Four-Wheel Carriage A.5

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 B.21 and later mounted onto a bogie underframe in 1919 to become “pair” F.53; following withdrawal from service the carriage bodies were removed and scrapped in 1968, the underframes then re-used and becoming R.1 which was later scrapped.

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A.5

“Paired” With B.21 - Thence F.53

30 (Five Passengers Per Bench)

1873 (Paired 1919)

7’ 0”

Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd.

17’ 6”

A.5 at Peel Station as a “pair”, note the lookout window in the bulkhead.

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

The replica Metropolitan worksplate of F.62 at Port Erin Station in August 2022.

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