Brake Van E.6
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Part of a third batch of two from the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd., of Saltley Works in Birmingham, the body was removed from its underframe (which was scrapped) in 1911 and reused as grounded store at Peel Road Station, the frames were destroyed in 1915. The van body survived on the site for many years and was destroyed on the site at the same time as the entire site was cleared by controlled fire in 1975. The accompanying image is very much a “what if...” depicting the van in the early nationalisation livery of all-over maroon.
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E.6
Metropolitan
1876
7’ 0”
16’ 0”
9’ 6”
Scrapped
Van E.6 as a store beside the bridge at Peel Road Station during the closure in May of 1966.
Sister van the goods yard at Douglas Station in March 1969, latterly in department use with No.2 Crane, just visible.
Van E.6 as a grounded store on the platform at Peel Road Station during the closure in July of 1967.
Sister E.4 stored on the Peel Line at Douglas Station shortly before disposal still bearing lettering.
E.6 with its Swan Vesta advert beside the bridge at Peel Road Station during the closure in May of 1968,
Sister van stored in Douglas Station goods yard in July 1973 with the last remnants of “Loco Dept.” lettering visible.
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