WAGONS – Page 2

As the railway has expanded, and with it, its wagon fleet, so the single page ‘wagon register’ has grown likewise. We therefore thought it better to split the page into two – one page of open wagons, and the other vans and other wagons. The term ‘open’ is used in its widest sense, that is, any wagon without a roof, so bogie bolster and machinery wagons etc. are all included in page 1.

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On these pages we present an illustrated list of essentially all our wagons. We have excluded Permanent Way trolleys and the two van bodies used to provide accommodation on our platforms, as well as PMVs, CCTs etc. which appear in the carriage list. This list is in essentially the same form as the Vintages Carriages Register, which is administered from Ingrow on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, and which serves as the national register for wagons on heritage railways.

	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored	NEW VEHICLE SHARK S62863 Southern Railway Ashford Ballast plough / brake van Departmental - - Pontypool and Blaenavon Rly. Co. Operating in Pway train Excellent Yes Open Previously privately owned, arrived from Swindon and Cricklade Railway 25 June 2009
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored:	NEW IMAGE 25 July 09 Tank (7309) Cambrian Wagon Co. Cardiff Tank Departmental. Adapted by PBRCo. to carry water Pontypool and Blaenavon Rly. Co. In use by CEng Dept as a water carrier Good Yes Open See here at Blaenavon (High Level) in December 2008 during construction of the platform, and in use as a water carrier
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored:	BR Goods Brake Van B950114 BR, 1950 to diagram 1/505 Derby in lot 2625 20 ton Goods Brake Van Nat Museum of Wales. In use Good Yes Open
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored:	GWR Goods Brake Van – 17399 GWR, to diagram AA21 Swindon 20 ton Goods Brake Van, vac fitted,Toad Private Out of use, awaiting restoration Fair No Open
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored:	NEW IMAGE 28 November 09 GWR Goods Brake Van – W35978 GWR, to diagram AA23 Swindon, in 1946 20 ton Goods Brake Van, Toad Private In use in demonstration freight trains Fair No Open Arrived from Gwili Railway, 15 March 2008 Previously branded ‘Aberayron’- a spurious branding we believe
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored:	BR Palvan, ROF 18872 not known, but to diag. 1/211 Pallet Van Palletised Merchandise 12 tons Private Out of use Poor No Open
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored	NEW IMAGE 25 July 09 BR Palvan, B776442 British Railways, 1957 to diag. 1/211 Faverdale, one of 400 in lot 3011 Pallet Van Palletised Merchandise 12 tons Private Out of use Fair No Open Arrived early August 2008
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored	LNER Van, 181524 London North Eastern Railway Darlington 12Ton Standard Box Van General Merchandise 12 tons Pontypool and Blaenavon Rly. Co. Under overhaul, new doors under construction. Fair Yes Open
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored	GWR S&T Van 28304 GWR, 1906 Swindon Van - Mink D, then Pooley Van, then S&T staff and tool Van S&T equipment Private Restoration essentially complete, stored out of use Good Yes Open
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored:	BR Shocvan B853119 (ROF80893) BR, 1956 in lot 2865 Faverdale to diag. 1/209 Shocvan Fragile merchandise 12 tons Private Under active restoration Poor No Open
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored:	Van, ROF31482 BR Van General merchandise 12ton Private Out of use Poor No Open ex Royal Ordnance Factory, Glascoed
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored:	Van, B771728 BR n/k but to diag. 1/208 Van General merchandise 12ton Private Out of use Fair No Open ex Royal Ordnance Factory Glascoed, ROF31485 Repainted September 2008, number realistic but probably not original.
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored:	NEW IMAGE 25 July 09 Conflat A, B704076 BR, 1956 in lot 2869 Swindon to diag. 1/507 Conflat chassis carrying van body Containers 11 tons Pontypool and Blaenavon Rly. Co. Uses as a generator van, houses diesel MG set. Fair No – but probably operable Open Details of van unknown, once thought to be possibly BR Fruit van body to diag. 1/233, it is now accepted that this is a BR standard van body to diag. 1/208 After many years on a ‘stub’, this wagon has been re-railed on the system. It has been classed as ‘open’ because the van body is considered a load. The van body still contains a substantial three-phase generator.
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored:	Iron Mink, ROF 5237 LNWR Van / Iron Mink Flammable merchandise Pontypool and Blaenavon Rly. Co. Out of use Fair Open Ex-Royal Ordnance Factory, Glascoed
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored:	LMS Van 304982 LMS Standard Van General Merchandise 12tons Private Out of use Poor No Open
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored:	LNWR Van (M253463 or M253405) LNWR Van General Merchandise Private Out of use Good No Open
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored:	NEW IMAGE 25 July 09 GWR Mink A Van, 103966 GWR Swindon Van General Merchandise Private Out of use Good, painted in GWR dark grey livery August 2007 No Open
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored	NEW IMAGE 25 July 09 ROF 30450 Chas Roberts Wakefield , 1940 Van General Merchandise 12 tons Pontypool and Blaenavon Rly. Co Ready for service in demo freight trains Very good No Open Wooden solebars Arrived from Gloucester Docks 25 April 2008
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored	ICI 2300 Gloucs Carriage & Wagon Co Gloucester Van Salt 12 tons Pontypool and Blaenavon Rly. Co Available for use Good No Open Wooden solebars, number to be confirmed Arrived from Gloucester Docks 26 April 2008
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored	NEW IMAGE 25 July 09 BR STANDARD 12 TON VAN, ZDB755715 British Railways Wolverton, 1951, to diagram 1/208 in lot 2182 Van General Merchandise ZDV 12 tons Pontypool and Blaenavon Rly. Co Ready for service Excellent No Open Previously marked ‘CS&TE Dept. Crewe’ Arrived from Gloucester Docks 26 April 2008 Repainted September 2008
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored:	GWR MOGO (grounded) Swindon to diag. G31 Motor car Van One motor car 12ton Private Used as equipment store for coach materials Fair No Open Owner has allocated the realistic but spurious number W105744
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored:	MR Van 71888 (ROF14287) Midland Railway General Merchandise 12t Private Under bottom up restoration, currently stalled Fair No Open
	Title Built by: Where: Type Commodity TOPS code Capacity Owner Status Condition Operating? Stored:	BR Shocvan, ROF 80892 BR Van General Merchandise 12ton Private Out of use Poor No Open Ex-Royal Ordnance Factory Glascoed, and previously lettered for duties between London and Reed paper Mills, Faversham, Kent