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[[File:{{Infobox wagon|image = GWR_82554_20170409.jpg|caption = GWR 82554 Banana Van.jpg|construc = GWR Swindon|status = Operational|wagno = 82554|othernos = DW 82554|designed = |diagram = V12|lot = 576|wagtype = 4-w non-ventilated van|capacity = 10 tons|telcode = FRUIT B (ex MINK A)|topscode = |brakes = |built = 1908|years1 = 1925|events1 = Converted to FRUIT B|thumbyears2 = 1969|300pxevents2 = Arrived on SVR|rightyears3 = 1992-94|events3 = Major overhaul}}'''GWR Banana Van 82554 ''' was originally built as a 'MINK A' Goods Van at Swindon in 1908 to Diagram V12, Lot 576. In 1925 it was converted to a 'FRUIT B' or Banana Vanto Diagram Y5, the conversion involved the removal of vents and the installation of insulation and the end centre shuttered louvre.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref><ref name=Atkins>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013)]]pp. 36, 442.</ref> The van had a capacity of 10 tons.

82554 was built ended its working life in 1908 Departmental use at [[Worcester]]. It arrived on the SVR on 8 March 1969 having been privately acquired by SVR member J Moss, and converted to was initially restored as a banana van in 1925Banana Van at [[Bewdley]] later that year. <ref>SVR Stock Book Seventh Edition</ref> It was then used for storage<ref>SVR News 19, Spring 1971</ref>, but after a period of disuse it was acquired by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] in 1991.<brref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>

A major overhaul began in spring 1992, considered by the [[Wagon Department]] at the time to be the most extensive (and expensive) rebuild of a covered van to date.<ref>SVR News 102</ref> Both headstocks were renewed, together with the curb rails, chassis diagonal bracing and several sections of body uprights. New body planks were fitted and the vacuum brake equipment, which had been removed prior to arrival on the SVR, was reinstated. The roof was also re-canvassed and the overhaul completed in summer 1994.<ref>SVR News 107, 111</ref> Following this major overhaul, a quick re-paint was the only work required in spring 2004,<ref>SVR News 152</ref> while canvas repairs and a roof-only repaint were also undertaken in 2008<ref>SVR News 163</ref>. 82554 can normally be found at [[Bridgnorth MPD]] where it is used for storage. The picture below shows 82554 at Bewdley in 2012. <gallery>GWR 82554 Banana Van.jpg|Bewdley, September 2012 (Gareth Price)</gallery>  ==See Alsoalso==

[http[Category://www.gwr813.org/pagew19.html 82554 on Rolling stock owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund web site]<br>[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9654 82554 on the Vintage Carriages Trust web site]<br><br> [[Category:Rolling stock, other than locomotives, at BridgnorthFeatured articles]]