Other rolling stock visiting the SVR

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This page gives details of miscellaneous items of rolling stock that have visited the SVR. Listing is incomplete.

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2007

  • Track Gopher: Provided on loan by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway to help recover from the 2007 storm damage.[1]


2017

  • DR 73913: Plasser and Theurer Switch and Crossing Tamper. Property of Colas rail, the tamper was used in the relaying of a section of track near Waterworks Crossing.
  • 6224: Matisa R7 Ballast Regulator. Owned by B&R Track Services. A Ballast Regulator is used to sweep excess ballast from the track.
  • GBRf biomass hoppers: Five GBRf biomass hoppers visited the SVR during July for PR purposes. The hoppers, which are normally used for transporting biomass such as wood pellets to power stations, were numbers 83 70 6955 326-6, 83 70 6955 342-3, 37 70 6955 222-4, 37 70 6955 251-3 and 37 70 6955 272-9 (pictured).

See also

References

  1. Picture in SVR News 159, Autumn 2007

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