GWR 37150 Covered Goods Van (body only)

GWRGreat Western Railway 37150 Covered Goods Van (body only)
GWRGreat Western Railway 37150
Built By	GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon
Status	Static use (body only)
Number	37150
History
Built	1892
Type	4-w non-ventilated van
2014	Arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway
Goods Wagons

The grounded body of this GWRGreat Western Railway wooden framed Covered Goods Van can be seen on the bay platform at Kidderminster, having previously been located at the West Somerset Railway It was built circa 1892 at Swindon.

Since arrival at the SVRSevern Valley Railway in 2014, the van body has been cosmetically restored with the assistance of the Friends of Kidderminster Town Station. The Friends project page notes that although grounded van bodies were normally painted black, 37150 has been painted in GWRGreat Western Railway brown with the agreement of the owners in order to highlight its original identity.

The van body is owned by the GWR 813 Preservation Fund.

See also

List of goods wagons

Links

37150 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
37150 on GWR813.org