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{{Infobox wagon
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|image      = GWR_60906_20150307.jpg
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|caption    = GWR 60906 Ballast Wagon
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|construc  = GWR Swindon
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|status    = Operational
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|wagno      = 60906
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|othernos  = IU 070062
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|designed  =
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|diagram    = P14
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|lot        = 793
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|wagtype    = 4-wheel ballast wagon
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|capacity  = 10 tons
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|telcode    = None
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|brakes    =
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|built      = circa 1915
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|years1    = 1990
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|events1    = Entered preservation
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|years2    = 1991
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|events2    = Arrived on SVR
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|years3    = 2000
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|events3    = Restoration commenced
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}}GWR 10-ton 4-wheel steel ballast wagon 60906 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 (1976)]] Vol 2 p. 77.</ref> 
  
GWR 10-ton 4-wheel steel ballast wagon 60906 was built in 1915 to Diagram P14, Lot 793.  It 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>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref>.
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==Service==
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The exact build date of 60906 is variously quoted as 'circa 1911',<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> 1913<ref name = SVR133>SVR News 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 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 of GWR 60906 was one of the items featured.
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==Preservation==
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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/>.
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The restoration of GWR 60906 was one of the items featured in 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 Engineer’s black livery, including branding to 'Shrewsbury Division' which was responsible for the original Severn Valley Branch.<ref>SVR News 136/139</ref>
  
 
== See also ==
 
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
[http://www.gwr813.org/pagew75.html 60906 on www.gwr813.org]<br>
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*[http://www.gwr813.org/pagew75.html 60906 on www.gwr813.org]
[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9649 60906 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org]
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*[http://www.ws.rhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9649 60906 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]
  
 
[[Category: Rolling stock owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]]
 
[[Category: Rolling stock owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]]
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Latest revision as of 16:25, 9 April 2019

GWRGreat Western Railway 60906 Ballast Wagon
GWR 60906 20150307.jpg
GWRGreat Western Railway 60906 Ballast Wagon
Built By GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon
Status Operational
Number 60906
Other Numbers IU 070062
History
Built circa 1915
Diagram P14
Lot 793
Type 4-wheel ballast wagon
Capacity 10 tons
Telegraphic code None
1990 Entered preservation
1991 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway
2000 Restoration commenced

Goods Wagons

GWRGreat Western Railway 10-ton 4-wheel steel ballast wagon 60906 was built at Swindon to Diagram P14, Lot 793.[1] 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 4½in centre pillar. P14 was the only one of the 'P' (ballast and sand wagon) diagrams to be fitted with GWRGreat Western Railway self-contained buffers, similar to a locomotive buffer.[2]

Service

The exact build date of 60906 is variously quoted as 'circa 1911',[3] 1913[4] and 1915.[1] 60906 saw service with the GR and BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) and later with Associated British Ports at Cardiff where it carried Internal UserRolling stock used for the railway’s internal purposes (stores etc.) at one fixed location. number 070062.[3]

Preservation

60906 was acquired by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund in 1990[5] and arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 31 March 1991 from Cardiff Docks.[3].

The restoration of GWRGreat Western Railway 60906 was one of the items featured in an episode of the 2001 TV series “ 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 headstocksThe underframe member across each end of a wagon carrying the buffers and coupling. Known as the Bufferbeam on a locomotive. 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.[4] The overhaul was eventually completed in May 2002 after repainting in GWRGreat Western Railway Engineer’s black livery, including branding to 'Shrewsbury Division' which was responsible for the original Severn Valley Branch.[6]

See also

List of goods wagons

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
  2. Atkins et al (1976) Vol 2 p. 77.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
  4. 4.0 4.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway News 133
  5. GWR813.org
  6. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 136/139

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