Small “F” Series : Third Bogies (1894)
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The third batch of six bogie carriages were supplied in 1876 by Brown, Marshalls & Co., and later became known as the “Small Fs” owing to a lower roof profile than the later vehicles. 9’ 6” tall on wooden underframes, they had the frames concealed by the lower panelling of the bodies in common with other early stock such as the Empress Vans and Small Luggages.
When the post-war red and cream livery was adopted starting in 1946, to match the later stock with exposed solebars a black stripe was painted along the bottom of the carriage bodies, though when this livery was reinstated in 1999-2000 this was absent until 2013 making for an unusual appearance in trains of mixed rakes.
With a number of design differences between them, notably panelling between compartments, varying class designations, guards compartments’ and slab sides (straight sided as opposed to the later batches which had tapered sides), of note were F.7 and F.8 which were supplied by the Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., but to a very similar design.
Year
1894
1894
1894
1894
1894
1894
Builders
Brown Marshall
Brown Marshall
Brown Marshall
Brown Marshall
Brown Marshall
Brown Marshall
Notes:
Destroyed, Controlled Fire St. John’s 1976
Destroyed, Controlled Fire St. John’s 1976
Restored 2018-2021 - In Regular Traffic
Destroyed, Controlled Fire St. John’s 1976
Destroyed, Controlled Fire St. John’s 1976
Restored 1989-1990 - In Regular Traffic
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