Four-Wheel Carriage B.23

Supplied by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co.,Ltd., of Saltley Works in Birmingham for the 1873 opening of the Peel Line, from 1882 this carriage was close-coupled to C.14 and in 1919 the two were mounted on a new bogie underframe to become “pair” F.67; both of the carriage bodies were removed and scrapped in 1983 to allow the underframes to be converted, they became Ballast Hopper No.1 which has also subsequently been scrapped.

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B.23 (Paired With C.14, Thence F.67)

30 (Five Passengers Per Bench)

1873 (Paired 1919)

7’ 0”

Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co.,Ltd.

17’ 0”

F.67 as part of a schools train at Douglas Station in April 1950, note larger lettering.

F.67 being moved from Port St. Mary Station for storage at Jurby Airfield.

F.67 still in traffic at Douglas Station in August of 1971 in red and cream.