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Number |
633023 |
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Type |
Originally prize cattle wagon |
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Year of Manufacture |
1888 |
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Builder |
GER Stratford |
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Owner |
M&GNJRS |
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Status |
Restored |
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Comments |
GER Passenger Train Cattle box built
1888 in 1908-1910 due to complaints from the farmers who wanted
a keeper to travel with the prize cattle, the GER built new
wagons and converted these to fish & fruit vans (ours was fruit)
withdrawn in 1928 and ended up at Kerdistone as part of the same
bungalow, that supplied the carriage now forming the "Homes from
railway carriages" exhibit at Holt education centre (Click Here).
The only items changed in the fruit van conversion was the
sliding feeding hatches 1ft square each side of the main doors
were blocked in (still visible inside but the exterior seems to
have had new boards fitted showing no trace) also the drop down
lower door was cut in half and bolted on to the two doors. As a
bungalow the side not shown in the photo was entirely removed
leaving three sides intact, and the wooden underframe.
History by John Watling of the
Great Eastern Railway Society
and photo of original as built condition
courtesy of
Loco Publishing Company
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Diary |
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July 2009 |
Initially the van will be placed on
a former PMV chassis and be stored. Work probably will
start next year on its restoration the existing side will stay
as LNER Fruit van the new side will be as built by the GER as a cattle
van. |
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Drawing |
Drawing of the wagon
(Click Here) from
John Watling of the GERS. |
