GR561 - PECO - OO-9 - F.R. 4 Wheel Bug Box Coach, 'Zoo Car' Early Pres Livery Three have been scrapped

Three have been scrapped

mine or pit loading hopper

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hoist and can be constructed in a number of ways

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GR561 - PECO - OO-9 - F.R. 4 Wheel Bug Box Coach, 'Zoo Car' Early Pres Livery Three have been scrappedThe curiously named bug Box 4 wheel coaches were the first passenger carrying coaches built for the Ffestiniog Railway. Dating from 1864 to 1867 they were built by Brown, Marshall & company. The term Bug Box is a more recent term given to them, possibly in the 1950s, and originally they were referred to as Small Birmingham's. There are three types of vehicle: First Class, Third Class, and Open third, sometimes referred to as Zoo cars.