O.21, Lot 556.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> The grease axle boxes were replaced with 'OK' oil axle boxes in 1910 and the original single sided brakes were upgraded in 1928 to comply with Board of Trade regulations by having a second lever operating a single shoe added to the other side.<ref>http://www.gwr813.org/gwr813newsletter_B1.htm</ref><ref>A history of GWR goods wagons. A G Atkins, W Beard, D J Hyde, R Tourret. 1986. ISBN 0-7153-8725-1</ref> | |
| − | The | + | ==41277 in preservation== |
| + | 41277 was bought by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] in 1984 at Sharpness Docks,<ref>GWR813.org</ref> where it is believed it had been since being condemned by the GWR in 1935.<ref name=SB9/> It was stripped down, shotblasted and primed there before being transported to Kidderminster by road, arriving on 18 September 1986. From there it was moved to Bewdley on [[GWR 42138 'Loriot D' Machinery Truck|Loriot D 42138]].<ref>SVR News 82</ref> Restoration was completed over the following winter, including replacing the curb rails, and rebuilding of the timber bodywork. The running gear received new bearings while the journals were also overhauled. Finally the wagon was repainted and lettered in original 1890s style.<ref>SVR News 84</ref>. | ||
| − | + | 41277 is operational and is normally based at Bewdley. | |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[http://www.gwr813.org/pagew43.html 41277 on www.gwr813.org] |
*[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7495 41277 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org] | *[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7495 41277 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org] | ||
Revision as of 17:03, 26 February 2018
| GWRGreat Western Railway 41277 4 plank Open Goods Wagon | |
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 GWRGreat Western Railway 41277 4 plank Open Goods Wagon | |
| Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
| Status | In service |
| Number | 41277 |
| History | |
| Built | 1890 |
| Diagram | O.21 |
| Lot | 556 |
| Type | 10 ton open wagon |
| Telegraphic code | OPEN |
| 1986 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
41277 in service
41277 was built in 1890 at Swindon to Diagram O.21, Lot 556.[2] The grease axle boxes were replaced with 'OK' oil axle boxes in 1910 and the original single sided brakes were upgraded in 1928 to comply with Board of Trade regulations by having a second lever operating a single shoe added to the other side.[3][4]
41277 in preservation
41277 was bought by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund in 1984 at Sharpness Docks,[5] where it is believed it had been since being condemned by the GWRGreat Western Railway in 1935.[1] It was stripped down, shotblasted and primed there before being transported to Kidderminster by road, arriving on 18 September 1986. From there it was moved to Bewdley on Loriot D 42138.[6] Restoration was completed over the following winter, including replacing the curb rails, and rebuilding of the timber bodywork. The running gear received new bearings while the journals were also overhauled. Finally the wagon was repainted and lettered in original 1890s style.[7].
41277 is operational and is normally based at Bewdley.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
- ↑ http://www.gwr813.org/gwr813newsletter_B1.htm
- ↑ A history of GWRGreat Western Railway goods wagons. A G Atkins, W Beard, D J Hyde, R Tourret. 1986. ISBN 0-7153-8725-1
- ↑ GWR813.org
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 82
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 84
