GWR 12 ton Mogo van Profile and Models

GWR 12 ton Mogo van

105742 at the Dicot Railway Centre in April 2019. ©Hugh Llewelyn

'Mogo' was the telegraphic code used by the GWR for their fleet of covered vans used for the transport of cars. The vans featured end doors with fold-out panels that enabled a single car to drive inside. Cars could also drive straight through either side and along down the rest of the train to unload. The vans also featured conventional side doors which enabled them to be used as standard goods vans. The vans could commonly seen as part of general goods trains. Early Mogo vans were built with planked bodies but later ones had plywood sides.

Type of Vehicle

Closed Van

Builder

GWR Swindon Works

Build Dates

1933 to 1936

Total Built

350

Wheel Configuration

4-wheel

Operated By

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Car Transport

In Service Until

1960s

Surviving Examples

Some in preservation

 

O Gauge (1:43 Scale)

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Jidenco GWR8-Jidenco GWR Motor car van Requires assembly Not set GWR8-Jidenco
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GWR Motor car van Unpainted
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Parkside Models PC566 GWR 'Mogo' motor car van - plastic kit Requires assembly Not set PC566
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GWR 'Mogo' motor car van - plastic kit Unpainted
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Ratio 5066 GWR Mogo motor car van kit Requires assembly Not set 5066
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GWR Mogo motor car van kit Unpainted
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Ratio 566 GWR Motor Car Van MOGO 566 Kit Requires assembly Not set 566
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GWR Motor Car Van MOGO 566 Kit Unpainted
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Parkside Models PS35 GWR 12 Ton Motor Car Van MOGO Kit (Diag. G43) Requires assembly Not set PS35
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GWR 12 Ton Motor Car Van MOGO Kit (Diag. G43) Awaiting Categorisation