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[[File: {{Infobox wagon|image = LNER_223162_20150307.jpg |caption = LNER Ballast Wagon 223162|thumbconstruc = LNER Darlington|200pxstatus = Static display|rightwagno = Highley Mining Co 162 (fictitious)| LNER Ballast Wagon othernos = 223162, BSC 25, Ynisarwed 557 (fictitious)|designed = |diagram = |lot = |wagtype = 4w 7-plank Tippler|telcode = |brakes = |built = 1938|years1 = 1971|events1 = Arrived on SVR|years2 = 1973|events2 = Filmed for "[[Carrie's War]]"|years3 = 1990|events3 = Overhauled|years4 = 2007|events4 = Cosmetic restoration|years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }}7 plank wooden chassis mineral wagon No 223162 was built by the LNER at Darlington circa 1936-38 and later converted to an open wagon in 19411938. The last user was the British Sugar Corporation at Foley Park, who donated it to the SVR in 1971It had a capacity of 12 tons<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref>.

==Service==In 1973 it 1941, 223162 was was painted in one of 200 which the LNER converted into open wagons by removing the top two planks above the fictitious private owner livery of ‘Ynisarwed, Swansea No 557’ for filming of side doors. The wagon was later sold to the BBC series "British Sugar Corporation at [[Carrie's WarFoley Park]]"where it was numbered 25. BSC donated 10 open wagons to the SVR in 1969 and a further four, including No 25, in 1971<ref>SVR Stock Book Third Edition</ref>.

As of March 2015 ==Preservation==The wagon was moved from Foley Park onto the SVR on 15 May 1971. In 1973 it is on display was painted in the fictitious private owner livery of ‘Ynisarwed, Swansea No 557’ for filming of the BBC series "[[The Engine HouseCarrie's War]] ". It was then sheeted over and used to store locomotive spares at HighleyBridgnorth, carrying which helped protect the fictitious wooden frame and kept it in reasonable condition. In summer 1990 the wagon was selected for overhaul in order to be used in that year's Freight weekend. The overhaul required a new floor and the replacement of one curb rail and a number 162 of planks in the sides, ends and doors. It was also repainted into original LNER grey livery with a diagonal stripe,<ref>SVR News 96</ref> although the modification of the 'Highley Mining Company'planks being removed above the side doors was retained<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>.

By 2007 223612 was considered unlikely to run again in general service and best suited for indoor display. It was therefore overhauled in [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster Carriage Works]] in preparation for the forthcoming opening of [[The Engine House]]. The floor and one end of the wagon were still in good condition, but the timber in both sides and one end door was scrap while the iron bracing was also corroded and buckled.<ref>SVR News 158</ref> Repairs were duly completed and the opportunity was also taken to convert it back to a mineral wagon by reinstating the planks above the side doors. Finally it was repainted in the livery of the 'Highley Mining Company', carrying the fictitious number 162 (the last 3 digits of the works number). {{As of|2019}}, it remains on display in The Engine House.  ==See also==[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]] ==SourcesReferences==Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey (states build date as 1938)<brreferences/>SVR Stock Book Eighth Edition (states build date as 1936)

*[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=8156 223162 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]<br>