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+ | |caption = LMS Brake Van 730866 at Bewdley (2015) | ||
+ | |construc = LMS Derby | ||
+ | |status = Operational | ||
+ | |wagno = 730866 | ||
+ | |othernos = DM 730866 | ||
+ | |designed = | ||
+ | |diagram = D2036 | ||
+ | |lot = 1278 | ||
+ | |wagtype = 20T Brake Van | ||
+ | |telcode = CAP (TOPS) | ||
+ | |brakes = Through piped | ||
+ | |built = 1940 | ||
+ | |years1 = 1990 | ||
+ | |events1 = Entered preservation on SVR | ||
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+ | }}730866 is an LMS 20 ton Brake Van. It is 24ft long with a 16ft wheelbase, and is one of 2,653 similar vehicles built between 1933 and 1947. It is not fitted with a vacuum brake, but has a through vacuum pipe for working with other fitted vehicles.<ref name=2857org>2857.org.uk</ref> | ||
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+ | 730866 was built at Derby in 1940 as Lot 1278 to Diagram D2036.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref>. It also saw Departmental use, having carried the number DM 760866. Its working life ended at Radyr in south Wales. <ref name=2857org/> | ||
− | == | + | ==Preservation== |
− | + | Owning group the [[The 2857 Society | 2857 Society]] decided to purchase an LMS Brake Van and inspected a number before identifying 730866 as an example in good condition. It was purchased from BR for £800 and moved from Radyr by rail to the C&W Maintenance shops at Cathays, near Cardiff. From there it was transported by road to the SVR, arriving at Kidderminster on 17 February 1990.<ref>SVR News 95 and 2857.org.uk (SVR Stock Book and RHR Wagon Survey state 17 March)</ref> | |
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+ | After arrival, 730866 was restored and repainted in LMS brown livery. It saw use in the SVR ‘Steam School’ during the 1990s, although this ended when it became a requirement to use a vacuum brake fitted vehicle. However it remains in working order and is used regularly in works trains. It has also been used to give brake van rides at galas and special events. | ||
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+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | [[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]] | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
+ | <references/> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7465 730866 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | [http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7465 730866 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br> | ||
[http://www.2857.org.uk/2857_lms_brake_van.html 730866 on 2857.org.uk] | [http://www.2857.org.uk/2857_lms_brake_van.html 730866 on 2857.org.uk] | ||
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[[Category:Brake vans]] | [[Category:Brake vans]] | ||
[[Category:Featured articles]] | [[Category:Featured articles]] |
Revision as of 16:16, 7 August 2017
LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway 730866 Goods Brake Van | |
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LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Brake Van 730866 at Bewdley (2015) | |
Built By | LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Derby |
Status | Operational |
Number | 730866 |
Other Numbers | DM 730866 |
History | |
Built | 1940 |
Diagram | D2036 |
Lot | 1278 |
Type | 20T Brake Van |
Telegraphic code | CAP (TOPSTotal Operations Processing System, an American computer system adopted by BR from the late 1960s to number and manage rolling stock.) |
Brakes | Through piped |
1990 | Entered preservation on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
Contents
Service
730866 was built at Derby in 1940 as Lot 1278 to Diagram D2036.[2]. It also saw DepartmentalRolling stock used for the railway’s own functions (engineering etc.) rather than for general passenger or goods traffic. use, having carried the number DM 760866. Its working life ended at Radyr in south Wales. [1]
Preservation
Owning group the 2857 Society decided to purchase an LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Brake Van and inspected a number before identifying 730866 as an example in good condition. It was purchased from BRBritish Rail or British Railways for £800 and moved from Radyr by rail to the C&WCarriage & Wagon Maintenance shops at Cathays, near Cardiff. From there it was transported by road to the SVRSevern Valley Railway, arriving at Kidderminster on 17 February 1990.[3]
After arrival, 730866 was restored and repainted in LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway brown livery. It saw use in the SVRSevern Valley Railway ‘Steam School’ during the 1990s, although this ended when it became a requirement to use a vacuum brake fitted vehicle. However it remains in working order and is used regularly in works trains. It has also been used to give brake van rides at galas and special events.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2857.org.uk
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 95 and 2857.org.uk (SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book and RHR Wagon Survey state 17 March)