The cattle wagon has figured as an item of railway rolling stock since the very early days of railways, and the British Railways standard cattle wagon featured in this kit is one of the later designs to see service.
Although a British Railways design, the wagon is essentially similar to those operated by the railway companies before nationalisation. Since nationalisation some twelve hundred of these wagons were built, mainly by the British Railways workshops at Swindon. In their construction maximum use was made of the standard components , and all wagons were fitted with vacuum brakes for high speed running.
