Closed Van Gr.12 (M.N.Ry. No.15)
One of five wagons inherited from the Manx Northern Railway upon the 1905 merger and renumbered accordingly, this van has ventilation distinguishing it from earlier examples. Entering the railway museum in 1975, it was removed in 1997 and restored by a private individual and entered traffic the following year. For a photography train in 2013 it was partially repainted and now carries its original fleet lettering; withdrawn in need of attention to the wheelsets in 2022, it is now resident in the railway museum periodically and stored in the goods shed at Port St. Mary Station when not displayed.
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Gr.12
1879
Swansea
7’ 0”
8’ 0”
8’ 11”
15’ 3”
Withdrawn
July 1997 and Gr.12 is joined by restored drop-side M.78 at Douglas Station.
In July of 2017 Gr.12 was at Castletown Station on driver experience duty.
June of 1969 at Douglas Station and G.12 in poor condition in the yard.