R110 Bogie Bolster Wagon 1953-1973

The R110 Bogie Bolster wagon was released in late 1953 and although it kept the same R number, was replaced with a new body tool in 1961. The old body tool continued to be used for the R216 Rocket Launcher until 1970. Another variant R212, was the addition of a log load.

In 1986 the R244 Railfreight variant was never made, as the tooling had become lost (see last illustration).

1954 Bogie Bolster Wagon

The early variants used coach bogies and sadly as is often the case the clip on bolsters are missing. The running number is 129803.

Other running numbers from 1953 to 1955 are 129085, 129083 and 708924.

1956 Bogie Bolster Wagon

Still with coach bogies. but the number had been changed to M13127 and the plastic is a lighter grey. The following year a modification was made to take the rocket launcher fitting and more realistic bogies were added.

Late 1957 variant

Raised boss and holes to take the rocket launcher fitting added.

Note that more realistic bogies also fitted,


1957 TRIANG CATALOGUE

Right- we see the standard R110 Bogie Bolster wagon and the R212 log load version. The R212 vanished when the new body came into use in 1961.

1958 Triang catalogue

1958 Triang catalogue

1959 Triang catalogue

1959 Triang catalogue

1959 Triang catalogue

1960 Triang catalogue

1960 Triang catalogue

1961 Triang catalogue

Running number changed to M13071 in 1959 and by 1961 the number was smaller. 

1961 Triang catalogue

1962 Triang catalogue

New more realistic bodyand bogies, still in grey, but with the running number of B940052

1961-1962 New Body

Log load was added by me later.

1963 Triang catalogue

1962 Triang catalogue

1963 Triang catalogue

1964 Triang catalogue

1965 Triang catalogue

1964 Triang catalogue

1965 Triang catalogue

1966 Triang-Hornby catalogue  

It had been intended to produce the R216 in khaki once stocks of the grey version were exhausted, as this never happened, the khaki never existed.

1966 Triang-Hornby catalogue


1967 Triang-Hornby catalogue

Although now listed as R216K, it was never issued in khaki.

1968 Triang-Hornby catalogue

1967 colour change

1967 Triang-Hornby catalogue

R number changed to R563 and a van load added.

1968 Triang-Hornby catalogue

1969 Triang-Hornby catalogue

1970 Triang-Hornby catalogue

1969 Triang-Hornby catalogue

Number returns to R216 (without the "K")

1970 Triang-Hornby catalogue

1971 Triang-Hornby catalogue

The model had not been produced for several years and may have remained in the catalogue (as with other Battle Space items) to clear existing stock.

1971 Triang-Hornby catalogue

1972 Triang-Hornby catalogue

New R number and colour. R23 was issued in black in the livery of the Engineer Department with a track load.

1973 Hornby catalogue

The bogie bolster wagon made it into the Hornby Railways period before being retired later in 1973.

1986 Hornby catalogue

A new variant was planed for mid 1986 in Railfreight livery.

However, R244 was never produced as the tooling had been lost and could not be found in the factory store when required.