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Graham Farish - 373-927C - Flatcar, 30T Bogie Bolster Macaw B - Great Western - 84350

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Stock Number373-927C
Original Retail Price£33.95
BrandGraham Farish
ManufacturerBachmann Europe
Body StyleGraham Farish Flatcar 30T
PrototypeFlatcar, 30T Bogie Bolster Macaw B
Road or Company NameGreat Western (Details)
Reporting MarksGW
Road or Reporting Number84350
Paint Color(s)Grey
Print Color(s)White
Paint SchemeSteel Girder Load
Coupler TypeRapido Hook NEM Standard Pocket
Coupler MountTruck-Mount
Wheel TypeInjection Molded Plastic
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
Release Date2023-05-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeFlatcar
Model Subtype30T
Model VarietyMacaw B Bogie Bolster



Specific Item Information: Bogie Bolster Wagons first entered traffic in the early twentieth century. Designed to carry long loads, these flat bed wagons were fitted with bolsters and stanchions which could be arranged in numerous configurations to suit any particular load. This Graham Farish model, like the prototype, can be configured to suit any load you wish, as the bolsters and stanchions are packed separately, simply clipping into position on the deck in whichever position suits your needs. Supplied with a pair of steel girders for the wagon to carry, the model is just as happy running without a load, or with an alternative load of your choice.

This particular model depicts a Great Western Railway (GWR) Bogie Bolster, known as a ‘Macaw B’ under the GWR’s telegraphic code system which was used to shorten messages between stations and offices. Finished in GWR Grey livery, this wagon is a perfect addition to any GWR fleet.
Road Name History:
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England, the Midlands, and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838. It was engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who chose a broad gauge of 7 ft (2,134 mm)—later slightly widened to 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)—but, from 1854, a series of amalgamations saw it also operate 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard-gauge trains; the last broad-gauge services were operated in 1892. The GWR was the only company to keep its identity through the Railways Act 1921, which amalgamated it with the remaining independent railways within its territory, and it was finally merged at the end of 1947 when it was nationalised and became the Western Region of British Railways.

The GWR was called by some "God's Wonderful Railway" and by others the "Great Way Round" but it was famed as the "Holiday Line", taking many people to English and Bristol Channel resorts in the West Country as well as the far south-west of England such as Torquay in Devon, Minehead in Somerset, and Newquay and St Ives in Cornwall. The company's locomotives, many of which were built in the company's workshops at Swindon, were painted a Brunswick green colour while, for most of its existence, it used a two-tone "chocolate and cream" livery for its passenger coaches. Goods wagons were painted red but this was later changed to mid-grey.

Great Western trains included long-distance express services such as the Flying Dutchman, the Cornish Riviera Express and the Cheltenham Spa Express. It also operated many suburban and rural services, some operated by steam railmotors or autotrains. The company pioneered the use of larger, more economic goods wagons than were usual in Britain. It operated a network of road motor (bus) routes, was a part of the Railway Air Services, and owned ships, docks and hotels.

From Wikipedia
Brand/Importer Information:
Graham Farish is a British brand of N gauge model trains, that belongs to Bachmann Europe.
The company entered the model train business in the early 1950s, focusing on British OO gauge rolling stock, track and accessories.
In the 1970s, it started to produce N gauge models under the GRAFAR label. After the withdrawal of Lima and Minitrix from the UK market in the late 1980s, Graham Farish was the only major supplier of British outline models in N gauge, soon withdrawing from the OO scale market.
In 2001, Graham Farish was purchased by Kader Industries of Hong Kong, and absorbed by its subsidiary Bachmann Industries. Bachmann immediately closed the British manufacturing facility and moved production to China.
Bachmann have since increased the size of the Farish range, by duplicating models introduced to the Bachmann OO range; often, an OO scale Bachmann Branchline model is followed between 6 months to a year later by an N gauge Graham Farish model.
Manufacturer Information:
Bachmann, a US company founded in 1835, was purchased by Kader Industries in 1987. Kader formed Bachmann Industries Europe in 1989 with their main UK headquarters in Moat Way, Barwell, Leicestershire, UK (former Palitoy location) and the following year launched the Bachmann Branchline range for the British market with the moulds that had previously been used for the Palitoy Mainline and Replica Railways model railway products. From this starting point Bachmann has developed the range further and now produce a large range of models.
In 2001 Bachmann Branchline bought Graham Farish, an N gauge manufacturer, and since then many of their models have been made available in both gauges.
Bachmann Europe portfolio also comprises other model trains brands such as Liliput.
Item created by: CNW400 on 2023-03-16 11:07:21

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