GWR 550 'Python' CCT (Covered Carriage Truck) (Body only) built 1911

Present Location	Peterstone Wentlooge (scrapped)
County Location	Newport
Designed For	GWR
Build Location	Swindon
Built by	GWR
Diagram number	P14
Lot number	1197
Type	CCTY
First Number	550
Later Numbers	DW 150017
Gauge	4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement	Body only
Original Underframe	No
Original Bogies/Wheelsets	No
Additional Notes	Built into store shed (see additional photo below) in compound on Heol Las, Peterstone Wentlooge, Newport - accessible from the road, although the shed makes photographing it rather difficult. Believed to still be present around 2017. By 05/22: not visible - presumed scrapped on site as the area around the entrance to the site is now re-developed.
Grid Reference	ST 26234 80137
Rarity	Few
Historical Importance	no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Operating	No
Survey Date	24/05/2011
Surveyor	Andrew Jenkins
Photo Date	15/09/2019
Photo by	John Bishop
At Risk	No
Date Record Last Updated	30/01/2023

Kenneth Fox 29/07/2018: earlier view from inside store

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