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89 is a GWR 4-wheel Riding and Dormitory Van<ref>SVR Stock Book</ref>.  In service these ran paired with 6-wheel Tool vans such as [[GWR 66 Breakdown Tool Van | GWR 66]], and were stationed at GWR loco sheds. The Tool and Riding Van pairs would be required to attend mishaps as fast as possible and were vacuum-braked to allow running at near express speeds.
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|caption    = GWR Riding and Dormitory Van 89
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|construc  = GWR Swindon
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|status    = Operational
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|wagno      = 89
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|othernos  = DW 89<ref name=RHRWS>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref>
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|lot        = 580
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|wagtype    = 4-w riding/dormitory van
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|built      = 1908
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}}89 is a GWR 4-wheel Riding and Dormitory Van.  In service these ran paired with 6-wheel Tool vans such as [[GWR 66 Breakdown Tool Van | GWR 66]], and were stationed at GWR loco sheds. The Tool and Riding Van pairs would be required to attend mishaps as fast as possible and were vacuum-braked to allow running at near express speeds.
  
89 was built at Swindon in 1908.  It arrived on the SVR from Worcester in January 1972, and is situated in Bewdley yard.
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89 was built at Swindon in 1908.  It arrived on the SVR from Worcester in January 1972,<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> and is situated in Bewdley yard.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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==References==
 
==References==
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey<br>
 
Severn Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition<br>
 
 
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Revision as of 15:49, 4 December 2018

GWRGreat Western Railway 89 Riding/Dormitory Van
GWR 89 20150320.jpg
GWRGreat Western Railway Riding and Dormitory Van 89
Built By GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon
Status Operational
Number 89
Other Numbers DW 89[1]
History
Built 1908
Lot 580
Type 4-w riding/dormitory van
Telegraphic code n/a
1972 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Goods Wagons

89 is a GWRGreat Western Railway 4-wheel Riding and Dormitory Van. In service these ran paired with 6-wheel Tool vans such as GWR 66, and were stationed at GWRGreat Western Railway loco sheds. The Tool and Riding Van pairs would be required to attend mishaps as fast as possible and were vacuum-braked to allow running at near express speeds.

89 was built at Swindon in 1908. It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Worcester in January 1972,[2] and is situated in Bewdley yard.

See also

List of goods wagons

References

  1. Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
  2. SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition

Links

89 on vintagecarriagestrust.org