Horse Boxes

Horse Boxes are rolling stock used for transporting horses throughout the railways, such as the North Western Railway.

Thomas & Friends
These trucks were part of the Circus Train. Thomas once used three of them to carry the circus horses from Brendam Docks. Although, when Thomas broke down, Percy helped pull the horses to the showgrounds.

Two of these trucks were later reused as part of the Funfair Train. Emily was chosen to pull the train with Rosie as her back-engine, however Rosie wanted to pull the train on her own. Rosie left with half of the train when including the horse boxes, unbeknownst to her, the couplings between the trucks broke.

Basis
The horse boxes have no specific basis but are loosely based-on GWR cattle trucks.

Livery
The horse boxes are painted red and yellow with white frames and dark grey rooftops. They also have a golden star with black outing on their doors.

Appearances
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Thomas & Friends

 * Series 8 - Thomas and the Circus
 * Series 12 - Rosie's Funfair Special

Trivia

 * Two of the horse boxes were on display at Drayton Manor for a brief time in 2009, but then they were in storage. As of 2020, they have been put back on display with the third wagon.

Merchandise

 * Hornby
 * Motor Road and Rail
 * Capsule Plarail