GWRGreat Western Railway 542 Horse Box (body only)
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GWRGreat Western Railway Horse Box 542, now Highley Station Fund shop
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Built By |
GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon
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Status |
Static use (body only)
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Number |
542
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History
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Built |
1888
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Diagram |
N4 (Coach diagram)
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Lot |
437
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Type |
4-w Horse Box (HBY)
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1930 |
Condemned
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Goods Wagons
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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. Since then it has remained in place, and is now used as a bookshop by the
Highley Station Fund. As of 2020
[update] the Presentation Committee is exploring options for saving and possibly restoring it
[2].
See also
Goods Wagons
References
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 211
Links