GWR 93016 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van
| GWR 93016 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van | |
|---|---|
 GWR 93016 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van | |
| Built By | GWR, 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 SVR |
| 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 GWR in 1920.
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,[2][3] arriving on the SVR 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]