 The NSR handed over to the LMS 6 @,@ 612 goods wagons of which over 5 @,@ 000 were open wagons for the transport of coal and other minerals . This number was dwarfed by the number of wagons owned by the pits , ironworks , other industrial operations and traders in the Stoke area . An unusual set of wagons to be seen were the bright yellow with red lettering vans owned by the Barnum and Bailey circus who had their main English depot in Stoke . 
