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| + | |image = GWR_43989_20170708.jpg | ||
| + | |caption = GWR 43989 Cylindrical Tank Wagon | ||
| + | |construc = GWR Swindon | ||
| + | |status = Awaiting restoration | ||
| + | |wagno = 43989 | ||
| + | |othernos = DW 43989 | ||
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| + | |diagram = DD3 | ||
| + | |lot = 65 | ||
| + | |wagtype = 4-wheel tank wagon | ||
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| + | |built = 1895 | ||
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| + | 43989 was built at Swindon, the first of 51 four-wheel tank wagons constructed between 1895 and 1911 to Diagam DD3, with the 3108 gallon tanks being built by the GWR locomotive department. <ref name=Atkins>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013)]] pp. 39, 503.</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>[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130410151933/http://www.dft.gov.uk/rhc/artefacts.asp Railway Heritage Committee (web archive)]</ref> | |
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| − | 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 | ||
43989 is currently in the custody of [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]] where it is stored awaiting overhaul. | 43989 is currently in the custody of [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]] where it is stored awaiting overhaul. | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 14 December 2018
| GWRGreat Western Railway 43989 Cylindrical Tank Wagon | |
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 GWRGreat Western Railway 43989 Cylindrical Tank Wagon | |
| Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
| Status | Awaiting restoration |
| Number | 43989 |
| Other Numbers | DW 43989 |
| History | |
| Built | 1895 |
| Diagram | DD3 |
| Lot | 65 |
| Type | 4-wheel tank wagon |
| Telegraphic code | n/a |
43989 was built at Swindon, the first of 51 four-wheel tank wagons constructed between 1895 and 1911 to Diagam DD3, with the 3108 gallon tanks being built by the GWRGreat Western Railway locomotive department. [1]
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.[2][3]
43989 is currently in the custody of Kidderminster Railway Museum where it is stored awaiting overhaul.
Another view of 43989
See also
References
- ↑ Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013) pp. 39, 503.
- ↑ GWR813 web site
- ↑ Railway Heritage Committee (web archive)
