the leading waggon come from Kibblesworth Colliery, the pit had no based locomotive apart from one that took waggons to and from the Colliery, the site ran with a Incline Hauler system and used gravity or the eletric hauler (was steam) to move waggons around the site. the Waggon was made for the shunter/yard operator to ride the sets around the yard while waggons were being hauled.