BR 901010 Weltrol MV

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BRBritish Rail or British Railways 901010 WeltrolTelegraphic code signifying a Well Trolley MV
42968 boiler on 901010.JPG
901010 carrying 42968's boiler at Bridgnorth in May 2016
Built By Head, Wrightson
Status Operational
Number B 901010
History
Built 1952
Diagram 2/731
Lot 2360
Type Bogie well trolley
Capacity 40 tons
Brakes Unfitted
1990 Arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway

Goods Wagons

BRBritish Rail or British Railways WeltrolTelegraphic code signifying a Well Trolley MV Well Trolley 901010 at Bridgnorth in 2015
This BRBritish Rail or British Railways Well Trolley (‘WeltrolTelegraphic code signifying a Well Trolley MV’) was built by Head, Wrightson in 1952 to Diagram 2/731, Lot 2360.[1] It was based on an LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway design and has a 40 ton capacity but a short 26ft wheelbase giving only a 15ft length for the load which is carried on a steel floor.[2]

Much of its working life was spent carrying a caterpillar tracked earthmover at Nechells Power Station, Washwood Heath. After being condemned it was transferred to Willsden, from where it was acquired by Mr. J.J. Smith in 1990, arriving 6 November of that year.[2] On arrival on the SVRSevern Valley Railway it was placed into immediate use with the P. Way Department. It subsequently received a repaint with the intention of being used in the 1992 Freight Weekend, but unfortunately failed a pads exam at 9 pm on the eve of the event, resulting in a 2 hour shunt to remove it from the formation.[3] It has subsequently served mainly as a boiler carrier at Bridgnorth, in which role it was photographed in 2015 and 2016.

The Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey suggests that 901010 is the only survivor of the 9 WeltrolTelegraphic code signifying a Well Trolley MVs built to Diagram 731 and therefore unique in preservation,[4] the other MVs being to a later diagram.

See also

List of goods wagons

References

  1. Rowland (1996) App. 4.
  2. 2.0 2.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 107
  4. Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey

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