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| − | + | |image = Gareth Price 20.7.17.jpg | |
| + | |caption = 991124 at [[Bridgnorth]] in July 2017 (Gareth Price) | ||
| + | |construc = BR Swindon | ||
| + | |status = Operational | ||
| + | |wagno = DB991124 | ||
| + | |othernos = | ||
| + | |designed = | ||
| + | |diagram = 1/568 | ||
| + | |lot = 2091 | ||
| + | |wagtype = 4-wheel ballast wagon | ||
| + | |telcode = TUNNY | ||
| + | |topscode = ZCO | ||
| + | |brakes = | ||
| + | |built = 1950 | ||
| + | |years1 = 1990 | ||
| + | |events1 = Arrived on SVR | ||
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| + | |events3 = Overhauled | ||
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| + | }}This BR 'Tunny' Ballast Wagon ([[TOPS code]] ZCO) is identical to the final design of GWR 20 ton all-steel ballast wagon (Diagram P23 of 1925). It had 3 doors per side and a 20 ton capacity. BR Civil Engineers wagons were commonly given ‘fish’ telegraph codes, with Tunny being a member of the Tuna family<ref name=Larkin>[[Bibliography#Other References|Larkin Vol 1 (2011)]] p.12.</ref>. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Service and preservation== |
| − | DB | + | DB991124 (the DB prefix indicating a Departmental vehicle of BR origin) was part of a single batch of 120 of these wagons built by BR at Swindon between December 1949 and August 1950. <ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>. |
| − | + | It arrived on the SVR in December 1990 from Southall, London, owned by Mr J J Smith.<ref name=SB9/> It was regularly used by the P-Way department as a spoil carrier, although by 2012 it was stored in [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]].<ref>Gareth Price Photo</ref> In 2017 it was photographed at Bridgnorth. | |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | [https://www.flickr.com/photos/svr_enthusiast/6867272746/ Gareth Price photo in [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]] in March 2012 on Flickr] | + | *[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9638 991124 on Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey] |
| + | *[https://www.flickr.com/photos/svr_enthusiast/6867272746/ Gareth Price photo in [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]] in March 2012 on Flickr] | ||
Revision as of 15:11, 5 September 2018
| BRBritish Rail or British Railways 991124 'Tunny' Ballast Wagon | |
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 991124 at Bridgnorth in July 2017 (Gareth Price) | |
| Built By | BRBritish Rail or British Railways Swindon |
| Status | Operational |
| Number | DB991124 |
| History | |
| Built | 1950 |
| Diagram | 1/568 |
| Lot | 2091 |
| Type | 4-wheel ballast wagon |
| Telegraphic code | TUNNY |
| TOPS code | ZCO |
| 1990 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
Service and preservation
DB991124 (the DB prefix indicating a DepartmentalRolling stock used for the railway’s own functions (engineering etc.) rather than for general passenger or goods traffic. vehicle of BRBritish Rail or British Railways origin) was part of a single batch of 120 of these wagons built by BRBritish Rail or British Railways at Swindon between December 1949 and August 1950. [2].
It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in December 1990 from Southall, London, owned by Mr J J Smith.[2] It was regularly used by the P-Way department as a spoil carrier, although by 2012 it was stored in Kidderminster Carriage Shed.[3] In 2017 it was photographed at Bridgnorth.
See also
References
- ↑ Larkin Vol 1 (2011) p.12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
- ↑ Gareth Price Photo
