GWR 3480 BR-built GWR 'Fruit D' Van (body only) (scrapped) built 1955

GWR 3480 BR-built GWR 'Fruit D' Van (body only) (scrapped) built 1955

GWR 3480 BR-built GWR 'Fruit D' Van (body only) (scrapped) built 1955
GWR 3480 BR-built GWR 'Fruit D' Van (body only) (scrapped) built 1955

 

Present Location Ilmington (scrapped)
County Location Warwickshire
Designed For GWR
Build Location Swindon
Built by BR
Diagram number Y14
Lot number 1780
Type PMVY
First Number 3480
Later Numbers W3480W
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement Body only
Original Underframe No
Original Bogies/Wheelsets No
Additional Notes NOT PRESERVED. Originally Grounded at Manor Farm, Ilmington, Warwickshire GR SP 214443. There were six Fruit D bodies at this site - all but one now demolished/scrapped/moved elsewhere including this one. By 04/91: moved to Hobday Farm, Ilmington, Warwickshire GR SP 214439. By 11/93 moved to a nearby field and in use as pigsty. Either demolished, scrapped or moved elsewhere by 04/97.
Owner Private
Grid Reference SP 218439
Rarity Many
Historical Importance no Immediate Importance/Not Applicable
Operating No
Photo Date 02/07/1993
Photo by Charlie Cross (Peter Hall collection)
At Risk No
Date Record Last Updated 21/03/2024


 

 














 

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