Four-Wheel Carriage B.8

Seventh of the series and supplied by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co.,Ltd., of Saltley Works in Birmingham for the 1873 opening of the Peel Line, from 1882 this carriage was close-coupled to B.7 and in 1925 the two were mounted on a new bogie underframe to become “pair” F.50; the bodies were scrapped in 1967 at St. John’s Station and the underframe became R.13, later reverting to their original number.

Fleet Number:

“Paired”:

Capacity:

Built:

Width:

Manufacturers:

Length:

B.8

With B.7 - Thence F.50

30 (Five Per Bench)

1873 (“Paired” 1925)

7’ 0”

Metropolitan 

17’ 0”

The surviving frames of F.50 at Douglas Station

F.51 at Douglas Station in April 1950 carrying the utility livery.

Sister F.51 at Douglas Station in September 1948 in the utility livery.