Brake Van Er.8
Inherited from the Manx Northern Railway as part of the 1905 amalgamation, this van had been constructed by them in their Ramsey Works in 1895. It was later was removed from its underframes which were used to construct a small runner for use with No.2 Crane and the carriage body used as a grounded store at Colby Station where it remained until 1974 when it was scrapped on site, though plinth remains in place today.
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No.15
Er.8
M.N.Ry. Co., Ltd.
1895
7’ 0”
16’ 0”
9’ 6”
Scrapped
In poor condition at Colby Station in March of 1966 with duckets removed.
Er.8 plinthed at Colby Station in July of 1969 not long before removal.
June 1968 and Er.8 at Colby Station with the stone plinth visible.