Cattle Vans K.10 - K.12
Three cattle vans constructed by the Railway Company in-house in their works at Douglas Station in 1908, all re-using the frames from two-plan drop-side wagons which had been inherited via the Manx Northern Railway from the Isle Of Man Mining Co., Ltd.
K.10 was built without a roof and used the underframes ex-M.45, being roofed in 1916 and scrapped in 1947. K.11 was also constructed without a roof using the frames ex-M.43 and was roofed in 1916 and scrapped in 1946; the final examples K.12 was constructed on the underframes of M.44, roofed in 1916 and scrapped in 1960.
Numbers:
Makers:
Year:
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase:
Status:
K.10 - K.12
I.M.R. Co.
1908
14’ 6”
6’ 6”
8’ 6”
8’ 0”
All Scrapped
In May 1938 K.22 was captured at St. Germain’s Station, note the bullock being transported to the mart.
September 1952 and van K.20 is in the goods yard at Ramsey Station on mart duty in the later pale grey livery.
Members of the later “K” series vans in the goods yard Douglas Station awith the one on the far right being a roofless version.