No 41934 - 'Crocodile F' Bogie Well Wagon

‘Crocodile’ was the GWR telegraphic code for what were originally described as Boiler Trucks, but later referred to as Trollies. These are all well wagons designed to carry large loads within the loading gauge and include 4-wheel and bogie versions. The ‘F’ designates this as a 52ft wagon capable of carrying 25 tons. Several hundred of these low-slung vehicles were constructed throughout the GWR's history for the transportation of many awkward loads from locomotive boilers to naval buoys.

41934 was one of 12 similar wagons built to diagram C12 in 1908. Originally in service with the GWR, it is notable in that it saw active service during World War II with not only the British Expeditionary Force and the US 5th Army in France, but also the Wehrmacht, having been left behind at Dunkirk in 1941 and then reclaimed after D-Day returning to its duties with the GWR in 1945.

Build date

1908

Built at

GWR Swindon

Lot Number

594

Diag No

C.12

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