GWR 112889 Mink 'G' Covered Goods Van
112889 was built at Swindon in 1931 to Diagram V22, Lot 1067. The majority of short wheelbase goods vans such as the 'MinkGWR telegraphic code signifying a covered goods van A' had a 10 ton or 12 ton capacity, although the individual loads they carried rarely made use of this. In a bid to improve economy, the GWRGreat Western Railway built a number of ‘MinkGWR telegraphic code signifying a covered goods van G’ 30 foot covered goods wagons with a 20 ton capacity and a 19ft 6in wheelbase. They were used to transport consolidated batches of loads from goods depots on overnight shuttles.
112889 spent the last 29 years of its life at Thisk in Yorkshire, on Internal Use with the P.W.Permanent Way Department. It was acquired by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund in 1993, arriving on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 21 May 1993. After arrival it was quickly restored into the GWRGreat Western Railway livery it now carries.
See Also
References
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th Edition
Links
112889 on www.gwr813.org
112889 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
