Hornby R60213

BR, Bogie Bolster 'C', W32876 - Era 4

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Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)

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Image courtesy of Paul Bartlett.

A bogie bolster is a type of flat bed wagon designed for carrying long loads. While the bogie bolster is a functional and literally descriptive term for any bogies flat wagon the bogie bolster is most commonly associated with the Great Western Railway.

The Bolster B or 'Macaw B' to give it its telegraphic code was first introduced in 1904 and would see production for over fifty years with few design changes. Fairly standard 5 foot 6 plate back bogies would be fitted by the GWR, giving the wagon a thirty ton capacity.

GWR bogie bolsters would continue into service with BR before more updated wagons would see their uses diminish. Several examples have been preserved.

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