Other Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock

Many types of rolling stock are used on the Skarloey Railway.

Goods Vans
These are usually brown, have a door on each side, and are used for carrying anything that must be protected from the weather.

Brakevans
These resemble goods vans with the addition of a small look out on the sides for the guard.

These come in brown, grey, red, and blue. Beatrice and Cora are the brakevans in the Railway Series.

Wagons
These resemble the coal wagons used by the North Western Railway, these trucks are not known to misbehave, or to even have faces. They are brown, and carry coal and tools (for the repair train).

Flatbeds
Flatbeds are used to carry large bulky loads, such as statues, organs, engines, vehicles etc.

Well Wagons
These are used to carry tall loads, to make them more stable or lower by placing the load in a dipped space between the bogies.

Slab Wagons
Slab wagons are commonly used on the Skarloey Railway, especially in the Blue Mountain Quarry. They are used to transport slabs of slate and are painted various colours.

Host Wagon
A host wagon is a type of truck designed to carry narrow gauge trucks over larger gauge track. When it is carrying a guard's van, it can be used as the first or last wagon in the train.

One is briefly seen pulled by Thomas in Blue Mountain Mystery. A real life example can be found at the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum on the Talyllyn Railway.

V Tipper Wagons
The V tipper wagons are probably the most used piece of rolling stock at the Blue Mountain Quarry. They are filled with slate which is then either tipped into a mill or transferred to standard gauge trucks.

Art Transporters
A few art transporter wagons can be seen around the Blue Mountain Quarry.

They were used at the start of World War II when the government requisitioned Manod Quarry in order to hide valuable pieces of art underground. It is unknown what their purpose at the Blue Mountain Quarry is.

The Sleigh Truck
The Sleigh Truck was made by workmen out of an old truck for the Fat Controller, dressed as Santa, to be pulled around the Skarloey Railway in. It was featured in the 2011 magazine story, Reindeer Rescue.