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[[File:{{Infobox wagon|image = GWR_107291_20160806.jpg|caption = GWR 107291 Macaw B Bogie Bolster.jpg|construc = GWR Swindon|status = |wagno = 107291|othernos = W107291|designed = |diagram = J21|lot = 1169|wagtype = Bogie bolster|capacity = 30 tons|telcode = MACAW B|topscode = BCO|brakes = |built = 1935|years1 = 1971|events1 = Arrived on SVR|thumbyears2 = 1985|200pxevents2 = GWR 150 main line appearance|rightyears3 = |events3 = }}'''GWR 107291 Macaw ''' is a '''MACAW B Bogie Bolster]]wagon'''. Bolsters are raised wooden baulks on which the load was carried; often these had movable stakes at the ends of each bolster to prevent the load sliding off the side of the wagon. The MACAW B was fitted with two bogies, each with 4 wheels.

107291 ==Design and service==Within the GWR Diagram Book, Diagram J covered rail and timber bolster wagons, principally the MACAW and the larger [[GWR 60841 Bogie Bolster|GANE]]. The MACAW (8 ton) and MACAW A (14 ton) were smaller 4-wheeled wagons. The MACAW B was a successful design, first introduced in 1904<ref group="note">The order of the Diagram J index seemed somewhat haphazard. The first MACAW B of 1904 was Diagram J11, with the modified 1907 version Diagram J4.</ref> and continuing to be built over the next fifty years with minor design changes. It was fitted with 5ft 6in plateframe bogies and had a 30 ton capacity. At 45 foot length in 1935length over the headstocks, it was the same length as the as the original 40 ton GANE. Owned by A modified version of the MACAW B was built for military use in World War 1 (Diagram J17) with a new non-military version introduced at the same time (Diagram J21), the main difference over previous versions being large-headed self-contained buffing and drawgear.<ref>[[The GWR 813 Preservation FundBibliography#Other References|Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013)]]pp. 190-198.<br/ref>

107291 was built at Swindon in 1935 to Diagram J21, Lot 1169.<ref name=Atkins>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013)]] p. 21.</ref> It saw service with the GWR and BR(W) and later with the Round Oak Steel Works at Brierley Hill<ref name=See Also==SB9>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref>.

==Preservation==107291 arrived from Round Oak on 22 March 1971, having been acquired for preservation by [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.|The Great Western (SVR) Association]].<ref group="note">The GW(SVR)A was only formed in 1973 by the merger of two earlier organisations. SVR Stock Books before then showed the ownership as 'SVR Members'.</ref> It was quickly restored for use in service as a P.W. vehicle, that use being interrupted by a brief spell as a mock 'Pullman' carriage for filming of [[The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]] in 1975.<ref name=SB9/> In 1985, 107291 appeared on the main line when it was used in the [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Wagons used on the main line in preservation| GW 150 demonstration freight train]] which ran to Newport behind [[2857|GWR freight loco 2857]].<ref>SVR News 78</ref>  The following year 107291 was repainted over Easter, the finish resulting in a darker shade of grey. Some minor repairs were also carried out and seven rotten timbers were replaced as a stop-gap measure.<ref>SVR News 80</ref> It returned to Bewdley in August for a complete floor replacement, for which the timber cost over £1,000. Steve Peplow's 'Wagon Repair Notes' recorded that he had "...''the dubious honour of being the only person to fall through the old floor during its removal, fortunately without serious injury. This only serves to prove the importance of renewing floor timbers on these vehicles as soon as is practically possible, before someone is hurt''." A missing brake gear safety strap was also replaced.<ref>SVR News 82</ref> 107291 continued in regular use as a transporter of rails, sleepers and point-work on the railway.<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref> However in recent years such duties have generally been taken over by more modern stock, with 107291 mostly spending time in sidings along the line. The main article picture shows the wagon in a siding at Highley in August 2016. {{As of|2021}} 107291 is one of several wagons stored out of use in the 'Tenbury siding' at Bewdley.  <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">GWR 107291 Macaw B Bogie Bolster.jpg| 107291 at Highley in 2013 (Gareth Price)</gallery> Although [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.|The Great Western (SVR) Association]] owns [[GWR Mogul 7325]] and around 20 carriages, 107291 is their only wagon. 'Mainline Railways' produced an OO Gauge model of 107291.<ref>[https://www.hampshiremodels.co.uk/products/mainline-37-172-oo-gauge-bogie-bolster-wagon-gwr-107291-x2 Hampshire Models]</ref> ==See also==*[[Goods Wagons | List of goods wagons]]*[[Models of the Severn Valley Railway]] ==Notes==<references group="note"/> ==References==<references />

*[http://www.gwr813gw-svr-a.org.uk/GW107291107291.htm html 107291 on www.gwr813.orgGW(SVR)A website]<br>*[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=9662 107291 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line] [[Category: Rolling stock owned by the Great Western (SVR) Association]][[Category:Featured articles]]<br>