GWR/BR 92080 Fruit D Van

GWRGreat Western Railway/BRBritish Rail or British Railways 92080 Fruit D Van
GWRGreat Western Railway/BRBritish Rail or British Railways Fruit D Wagon 92080
Built By	BRBritish Rail or British Railways Swindon
Status	Static use
Number	92080
Other Numbers	W92080
History
Built	1958
Diagram	805
Lot	30383
Type	4-w ventilated van
Telegraphic code	FRUIT D
1978	Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway
Goods Wagons

GWRGreat Western Railway/BRBritish Rail or British Railways 92080 Fruit D Van is a long wheelbase fruit van, one of around 13 survivors of the type of which four are preserved on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, the others being W3429, W3467 and W92090. A description of the type can be found on the W3429 page. 92080 was built by BRBritish Rail or British Railways at Swindon to Diagram 805 Lot 30383 based on a GWRGreat Western Railway design. The Fruit D vans were classified as Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS).

92080 was built at Swindon in 1958 and was originally electrically lit with power from an axle driven dynamo and chassis mounted batteries, similar to the system used on passenger coaches. It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 19 January 1978, having been donated to the 4150 Fund by two of the original shareholders with the intention of being used for storage of loco spares. It was restored to ENPARTS livery (a code used by GWRGreat Western Railway and BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) for vans carrying loco parts from the Swindon factory to loco sheds).

92080 is used as a stores van, mess room and workshop for GWR Large Prairie 4150.

See also

List of goods wagons

Links

• 92080 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line