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The wagon was built by GRCW in 1944 for the War Department, hence the original telegraphic code 'Warwell'. Its registration number was WD(M) 1150, although the original wagon number is unknown.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref><ref name=SB9/>
Post-war, the wagon was allocated to the LNER where it received the number 314153. It was also converted to a 'Bogie Bolster B' by mounting raised bolsters in the well section. After service with BR(E), 314153 was sold for industrial use and ended its working life at the Patent Shaft Steel Works in Wednesbury.<ref name=SB9/><ref Name=SVR111>SVR News 111</ref> On arrival in preservation, it was fitted with rubber "dumb" buffers, thought to have been fitted whilst in service at Patent Shaft.<ref name=TWilmoreFB>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2360466988/permalink/10155026833791989/ T. Wilmore on SVR Unofficial Facebook Group], accessed 2017-10-18.</ref>
==Preservation==
314153 has continued in use as a boiler storage wagon at [[Bridgnorth]], as seen in the photograph outside [[Bridgnorth Loco Works#Boiler shop|Bridgnorth boiler shop]]. As evidenced by the coal stored on the wagon, it is occasionally used as an outdoor test bed for boilers, with live steam tests being required before boilers are and used in service.
==Gallery==
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File:43106 Boiler Test WD 314153 Rear.jpg|WD 314153 in use for a live steam test of [[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106|43106]]'s boiler (K. Wilkinson)
7802 Boiler Test WD 314153 Rear.jpg|Steam test of [[GWR 7802 Bradley Manor|7802 Bradley Manor]]'s boiler (R. Westwood)
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==See also==
