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[[File:GWR 65620 'Vanfit' Covered Goods Van.jpg|thumb|300px|right|GWR 65620 'Vanfit' Covered Goods Van]]
65620 is a vacuum-braked covered goods wagon or 'Merchandise Van' with a capacity of 12 tons. It was built in 1947<ref>SVR Stock Book and GWR813.org (Wagon survey states 1945)</ref>, right at the end of the GWR's existence as a separate company, and fitted with a plywood body as a post-War economy measure. This type of wagon had the telegraph code 'VANFIT'.
65620 was rescued from [[Barry Scrapyard]] in 1975, arriving on the SVR in January 1976. It is owned by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]].<br>
==References==
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SVR Stock Book 9th Edition
