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| + | |image = GWR 97398 5 plank Open Goods Wagon.jpg | ||
| + | |caption = GWR 97398 5 plank Open Goods Wagon | ||
| + | |construc = R.D.C. Woolwich Arsenal | ||
| + | |status = Operational | ||
| + | |wagno = 97398 | ||
| + | |othernos = C 127 | ||
| + | |designed = | ||
| + | |diagram = O18 | ||
| + | |lot = 857 | ||
| + | |wagtype = 4-w 5-plank Open | ||
| + | |telcode = OPEN A | ||
| + | |brakes = | ||
| + | |built = 1921 | ||
| + | |years1 = 1974 | ||
| + | |events1 = Arrived on SVR | ||
| + | |years2 = 1982 | ||
| + | |events2 = Restored | ||
| + | |years3 = | ||
| + | |events3 = | ||
| + | }}97398 was built in 1921 to Diagram O18, Lot 857 at the Woolwich Arsenal under War production measures. It is a type ‘Open A’, signifying a 10-ton capacity open wagon with a sheet support (which it no longer has) but not equipped with vacuum brakes. | ||
| − | 97398 was | + | 97398 finished its working life with the Port of London Authority where it was numbered C 127. It arrived on the SVR from London on 13 August 1974.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> It received a cosmetic repaint, but was finally restored in 1982. This required the complete replacement of the woodwork, the poor condition of which was highlighted when one person |
| + | put their foot through the floor.<ref>SVR News 66</ref> Once restored, it was used for storing coal at Arley during Christmas running for a number of years, resulting in a second complete re-timbering being required in 1991.<ref>SVR News 102</ref> Another overhaul was carried out in 2007, with a number of side, end, door and planks being replaced after damage had been caused by an unsuccessful attempt to set fire to the wagon. | ||
| − | 97398 | + | 97398 is owned by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]]. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Revision as of 17:38, 8 December 2018
| GWRGreat Western Railway 97398 5 plank Open Goods Wagon | |
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 GWRGreat Western Railway 97398 5 plank Open Goods Wagon | |
| Built By | R.D.C. Woolwich Arsenal |
| Status | Operational |
| Number | 97398 |
| Other Numbers | C 127 |
| History | |
| Built | 1921 |
| Diagram | O18 |
| Lot | 857 |
| Type | 4-w 5-plank Open |
| Telegraphic code | OPEN A |
| 1974 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
| 1982 | Restored |
97398 finished its working life with the Port of London Authority where it was numbered C 127. It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from London on 13 August 1974.[1] It received a cosmetic repaint, but was finally restored in 1982. This required the complete replacement of the woodwork, the poor condition of which was highlighted when one person put their foot through the floor.[2] Once restored, it was used for storing coal at Arley during Christmas running for a number of years, resulting in a second complete re-timbering being required in 1991.[3] Another overhaul was carried out in 2007, with a number of side, end, door and planks being replaced after damage had been caused by an unsuccessful attempt to set fire to the wagon.
97398 is owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund.
See Also
References
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 66
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 102
Links
97398 on www.gwr813.org
97398 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
