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Bogies are an independent framework that supports the wheelsets on a railway locomotive, coach or some larger wagons. The B4 bogie was a type introduced in 1963 to replace the earlier Commonwealth bogie design. The B4 weighs in at just 5 long tons thanks to its fabricated steel design making it 1.5 long tons lighter than its cast-steel predecessor, another advancement was the introduction of double coil-springs per wheel compared to the single spring design of the Commonwealth bogie.
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