Bolster wagons

[petercharlesfagg]

Can someone enlighten me as to how "Bolster Wagons"  NOT bogie bolster wagons, would be used?

Would a tree be chained to the swivelling mid sections and allow the tree to be the connector in pulling or were they couple together and the swivelling section only there to take the strain, so to speak?

I ask because scale wise they would be very short tree trunks?

As many are aware I work with timber and I would like to add timber loads to a few of these wagons.

Regards, Peter.

[Chinahand]

Hi Peter.

I presume THESE http://www.gwr.org.uk/galwalley.html are what you are referring to (4th Picture down).

To the best of my knowledge they were used in pairs with the tree trunk, steel beam etc. chained down onto the swivel of each wagon so that it bridged between the two. This way the length of item that could be transported was completely variable and only restricted by the proximity of any building to the track, where the track was on a curve. i.e. The overhang on the curve did not go outside the loading gauge.

[Griffo]

Couple of sites with varying levels of information - if you haven't already seen them!

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gansg/9-loads/9-timber.htm

http://www.northernfinescale.ca/pages2011/bolster_wagons.html

http://www.51l.co.uk/nerdd001.htm

http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/wagons/32337and8/32337and8pic_01.html

Hope they help, Peter.

Steve

[petercharlesfagg]

Hi Peter.

I presume THESE http://www.gwr.org.uk/galwalley.html are what you are referring to (4th Picture down).

To the best of my knowledge they were used in pairs with the tree trunk, steel beam etc. chained down onto the swivel of each wagon so that it bridged between the two. This way the length of item that could be transported was completely variable and only restricted by the proximity of any building to the track, where the track was on a curve. i.e. The overhang on the curve did not go outside the loading gauge.

Thankyou Trevor,
Just the information I needed.

Warmest regards, Peter.

[petercharlesfagg]

Couple of sites with varying levels of information - if you haven't already seen them!

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gansg/9-loads/9-timber.htm

http://www.northernfinescale.ca/pages2011/bolster_wagons.html

http://www.51l.co.uk/nerdd001.htm

http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/wagons/32337and8/32337and8pic_01.html

Hope they help, Peter.

Steve

Steven,
Thankyou for the informative links, I had never seen the vehicles in real life and the images were enlightening.

Warmest regards, Peter.