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==Links==In 1985 the SVR were invited to produce a [[http://wwwThe Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Wagons used on the main line in preservation|demonstration goods train for the GWR 150 celebrations]]. BR inspectors checked 28 of the SVR’s wagons and approved 25 to take part in the main line run.ws42343 was one of the three that failed the inspection, having been found to be in need of brake repairs.vintagecarriagestrustThese were completed later the same year.org<ref>SVR News 78</ws/WagonInforef> An overhaul began on Easter Tuesday 1989 while the wagon was on the [[Stourport Triangle|'Stourport line']].asp?Ref=9645 42343 The old rotten floorboards were removed and initially left there on vintagecarriagestrustthe wagon as there was nowhere suitable at Bewdley to unload them.orgHowever a group of children began unloading the wagon where it stood, so 42343 and its load were hastily moved to [[Bewdley]] later that evening. The overhaul was completed by Spring 1990; the work included replacing the steel plates which cover the wheel and drawgear areas, installation of new Keruing floorboards and repainting the chassis.<brref>SVR News 92, 95</ref> 42343 was sited at [[Bridgnorth Loco Works]] and used to store and move boilers and other components. The photograph in March 2015 shows it carrying the saddle tanks of [[2047 Warwickshire]] and [[GWR 813 Saddle Tank | GWR 813]]. On 14 July 2018 the original boiler, smokebox and saddle tank of 2047 Warwickshire were lifted onto 42343 by the [[Cowans Sheldon 30-ton steam crane RS 1087|30-ton steam crane]] and the following November a planned move of the wagon and locomotive parts to [[Bewdley Down Yard]] took place. The SVR has three earlier examples of Loriots, [[GWR 42138 'Loriot D' Machinery Truck|Loriot D 42138]], [[GWR 42272 'Loriot L' Machinery Truck|Loriot L 42272]] and [[GWR 41990 'Loriot Y' Machinery Truck|Loriot Y 41990]], all owned by the [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]].
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{{Infobox wagon|image = GWR_42343_20150307.jpg|caption = GWR Loriot N 42343, March 2015|construc = GWR Swindon|status = Operational|wagno = 42343|othernos = |designed = |diagram = G40|lot = 1447|wagtype = 4-wheel well wagon|capacity = 20 tons|telcode = LORIOT N|brakes = |built = 1944|years1 = 1971|events1 = Arrived on SVR|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }} [[File: GWR_42343_20150307GWR 43243_2047_20180714.jpg |thumb|200px300px|right| GWR Machinery Flat 42343Carrying the saddle tank, smokebox and boiler from [[2047]], July 2018]]This machinery flat, or ‘well wagon’ The GWR telegraphic code ‘Loriot’ was built at Swindon first used in 1944 the nineteenth century and signified an ‘agricultural implement wagon’ or ‘machine truck’ for moving traction engines and similar equipment. The GWR continued to build Loriots until the 1940s, with later examples evolving to transport bulldozers, caravans, lorries and is of type other large road vehicles. The Loriot Nfeatured a pronounced well in the centre with sloping ramps at each end<ref name=ABT>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins, having a 20 ton capacityBeard & Tourret (2013)]] pp. 148-151</ref>.
==Service==42343 was built at Swindon in 1944 and is one of 35 of type 'Loriot N' built to Diagram G40. It was acquired from Round Oak Steelworks has a 20 ton capacity with a 25ft 6in wheelbase, the central well being 15ft in March 1971length. <ref name=ABT/> When photographed in March 2015 it was sited at Bridgnorth, carrying It saw service with the saddle tanks of [[2047 Warwickshire]] GWR and BR(W) and [[GWR 813 Saddle Tank | GWR 813]]later with Round Oak Steelworks at Brierley Hill<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref>.
==SourcesPreservation==Vintage Carriages Trust database42343 was acquired by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] from Round Oak Steelworks on 22 March 1971 and initially restored the following year. For some years it was the regular transporter for the P.W. bulldozer.<brref name=SB9/>SVR Stock Book Eighth Edition
==See also==
[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]
==References==
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==Links==
*[http://www.ws.rhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9645 42343 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]
[[Category:Rolling stock in Bewdley Down Yard]]
[[Category:Featured articles]]
[[Category: Rolling stock owned by SVR(H)]]