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An incomplete listing of cranes, Wickham trollies and other miscellaneous items of rolling stock formerly resident on the SVR.  
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An incomplete listing of cranes, Wickham trolleys and other miscellaneous items of rolling stock formerly resident on the SVR.  
  
 
==Cranes and jib runners==
 
==Cranes and jib runners==
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! Number !! Type !!  Built  !!  Arrived  !!  Left  !!  Notes
 
! Number !! Type !!  Built  !!  Arrived  !!  Left  !!  Notes
 
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| [[GWR RS38 | RS 38]] || 2&frac12; ton steam crane || 1947 || 1968|| 1978 || To Llangollen with match trucks DW38 / DW39.<ref>Stock Book 7</ref> Now at Swindon & Cricklade
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| [[GWR RS38 | RS 38]] || 2&frac12; ton steam crane || 1947 || 1968|| 1978 || To Llangollen with match trucks DW38 / DW39.<ref name=SB7>Stock Book 7</ref> Now at Swindon & Cricklade
 
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| [[GWR RS38 | DW 38]] || Match truck for RS 38 || 1917 || 1968|| 1978 || To Llangollen with RS38.
 
| [[GWR RS38 | DW 38]] || Match truck for RS 38 || 1917 || 1968|| 1978 || To Llangollen with RS38.
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|[[Cowans Sheldon 30-ton steam crane RS 1091 | 998520]] || Crane jib runner for RS 1091/30 || || 1977 || 2010 || Assumed scrapped with RS 1091/30   
 
|[[Cowans Sheldon 30-ton steam crane RS 1091 | 998520]] || Crane jib runner for RS 1091/30 || || 1977 || 2010 || Assumed scrapped with RS 1091/30   
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| [[BR 707261 Crane Runner | 707261]] || Ex Conflat 'A'. Formerly Crane Runner with [[GWR 446 6Ton Hand Crane | GWR 446]]. || 1957 || 1982|| 2021 || To Nene Valley Railway
 
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==Wickham Trolleys==
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!Number(s)!!Works no!!Type!!Engine!!Arrived!!Links!!Status / Notes
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|B198W (P2P)||?/?||Type 17A?||2 cylinder||Ex Northampton 28 Nov 1968||[https://www.rcts.org.uk/photographs/archive/380/CUL/CUL2965.jpg RCTS Photo] ||Cannibalised for spares<ref>SVR Stock Book Sixth Edition</ref>
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|PWM2827 (B190W)||Unknown/1949||Not recorded||4 cyl Ford ‘Popular’||Ex Worcester 3 Apr 1971 || ||
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|PWM3774 (B13W)||6653/1953||Not recorded||4 cyl Ford ‘Popular’||Ex Worcester 3 Apr 1971|| ||Listed as an unpowered trailer in 2006.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=363&highlight=6653 SVR-Online Forum]</ref> Whereabouts now unknown.
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|PWM2830 (B193M)||Unknown/1949||Not recorded||4 cyl Ford ‘Popular’||Ex Bilston 10 July 1971 || || Now at Royal Deeside Railway.<ref>[http://www.ontrackplant.com/otp/PWM2830 Ontrack Plant]</ref>
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|9032||8200?/Unknown||Type 27 Mk III ||4 cyl Ford ‘Anglia’||Ex Longtown (Army) 1977||[https://www.flickr.com/photos/71592768@N08/7157311136 Flickr photo] ||Still present in 1998.
 
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! Number !! Type !!  Arrived !! Left!! Notes
 
! Number !! Type !!  Arrived !! Left!! Notes
 
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|PWM 4025 || Matisa Leylander Tamper ||1971|| ? || Formerly based at Shrewsbury and used on the Severn Valley Branch from the 1950s until 1963.
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|PWM 4025 || Matisa Leylander Tamper ||1971|| ? || Formerly based at Shrewsbury and used on the Severn Valley Branch from the 1950s until 1963.<ref name=SB7/> Last used in the late 1970s?
 
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|TT65RD || Plassermatic Tamper<ref>SVR News 33</ref> || 1972 || 1979 || Broken up at Kidderminster in June 1999.<ref>SVR News 130</ref>
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|TT65RD || Plassermatic Tamper<ref>SVR News 33</ref> || 1972 || 1999 || Last used in the late 1970s? Broken up at Kidderminster in June 1999.<ref>SVR News 130</ref>
 
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|? || Plasser & Theurer Type 04 tamper<ref name=SVR94>SVR News 94</ref> <ref>SVR News 58</ref> ||1980 ||? || In use until the mid-90s. By the late '90s visiting tampers were being used instead.<ref>SVR News 123, 124, 129 etc</ref>  
 
|? || Plasser & Theurer Type 04 tamper<ref name=SVR94>SVR News 94</ref> <ref>SVR News 58</ref> ||1980 ||? || In use until the mid-90s. By the late '90s visiting tampers were being used instead.<ref>SVR News 123, 124, 129 etc</ref>  
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|?|||Lining machine ||1989 || ? || Received in semi-derelict condition, restored to use in 1989.<ref name=SVR94/> Still in use in 1994.<ref>SVR News 112</ref>
 
|?|||Lining machine ||1989 || ? || Received in semi-derelict condition, restored to use in 1989.<ref name=SVR94/> Still in use in 1994.<ref>SVR News 112</ref>
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|[[RU411 Plasser and Theurer UST 79 S universal tamping machine|RU411]]|| Plasser and Theurer UST 79 S universal tamping machine ||Circa 2011||2019 || The machine was owned by B&R Track Services. Around 2019 RU411 was sold and moved from the SVR.<ref>Bob Foster, Unofficial SVR Facebook, 31 July 2020</ref>
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Revision as of 20:59, 26 July 2021

An incomplete listing of cranes, Wickham trolleys and other miscellaneous items of rolling stock formerly resident on the SVRSevern Valley Railway.

Cranes and jib runners

Number Type Built Arrived Left Notes
RS 38 2½ ton steam crane 1947 1968 1978 To Llangollen with match trucks DW38 / DW39.[1] Now at Swindon & Cricklade
DW 38 Match truck for RS 38 1917 1968 1978 To Llangollen with RS38.
DW 39 Match truck for RS 38 1917 1968 1978 To Llangollen with RS38.
RS 1091/30 Cowans Sheldon 30-ton Steam Crane 1960 1977 2010 Cut up for scrap. Some parts retained for RS 1087/30 whose upper works carry this number
998520 Crane jib runner for RS 1091/30 1977 2010 Assumed scrapped with RS 1091/30
707261 Ex ConflatGWR telegraphic code signifying a flat wagon for containers 'A'. Formerly Crane Runner with GWR 446. 1957 1982 2021 To Nene Valley Railway

Wickham Trolleys

Number(s) Works no Type Engine Arrived Links Status / Notes
B198W (P2P) ?/? Type 17A? 2 cylinder Ex Northampton 28 Nov 1968 RCTS Photo Cannibalised for spares[2]
PWM2827 (B190W) Unknown/1949 Not recorded 4 cyl Ford ‘Popular’ Ex Worcester 3 Apr 1971
PWM3774 (B13W) 6653/1953 Not recorded 4 cyl Ford ‘Popular’ Ex Worcester 3 Apr 1971 Listed as an unpowered trailer in 2006.[3] Whereabouts now unknown.
PWM2830 (B193M) Unknown/1949 Not recorded 4 cyl Ford ‘Popular’ Ex Bilston 10 July 1971 Now at Royal Deeside Railway.[4]
9032 8200?/Unknown Type 27 Mk III 4 cyl Ford ‘Anglia’ Ex Longtown (Army) 1977 Flickr photo Still present in 1998.

On track plant

Number Type Arrived Left Notes
PWM 4025 Matisa Leylander Tamper 1971  ? Formerly based at Shrewsbury and used on the Severn Valley Branch from the 1950s until 1963.[1] Last used in the late 1970s?
TT65RD Plassermatic Tamper[5] 1972 1999 Last used in the late 1970s? Broken up at Kidderminster in June 1999.[6]
? Plasser & Theurer Type 04 tamper[7] [8] 1980 ? In use until the mid-90s. By the late '90s visiting tampers were being used instead.[9]
? Plasser & Theurer Type 04 tamper 1989 1994 Ex-Irish 5ft 3in gauge acquired for spares[7] and scrapped in 1994 after usable parts were salvaged.[10]
? Lining machine 1989  ? Received in semi-derelict condition, restored to use in 1989.[7] Still in use in 1994.[11]
RU411 Plasser and Theurer UST 79 S universal tamping machine Circa 2011 2019 The machine was owned by B&R Track Services. Around 2019 RU411 was sold and moved from the SVRSevern Valley Railway.[12]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Stock Book 7
  2. SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Sixth Edition
  3. SVR-Online Forum
  4. Ontrack Plant
  5. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 33
  6. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 130
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 SVRSevern Valley Railway News 94
  8. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 58
  9. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 123, 124, 129 etc
  10. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 111
  11. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 112
  12. Bob Foster, Unofficial SVRSevern Valley Railway Facebook, 31 July 2020