Common GWR coach bogie types
Photos courtesy Maurice Pearce and Gareth Price
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.
9' light bolster-bogie, manufactured 1910–1925 image courtesy Maurice Pearce
8' and 9' American equalised bolster-bogie, introduced 1907 image courtesy Maurice Pearce
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
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!
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