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| − | GWR 80684 is a 10-ton ballast wagon and was built at Swindon in 1936 to Diagram P15, Lot 1215. It finished its working life with BR(W) at Swindon, having been fitted with a new floor by BR shortly before decommissioning. | + | |image = GWR 80684 Ballast Wagon.jpg |
| + | |caption = GWR 80684 Ballast Wagon | ||
| + | |construc = GWR Swindon | ||
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| + | |wagno = 80684 | ||
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| + | |designed = | ||
| + | |diagram = P15 | ||
| + | |lot = 1215 | ||
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| + | |telcode = STARFISH (BR) | ||
| + | |topscode = ZAO | ||
| + | |brakes = | ||
| + | |built = 1936 | ||
| + | |years1 = 1984 | ||
| + | |events1 = Arrived on SVR | ||
| + | |years2 = 1985 | ||
| + | |events2 = Appeared on the main line | ||
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| + | }}GWR 80684 is a 10-ton ballast wagon and was built at Swindon in 1936-37 to Diagram P15, Lot 1215. It finished its working life with BR(W) at Swindon, having been fitted with a new floor by BR shortly before decommissioning.<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> Having been condemned there, it was purchased by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] but was then 'lost', turning up in use in an engineering train at Gloucester several months later.<ref name=SVR155>SVR News 155</ref> | ||
| − | 80684 arrived on the SVR in April 1984 as one of four acquired at the time for P.W. work. It is owned by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]]. | + | 80684 arrived on the SVR in April 1984 as one of four acquired at the time for P.W. work.<ref name=SB9/> It appeared on the main line in 1985 as part of the [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Wagons used on the main line in preservation| GW 150 demonstration freight train]] which ran to Newport behind [[2857|GWR freight loco 2857]].<ref>SVR News 78</ref> |
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| + | It received an overhaul in 2006 having been stopped with damage to the axlebox casting, an issue common to these wagons as described in the article on sister wagon [[GWR 80603 Ballast Wagon|80603]]. Storage of locomotive ash had resulted in corrosion to the steel body, so repairs to the corner uprights and end panels were also carried out.<ref name=SVR155/> A new floor was also welded in, and the wagon returned to P. Way use in February 2007.<ref>SVR News 163</ref> | ||
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| + | It is owned by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]]. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Revision as of 16:28, 14 December 2018
| GWRGreat Western Railway 80684 Ballast Wagon | |
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 GWRGreat Western Railway 80684 Ballast Wagon | |
| Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
| Number | 80684 |
| History | |
| Built | 1936 |
| Diagram | P15 |
| Lot | 1215 |
| Telegraphic code | STARFISH (BRBritish Rail or British Railways) |
| TOPS code | ZAO |
| 1984 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
| 1985 | Appeared on the main line |
80684 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in April 1984 as one of four acquired at the time for P.W.Permanent Way work.[1] It appeared on the main line in 1985 as part of the GW 150 demonstration freight train which ran to Newport behind GWR freight loco 2857.[3]
It received an overhaul in 2006 having been stopped with damage to the axlebox casting, an issue common to these wagons as described in the article on sister wagon 80603. Storage of locomotive ash had resulted in corrosion to the steel body, so repairs to the corner uprights and end panels were also carried out.[2] A new floor was also welded in, and the wagon returned to P. Way use in February 2007.[4]
It is owned by The GWR 813 Preservation Fund.
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway News 155
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 78
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 163
Links
80684 on www.gwr813.org
80684 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
