Half Brake / Disabled F.41
This carriage was converted in 1980 to accommodate wheelchair passengers by removing the panelling from the large luggage compartment and replacing it with non-opening windows with softwood frames; internally platform benches were added and an opening between the double doors and former luggage area. It was outshopped in the then-standard maroon and pale cream livery with yellow lettering and the modified crests applied; two large windows were also created in the rear bulkhead at this time, and vents from other members of the series fitted along the top of the luggage compartment area, replacing what had been fixed windows. In this form it survived in traffic until withdrawal at the end of the 1989 season, after which it was stored and scrapped in 2003, the bogie runner surviving until 2011 when it too was scrapped, leaving only F.43 and F.49 as representatives of this type of carriage.
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F.41
1907
Metropolitan
37' 0"
7' 0"
10' 0"
Scrapped
Above: as rebuilt this carriage took on a unique appearance with glazed panels in the former luggage compartment; the maroon solebars were also a feature of this livery as was the narrow orange line deliniating the maroon and cream sections. The final repaint was carried out in 1987 when the yellow lettering was not re-applied; after withdrawal the carriage was stored and later scrapped.
(Photo: I.o.M.S.R.S.A.)
April 1983