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Add date on which the Wagon Department first became a separate department
[[File:GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon.jpg|thumb|200px|right|GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon waits it's turn for restoration outside the goods shed]]
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 restores and maintains wagons for use in the [[Demonstration Goods Train]]. It was first 'hived off' as a separate department in early 1982<brref>SVR News 64</ref>.
As of October 2015, the two 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 Gala]], while work is progressing on [[GWR 102691 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]].
==References==
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==See also==
[[Bewdley]]<br>
[[Bewdley Down Yard]]
