A horse-drawn vehicle is a piece of equipment pulled by one or more horses. These vehicles typically have two or four wheels and were used to carry passengers or a load. This page is for the horse-drawn vehicle that have appeared in The Railway Series.
Horse-Drawn Carts[]
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Horse-drawn carts consist of two wheels and one horse. They are used for carrying people and goods. They were once common worldwide, but they have mostly been replaced by automobiles and other forms of self-propelled transport.
Appearances[]
The Railway Series[]
- Henry the Green Engine - Gordon's Whistle (mentioned)
- The Little Old Engine - Home at Last
- Branch Line Engines - Bulls Eyes
Companion Volumes[]
- 1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
- 1996 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection
Gallery[]
The Railway Series[]
Main Series[]
Horse-Drawn Railways[]
Horse-drawn railways, also known as a plateway, tramway, dramway or wagonway, were an early form of rail transport that utilised horses to pull trains. Horses were also used for shunting.
Several horse-drawn railways were mentioned in The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways. "The Railroad" was a horse-worked plateway, which preceded the Skarloey Railway between 1806 and 1865. The Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway was also originally horse-operated between 1885 and 1905. By 1905, horses were not deemed appropriate for the longer haulage of minerals and A.W. Dry and Company's young engineer Mr. Topham Hatt, was tasked to build light locomotives in their place. Another example was the Cronk and Harwick Railway, which was built as standard gauge railway worked by horses in 1855. In 1870, the railway was relaid as narrow gauge to match the nearby mineral tramway worked by horses, gravity-balanced inclines and wagons. In 1935, the quarry companies were finding motor lorries more convenient and the railway was quietly abandoned, although a small section of line remained operational by horses until 1947.
Appearances[]
The Railway Series[]
- Very Old Engines - Crosspatch (mentioned)
Companion Volumes[]
- 1979 - Annual (mentioned)
- 1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
See Also[]
- Cycloped - an early horse-powered locomotive mentioned in the 1979 Annual.
- Horse Box Wagons (RWS) - a special railway wagon used to transport horses.
| Locomotives | Steam | The Little Blue Tank Engine* | Coffee Pots | W&SR Tank Engines* | Arlesdale Tramway Engines* | The Dark Green Tank Engine* | Lady** | Sodor Tramway Engines** |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | Mavis | |
| Other | Ministry of Defence Engine* | Skarloey Funicular Railway Trams* | Vicarstown Tramway Engines** | |
| People | Burnett Stone** | |
| Locations | Anopha Quarry | The Magic Railroad** | Sodor Tramways** | |