GWR 84999 Articulated Girder Wagon built 1908

Present Location	Didcot
County Location	Oxfordshire
Designed For	GWR
Built by	GWR
Where built	Swindon
General type	6w Steel Flat
Specific type	Pollen E
First Number	84999
Present Number	84999
Other numbers	DW 84999
Owner	National Railway Museum
Diagram number	A6
Lot number	608
Status	To be left alone
Condition	Fair
Capacity (tons)	30
Operating	No
Stored	In the open
Number of Wheels	6
Gauge	4ft 8 1/2in
Wheelbase	12
Rarity	Few
Notes	Built as 1 of a 4-part permanently coupled set (84997 - 85000). Modified in 1930 (diagram A9) & divided into 2 pairs of wagons, permanently coupled together. The original outer wagons were put together (84997 + 85000), whilst the original inner pair (84998 + 84999) had buffers added.
Inspected by	Nigel Hunt
Date of Inspection	01/03/2009
Photo by	Nigel Hunt
Photo Date	01/03/2009
Date Record Last Updated	26/06/2020

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