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Private Owner Class B Aviation Fuel Tank No 431 was built by Powell Duffryn in 1961 for Regent Oil, and was later used by Texaco as number TEX 47881.  It was used in trains for transporting aviation fuel from Edinburgh to Prestwick Airport, for which it was given BR Registration Number BR(W) 457.
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|caption    = Regent Oil & Texaco Wagon 431
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|wagtype    = 4w Class B Aviation Fuel Tank
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|capacity  = 22 tons<ref name=RHRWS>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref>
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|topscode  = TSV
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|brakes    = Vacuum
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|built      = 1961
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|years1    = 1984
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}}In 1960, following on from an earlier Esso example, the Regent Oil Company introduced Private Owner Class B Vacuum braked tank wagons to a similar design with auxilliary suspension and bottom discharge. 92 were built by Chas Roberts and 50 by Powell Duffryn.<ref>[https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/texaco Paul Bartlett's photographs] (Retrieved 1 January 2019)</ref><ref name=RHRWS/> This example, Class B Aviation Fuel Tank No 431 was built by Powell Duffryn in 1961 and is now a unique vehicle.<ref name=RHRWS/>
  
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It arrived on the SVR in July 1984, and has been used to store water for firefighting.  It is seen in Texaco livery at Bewdley in March 2015.
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==Service==
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The tank was used by Regent Oil, which was re-branded as Texaco Ltd in 1967.<ref>[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Regent_Oil_Co Grace's Guide]</ref> While used by Texaco, it was allocated TOPS number TEX 47881.  Its final duty was in freight trains carrying aviation fuel from Edinburgh to Prestwick Airport for which it carried the registration number BR(W) 457<ref name=RHRWS/><ref  name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>.
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==Preservation==
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It arrived on the SVR with a Chas Roberts-built example [[Regent Oil & Texaco 345 Aviation Fuel Tank Wagon|345]] from Cardiff on 23 July 1984 having been acquired by Don Wilcox, and restored to all-over silver Texaco livery. Original plans to store diesel fuel were shelved and it has instead been used to store water for firefighting.<ref name=SB9/> It is seen at [[Bewdley]] in March 2015.
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==See also==
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[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]<br>
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[[Regent Oil & Texaco 345 Aviation Fuel Tank Wagon]]
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==References==
  
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==Sources==
 
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Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey<br>
 
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Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition<br>
 
 
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==Links==
 
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[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9668 PO 431 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
 
[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9668 PO 431 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
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==See also==
 
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[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]
 

Revision as of 19:15, 1 January 2019

Regent Oil & Texaco 431 Aviation Fuel Tank Wagon
PO 431 20150320.jpg
Regent Oil & Texaco Wagon 431
Built By Powell Duffryn
Number 431
Other Numbers Regent 431, TEX 47881, BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) 457
History
Built 1961
Diagram 6/020
Type 4w Class B Aviation Fuel Tank
Capacity 22 tons[1]
TOPS code TSV
Brakes Vacuum
1984 Entered preservation on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Goods Wagons

In 1960, following on from an earlier Esso example, the Regent Oil Company introduced Private Owner Class B Vacuum braked tank wagons to a similar design with auxilliary suspension and bottom discharge. 92 were built by Chas Roberts and 50 by Powell Duffryn.[2][1] This example, Class B Aviation Fuel Tank No 431 was built by Powell Duffryn in 1961 and is now a unique vehicle.[1]

Service

The tank was used by Regent Oil, which was re-branded as Texaco Ltd in 1967.[3] While used by Texaco, it was allocated TOPSTotal Operations Processing System, an American computer system adopted by BR from the late 1960s to number and manage rolling stock. number TEX 47881. Its final duty was in freight trains carrying aviation fuel from Edinburgh to Prestwick Airport for which it carried the registration number BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) 457[1][4].

Preservation

It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway with a Chas Roberts-built example 345 from Cardiff on 23 July 1984 having been acquired by Don Wilcox, and restored to all-over silver Texaco livery. Original plans to store diesel fuel were shelved and it has instead been used to store water for firefighting.[4] It is seen at Bewdley in March 2015.

See also

List of goods wagons
Regent Oil & Texaco 345 Aviation Fuel Tank Wagon

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
  2. ↑ Paul Bartlett's photographs (Retrieved 1 January 2019)
  3. ↑ Grace's Guide
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition

Links

PO 431 on vintagecarriagestrust.org

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