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[[File:{{Infobox wagon|image = GWR 93045 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van.jpg|thumb|300px|right|caption = GWR 93045 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van|construc = GWR Swindon|status = Operatoinal|wagno = 93045|othernos = I/U 064722|designed = |diagram = V16|lot = 742|wagtype = 4-w ventilated van|capacity = 10 tons|telcode = MINK A|topscode = |brakes = DCIII|built = 1914|years1 = |events1 = |years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = }}MINK was originally the generic GWR telegraphic code for a covered goods van, and after 1909 more specifically the 16ft non-vac fitted type. The MINK A was a vac or non-vac ventilated version. <ref >[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013)]]p. 12.</ref>

Built in 1914 to Diagram V16, Lot 742, 93045 was one of 2,260 10-ton MINK A goods vans built to that diagram. As built , V16 was non-vac fitted, with DCIII brakes, GWR self-contained buffers, and bonnets (rather than shutters or louvres) covering the end ventilators.<ref name=Atkins>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013)]] pp. 34, 379.</ref> It later carried Internal User number I/U 064722.<ref Name = "Survey">Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> In preservation, 93045 arrived at the National Waterways Museum in 1914July 1990. Owned <ref Name = "Survey" /> It was put up for sale in 2008 after the owner was asked to remove it, and was acquired by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]], moving to the SVR on 31 August.It was in good condition on arrival, requiring only two floor planks to be fitted and a re-paint to match existing MINK A 93016<ref Name = "Survey" /><ref>SVR News 175<br/ref>

[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]<br>[[Rolling stock currently under restoration]] ==References==<References />

*[http://www.gwr813.org/pagew29.html 93045 on www.gwr813.org]<br>*[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9656 93045 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line] [[Category: Rolling stock owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]][[Category:Rolling stock in Bewdley Down Yard]]<br>