Livestock Wagons are rolling stock used for transporting animals such as cattle, pigs and sheep. The North Western Railway owns several types of these wagons.
Notable Livestock Wagons[]
The following livestock wagons have their own separate pages:
Horse Box Wagons[]
Horse Box Wagons are specialised livestock wagons used for transporting horses.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The horse boxes are a freelance design and are not known to be based on any specific type of wagon.
Livery[]
The horse boxes are painted brown with light grey roofs.
Appearances[]
LMS Cattle Trucks[]
LMS Cattle Trucks are livestock wagons used primarily for transporting cattle.
Personality[]
Sentient cattle trucks fall into the category of Troublesome Vans.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
These trucks are based on the real LMS cattle wagons.
Liveries[]
These wagons are painted either brown or grey, with grey or black roofs. Some have "N.W." lettering painted on their sides in white.
Appearances[]
GWR Cattle Trucks[]
GWR Cattle Trucks are livestock wagons used primarily for transporting cattle.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
These trucks are based on Great Western Railway (GWR) MEX B Diagram W8 cattle wagons.
Livery[]
These wagons are painted brown with white roofs. The letters "N.W." are painted on their sides in white. Markings for "XP" (indicating this wagon is fitted with continuous brakes), 8T (its tonnage) and the wagon's number (89377 on Awdry's model) are also painted on its sides in smaller white lettering.
Appearances[]
The Railway Series[]
Companion Volumes[]
- 1979 - Annual
- 1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways
- 1995 - The Thomas the Tank Engine Man
Trivia[]
- The Rev. W. Awdry's model of this cattle truck was made from an Airfix Kitmaster R5 Cattle Wagon kit.
Dandy Wagons[]
Dandy Wagons (also known as Horse Dandies) are a type of railway carriage used to carry horses on gravity trains of horse-drawn railways and waggonways.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
The dandy wagons are based on those originally used on the Ffestiniog Railway. After the introduction of steam locomotives they were converted for carrying coal. One original steel wagon survives today and is display in the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway museum, while a replica wooden wagon was built in the 1980s.
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Livery[]
The dandy wagons on the Ffestiniog Railway are typically painted maroon with a black chassis.
Appearances[]
The Railway Series[]
- Very Old Engines - Crosspatch (indirectly mentioned)
Companion Volumes[]
- 1979 - Annual: The Ffestiniog Railway (mentioned)
- 1987 - The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (mentioned)
Other Cattle Trucks[]
The North Western Railway owns several other cattle trucks.
Technical Details[]
Basis[]
These wagons are a freelance design and are not known to be based on any specific type of wagon.
Liveries[]
These wagons are generally painted in varying shades of red or brown with grey roofs.
Appearances[]
See also[]
| Locomotives | Steam | Skarloey | Rheneas | Sir Handel | Peter Sam | Duncan | Ivo Hugh | Duke |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | Rusty | Fred | | |
| Other | Ivo's Flying Bedstead | Skarloey Funicular Railway Cars | Rheneas Quarry Battery-Electric Locomotives | |
| Rolling Stock | Passenger | Agnes | Ruth | Jemima | Lucy | Beatrice | Ada | Jane | Mabel | Cora | Gertrude | Millicent | Saloon Coaches | Quarrymen's Coaches |
| Goods | Slate Trucks | Open End Door Wagons | 2-Plank Trucks | 3-Plank Trucks | 6-Plank Trucks | Side Tipping Wagons | V-Tipper Wagons | Vans | The Weedkiller | Dandy Wagons | |
| People | The Owner (Sir Handel Brown I, Sir Handel Brown II) | The Thin Controller (Mr. Mack, Mr. Robert Sam, Mr. Peter Sam, Mr. Roger Sam) | Mr. Hugh (David Hugh I, Ivo Hugh, David Hugh II) | |
| Infrastructure | Stations | Crovan's Gate | Cros-ny-Cuirn | Glennock | Rheneas | Lakeside | Skarloey |
| Sheds | Skarloey Railway Engine Sheds | |
| Tunnels and Bridges | Rheneas Bridge | Rheneas Tunnel | Rheneas Viaduct | |
| 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** | |
| Locomotives | Prince | Princess | Palmerston | Merddin Emrys | David Lloyd George | Blanche | Linda | |
|---|---|
| Rolling Stock | Coaches | Slate Trucks | Hudson V-Tipper Wagons | Gunpowder Wagons | Dandy Wagons |
| Miscellaneous | Spooner's Boat |