Esso Oil Tank Wagon 2686
From SVR Wiki
Private Owner Class B Oil Tank No 2686 was built in 1949 by Fairfield Bridge & Engineering of Chepstow for Esso. A Class B tank could be used for any form of oil except petrol, and this example has a 400 gallon capacity weighing 35 tons.
It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in August 1971 having been donated by Esso. Since arrival it has been used for water storage for firefighting purposes. It is seen photographed in the siding north of Highley in March 2015.
Sources
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Eighth Edition
Links
PO 2686 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
