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| + | |caption = GWR 80982 Signal Dept Van | ||
| + | |construc = GWR Swindon | ||
| + | |status = Operational (static use) | ||
| + | |wagno = 80982 | ||
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| + | |designed = | ||
| + | |diagram = CC7 | ||
| + | |lot = 767 | ||
| + | |wagtype = Signal Dept van | ||
| + | |telcode = None | ||
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| + | |built = 1913 | ||
| + | |years1 = 1972 | ||
| + | |events1 = Entered preservation on SVR | ||
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| + | }}80982 is the only surviving example<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> of ten iron-bodied Tool Vans built for the GWR’s Signal Department, these being the last wrought iron vans built by the GWR. Illumination was provided by two skylights and two oil lamps.<ref>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref> | ||
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| + | ==80982 in service== | ||
| + | 80982 was built at Swindon in 1913 to Diagram CC7, Lot 767, and was allocated to Reading Signal Dept.<ref>GWR813.org</ref> Workshop and tool vans built to Diagram CC were not allocated a telegraphic code.<ref>A history of GWR goods wagons. A G Atkins, W Beard, D J Hyde, R Tourret. 1986. ISBN 0-7153-8725-1</ref> As a Departmental wagon, it carried the number DW 80982. | ||
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| + | ==80982 in preservation== | ||
| + | After being decommissioned by BR(W), 80982 was rescued from Bristol, arriving on the SVR in May 1972. It was originally intended for storage,<ref>SVR News 24</ref> but has been fully restored. It is operational but is normally located at [[Bewdley]] next to the [[Bewdley Goods Shed|Goods Shed]] where it serves as the [[Wagon Department]]'s mess van. It is owned by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]]. | ||
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| + | File:GWR 80982 Signal Dept Van.jpg||Receiving attention in the [[Bewdley Goods Shed|Goods Shed]] | ||
File:Interior view of GWR 80982 Signal Dept Van.jpg | Interior view | File:Interior view of GWR 80982 Signal Dept Van.jpg | Interior view | ||
File:80982 interior 3.JPG | Interior view | File:80982 interior 3.JPG | Interior view | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 1 August 2017
| GWRGreat Western Railway 80982 Signal Dept Van | |
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 GWRGreat Western Railway 80982 Signal Dept Van | |
| Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
| Status | Operational (static use) |
| Number | 80982 |
| History | |
| Built | 1913 |
| Diagram | CC7 |
| Lot | 767 |
| Type | Signal Dept van |
| Telegraphic code | None |
| 1972 | Entered preservation on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
80982 in service
80982 was built at Swindon in 1913 to Diagram CC7, Lot 767, and was allocated to Reading Signal Dept.[3] Workshop and tool vans built to Diagram CC were not allocated a telegraphic code.[4] As a DepartmentalRolling stock used for the railway’s own functions (engineering etc.) rather than for general passenger or goods traffic. wagon, it carried the number DW 80982.
80982 in preservation
After being decommissioned by BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W), 80982 was rescued from Bristol, arriving on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in May 1972. It was originally intended for storage,[5] but has been fully restored. It is operational but is normally located at Bewdley next to the Goods Shed where it serves as the Wagon Department's mess van. It is owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund.
Receiving attention in the Goods Shed
Interior view
Interior view
Interior detail
Interior detail
See Also
References
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th Edition
- ↑ GWR813.org
- ↑ A history of GWRGreat Western Railway goods wagons. A G Atkins, W Beard, D J Hyde, R Tourret. 1986. ISBN 0-7153-8725-1
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 24
Links
80982 on www.gwr813.org
80982 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
