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[[File: GW_542_20150426.jpg |thumb|200px|right| GWR Horse Box 542, now Highley Station Fund shop]]
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The body of GWR Horse Box 542 was grounded on the platform at [[Highley]] station before the line was bought by SVR. It has remained in place, and is now used as a bookshop by the [[Highley#Highley_Station_Fund|Highley Station Fund]].
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|image      = GW_542_20150426.jpg
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|caption    = GWR Horse Box 542, now Highley Station Fund shop
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|construc  = GWR Swindon
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|status    = Static use (body only)
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|wagno      = 542
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|diagram    = N4 (Coach diagram)
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|lot        = 437
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|wagtype    = 4-w Horse Box (HBY)
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|built      = 1888
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|years1    = 1930
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|events1    = Condemned
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}}'''GWR 4-wheeled horse box 542''' was built at Swindon in 1888 to Coach Diagram N4, Lot 437. It was condemned August 1930 and the body subsequently grounded on [[Highley]] platform.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> It was still in situ when the line was bought by SVR in 1970. It has remained in place since and is now used as a bookshop by the [[Highley#Highley_Station_Fund|Highley Station Fund]].  
  
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==Sources==
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In 2020 the Presentation Committee was exploring options for saving and possibly restoring it<ref>SVR News 211</ref>. Some preservation work has since been carried out as seen in the picture below.
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Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
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<gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">
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File:GW 542 20210604.jpg|Restoration in progress, June 2021
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==See also==
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[[Goods Wagons]]
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==References==
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==Links==
 
==Links==
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[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=74 GWR Horse Box 542 (body only) on vintagecarriagestrust.org]
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*[http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=74 GWR Horse Box 542 (body only) on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]
  
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==See also==
 
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[[Goods Wagons]]
 
  
 
[[Category:Carriage Type HBY]]
 
[[Category:Carriage Type HBY]]

Latest revision as of 14:18, 21 June 2021

GWRGreat Western Railway 542 Horse Box (body only)
GW 542 20150426.jpg
GWRGreat Western Railway Horse Box 542, now Highley Station Fund shop
Built By GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon
Status Static use (body only)
Number 542
History
Built 1888
Diagram N4 (Coach diagram)
Lot 437
Type 4-w Horse Box (HBY)
1930 Condemned

Goods Wagons

GWRGreat Western Railway 4-wheeled horse box 542 was built at Swindon in 1888 to Coach Diagram N4, Lot 437. It was condemned August 1930 and the body subsequently grounded on Highley platform.[1] It was still in situ when the line was bought by SVRSevern Valley Railway in 1970. It has remained in place since and is now used as a bookshop by the Highley Station Fund.

In 2020 the Presentation Committee was exploring options for saving and possibly restoring it[2]. Some preservation work has since been carried out as seen in the picture below.

  • Restoration in progress, June 2021

See also

Goods Wagons

References

  1. ↑ Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
  2. ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 211

Links

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