GWR 2501 Six-wheel ROTANK (for road/rail vehicles) built 1932

GWR 2501 Six-wheel ROTANK (for road/rail vehicles) built 1932

GWR 2501 Six-wheel ROTANK (for road/rail vehicles) built 1932
GWR 2501 Six-wheel ROTANK (for road/rail vehicles) built 1932

 

Present Location Severn Valley
County Location Worcestershire
Designed For GWR
Build Location Swindon
Built by GWR
Diagram number O37
Type Rotank
First Number 2501
Later Numbers ADW150142
Present Number ADW150142
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement Underframe only
Original Underframe Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets Yes
Additional Notes First such vehicle built by GWR, for Cooperative Wholesale Society. Formerly in use as underframe for fuel tanks at Reading Depot. Stored at a private site at Honeybourne Airfield Industrial Estate, near Evesham. By 07/21: moved to Severn Valley Railway.
Owner 813 Group (West Somerset Railway)
Rarity Few
Historical Importance Some Importance
Storage Secure Open
Operating No
Survey Date 21/05/2016
Surveyor William Snook
Photo Date 21/05/2016
Photo by William Snook
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 10/09/2021


 

  













 

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