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89 is a GWR 4-wheel Riding and Dormitory Van.  In service these ran paired with 6-wheel Tool vans such as [[GWR 66 Breakdown Tool Van | GWR 66]], and were stationed at GWR loco sheds. The Tool and Riding Van pairs would be required to attend mishaps as fast as possible and were vacuum-braked to allow running at near express speeds.
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|caption    = GWR Riding and Dormitory Van 9
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|construc  = GWR Swindon
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|status    = Static use
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|wagno      = 9
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|othernos  = DW 9<ref name=RHRWS>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref>
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|lot        = 695<ref name=RHRWS/>
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|built      = 1912
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}} 9 is a GWR 4-wheel Riding and Dormitory Van.  In service these ran paired with 6-wheel Tool vans such as [[GWR 66 Breakdown Tool Van | GWR 66]], and were stationed at GWR loco sheds. The Tool and Riding Van pairs would be required to attend mishaps as fast as possible and were vacuum-braked to allow running at near express speeds.
  
9 was built at Swindon in 1912.  It arrived on the SVR from Danygraig, Swansea in May 1972, and is situated in Bewdley yard.
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9 was built at Swindon in 1912.  It arrived on the SVR from Danygraig, Swansea on 2 May 1972,<ref>Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> and is situated in [[Bewdley Down Yard]] where it is used as a store by [[The 4150 Fund]].
  
==Sources==
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==See also==
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey<br>
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[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]
Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition<br>
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==References==
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==Links==
 
==Links==
[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7484 9 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
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[http://www.ws.rhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7484 9 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]<br>
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==See also==
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[[Category:Rolling stock in Bewdley Down Yard]]
[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]
 

Latest revision as of 21:32, 14 April 2020

GWRGreat Western Railway 9 Riding/Dormitory Van
GWR 9 20150411.jpg
GWRGreat Western Railway Riding and Dormitory Van 9
Built By GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon
Status Static use
Number 9
Other Numbers DW 9[1]
History
Built 1912
Lot 695[1]
Type 4-w riding/dormitory van
Telegraphic code n/a
1972 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Goods Wagons

9 is a GWRGreat Western Railway 4-wheel Riding and Dormitory Van. In service these ran paired with 6-wheel Tool vans such as GWR 66, and were stationed at GWRGreat Western Railway loco sheds. The Tool and Riding Van pairs would be required to attend mishaps as fast as possible and were vacuum-braked to allow running at near express speeds.

9 was built at Swindon in 1912. It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Danygraig, Swansea on 2 May 1972,[2] and is situated in Bewdley Down Yard where it is used as a store by The 4150 Fund.

See also

List of goods wagons

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
  2. Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition

Links

9 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line