GWR 134290 Fruit A Van

GWRGreat Western Railway Fruit A Van 134290

134290 is a 10 ton ‘Fruit A’ Van, built at Swindon circa 1937-38.

The van was awaiting scrapping at BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. in 1970 when purchased by an SVRSevern Valley Railway member. It was initially used as a stores van but later overhauled in 1989.

It is photographed at Bewdley.

Sources

Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey (states build date as 1937)
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Eighth Edition (states build date as 1938)

Links

134290 on vintagecarriagestrust.org

See also

List of goods wagons