A 12 Ton 6 plank mineral wagon at Minehead lettered for a Foster Yeoman Company quarry. As railways developed in Britain the initial rules and laws of passage were based on those used on roads. Hence the railway companies provided the track and locomotives while the transporter for bulk goods provided both the goods and the carrying vehicle. The result was a proliferation of private owner wagons. But with few rules, except those demanded by the railway companies, wagons were mostly specified by agreement between the wagon manufacturer and the transporting customer. The original goods wagons, with many designs based on farm carts and utilizing four wheels, were constructed on an iron or steel frame, with the main body work made of wood. The wagons had no driver operated train brakes, but were equipped with independent hand operated brakes, which could be pinned on steep hills.