Dandy

nounStandard termRailroad

A historic horse-drawn railway carriage used on early branch lines.

An early, lightweight railway carriage designed to be pulled by a horse rather than a steam locomotive. These vehicles were used on low-traffic rural branch lines in the pioneering days of railroading before mechanized motive power became universally practical.

Heard on the job

The museum restored an original timber dandy that used to run on the old mineral tramway.