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This machinery flat, or ‘well wagon’ was built at Swindon in 1944 and is of type Loriot N, having a 20 ton capacity. | This machinery flat, or ‘well wagon’ was built at Swindon in 1944 and is of type Loriot N, having a 20 ton capacity. | ||
| − | It was acquired from Round Oak Steelworks in March 1971. When photographed in March 2015 it was sited at Bridgnorth, carrying the saddle tanks of [[2047 Warwickshire]] and [[GWR 813 Saddle Tank | GWR 813]]. | + | It was acquired by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]]<ref>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref> from Round Oak Steelworks in March 1971 and initially restored the following year. For some years it was the regular transporter for the P.W bulldozer. When photographed in March 2015 it was sited at Bridgnorth, carrying the saddle tanks of [[2047 Warwickshire]] and [[GWR 813 Saddle Tank | GWR 813]]. |
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| + | [[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]] | ||
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Vintage Carriages Trust database<br> | Vintage Carriages Trust database<br> | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9645 42343 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | [http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9645 42343 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | ||
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[[Category:Rolling stock, other than locomotives, at Bridgnorth]] | [[Category:Rolling stock, other than locomotives, at Bridgnorth]] | ||
Revision as of 15:29, 29 April 2016
This machinery flat, or ‘well wagon’ was built at Swindon in 1944 and is of type LoriotGWR telegraphic code signifying a machine truck N, having a 20 ton capacity.
It was acquired by SVR(H)[1] from Round Oak Steelworks in March 1971 and initially restored the following year. For some years it was the regular transporter for the P.W bulldozer. When photographed in March 2015 it was sited at Bridgnorth, carrying the saddle tanks of 2047 Warwickshire and GWR 813.
See also
References
Vintage Carriages Trust database
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th Edition
