Closed Van G.9
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Fourth and final of the batch of four such closed vans supplied by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., of Saltley Works in Birmingham, this example was withdrawn in 1962 and scrapped at Ballasalla Station in 1974; the illustration below and accompanying archive photograph show the van in a darker shade of grey. Note the van was fitted with portholes to aid ventilation as illustrated in the image below.
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G.9 in July of 1969 outside the carriage shed at Douglas Station.
In September of 1936 G.9 was in the dark livery at Port Erin Station.
July 1969 sister G.1 in use and beside the engine shed at Port Erin Station.
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