Cattle Trucks (RWS)

There is only one known type of cattle trucks in the Railway Series.

LMS Cattle Trucks
LMS cattle trucks are rolling stock used for transporting domesticated cattle throughout the railways, such as the North Western Railway.

There are many cattle trucks on the North Western Railway, which are used for transporting cows and bulls, usually from the farms to the markets. These trucks have slatted sides.

Biography
Edward once had to take twenty empty cattle trucks to a market town. On the line there was a field where some cows were grazing. The noise and smoke produced by the train disturbed the cows as they were not used to it. As Edward passed by, a number of cows broke the fence, ran across the line and broke a coupling, which caused the last seven trucks and brake van to be left behind. Edward, who believed the jerk was caused by the trucks getting up to mischief, continued on his journey, unaware of the mishap.

Sir Handel once insulted Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, Jemima and Beatrice by calling them "cattle trucks".

When Diesel pulled a line of old vans, some of these trucks were seen singing a rude parody of "Pop Goes the Weasel" called Pop Goes the Diesel, much to Diesel's fury and annoyance. Sometime afterwards, these trucks broke away from their engine and whilst chasing Duck down Gordon's Hill, bumped into him. Duck and his crew bravely attempted to take control and slow the train, but crashed through a barber shop to avoid crashing into a passenger train.

Personality
Sentient cattle trucks are described as Troublesome Trucks.

Basis
These trucks are based on the real LMS cattle wagons that are used on the railways, such as British Railways. The Bachmann release for the Cattle Trucks in the Thomas & Friends range also shares the same basis, despite the Cattle Trucks in the TV Series being based on the GWR MEX B Diagram W8 cattle wagons.

Livery
The LMS cattle trucks are painted in different liveries, such as brown, orange, grey and yellow, all in either the same or different shade. Sentient trucks had their faces in their bodies and it matched their liveries. One of the brown cattle trucks has "N.W." painted in white on both sides.

Appearances
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The Railway Series

 * Thomas the Tank Engine - Thomas and the Trucks
 * James the Red Engine - Troublesome Trucks
 * Edward the Blue Engine - Cows
 * The Eight Famous Engines - Percy Takes the Plunge and Double Header
 * Duck and the Diesel Engine - Domeless Engines, Pop Goes the Diesel, Dirty Work and A Close Shave
 * Toby, Trucks and Trouble - Bulstrode
 * More About Thomas the Tank Engine - Drip Tank
 * Wilbert the Forest Engine - Percy's Porridge and Foaming at the Funnel

Companion Volumes
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 * 1984 - James the Red Engine and the Troublesome Trucks

Trivia

 * The Reverend W. Awdry's model of the milk van was made from a six-wheeled cattle wagon.
 * The cattle truck that appears in the third illustration of Troublesome Trucks is referred to as "VTicon037" in Thomas the Tank Engine (Est. 1945): Style Guide.

Merchandise

 * Hornby
 * Bachmann