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DB 997623 was built circa 1951<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref>-1952<ref>SVR Stock Book</ref> at Swindon. It arrived on the SVR in December 1990 from Southall, then owned by Mr J J Smith. | DB 997623 was built circa 1951<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref>-1952<ref>SVR Stock Book</ref> at Swindon. It arrived on the SVR in December 1990 from Southall, then owned by Mr J J Smith. | ||
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| + | DB 997623 is only 45 feet long, which limits its ability to carry rails compared to the SVR's other 60' long bogie bolsters, [[GWR 60841 Bogie Bolster | 60841]] & [[BR 996730 Rail Carrier | 996730]] | ||
It was photographed at Bewdley in August 2015. | It was photographed at Bewdley in August 2015. | ||
Revision as of 20:23, 4 October 2015
DB 997623 is the SVRSevern Valley Railway’s only example of a “Prawn” bogie bolster. The type was based on the GWRGreat Western Railway “MacawGWR telegraphic code signifying a timber truck” bogie bolster, and was used by BRBritish Rail or British Railways’s Signal and Telegraph Department for the carrying of telegraph poles and signal posts.
DB 997623 was built circa 1951[1]-1952[2] at Swindon. It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in December 1990 from Southall, then owned by Mr J J Smith.
DB 997623 is only 45 feet long, which limits its ability to carry rails compared to the SVRSevern Valley Railway's other 60' long bogie bolsters, 60841 & 996730
It was photographed at Bewdley in August 2015.
Sources
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
Links
BR DB 997623 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
