Four-Wheel Carriage A.2

One of the first four-wheel carriages built for the opening of the Peel Line in 1873 by the Metropolitan Carriage &Wagon Co., Ltd., of Saltley in Birmingham, upon delivery of the first bogie carriages from Brown, Marshall & Co., Ltd., in 1874 this carriage was close-coupled with C.2 and later mounted onto a bogie underframe in 1912 to become “pair” F.52; the four-wheel underframes were then re-used and became Fish Wagon No.4; the bodies from the carriage were removed in 1967 and later destroyed at St. John's Station, the runner then seeing use as R.4.

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A.2

“Paired” With C.2 - Thence F.52

30 (Five Passengers Per Bench)

1873 (Paired 1912)

7’ 0”

Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd.

17’ 6”

As part of a schools train at Douglas Station in the utility brown livery.

Sister F.62 fully restored with A.1 to the right, at Douglas Station in May 2022.

 The interior of sister A.1 as restored as one portion of F.62, at Port Erin Station.

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