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[[File:{{Infobox wagon|image = GWR_60906_20150307.jpg|caption = GWR 60906 Ballast Wagon.jpg|construc = GWR Swindon|status = Operational|wagno = 60906|othernos = IU 070062|designed = |diagram = P14|lot = 793|wagtype = 4-wheel ballast wagon|capacity = 10 tons|telcode = None|brakes = |built = circa 1915|years1 = 1990|events1 = Entered preservation|years2 = 1991|events2 = Arrived on SVR|years3 = 2000|events3 = Restoration commenced|years4 = |events4 = |300pxyears5 = |thumbevents5 = |rightyears6 = |events6 = }}GWR 10-ton 4-wheel steel ballast wagon 60906 Ballast was built at Swindon to Diagram P14, Lot 793.<ref name=RHRWS>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> Diagram P14 was a 1911 design of which 300 were ordered and 270 eventually built. It featured two doors per side, 7ft 3in in clear, with two 6in end pillars and a 4&frac12;in centre pillar. P14 was the only one of the 'P' (ballast and sand wagon) diagrams to be fitted with GWR self-contained buffers, similar to a locomotive buffer.<ref>[[Bibliography# Other References|Atkins et al (Gareth Price1976)]]Vol 2 p. 77.</ref>

GWR 10-ton 4-wheel steel ballast wagon ==Service==The exact build date of 60906 was built in 1915 to Diagram P14is variously quoted as 'circa 1911', Lot 793. It was acquired by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] in 1990<refname=SB9>GWR813.orgSVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> and arrived on the SVR in March 1991 from Cardiff Docks.1913<refname = SVR133>SVR Stock Book 9th EditionNews 133</ref>and 1915.<ref name=RHRWS/> 60906 saw service with the GR and BR(W) and later with Associated British Ports at Cardiff where it carried Internal User number 070062.<ref name=SB9/>

Filming took place ==Preservation==60906 was acquired by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] in 1990<ref>GWR813.org</ref> and arrived on the SVR on 31 March 1991 from Cardiff Docks.<ref name=SB9/>. The restoration of GWR 60906 was one of the items featured in October 2000 for an episode of the 2001 TV series “[[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway#TV Documentary | Off the Rails]]” featuring Vince Henderson. The restoration began in summer 2000 with the filming taking place in October 2000. The chassis was found to be in generally good condition apart from the headstocks which had been damaged by many years of rough shunting and required welding. The floor, door and end panels all required replacement, as did all the springs.<ref name=SVR133/> The overhaul was eventually completed in May 2002 after repainting in GWR 60906 Engineer’s black livery, including branding to 'Shrewsbury Division' which was one of responsible for the items featuredoriginal Severn Valley Branch.<ref>SVR News 136/139</ref>

*[http://www.gwr813.org/pagew75.html 60906 on www.gwr813.org]<br>*[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9649 60906 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line] [[Category: Rolling stock owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] [[Category:Featured articles]]