LNER 225641 Mineral Wagon

LNER 225641 Mineral Wagon
Built By	LNER Darlington
Status	Unknown
Number	225641
Other Numbers	B.S.C. 18
History
Built	1938
Diagram	63
Type	4-w 7-plank open
Capacity	12 tons
1969	Presented to SVR
Goods Wagons

This 4-wheeled 7-plank Tippler wagon was built by the LNER at Darlington in 1938. It was later acquired by the British Sugar Corporation for use at the Foley Park factory where it was numbered B.S.C.18.

In July 1969 225641 was one of 14 from there donated to the SVR, of which 11 were initially used and 3 dismantled for spare parts. It was restored at Bewdley in late 1970 and branded ‘NE LOCO’ after which it was used to remove ash from the Bridgnorth MPD.

The 1998 Stock Book stated that by 1990 all but 4 of the ex-BSC wagons had been cut up as beyond economical repair, with 225641 not listed amongst the survivors. The Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey includes a photo dated May 2012 by John Bishop showing the frame of this wagon in the storage area adjacent to Kidderminster Railway Museum. As of 2015 it was no longer at that location; the current location and status are unknown.

See also

List of goods wagons

Links

• LNER 225641 (frame only) on Railway Heritage Register On-Line