This page is for the Horse Box Wagons that have appeared in Thomas & Friends.
Horse Boxes[]
The Horse Boxes are rolling stock specifically used for transporting horses throughout the North Western Railway.
In the eighth series, three wagons were pulled by Thomas as part of the Circus Train. In the twelfth series, two wagons were pulled by Emily and Rosie as part of the Funfair Train.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The horse boxes are a freelance design and are not known to be based on any specific type of wagon. Although, their design appears to be heavily influenced by the GWR cattle wagons. The chassis is recycled from a 1-Plank Truck.
Livery[]
The horse boxes are painted red and yellow with white bracing and grey roofs. They have yellow stars on each door with a red outline.
Appearances[]
Thomas & Friends[]
Music Videos[]
- Series 8 - A World Around You
- Series 9 - Party Time and Buffer Up and Share
Books[]
- 2008 - Thomas, Percy and the Funfair
- 2009 - Thomas and the Circus and Thomas and the Circus (Chinese book)
- 2010 - 10 Books Special Collection, Movie Theater and Rosie and the Special
- 2015 - Thomas Goods Encyclopedia
Magazine Stories[]
- 2010 - Fun at the Carnival!
Trivia[]
- These trucks were on display at the Discover Thomas & Friends Exhibition for a brief time in 2009, but were later returned to storage. As of 2020, they have been put back on display.
- In the Motor Road and Rail and Capsule Plarail merchandise ranges, they share the same tooling as the JNR 3000 series vans.
- In the Hornby merchandise range, they are based on the LMS Cattle Wagons.
- In the TrackMaster merchandise range, they are painted light blue and based on the GWR Cattle Wagons.
Merchandise[]
- Hornby (discontinued)
- Motor Road and Rail (discontinued)
- TrackMaster (discontinued)
- Capsule Plarail (discontinued)
BR Mk1 Horse Boxes[]
These Horse Boxes originate from British Railways.
They were once used by Thomas to transport Barnaby the prize horse to the country show in the book, Thomas and the Pony Show.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The horse boxes are based on the British Railways Mark 1 Horse Boxes, built between 1957 and 1958. Horses were carried on the railways of the United Kingdom until 1972, using rolling stock known as horse boxes. These were often used to carry racehorses between the parts of the country where the breeders and trainers were based, and the racecourses.
Livery[]
The horse boxes are painted brown.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- In the sixth and seventh illustrations of Thomas and the Pony Show, the horse box is erroneously illustrated with wooden sides. However, in the last illustration, it is illustrated with metal sides.
LBSC Stroudley Horse Boxes[]
These Horse Boxes originate from the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.
On the day of the big horserace, Percy used these wagons to transport the racehorses to the Scottish Castle.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The horse boxes are based on the LBSC horse boxes built to a design by Stroudley between the early 1870s and mid 90s.
Livery[]
The horse boxes are painted dark red with black roofs.
Appearances[]
Dandy Wagons[]
The Dandy Wagons, also known as Horse Dandies, are a type of railway carriage used to carry horses on gravity trains.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The dandy wagons are a freelance design. They are repainted pre-existing rolling stock from the mainstream Capsule Plarail range.
Livery[]
The dandy wagon is painted red with circus-related detailing on either sides.
Appearances[]
Merchandise[]
- Capsule Plarail (discontinued)
Other Horse Box Wagons[]
Several types of freelance horse box wagons have appeared throughout Thomas & Friends books, magazines and merchandise ranges.
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Appearances[]
Thomas & Friends[]
Learning Segments[]
Nursery Rhymes[]
- 2021 - Old McColl's Farm and Thomas Found a Little Lamb
Books
Magazine Stories
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Merchandise[]
- Wood (discontinued)