These wagons are about 15cwt each and 30" gauge A down train was generally a single wagon, carrying 4-5 tons of slate (12 trains/day between 8am and noon) Up trains were normally a pair of wagons between 4pm and 6pm pulled by a single horse (horses were stabled at local farms)
This photograph is by Metman and was uploaded March 7th 2017. © Metman please do not copy or distribute without prior express permission.
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