Cattle Trucks

The Cattle Trucks are a type of rolling stock used for transporting cows and bulls throughout the railways.

The Railway Series/Thomas & Friends
There are many cattle trucks on the North Western Railway, which are used for carrying cows and bulls. The circus also owns some cattle trucks, which are used for carrying animals for circus performances.

Edward once had to take some cattle trucks to a market town. On the line there was a field where some cows were grazing. The noise and smoke produced by the train disturbed the cows as they were used to it. As Edward passes by, a number of cows break the fence, run across the line and break a coupling, causing the last truck and the brake van to be left behind. Edward, believing the jerk to be the trucks getting up to mischief, continues on his journey, unaware of the mishap.

Sir Handel once insulted Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, Jemima and Beatrice by calling them "Cattle Trucks".

Personality
Sentient Cattle trucks are described as Troublesome Trucks.

Basis
In the Railway Series most of the cattle trucks were based on LMS cattle wagons. In Thomas & Friends, they are based on GWR cattle wagons.

Livery
In the Railway Series, these trucks are painted brown, orange and dark yellow. Brown is the most common livery they are seen in.

In the television series, they are painted dark brown.

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Trivia

 * Starting from the seventh season, the cattle trucks are faceless.
 * From the second to the fifth season, the cattle trucks models were constructed out of Tenmille kits, which are still made today. From the sixth season onwards, the cattle trucks models were scratch built.

Merchandise

 * TrackMaster (discontinued)
 * Hornby (discontinued)
 * Bachmann (discontinued)
 * Thomas Engine Collection Series (discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (discontinued)
 * Take-n-Play (discontinued)