GWR 2617 'Bloater' Fish Van built 1923

GWR 2617 'Bloater' Fish Van built 1923

GWR 2617 'Bloater' Fish Van built 1923
GWR 2617 'Bloater' Fish Van built 1923

 

Present Location Barry Tourist Railway
County Location Vale of Glamorgan
Designed For GWR
Build Location Swindon
Diagram number S9
Lot number 1307
Type FVY
First Number 2617
Later Numbers DW150267
Present Number None
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4 wheel
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes 'Bloater', ex Pooley van, P 1981, on Dean Forest Railway until pre-1996. Then at Tintern Old Station; to Winchcombe (Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway) by 11/09; back to Tintern Parva Station by 03/10. By 11/20: moved to Barry Tourist Railway.
External Structural Condition Fair
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Satisfactory
External Finish Poor but Substantially Complete
Internal Finish Satisfactory
Degree of External Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of Internal Originality Some replaced/reproduced material
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Good
Rarity Few
Historical Importance Some Interest
Operating No
Survey Date 02/06/2000
Surveyor David Wigley
Photo Date 01/11/2008
Photo by David Dutton
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 06/04/2022


 

 










 



 

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