Alexander Seal

GWR S12

A modernised version of of the S6 Fish Van built in August 1925. Twenty vans were ordered in October 1924 on carriage Lot 1348, shown on Diagram S12. They differed in having Ashe's ventilators from new, GWR 'C' type self-contained buffers and drawgear and GWR/RCH axleboxes with 9in x 4in journals

1925
10T
9-3
Carr L1348 2630-49 (20)

No. Condemned
2630 14 Nov 59
2631 5 Jun 57
2632 30 May 59
2633 15 Jun 57
2634 25 Jan 58
2635 22 Feb 58
2636 15 Jun 57
2637 19 Apr 58
2638 7 May 60
2639 4 Oct 58
2640 6 Sep 58
2641 22 Feb 58
2642 23 Mar 57
2643 15 Jun 57
2644 18 May 54
2645 9 Aug 58
2646 22 Feb 58
2647 23 Mar 57
2648 15 Jun 57
2649 17 May 58

2644 became DW150149 in January 1958. CCE Sawdust Van two work Cathays - Swindon eventually condemned in October 1960. There are no known photographs of this type.

Books
GWR Goods Wagons GWR Goods Wagons
A.G. Atkins; W. Beard; R. Tourret
Tourret Publishing
978-0-905878-07-2
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Magazines
Great Western Railway Journal No. 6 Great Western Railway Journal No. 6
'Modern GWR Fish Vans
John Lewis