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[[File:{{Infobox wagon|image = GWR 98480 5 plank Open Goods Wagon.jpg|thumb|300px|right|caption = GWR 98480 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]|construc = Metropolitan C&W, Saltley|status = Under renovation|wagno = 98480|othernos = PBA 58194|designed = |diagram = O18|lot = 868|wagtype = 10 ton 5-plank open wagon|telcode = OPEN A|brakes = non-vac fitted|built = 1921|years1 = 1981|events1 = Entered preservation|years2 = 1982|events2 = Arrived on SVR|years3 = 1986|events3 = Restored|years4 = 2019|events4 = Under renovation|years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }}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>

==Service==98480 was built in 1921by the Metropolitan Railway Carriage and Wagon Company<ref group="note">The company underwent several changes of name, becoming the Metropolitan Amalgamated Railway Carriage and Wagon Company in 1902 and ultimately the Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company (Metro-Cammell) in 1929</ref> at Saltley under contract to Diagram O18, Lot 868. Owned by <ref>[[The GWR 813 Preservation FundBibliography#Other References|Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013)]]p.28.</ref> 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<br/ref>

==Preservation==98480 was acquired from the PBA by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] in 1982,<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> 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/> 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> By March 2019 the [[Wagon Department]] had started renovation work.<ref>SVR Wagons Facebook 3 March 2019</ref> It was one of the items of rolling stock where repairs were interrupted by the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]] with major repairs underway to the underframe and brake gear.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/epaug20 Express Points, August 2020]</ref> {{As of|2023}} repairs continue.  ==See Alsoalso==*[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]*[[Rolling stock currently under restoration]] ==Notes==<references group="note"/> ==References==<references/>

*[http://www.gwr813.org/pagew5098480.html 98480 on www.gwr813.org]<br>*[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7458 98480 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]*[http://www.vintagecarriagestrustsharpos-world.co.orguk/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"]<br>