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Built in Swindon in 1914<ref>SVR Stock book says both 1913 and 1914</ref>, 93016 was one of over 2,000 ten ton goods vans built to Diagram V16. | Built in Swindon in 1914<ref>SVR Stock book says both 1913 and 1914</ref>, 93016 was one of over 2,000 ten ton goods vans built to Diagram V16. | ||
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Condemned in 1961, it was retained as a service vehicle by BR (North Eastern Region) until bought by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] in 1972,<ref>http://www.gwr813.org/gwr813newsletter_B1.htm</ref><ref>A history of GWR goods wagons. A G Atkins, W Beard, D J Hyde, R Tourret. 1986. ISBN 0-7153-8725-1</ref> arriving on the SVR from Hull on 6 April 1973.<ref>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref> | Condemned in 1961, it was retained as a service vehicle by BR (North Eastern Region) until bought by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] in 1972,<ref>http://www.gwr813.org/gwr813newsletter_B1.htm</ref><ref>A history of GWR goods wagons. A G Atkins, W Beard, D J Hyde, R Tourret. 1986. ISBN 0-7153-8725-1</ref> arriving on the SVR from Hull on 6 April 1973.<ref>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref> | ||
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| + | It appeared on the main line in 1985 as part of the [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Wagons used on the main line in preservation| GW 150 demonstration freight train]] which ran to Newport behind [[2857|GWR freight loco 2857]].<ref>SVR News 78</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:54, 5 January 2019
| GWRGreat Western Railway 93016 MinkGWR telegraphic code signifying a covered goods van 'A' Covered Goods Van | |
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 GWRGreat Western Railway 93016 MinkGWR telegraphic code signifying a covered goods van 'A' Covered Goods Van | |
| Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway, Swindon |
| Status | Operational |
| Number | 93016 |
| Other Numbers | DW 93016 |
| History | |
| Built | 1913 or 1914 |
| Diagram | V16 |
| Lot | 742 |
| Type | 4-w ventilated van |
| Capacity | 10 tons |
| Telegraphic code | MINK A |
| 1917 | Sent overseas for war service |
| 1920 | Returned from war service |
| 1961 | Condemned, transferred to departmental service in Hull |
| 1972 | Purchased for preservation |
| 1973 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
| 1985 | In mainline service |
Built in Swindon in 1914[1], 93016 was one of over 2,000 ten ton goods vans built to Diagram V16.
Sent overseas as part of the war effort in 1917, it returned to the GWRGreat Western Railway in 1920.
Condemned in 1961, it was retained as a service vehicle by BRBritish Rail or British Railways (North Eastern Region) until bought by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund in 1972,[2][3] arriving on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Hull on 6 April 1973.[4]
It appeared on the main line in 1985 as part of the GW 150 demonstration freight train which ran to Newport behind GWR freight loco 2857.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock book says both 1913 and 1914
- ↑ http://www.gwr813.org/gwr813newsletter_B1.htm
- ↑ 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 Stock Book 9th Edition
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 78
Links
93016 on www.gwr813.org
93016 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
