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|wagtype = Bogie Bolster Well Wagon
|capacity = 50 tons
|telcode = Warwell / Bogie Bolster B
|brakes =
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 finally underwent an overhaul in summer 1994. As well as being stripped and repainted, a number of mechanical issues present since arrival on the SVR were addressed. One of the bogies which had been fitted back to front was refitted correctly, enabling the hand brake to be made to work. The wagon was provided with a complete through vacuum pipe for possible future working on the line, although the brake cylinders were not connected. The overhaul also included the fitting of replacement axlebox covers and repairs to a cracked axlebox.<ref Name=SVR111/><ref>SVR News 113</ref>
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 certified for use in service. ==Gallery== <gallery>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)</gallery>
==See also==
==Links==
*[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7453 WD 314153 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]
