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GE No. 7612

Photo: Robert Frise - GE No. 7612 in down yard platform with No. 609085

No. 7612 is noteworthy because it is an early example of a steel underframe wagon. At the grouping in 1923, it became L.N.E.R No. 629363. It is of the same general type as NE No. 609085.

The vehicle found its way to Quainton via the Ministry of Defence depot at Bicester, in July 1971.

Origin :-	Great Eastern Railway	Date Built :-	1914	Number :-	GE - 7612 LNER - 629363 MOD - AD46021
Diagram :-	-	Lot :-	-	Capacity :-	10 ton nominal
Type :-	5-plank open goods	Builder :-	GER Temple Mills Works, London	Wheelbase :-	9' 0"
Owner :-	QRS	Status :-	Static Exhibit	Location :-	Downyard

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