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The 1939 GWR Telegraph Code Book included the following introduction: ''To facilitate the transmission of Telegraph Messages, a code of Phrases in common use in telegrams sent on the Company’s business has been prepared, each phrase being represented by a distinctive word, and that word only to be sent instead of the complete phrase which it represents''.<ref name=ABT>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013)]] p. 9.</ref>
Codes were used for all sorts of administrative matters, for example LIMA meant "can you spare a horse for a few days". However it is the codes used to describe types of carriage and wagon that are still used on the SVR today. Some carriage and [[:Category:Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS)|Brown Vehicle ]] types and most wagon types were assigned telegraph codes, although engineers’ vehicles were usually not. Wagon codes often had a suffix letter added to distinguish variants within a particular type, eg LORIOT A, LORIOT B etc. Frequently the code would be painted on the wagon, although this was not done on the most common types such as OPEN and MINK.<ref name=ABT/>
The following examples of rolling stock on the SVR were assigned GWR telegraph codes:
|CONFLAT ||Flat wagon for containers||[[GWR 39860 'Conflat' Container Wagon|39860]]|| Diagram H (Flat wagons)
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|FRUIT ||Fruit van||[[GWR 2303 Fruit Van | 2303]], [[GWR 2424 Fruit Van | 2424]], [[GWR 2815 Fruit C Van | 2815]], [[GWR 3429 Fruit D Van | 3429]], [[GWR 3467 Fruit D Van | 3467 ]], [[GWR/BR 92080Fruit D Van | 92080]], [[GWR/BR 92090Fruit D Van | 92090]], [[GWR 134290 Fruit A Van | 134290 ]] ||Diagram Y (Fruit vans)
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|GANE ||Wagons||[[GWR 60841 Bogie Bolster|60841]], [[BR 996730 Rail Carrier|996730]] (BR)|| Diagram J (Rail and timber bolster wagons)
|MICA ||Meat van||[[ GWR 105873 'Mica B' Refrigerated Meat Van|105873]]||Diagram X (Meat vans)
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|MINK ||Covered goods wagon||[[GWR 93016Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van | 93016]], [[GWR 93045 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van | 93045]], [[GWR 95353 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van | 95353]], [[GWR 101961Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van | 101961]], [[GWR 103592Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van | 103592]], [[GWR 104621Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van | 104621]], [[GWR 112889 Mink 'G' Covered Goods Van | 112889]]|| Diagram V (Covered goods and grain wagons)
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|MOGO ||Covered goods van for one motor car||[[ GWR 65801 Mogo Van|65801]]|| Diagram G (Flat and well wagons for carrying road vehicles, covered vehicle trucks etc)
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|OPEN ||Open wagon||[[GWR 131545 plank Open Goods Wagon | 13154]], [[GWR 14428Open Wagon (Signal Dept) | 14428]], [[GWR 251905 plank Open Goods Wagon | 25190]], [[GWR 412774 plank Open Goods Wagon | 41277]], [[GWR 973985 plank Open Goods Wagon | 97398]], [[GWR 984805 plank Open Goods Wagon | 98480]], [[GWR 99965 Open 'C' Goods Wagon | 99965]], [[GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon | 102691]], [[GWR 108085 5 plank Open Goods Wagon | 108085 ]] || Diagram O (Open wagons)
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|SIPHON ||Milk Van||[[GWR 1257 Siphon G Bogie Milk Van | 1257]] , [[GWR 2926 Siphon G Bogie Milk Van | 2926]]|| Coach Diagram O(Milk vans)
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|SNAKE || Passenger Brake || [[GWR 261 Toplight 'Snake C' Passenger Brake | 261]] , [[GWR 1145 Toplight 'Snake C' Passenger Brake | 1145]] || Coach Diagram K(Brake vans)
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|TOAD ||20 Ton brake van||[[GWR 17410'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van | 17410]], [[GWR 68501, 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van | 68501]] || Diagram AA (Brake vans)
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|VANFIT ||Covered goods van||[[GWR 65620 'Vanfit' Covered Goods Van | 65620]]|| Diagram V (Covered goods and grain wagons)
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Locomotive Department wagons such as [[GWR 83831 Loco Coal Wagon|83831]] were identified by a large 'LOCO' painted on the sides, although LOCO did not appear in the GWR telegraph code list.
==War Department telegraph codes==
==BR Era Telegraph Codes==
Examples of codes from this era are:
==See also==
