Flatbeds, Conflats and Well Wagons (RWS)

Flatbeds, conflats and well wagons are used for transporting large and heavy loads. They have also been referred to as flat trucks.

They have been seen many times inThe Railway Series.

Flatbeds
Flatbeds are bogie wagons with a flat surface. They are mainly used for transporting large loads such as girder beams, rails, timber, pipes and scrap metal. Some are also used for transporting small loads such as cargo and equipment.

Basis
The flatbeds are based on the Taff Vale Railway Macaw G and heavily modified SECR Utility Vans.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Duke the Lost Engine - Sleeping Beauty
 * Great Little Engines - Sir Handel Comes Home

Conflats
Conflats are small, four-wheeled wagons. They are used for transporting lighter and smaller loads, such as crates, short logs and small locomotives.

Basis
Though their overall look resembles British Railways 13-ton conflats, their models were made from the frames of a tanker and a van.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Very Old Engines - Crosspatch
 * Thomas and the Great Railway Show - Not the Ticket

Well Wagons
Well wagons are flat wagons with a lowered section in the middle. They are used for transporting loads that would otherwise be too tall for a normal flatbed, such as heavy machinery, vehicles and locomotives. Occasionally they have been used to convey narrow gauge and miniature gauge engines on the standard gauge system.

Personality
Though always faceless these were depicted as Troublesome Trucks in the Railway Series. James once had to shunt a goods train of wellwagons, but James had bumped the trucks who then slipped their brakes on to spite him. Two of the wellwagons were later involved in an accident, where they found themselves traveling sideways accross the points and knocking a signal over.

Basis
The well wagons are based on the Great Western Railway 35-ton Crocodile G.

Appearances
Railway Series=

The Railway Series

 * Branch Line Engines - Percy's Predicament
 * Gallant Old Engine - Gallant Old Engine
 * Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine - Train Stops Play
 * Mountain Engines - Mountain Engine, Bad Look-Out and Danger Points
 * James and the Diesel Engines - Crossed Lines

קרונות שטוחים 長物車、平台貨車、積載貨車 Платформы, конфлаты и колодезные вагоны