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Doncaster Photo of Mystery Wagon
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:03 am
by 2512silverfox
Can anyone identify this vehicle built at Doncaster and posed outside the carriage shops? The answer is actually quite simple although not what you might expect.
Re: Doncaster Photo of Mystery Wagon
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:09 am
by jwealleans
Those raves angled out at the sides are very reminiscent of agricultural hay and straw wagons - provender for railway animals? Pole for two horses, so whatever it is is heavy.
Re: Doncaster Photo of Mystery Wagon
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:00 am
by Bill Bedford
One of the wagons built for the army during WW1.
Re: Doncaster Photo of Mystery Wagon
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:05 am
by 2512silverfox
Well done Bill. It is one of many many 'Wagons GS' built by the various workshops during WW1 and the IWM believe that it is the best photo they have seen of an original Wagon GS.
Re: Doncaster Photo of Mystery Wagon
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:07 am
by jwealleans
Some nice 6 wheel stock in the background too.