WD 4607 'Rectank' Tank Carrier Wagon

WD 4607 'Rectank' Tank Carrier Wagon
WD Rectank Tank Carrier 4607
Built By	L&YR Horwich
Status	In service
Number	WGC 4607
History
Built	1918
Type	Bogie flat wagon
Capacity	35 tons
Telegraphic code	RECTANK
1994	Arrived on the SVR
Goods Wagons

This bogie flat wagon was designed by the War Department as a tank transporter and built on their behalf in 1918 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway at their Horwich works. This class of wagon had a 35 ton capacity and was known by the telegraphic code 'RECTANK'. It saw service with the L&YR which became part of the LMS in 1923.

It was acquired by SVR(H) and arrived at the SVR in September 1994 direct from military use at Kineton, carrying the Army identity WGC 4607, and bearing a large water tank. Shortly after arrival a bent drawbar was straightened and the mountings for the water tank removed. It has since been used by the SVR for carrying rails and other heavy loads, and was photographed alongside Kidderminster Carriage Shed in April 2015.

See also

List of goods wagons

Links

• WD 4607 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line