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[[File: GWR_66_20150307{{Infobox wagon|image = GWR_66_20210417.jpg |caption = GWR Breakdown Tool Van 66|thumbconstruc = GWR Swindon|200pxstatus = Operational (Static use)|rightwagno = 66| GWR Beakdown Tool Van othernos = DW 66]]<ref name=RHRWS>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref>|designed = |diagram = |lot = 864|wagtype = 4-w tool van|telcode = n/a|brakes = |built = 1921|years1 = 1976|events1 = Arrived on SVR|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }}'''GWR Breakdown Tool Van 66 ''' was built in 1921 and first allocated to Taunton. In service these 6-wheel Tool Vans carried a large selection of equipment and lifting tackle, and were paired with Riding/Dormitory Vans such as [[GWR 89 Riding/Dormitory Van | GWR89]]. They were vacuum-braked to permit fast running to the scene of accidents and breakdowns on the railway.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>
It 66 was acquired in 1985 by originally gas lit and when preserved, all the [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]], fittings apart from gas mantles and is situated at [[Hampton Loade]] where it is used by The [[Barry Railway Carriage Trust]] as a sales vehiclelight shades were still intact.
66 arrived on the SVR on 23 April 1976 from Ashchurch. It was owned by the [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund | Erlestoke Manor Fund]] until 1985, when it was put up for sale. It was then acquired by the [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund | GWR 813 Preservation Fund]], and initially put to use as a tool van by the P.Way Department<ref>SVR News 78</ref>.  GWR 66 is situated at [[Hampton Loade]] where it is used by The [[Barry Railway Carriage Trust]] as a sales vehicle<ref>GWR 813 Preservation Fund</ref>. ==SourcesSee also==Vintage Carriages Trust database[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]<br>GWR 813 Preservation Fund[[Rolling stock currently under restoration]] ==References==<references />
==Links==
*[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7447 GWR 66 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]*[http://www.gwr813.org/pagew6.html GWR 66 on http://www.vintagecarriagestrustgwr813.org]<br>
[http[Category://www.gwr813.org/66.htm Rolling stock owned by The GWR 66 on http://www.gwr813.org] ==See also==[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons813 Preservation Fund]]
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