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[[File:GWR 43989 Cylindrical Tank Wagon.jpg|thumb|200px|right|GWR 43989 Cylindrical Tank Wagon]] | [[File:GWR 43989 Cylindrical Tank Wagon.jpg|thumb|200px|right|GWR 43989 Cylindrical Tank Wagon]] | ||
| − | 43989 was built | + | 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.<br> |
| + | Originally intended for carrying oil, creosote and similar liquids for departmental use, after almost 100 years, it ended it's working days storing engine coolant at Reading Diesel Depot until being sold to [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] in the early 1990s.<ref>http://www.gwr813.org/gwr813newsletter_A1.htm</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><br> | ||
| + | Currently in the custody of [[Kidderminster Railway Museum]]. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[http://www.gwr813.org/GW43989.htm 43989 on www.gwr813.org]<br> | [http://www.gwr813.org/GW43989.htm 43989 on www.gwr813.org]<br> | ||
[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9646 43989 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | [http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9646 43989 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | ||
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Revision as of 11:19, 23 February 2015
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 it's working days storing engine coolant at Reading Diesel Depot until being sold to The GWR 813 Preservation Fund in the early 1990s.[1][2]
Currently in the custody of Kidderminster Railway Museum.
See Also
Links
43989 on www.gwr813.org
43989 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
References
- ↑ http://www.gwr813.org/gwr813newsletter_A1.htm
- ↑ A history of GWRGreat Western Railway goods wagons. A G Atkins, W Beard, D J Hyde, R Tourret. 1986. ISBN 0-7153-8725-1
