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==Preservation==
 
==Preservation==
The van spent some years at Tyseley (formerly Birmingham Railway Museum).<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> It arrived on the SVR on 18 February 2019, having been acquired by [[Kidderminster Railway Museum|The Kidderminster Railway Museum Trust]] as a long term restoration project.<ref>[https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/rolling-stock-movements.7891/page-21 National Preservation Forum]</ref> {{As of|2020|09}} one set of end panels have been removed.
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The van spent some years at Tyseley (formerly Birmingham Railway Museum).<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> It arrived on the SVR on 18 February 2019, having been acquired by [[Kidderminster Railway Museum|The Kidderminster Railway Museum Trust]] as a long term restoration project.<ref>[https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/rolling-stock-movements.7891/page-21 National Preservation Forum]</ref> {{As of|2022|10}} one set of end panels have been replaced and scaffolding is erected.
 
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GWR_14984_20190220.jpg|Shortly after arrival, February 2019
 
GWR_14984_20190220.jpg|Shortly after arrival, February 2019
 
GWR 14984 20200912.jpg|Work in progress, September 2020
 
GWR 14984 20200912.jpg|Work in progress, September 2020
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GWR_14984_Workshop_Van_(Signal_Dept)_30th_October_2022.jpeg|Work in progress, October 2022
 
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==See also==
 
==See also==

Latest revision as of 20:03, 30 October 2022

GWRGreat Western Railway 14984 Workshop Van (Signal Dept)
GWR 14984 20191027.jpg
GWRGreat Western Railway Workshop Van 14984
Built By GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon
Status Awaiting restoration
Number 14984
History
Built 1902
Diagram CC3
Lot 453
Type 6-w Workshop van
Capacity 8 tons
Telegraphic code n/a
2019 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Goods Wagons

GWRGreat Western Railway 14984 Workshop Van (Signal Dept) is an iron-bodied 6-wheeled workshop van, built for the GWRGreat Western Railway Signal Department.

Service

14983 was built in 1902 to Diagram CC.3, Lot 453.[1] 22 of these vans were built between 1902 and 1912, the design being based on the Iron MinkGWR telegraphic code signifying a covered goods van of the period but with a 6-wheel configuration and 24ft 6in body. It included windows in the sides and ends and skylights in the roof. Internally it was fitted with oil lamps and equipped with work benches and lockers[2].

Preservation

The van spent some years at Tyseley (formerly Birmingham Railway Museum).[3] It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 18 February 2019, having been acquired by The Kidderminster Railway Museum Trust as a long term restoration project.[4] As of October 2022 one set of end panels have been replaced and scaffolding is erected.

See also

List of goods wagons

References

  1. Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013) p. 39
  2. Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013) pp. 490-492
  3. Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
  4. National Preservation Forum

Links