Evolution Horse Box O16.5 Ross-on-Wye with various components fabricated

Ross-on-Wye with various components fabricated by the many and varied skills of Corris Railway volunteers

The Peckett 'Greenhithe' was a special based on the firms W6 design built in the late 1920s

Pair of nameplates

many people needed ways to travel to and from their nearest station as they weren’t at a convenient distance

Later versions were built for civilian usage in industrial locations

Evolution Horse Box O16.5 Ross-on-Wye with various components fabricatedSince the earliest railways, there have been vehicles specifically designed to move live animals. Cattle wagons or, in some cases, even open trucks, were ideal for moving animals in relative safety across far greater distances than previously possible. However, these vehicles lacked the finesse some customers required to move their most cherished animal. This led to the introduction of specialised vehicles such as horseboxes, pigeon vans, prized