Above: one of eight similar carriages delivered from the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. between 1902 and 1926 and forming the backbone of the fleet, it was rare for trains to operate without one of these versatile vehicles in the rake, capable of stowing a variety of goods in the capacious luggaeg compartments; this example was delivered in 1908 with sister F.43.

(Photo: I.o.M.S.R.S.A.)