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7 plank wooden chassis mineral wagon No 223162 was built by the LNER at Darlington circa 1936-38 and later converted to an open wagon in 1941. The last user was the British Sugar Corporation at Foley Park, who donated it to the SVR in 1971. | 7 plank wooden chassis mineral wagon No 223162 was built by the LNER at Darlington circa 1936-38 and later converted to an open wagon in 1941. The last user was the British Sugar Corporation at Foley Park, who donated it to the SVR in 1971. | ||
| − | In 1973 it was painted in the fictitious private owner livery of ‘Ynisarwed, Swansea No 557’ for filming of the BBC series " | + | In 1973 it was painted in the fictitious private owner livery of ‘Ynisarwed, Swansea No 557’ for filming of the BBC series "[[Carrie's War]]". |
As of March 2015 it is on display in [[The Engine House]] at Highley, carrying the fictitious number 162 in the livery of the 'Highley Mining Company'. | As of March 2015 it is on display in [[The Engine House]] at Highley, carrying the fictitious number 162 in the livery of the 'Highley Mining Company'. | ||
Revision as of 21:53, 9 March 2015
7 plank wooden chassis mineral wagon No 223162 was built by the LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway at Darlington circa 1936-38 and later converted to an open wagon in 1941. The last user was the British Sugar Corporation at Foley Park, who donated it to the SVRSevern Valley Railway in 1971.
In 1973 it was painted in the fictitious private owner livery of ‘Ynisarwed, Swansea No 557’ for filming of the BBC series "Carrie's War".
As of March 2015 it is on display in The Engine House at Highley, carrying the fictitious number 162 in the livery of the 'Highley Mining Company'.
Sources
Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey (states build date as 1938)
SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Eighth Edition (states build date as 1936)
Links
223162 on vintagecarriagestrust.org
