Common GWR coach bogie types

Maurice Pearce and Gareth Price have taken these photos of some common GWR coach bogies, which apart from illustrating the design also shows weathering well. Sketches of the main bogie types are given below.

GWR 9' light-bolster coach bogie

9' light bolster-bogie, manufactured 1910–1925
image courtesy Maurice Pearce

GWR 9' American coach bogie

8' and 9' American equalised bolster-bogie, introduced 1907
image courtesy Maurice Pearce

GWR 7' coach bogie

7' single bolster type used under Bow-end stock, introduced 1925
image courtesy Maurice Pearce

9' single bolster type used under mainline stock, introduced 1929 (these were also known as 9' plate or 9' 'heavy' bogies)
image courtesy Gareth Price, extract from his picture of diagram H40 Restaurant Car 9627

GWR 9' pressed-steel coach bogie

9' standard pressed-steel double bolster, introduced 1935
image courtesy Maurice Pearce

These drawings show some of the main bogie types used by the GWR from Dean onwards. The illustrations are based on Modeller's Guide to the GWR by T.J. Booth (PSL 1990). Note that these are hand-drawn sketches only – not precise diagrams!

Common GWR coach bogie types

Photos courtesy Maurice Pearce and Gareth Price