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GWR Tool/Riding Van No 118 was built at Swindon in 1904.
 
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==Sources==
 
==Sources==
 
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey<br>
 
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey<br>
Severn Valley Railway Association
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Severn Valley Railway Association<br>
 
Photo: Gareth Price
 
Photo: Gareth Price
  

Revision as of 12:07, 18 May 2015

GWRGreat Western Railway 118 (Photo:Gareth Price)

GWRGreat Western Railway Tool/Riding Van No 118 was built at Swindon in 1904.

It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in May 1968. In November 2013 the SVRSevern 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.

Sources

Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
Severn Valley Railway Association
Photo: Gareth Price

Links

118 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
SVR Association raffle November 2013
Gareth Price Flickr

See also

List of goods wagons