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GWR 118 Tool/Riding Van

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[[File: {{Infobox wagon|image = GW_118_GarethPrice.jpg |thumb|300px|right| caption = GWR 118 (Gareth Price)]]|construc = GWR Swindon|status = |wagno = 118|othernos = DW 118<ref name=RHRWS>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref>|designed = |diagram = |lot = |wagtype = 4-w riding/dormitory van|telcode = n/a|brakes = |built = 1904|years1 = 1968|events1 = Arrived on SVR|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }}GWR Tool/Riding Van No 118 was built at Swindon in 1904.It is the SVR's only example of a short-wheelbase riding van. It had sleeping space for 4 people and could seat up to 20.<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>
It arrived on the SVR in May 1968from Stourbridge where it had been paired with [[GWR 112 Breakdown Tool Van]] which arrived at the same time. <ref name=SB9/>  In November 2013 the [[Severn Valley Railway Association]] announced a plan to convert this riding van into a type of flexible family-friendly volunteer overnight accommodation, and organised a raffle to raise funds for this.
==See also==
==References==
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey<brreferences/>
Severn Valley Railway Association<br>
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