GR622A Ffestiniog Railway Long 'Bowsider' Bogie Coach, Red & Cream, No. 19 Code-70 In the early 1980s

In the early 1980s

with authentically-profiled wheels running in metal bearings ensuring smooth running

the BM1 generates an asymmetry in the otherwise symmetrical

and is a fun

Build time: 3 to 5 hours

GR622A Ffestiniog Railway Long 'Bowsider' Bogie Coach, Red & Cream, No. 19 Code-70 In the early 1980sA Brief History Of The Bowsider Coach The Ffestiniog Railway operated two pairs of bogie coaches, numbered 17 20 and built by Brown Marshalls & Co and Gloucester Wagon Co. They were known as Bowsiders because of the tumblehome shape of their sides. Numbers 17 and 18, built in 1876, are a shorter model with one 1st class compartment. Numbers 19 and 20, built in 1879, are longer with two 1st class compartments. All four are still in service on the