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| + | |image = GWR 65620 'Vanfit' Covered Goods Van.jpg | ||
| + | |caption = GWR 65620 'Vanfit' Covered Goods Van | ||
| + | |construc = GWR Swindon | ||
| + | |status = Operational | ||
| + | |wagno = 65620 | ||
| + | |othernos = | ||
| + | |designed = | ||
| + | |diagram = V36 | ||
| + | |lot = 1467 | ||
| + | |wagtype = 4-wheel ventilated van | ||
| + | |telcode = VANFIT | ||
| + | |topscode = | ||
| + | |brakes = vac fitted | ||
| + | |built = 1945-47 | ||
| + | |years1 = 1976 | ||
| + | |events1 = Arrived on SVR | ||
| + | |years2 = | ||
| + | |events2 = | ||
| + | |years3 = | ||
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| + | }}65620 is a vacuum-braked covered goods wagon or 'Merchandise Van' with a capacity of 12 tons. It was one of 700 built to Diagram V36 Lot 1467 between July 1945 and May 1947, at the end of the GWR's existence as a separate company. The wagons were replacements for condemned vehicles and were allocated miscellaneous unused numbers in the 68XXX series.<ref name=Atkins>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013)]] pp. 35, 384.</ref><ref>SVR Stock Book and GWR813.org state 1947, Wagon survey states 1945</ref> They were fitted with a plywood body as a wartime / post-War economy measure. This type of wagon had the telegraph code 'VANFIT'. | ||
| − | 65620 | + | 65620 was rescued from [[Barry Scrapyard]] in 1975, arriving on the SVR in January 1976. The '[[SVR Pannier Tank Fund|7714 Group]]', who had use of it as a store, recanvassed the roof in 1979<ref name=SVR107>SVR News 107</ref> and it received a repaint in 1982<ref>SVR News 63</ref>. An overhaul including replacement of the doors was carried out in 1993.<ref name=SVR107/> |
| − | + | A more comprehensive overhaul was carried out in 2005-6 with the roof canvas and the panels from two ends and one side being replaced.<ref>SVR News 152</ref> The majority of the other panels were replaced in yet another overhaul in 2015.<ref>SVR News 191</ref> | |
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| + | 65620 is owned by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]]. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[http://www.gwr813.org/pagew26.html 65620 on www.gwr813.org]<br> | [http://www.gwr813.org/pagew26.html 65620 on www.gwr813.org]<br> | ||
Revision as of 16:23, 14 December 2018
| GWRGreat Western Railway 65620 'Vanfit' Covered Goods Van | |
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 GWRGreat Western Railway 65620 'Vanfit' Covered Goods Van | |
| Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
| Status | Operational |
| Number | 65620 |
| History | |
| Built | 1945-47 |
| Diagram | V36 |
| Lot | 1467 |
| Type | 4-wheel ventilated van |
| Telegraphic code | VANFIT |
| Brakes | vac fitted |
| 1976 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
65620 was rescued from Barry Scrapyard in 1975, arriving on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in January 1976. The '7714 Group', who had use of it as a store, recanvassed the roof in 1979[3] and it received a repaint in 1982[4]. An overhaul including replacement of the doors was carried out in 1993.[3]
A more comprehensive overhaul was carried out in 2005-6 with the roof canvas and the panels from two ends and one side being replaced.[5] The majority of the other panels were replaced in yet another overhaul in 2015.[6]
65620 is owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund.
See Also
References
- ↑ Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013) pp. 35, 384.
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book and GWR813.org state 1947, Wagon survey states 1945
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway News 107
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 63
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 152
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 191
Links
65620 on www.gwr813.org
65620 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
