Other rolling stock formerly resident on the SVR
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An incomplete listing of cranes, Wickham trollies 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 |
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. |
| TT65RD | Plassermatic Tamper[2] | 1972 | 1979 | Broken up at Kidderminster in June 1999.[3] |
| ? | Plasser & Theurer Type 04 tamper[4] [5] | 1980 | ? | In use until the mid-90s. By the late '90s visiting tampers were being used instead.[6] |
| ? | Plasser & Theurer Type 04 tamper | 1989 | 1994 | Ex-Irish 5ft 3in gauge acquired for spares[4] and scrapped in 1994 after usable parts were salvaged.[7] |
| ? | Lining machine | 1989 | ? | Received in semi-derelict condition, restored to use in 1989.[4] Still in use in 1994.[8] |
