GR603B Ffestiniog Railway Short 'Bowsider' Bogie Coach, Colonel Stephens Green, No. 18 Controllers-and-Transformers 4 pieces of 5 straight

4 pieces of 5 straight track

500 "Easy Eights" in various configurations had been built

for an even greater choice of location

particularly around bank holidays or other long weekends

this is a tool that will last for several lifetimes

GR603B Ffestiniog Railway Short 'Bowsider' Bogie Coach, Colonel Stephens Green, No. 18 Controllers-and-Transformers 4 pieces of 5 straightA 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