GWR 118 Tool/Riding Van

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

Links

118 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
SVR Association raffle November 2013

See also

List of goods wagons