GWR W 17908 Goods Brake Van built 1913

GWR W 17908 Goods Brake Van built 1913

GWR W 17908 Goods Brake Van built 1913
GWR W 17908 Goods Brake Van built 1913

 

Present Location Bluebell
County Location East Sussex
Designed For GWR
Built by GWR
Where built Swindon
General type 4w Brake Van
Specific type Toad
First Number 17908
Present Number W 17908
Other numbers No. 6
TOPS code CAO
Diagram number AA13
Lot number 757
Status Restored
Capacity (tons) 20
Operating Yes
Stored In the open
Number of Wheels 4
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheelbase 16 ft
Rarity Several
Notes Sold 1959 to "Oxfordshire Ironstone Company" for internal use at their quarry near Banbury. Sold to the "Southern Locomotive Preservation Company" in 1967 & moved to the Longmoor Military Railway. Moved to Bluebell 01/10/1971.
Inspected by Steve West
Date of Inspection 08/08/2015
Photo by Steve West
Photo Date 08/08/2015
Date Record Last Updated 01/08/2020

 
 
 

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