GWR 2661 Four-wheel Fish Van Built 1925

GWR 2661 Four-wheel Fish Van Built 1925

Present Location Swanage Railway
County Location Dorset
Designed For GWR
Build Location Swindon
Built By GWR
Diagram Number S10
Lot Number 1356
Type FVY
First Number 2661
Later Numbers DW150289
Present Number 2661
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement 4 wheel
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies Yes
Additional Notes Bloater fish van. Converted 1961 under Lot 1084 to CCE Mess & Tool Van (to replace DW80996) as DW150289. Condemned 1983 at Plymouth. P 1986 at West Somerset Railway. To Swanage Railway by 1996. One side signed and lettered GWR. At Norden.
Owner Private
External Structural Condition Satisfactory
Internal Structural Condition Satisfactory
Underframe Condition Good
External Condition Satisfactory
Internal Finish Satisfactory
Degree of External Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of Internal Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality As left Departmental service
Degree of External Authenticity Good
Degree of Internal Authenticity Good
Degree of Underframe Authenticity Very Good
Rarity Few
Importance Some Interest
Storage Open
Operational Yes
Date Inspected 01/08/1999
Inspected By Michael Cope
Date of Image 04/06/2008
Photo Taken By Anthony Southall
At Risk No
Scrapped No
Record Last Updated 21/10/2026

Photo by Steve West 10/08/2013

     








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