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SRPS Civil Engineer's Wagons List

These vehicles were in "Departmental" use to transport track materials, including the crushed stone ballast that holds railway sleepers in place. Brake vans also provided accommodation for staff and tools.

Many Civil Engineer's wagons have "fishy" names - originally used as telegraph codes.

The Civil Engineer also needs cranes and other plant.

NumberDescriptionDate BuiltBuilder
1329 10 ton 1-plank Ballast Wagon, Great North of Scotland Railway 1923 Inverurie
634355 20 ton Ballast Brake Van (NER design), British Railways 1948 Pickering
DB931752 22 ton Plate Wagon, British Railways (crane runner, with RS1034) 1953 Shildon
DB932307 22 ton Plate Wagon, British Railways (crane runner, with RS1035) 1954 Shildon
DB992748 24 ton Dogfish Ballast Hopper, British Railways 1956 Roberts
DB993771 20 ton Shark Ballast Plough Brake Van, British Railways 1956 BRC&W
DB983055 24 ton Dogfish Ballast Hopper, British Railways 1957 Roberts
DB993279 24 ton Dogfish Ballast Hopper, British Railways 1957 Roberts
DB984151 20 ton Grampus Open Wagon, British Railways 1958 Cambrian
B934809 22 ton Plate Wagon, British Railways (crane runner, with RS1062) 1960 Shildon
DB996914 50 ton Bogie Rail Wagon (Salmon), British Railways 1960 Wolverton
DB996945 50 ton Bogie Rail Wagon (Salmon), British Railways 1961 Wolverton
DB989521 14 ton Mermaid Side Tipping Wagon, British Railways 1961 Met.Cam.
DB978069 34 tonne Turbot Wagon, British Railways 1982/83 Shildon
DB978224 34 tonne Turbot Wagon, British Railways 1982/83 Shildon
DB978426 34 tonne Turbot Wagon, British Railways 1982/83 Shildon
DB978474 34 tonne Turbot Wagon, British Railways 1982/83 Shildon

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