The Foxdale Coach : M.N.Ry. No.17
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This unique carriage has one of the most interesting histories of all the rolling stock on the railway and is a remarkable survivor. There follows a full biography penned by the Supporters’ Association for the restoration of the carriage to 1887 condition for their Winter Photography event in February of 2013 and revised since that time. Today the carriage is in regular traffic in peak season and was repainted and the bogies overhauled in 2022-2023.
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M.N.Ry. No.17
F.39 (or 39R)
1886
7’ 2”
Oldbury
30’ 0”
9’ 11”
Above: to commemorate the centenary of the Manx Northern Railway in 1979 the carriage was repainted into an approximation of its original livery, carrying No.15 but retaining some features from its days as a camping carriage, notably the glazed ducket and formica panelling internally; it would later be restored to a more accurate interpretation in 2012 and again in 2023.
(Photo: I.o.M.S.R.S.A.)
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