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GWR 89 Riding/Dormitory Van

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[[File: {{Infobox wagon|image = GWR_89_20150320.jpg |thumb|200px|right| caption = GWR Riding and Dormitory Van 89]]|construc = GWR Swindon|status = Operational|wagno = 89|othernos = DW 89<ref name=RHRWS>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref>|designed = |diagram = |lot = 580|wagtype = 4-w riding/dormitory van|telcode = n/a|brakes = |built = 1908|years1 = 1972|events1 = Arrived on SVR|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }}89 is a GWR 4-wheel Riding and Dormitory Van<ref>SVR Stock Book</ref>. In service these ran paired with 6-wheel Tool vans such as [[GWR 66 Breakdown Tool Van | GWR 66]], and were stationed at GWR loco sheds. The Tool and Riding Van pairs would be required to attend mishaps as fast as possible and were vacuum-braked to allow running at near express speeds.
89 was built at Swindon in 1908. It arrived on the SVR from Worcester in on 29 January 1972, <ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> and is situated in Bewdley yard.
==SourcesSee also==Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey<br>[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition<br>==References==
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==Links==
*[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7482 89 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]<br> 
==See also==[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagonsCategory:Rolling stock in Bewdley Down Yard]]
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