Four-Wheel Carriage B.12

Built by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co.,Ltd., of Saltley Works in Birmingham for the 1873 opening of the Peel Line, from 1881 this carriage was close-coupled to C.5 and in 1911 the two were mounted on a new bogie underframe to become “pair” F.71; the bodies were scrapped in 1979 and the underframes later converted to a ballast hopper in which form they remain today.  The original timber frames were used to construct K.13 (ii) the bodies were scrapped.

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B.12 (Later Paired With C.5) Thence F.71)

30 (Five Passengers Per Bench)

1873 (Paired 1911)

7’ 0”

Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co.,Ltd.

17’ 0”

As F.71 at Douglas Station in September 1971; note the lookout windows.

As F.71 at Port Erin Station in July 1969 beside the bay platform.

As F.71 at Douglas Station in Febraury of 19179 before scrapping minus the doors.