Four-Wheel Carriage A.3

One of the first four-wheel carriages built for the opening of the Peel Line in 1873 by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd., of Saltley Works in Birmingham; upon delivery of the first bogie carriages from Brown, Marshall & Co., Ltd., in 1881 this carriage was close-coupled with D.2, the underframe seeing further use as match truck for use with No.1 Crane. The body was mounted onto a bogie underframe in 1926 to become “pair” F.72; the carriage bodies were removed in 1967 and later scrapped at St. John’s Station, the underframes then became R.3 prior to scrapping in 1974.

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A.3

With D.2 (F.72)

30

1873

7’ 0”

Metropolitan

17’ 6”

1926

F.72 with A.3 on the left at St. John’s Station during closure in July 1966.

The underframe from A.3 went on to be used as match truck for No.1 Crane.

F.72 with A.3 to the left on the bay platform at Port Erin, station in 1957.

F.72 with A.3 on the left at St. John’s Station during closure in July 1966.

F.72 with A.3 to the left on at Port Erin Station in purple lake in 1938.

F.72 with A.3 to the left on the bay platform at Port Erin, station in 1957.