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43989 was the first of 51 four wheel tank wagons constructed between 1894 and 1911 to Diagam DD3, with the 3108 gallon tanks being built by the GWR locomotive department. | 43989 was the first of 51 four wheel tank wagons constructed between 1894 and 1911 to Diagam DD3, with the 3108 gallon tanks being built by the GWR locomotive department. | ||
| − | Originally intended for carrying oil, creosote and similar liquids for departmental use, after almost 100 years, it ended its working days storing engine coolant at Reading Diesel Depot until being sold to [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] in 1997.<ref>GWR813 web site</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> | + | Originally intended for carrying oil, creosote and similar liquids for departmental use, after almost 100 years, it ended its working days storing engine coolant at Reading Diesel Depot until being sold by English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd to [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] in September 1997.<ref>GWR813 web site</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><ref>[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130410151933/http://www.dft.gov.uk/rhc/artefacts.asp Railway Heritage Committee (web archive)]</ref> |
Currently in the custody of [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]]. | Currently in the custody of [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:16, 12 June 2017
43989 was the first of 51 four wheel tank wagons constructed between 1894 and 1911 to Diagam DD3, with the 3108 gallon tanks being built by the GWRGreat Western Railway locomotive department.
Originally intended for carrying oil, creosote and similar liquids for departmental use, after almost 100 years, it ended its working days storing engine coolant at Reading Diesel Depot until being sold by English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd to The GWR 813 Preservation Fund in September 1997.[1][2][3]
Currently in the custody of Kidderminster Railway Museum.
See Also
References
- ↑ GWR813 web site
- ↑ A history of GWRGreat Western Railway goods wagons. A G Atkins, W Beard, D J Hyde, R Tourret. 1986. ISBN 0-7153-8725-1
- ↑ Railway Heritage Committee (web archive)
