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[[File:{{Infobox wagon|image = GWR 42138 'Loriot D' Machinery Truck.jpg|thumb|200px|right|caption = GWR 42138 'Loriot D' Machinery Truck|construc = GWR Swindon|status = Operational|wagno = 42138|othernos = DW 42138|designed = |diagram = G18|lot = 584|wagtype = 4-wheel machinery flat|capacity = 15 tons|telcode =LORIOT D|topscode = |brakes = |built = 1907-9|years1 = 1984|events1 = Preserved on the SVR|years2 = 1985|events2 = GWR 150 main line appearance|years3 = |events3 = }}42138 was the first of a batch of 18 built at Swindon in 1907-9 to Diagram G18, Lot 584. It has a capacity of 15 tons. Originally designated a Loriot B, it was re-classified as a Loriot D after 1909,<ref>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref><ref name=Atkins>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013)]]pp. 18, 150.</ref> and as a "Lowmac WR" by BR post-nationalisation.

42138 The wagon remained in service with the GWR and later BR(W) until 1984, when it was built in 1909. Owned by sent to [[The GWR 813 Preservation FundBarry Scrapyard]]. It was rescued from there and arrived on the SVR on 16 August 1984. Examination revealed that the frame had previously cracked in two places and that welded repairs carried out by BR had begun to crack again. The defective welds were ground out and re-welded, a repaint carried out and the wagon released for P-Way service.<ref>SVR News 74<br/ref>

*[http://www.gwr813.org/GW42138pagew68.htm html 42138 on www.gwr813.org]<br>*[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7473 42138 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line] [[Category: Rolling stock owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]]<br>