Closed Van Gr.12 (M.N.Ry. No.15)
One of five wagons inherited from the Manx Northern Railway upon the 1905 merger and renumbered accordingly, this van has ventilation distinguishing it from earlier examples. Entering the railway museum in 1975, it was removed in 1997 and restored by a private individual and entered traffic the following year. For a photography train in 2013 it was partially repainted and now carries its original fleet lettering; withdrawn in need of attention to the wheelsets in 2022, it is now resident in the railway museum.
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Gr.12 (M.N.Ry. No.15)
1879
Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co.,Ltd.
7’ 0”
8’ 0”
8’ 11”
15’ 3”
Withdrawn, Railway Museum
Gr.12 is the sole surviving member of the series of vans inherited from the Manx Northern Railway upon the 1905 merger and was restored in 1998 and withdrawn in 2022, G.1 taking its place..
(Photo: I.o.M.S.R.S.A.)
July 1997
Douglas Station
July 2017
Castletown Station
June 1969
Douglas Station