BR 997623 'Prawn' Bogie Bolster

BR 997623 'Prawn' Bogie Bolster
BR Bogie Bolster 997623 in August 2015
Built By	BR Swindon
Status	Operational
Number	DB 997623
History
Built	1952
Diagram	1/471
Lot	2271
Type	S&T Bogie Bolster wagon
Capacity	30 tons
Telegraphic code	PRAWN
TOPS code	YNO
Brakes	Unfitted
1990	Arrived on SVR
Goods Wagons

DB 997623 is the SVR’s only example of a “Prawn” bogie bolster. The type was based on the GWR “Macaw” bogie bolster, and was used by BR’s Signal and Telegraph Department for the carrying of telegraph poles and signal posts.

Contents

Service and preservation

DB 997623 was built at Swindon in 1952 to BR Diagram 1/471, Lot 2271. It was initially allocated to the Western region, lettered 'EMPTY TO READING'.

It arrived on the SVR on 14 December 1990 from Southall, then owned by Mr J J Smith. It was initially unusable due to a rotten deck, but was redecked and repainted in 1992.

DB 997623 is only 45 feet long, which limits its ability to carry rails compared to the SVR's other 60' long bogie bolsters, 60841 & 996730

It was photographed at Bewdley in August 2015.

See also

List of goods wagons

Links

• BR DB 997623 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line