The Large F” Series : Bogie Carriages

Manufactured by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd., of Saltley in Birmingham, these carriages provide the backbone of the core fleet to this day; the first two delivered were F.33 and F.34 in 1905 around the same time as the saloons, these being the first of the large luggage vans, the anomaly in the sequential numbering of the saloons being explained by their arrival.  They were followed in 1907 by three similar vehicles F.40-F.42 in 1908.

A further two, F.43-F.44, were delivered the following year.  In 1913 two brake composites followed, F.45-F.46 with a batch of two all thirds F.47-F.48 ten years later.  The final member of the series was another luggage van F.49 which arrived in 1926 which remains in regular traffic today together with all bar one of the surviving members, F.43 which is withdrawn and in storage at Port Erin Station.

Year

1905

1905

1907

1907

1907

1908

1908

1913

1913

1923

1923

1926

Builders

Metropolitan

Metropolitan

Metropolitan

Metropolitan

Metropolitan

Metropolitan

Metropolitan

Metropolitan

Metropolitan

Metropolitan

Metropolitan

Metropolitan

Notes:-

Scrapped

Scrapped

Scrapped

Converted For Disabled Use 1979 - Scrapped 2003

Latterly Association Mess Room - Scrapped

Withdrawn 1983 - Stored Port Erin Station

Scrapped

Brake Douglas End - IN TRAFFIC

Brake Port Erin End - IN TRAFFIC

All Third Class - IN TRAFFIC

All Third Class - IN TRAFFIC