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[[File:Interior view of GWR 80982 Signal Dept Van55577 inside goods shed.jpg|thumb|200px300px|right|Interior view of GWR 80982 Signal Dept. Van.55577 under restoration at Bewdley in April 2016]][[File:GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon13154 outside goods shed.jpg|thumb|200px300px|right|GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon waits it's turn for 13154 under restoration outside the goods shedat Bewdley in May 2016]]
The Wagon Department, based in [[Bewdley Goods Shed]] and using [[GWR 80982 Signal Dept Van|GWR 80982 Signal Department Van]] as a mess room, is an independent part of [[Bewdley Carriage & Wagon Department]], which and restores and maintains wagons for use in the [[Demonstration Goods Train]]. It was first 'hived off' as a separate department in early 1982<ref>SVR News 64<br/ref>. ==Current projects include =={{As of|2020}}, the [[Rolling stock currently under restoration of |current projects]] are [[GWR 93045 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]], [[GWR 101961 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]], [[GWR 98480 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]] and [[GWR 105873 'Mica B' Refrigerated Meat Van]]. ==Previous restorations==The most recently restored vehicles are:* [[GWR 58725 Improvised Gunpowder Van]]and [[GWR 65620 'Vanfit' Covered Goods Van]], completed just in time for the 2015 [[Autumn Steam Gala]]* [[GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]], completed in early 2016* [[GWR 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]] completed in August 2016.* [[WD 55577 Brake Van (fictitious number)|WD 55577 Brake Van]] completed in September 2017.* [[GWR 39860 'Conflat' Container Wagon]] completed in July 2018.* [[GWR 143 Tool & Packing Van]] completed in July 2018.* [[LMS 730866 Goods Brake Van]] completed in September 2018.* [[GWR 2303 Fruit Van]] completed in February 2019.* [[SE&CR Open Goods Wagon 12522]] completed in March 2019* [[Regent Oil & Texaco 345 Aviation Fuel Tank Wagon]] completed in December 2019 Members of the Department were also involved in [[The LNER Carriage Group]]'s restoration of [[GWR 17410 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]], completed in June 2018. ==Wagon Review Group==In 2015 a [[Wagon Review Group]] was created to improve the storage and restoration facilities for the goods wagons. ==See also==*[[Bewdley]]*[[Bewdley Down Yard]]*[[Rolling stock currently under restoration]]*[[Goods Wagons]] ==References==<references /> ==Links==*[http://www.svrwagons.uk/news.html Wagon Department website]

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