GWR 93016 Mink '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 in 1914, 93016 was one of over 2000 10 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,[1][2] arriving on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Hull on 6 April 1973.[3]

See Also

List of goods wagons

References

  1. http://www.gwr813.org/gwr813newsletter_B1.htm
  2. A history of GWRGreat Western Railway goods wagons. A G Atkins, W Beard, D J Hyde, R Tourret. 1986. ISBN 0-7153-8725-1
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th Edition

Links

93016 on www.gwr813.org
93016 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org