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{{Infobox wagon
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|image      = GWR 98480 5 plank Open Goods Wagon.jpg
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|caption    = GWR 98480 5 plank Open Goods Wagon
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|construc  = Metro-Cammell, Saltley
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|status    = Under renovation
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|wagno      = 98480
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|othernos  = PBA 58194
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|designed  =
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|diagram    = O18
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|lot        = 868
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|wagtype    = 10 ton 5-plank open wagon
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|telcode    = OPEN A
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|brakes    = non-vac fitted
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|built      = 1921
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|years1    = 1981
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|events1    = Entered preservation
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|years2    = 1982
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|events2    = Arrived on SVR
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|years3    = 1986
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|events3    = Restored
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|years4    = 2019
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|events4    = Under renovation
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}}98480 is a type ‘Open A’, signifying a 10-ton capacity 5-plank open wagon with a sheet support (which it no longer has) but not equipped with vacuum brakes.  It is fitted with Mk.3 Dean / Churchward brake gear, which uses a ratchet and pawl to keep the brake on, avoiding the need to "pin down" the brake. This type of brake can also be fully applied without the use of a brake stick.<ref name=SVR82>SVR News 82</ref>
  
98480 was built in 1921. Owned by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]].<br>
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==Service==
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98480 was built in 1921 by BRCW at Smethwick under contract to Diagram O18, Lot 868.
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It later saw service on the Port of Bristol Authority’s Avonmouth Docks internal system, where it was numbered PBA 58194.<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>
  
==See Also==
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==Preservation==
[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]
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98480 was acquired from the PBA by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] in 1981,<ref>GWR813.org</ref> arriving on the SVR on 19 February 1982.<ref name=SB9/> It received a ‘quick repaint’ shortly after arrival, although other rectification work was left to a later date.<ref>SVR News 66</ref>
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98480 was subsequently stored at [[Kidderminster]], deemed to be in unusable condition. During 1986 it was moved to [[Bewdley]] for overhaul. This included welding repairs to cracks in the framework and the replacement of curb rails which the PBA had removed to gain access to the floor planks without stripping the sides down. The brake gear also received attention and the wagon entered service after being repainted.<ref name=SVR82/>
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In July 2012 98480 was photographed at [[Kidderminster]]<ref>Sharpo’s World</ref> but by the following month it had been moved into storage in the [[Tenbury Branch|Tenbury Siding at Bewdley]].<ref>Gareth Price photo</ref> {{As of|2019|3}} the [[Wagon Department]] has started renovation work.<ref>SVR Wagons Facebook 3 March 2019</ref>
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==See also==
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[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]<br>
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[[Rolling stock currently under restoration]]
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==References==
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==Links==
 
==Links==
[http://www.gwr813.org/pagew50.html 98480 on www.gwr813.org]<br>
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*[http://www.gwr813.org/pagew50.html 98480 on www.gwr813.org]
[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7458 98480 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
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*[http://www.ws.rhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7458 98480 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]
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*[http://www.sharpos-world.co.uk/cpg/thumbnails.php?search=98480&submit=search&album=search&title=on&newer_than=&caption=on&older_than=&keywords=on&type=AND 98480 on "Sharpo's World"]
  
 
[[Category:Rolling stock in Bewdley Down Yard]]
 
[[Category:Rolling stock in Bewdley Down Yard]]
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[[Category: Rolling stock owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]]
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[[Category:Rolling stock associated with Port of Bristol Authority]]
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[[Category:Featured articles]]

Revision as of 16:38, 9 April 2019

GWRGreat Western Railway 98480 5 plank Open Goods Wagon
GWR 98480 5 plank Open Goods Wagon.jpg
GWRGreat Western Railway 98480 5 plank Open Goods Wagon
Built By Metro-Cammell, Saltley
Status Under renovation
Number 98480
Other Numbers PBA 58194
History
Built 1921
Diagram O18
Lot 868
Type 10 ton 5-plank open wagon
Telegraphic code OPEN A
Brakes non-vac fitted
1981 Entered preservation
1982 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway
1986 Restored
2019 Under renovation

Goods Wagons

98480 is a type ‘Open A’, signifying a 10-ton capacity 5-plank open wagon with a sheet support (which it no longer has) but not equipped with vacuum brakes. It is fitted with Mk.3 DeanWilliam Dean, Chief Locomotive Engineer of the Great Western Railway 1877-1902 / ChurchwardGeorge Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1902-1922 brake gear, which uses a ratchet and pawl to keep the brake on, avoiding the need to "pin down" the brake. This type of brake can also be fully applied without the use of a brake stick.[1]

Service

98480 was built in 1921 by BRCWBirmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company at Smethwick under contract to Diagram O18, Lot 868. It later saw service on the Port of Bristol Authority’s Avonmouth Docks internal system, where it was numbered PBA 58194.[2]

Preservation

98480 was acquired from the PBA by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund in 1981,[3] arriving on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 19 February 1982.[2] It received a ‘quick repaint’ shortly after arrival, although other rectification work was left to a later date.[4]

98480 was subsequently stored at Kidderminster, deemed to be in unusable condition. During 1986 it was moved to Bewdley for overhaul. This included welding repairs to cracks in the framework and the replacement of curb rails which the PBA had removed to gain access to the floor planks without stripping the sides down. The brake gear also received attention and the wagon entered service after being repainted.[1]

In July 2012 98480 was photographed at Kidderminster[5] but by the following month it had been moved into storage in the Tenbury Siding at Bewdley.[6] As of March 2019 the Wagon Department has started renovation work.[7]

See also

List of goods wagons
Rolling stock currently under restoration

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway News 82
  2. 2.0 2.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
  3. GWR813.org
  4. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 66
  5. Sharpo’s World
  6. Gareth Price photo
  7. SVRSevern Valley Railway Wagons Facebook 3 March 2019

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