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The shepherd's hut (or shepherd's wagon) was, since the 14th century [1] and into the 20th century, used by shepherds during sheep raising and lambing, primarily in the United Kingdom and France. [2] Shepherd's huts often had iron wheels and corrugated iron tops. Sometimes the sides were also made of corrugated iron. [citation needed]
From 1965, the wagons had bogies altered for higher speed trains, and so the wagons were reclassed MF. This lasted until the 1979 recoding, by which time only wagons 2–5, 10, 15, 20-22 and 25 remained. These 10 wagons were reclassed to VSBY, indicating that they were not bogie-exchangeable. The wagons were removed from service in the mid-1980s.
In the 1870s few stock cars were built longer than 28 ft (8.53 m), and could carry about 10 short tons (9.1 t; 8.9 long tons) of stock. Car lengths increased to an average of 34 ft (10.36 m) in the 1880s and stock cars of this period regularly carried 20 short tons (18.1 t; 17.9 long tons) of stock. [15]
The sheep car that local high school students restored Today the centre is operated by a staff of volunteers sourced from the local community in conjunction with a paid manager and a receptionist. Through a skills-development program run in association with the local high school, students assisted with the refurbishment of a sheep wagon and a ...
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A cattle wagon or a livestock wagon is a type of railway vehicle designed to carry livestock.Within the classification system of the International Union of Railways they fall under Class H - special covered wagons - which, in turn are part of the group of covered goods wagons, although cattle have historically also been transported in open goods wagons.
A covered wagon, also called a prairie wagon, whitetop, [1] or prairie schooner, [2] is a horse-drawn or ox-drawn wagon used for passengers or freight hauling. It has a canvas, tarpaulin, or waterproof sheet which is stretched over removable wooden bows (also called hoops or tilts) and lashed to the body of the wagon.