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[[File: GW_55_20150517.jpg |thumb|300px|right| GWR Riding and Dormitory Van 55]]
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[[File: GW_55_20150517.jpg |thumb|300px|right| GWR Riding and Dormitory Van 55 at Bewdley]]
 
55 is a GWR 4-wheel Riding and Dormitory Van.  In service these ran paired with 6-wheel Tool vans such as [[GWR 66 Breakdown Tool Van | GWR 66]], and were stationed at GWR loco sheds. The Tool and Riding Van pairs would be required to attend mishaps as fast as possible and were vacuum-braked to allow running at near express speeds.
 
55 is a GWR 4-wheel Riding and Dormitory Van.  In service these ran paired with 6-wheel Tool vans such as [[GWR 66 Breakdown Tool Van | GWR 66]], and were stationed at GWR loco sheds. The Tool and Riding Van pairs would be required to attend mishaps as fast as possible and were vacuum-braked to allow running at near express speeds.
  
55 was built at Swindon in 1908.  It arrived on the SVR from Tyseley in November 1973.
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55 was built at Swindon in 1908.  It arrived on the SVR from Tyseley in November 1973. In summer 2016, 55 was moved from Bewdley to [[Hampton Loade]] for use as volunteer accommodation, taking the place of [[GWR 2426 Toplight Full Third]].
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 14:52, 16 September 2016

GWRGreat Western Railway Riding and Dormitory Van 55 at Bewdley

55 is a GWRGreat Western Railway 4-wheel Riding and Dormitory Van. In service these ran paired with 6-wheel Tool vans such as GWR 66, and were stationed at GWRGreat Western Railway loco sheds. The Tool and Riding Van pairs would be required to attend mishaps as fast as possible and were vacuum-braked to allow running at near express speeds.

55 was built at Swindon in 1908. It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Tyseley in November 1973. In summer 2016, 55 was moved from Bewdley to Hampton Loade for use as volunteer accommodation, taking the place of GWR 2426 Toplight Full Third.

See also

List of goods wagons

References

Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition

Links

55 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
55 on GWR813.org