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97398 was built in 1921. Owned by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]].<br>
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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. 
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97398 finished its working life with the Port of London Authority where it was numbered C 127. It arrived on the SVR on 13 August 1974 and is owned by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]].<br>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]
 
[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]
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==References==
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SVR Stock Book 9th Edition
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
[http://www.gwr813.org/pagew49.html 97398 on www.gwr813.org]<br>
 
[http://www.gwr813.org/pagew49.html 97398 on www.gwr813.org]<br>
 
[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7459 97398 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
 
[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7459 97398 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>

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GWRGreat Western Railway 97398 5 plank Open Goods Wagon

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 finished its working life with the Port of London Authority where it was numbered C 127. It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 13 August 1974 and is owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund.

See Also

List of goods wagons

References

SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th Edition

Links

97398 on www.gwr813.org
97398 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org