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:
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GWR Cattle Trucks
GWR 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 Great Western Railway (GWR) MEX B Diagram W8 cattle wagons.
Livery
These wagons are painted brown with black roofs. Some also have dark green doors.
Appearances
Trivia
- Between the second and ninth series, the cattle trucks models were Tenmille kits. From the tenth series onwards, their models were scratch-built.
- The Bachmann and Hornby releases of the cattle trucks use LMS cattle truck toolings.
Merchandise
- Bachmann
- Hornby (discontinued)
- Thomas Engine Collection Series (discontinued)
- TrackMaster (discontinued)
Red Livestock Wagons
The Red Livestock Wagons are general purpose livestock wagons used for transporting animals such as cattle, pigs and sheep.
Technical Details
Basis
These wagons are a freelance design and are not known to be based on any specific type of wagon.
Livery
These wagons are painted faded red with black bracing and grey roofs.
Appearances
Books
Annual Stories
Magazine Stories
Video Games |
Trivia
- A total of two of these wagons were built in Gauge 1 for the model series.
- The ninth series episode Percy and the Oil Painting marks the only time both wagons are seen in a train together.
- Sometime before the tenth series, one of the wagons' roofs was mistakenly swapped with that of a GWR cattle truck.
- One of the purple livestock wagons was briefly on display at the Discover Thomas & Friends Exhibition at Drayton Manor Resort.
- In the Golden Books, the Bean Vans are modified from the livestock wagons with covered sides.
Poultry Wagons
Poultry Wagons are specialised livestock wagons used for carrying chickens.
Technical Details
Basis
These wagons are a freelance design and are not known to be based on any specific type of wagon. The chassis is recycled from a 1-Plank Truck.
Livery
These wagons are painted dark blue with grey roofs.
In the My Thomas Story Library books, the wagons are painted brown with black roofs and red bufferbeams.
Appearances
Thomas & Friends
Music Videos
Learning Segments
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Magazine Stories
Books
My Thomas Story Library
Video Games
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Trivia
A van at the Discover Thomas & Friends Exhibition.
- A total of two of these wagons were built in Gauge 1 for the model series.
- Both poultry wagons are on display at the Discover Thomas & Friends Exhibition at Drayton Manor Resort.
- Both wagons are displayed with faces from Troublesome Vans, though were never shown with faces in the television series.
Merchandise
- TrackMaster (discontinued)
- Collectible Railway (cancelled)
Stray Animal Wagons
Stray Animal Wagons are small livestock wagons with folding ends and sides which act as ramps. They are often used to transport animals which have wandered out of their enclosures.
Technical Details
Basis
The wagons have no specific basis, though use the chassis of a GWR Diagram V24 ventilated van.
Livery
These wagons are painted black with brown bracing.
Appearances
Thomas & Friends
SpecialsMusic Videos
Videos
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Annual Stories
Magazine Stories
Books
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Bogie Animal Wagons
Stray Animal Wagons are long livestock wagons with folding ends and sides which act as ramps. They are often used to transport larger animals.
Technical Details
Basis
The wagon is a modified Taff Vale Railway Macaw G fitted with a modified version of the top half of a stray animal wagon.
Livery
These wagons are painted black with brown bracing and a grey chassis.
Appearances
SR Livestock Wagons
SR Livestock Wagons are open-topped livestock wagons.
Technical Details
Basis
These wagons are based on LNER cattle wagons but cut down as open wagons.
Livery
These wagons are painted red with brown wheels. The letters "S R" are painted on their sides in white.
Appearances
Other Cattle Trucks
Several types of freelance cattle trucks have appeared throughout books, magazines and merchandise ranges.
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Appearances
Magazine Stories
Books
My Thomas Story Library
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Trivia
- In several merchandise ranges, these wagons are made using other pre-existing toolings:
- In the Wooden Railway merchandise range, they are repainted from box cars.
- In the Take-n-Play range, they are repainted from narrow gauge vans.
Merchandise
- Wooden Railway (discontinued)
- Take-n-Play (discontinued)
Other Horse Box Wagons
Several types of freelance horse box wagons have appeared throughout books, magazines and merchandise ranges.
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Appearances
Magazine Stories
Books
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Other Livestock Wagons
Several types of freelance livestock wagons have appeared throughout books, magazines and merchandise ranges.
Appearances
Magazine Stories
Books
Video Games
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Merchandise
- Wooden Railway (discontinued)
- Take Along (discontinued)
- Take-n-Play (discontinued)
- Plarail
- Capsule Plarail
- Motorized Railway
- Minis (discontinued)
- Railway Pals (discontinued)
See also
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