Four-Wheel Carriage A.9
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.13 and later mounted onto a bogie underframe in 1909 to become “pair” F.68; the underframes of the four-wheeler were re-used and became Fish Wagon No.1. As a “pairs” carriage F.68 survived out of used after 1974 and was sold in 1975 to the Phyllis Rampton Charitable Trust where it remains part of this private collection off-island, now fully restored and displayed on the Vale of Rhediol Railway.
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A.9
“Paired” With C.13 - Thence F.68)
30 (Five Passengers Per Bench)
1873 (Paired 1909)
7’ 0”
Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd.
17’ 6”
F.68 with A.9 to the right whilst still in periodic use at Douglas Station in 1969.
F.68 interior detail while on display at Aberystwyth in June of 2024
F.68 with A.9 to the right whilst still in periodic use at Douglas Station in 1971.
F.68 as restored on display at Aberystwyth in June of 2024
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