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Box van 785169
Matthew Harris

BR Box Van B785169

Previously Army number WG4169 this is 4 wheeled ventilated Box Van. Many of this type of wagon were built, this example was built by BR Derby Works to diagram 1/208 in Lot number 3398 in 1961.

There has been no information forthcoming on its Lot number, when built or indeed whether it was even owned by BR.

There has been extensive repaneling of one of the sides and the associated set of doors over recent months.

To enable it to look prototypical in demonstration S&D freight trains,  following some research the Trust has decided to renumber it within a range that was used by BR for this vehicle diagram and retaining its last 3 digits from its Army number.

This vehicle was one of the first arrivals on the S&D since the track was removed from the station in 1969 and was transported from Yeovil in 2005. It is owned by the Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust.

4w Box Van 4169 2
Barrie Papworth

4w Box Van 4169

To be renumbered to B785169 from its Army number WG4069 this is 4 wheeled ventilated van. Many of this type of wagon were built but this example was to BR diagram 1/224 and was constructed by Pressed Steel in 1961. There has been no information forthcoming on its Lot number, or whether it was even owned by BR. To enable it to look prototypical in demonstration freight trains following some research the Trust has decided to renumber it within a range that were used by BR for this vehicle diagram and retaining its last 3 digits from its Army number.

This vehicle was one of the firsts arrivals on the S&D since the track was removed from the station in 1969 and was transported from Yeovil in 2005. 

There has been extensive repanelling of one of the sides and the associated set of doors over recent months.