GWR 66 Breakdown Tool Van
GWR 66 Breakdown Tool Van | |
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GWR Breakdown Tool Van 66 | |
Built By | GWR Swindon |
Status | Operational (Static use) |
Number | 66 |
Other Numbers | DW 66[1] |
History | |
Built | 1921 |
Lot | 864 |
Type | 4-w tool van |
Telegraphic code | n/a |
1976 | Arrived on SVR |
66 was originally gas lit and when preserved, all the fittings apart from gas mantles and light shades were still intact.
66 arrived on the SVR on 23 April 1976 from Ashchurch. It was owned by the Erlestoke Manor Fund until 1985, when it was put up for sale. It was then acquired by the GWR 813 Preservation Fund, and initially put to use as a tool van by the P.Way Department[3].
GWR 66 is situated at Hampton Loade where it is used by The Barry Railway Carriage Trust as a sales vehicle.[4] The Trust announced in 2022 that it had agreed with the SVR that 163 would leave the line,