Closed Van Gr.11 (M.N.Ry. No.14)
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One of five wagons inherited from the Manx Northern Railway and supplied by the Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. in 1879 for the opening of the North Line, upon the 1905 merger this van was inherited and renumbered accordingly, having been No.14 as built. This van had ventilation distinguishing it from earlier examples in common with other north line stock. Withdrawn by 1962 it was stored, a regular haunt being the goods yard; after the closure of the Peel Line it was shunted onto that line just outside Douglas Station where it was destroyed by an arson attack in 1972.
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Stored outside the carriage shed in August 1969 at Douglas Station after withdrawal from traffic awaiting the scrap man.
To the rear of the sheds at Ramsey Station in August 1938, very much on home metals, originating from the Manx Northern Railway.
Beside the sunken siding in the goods yard at Douglas Station in June of 1963 while the van was still in occasional use.
Stored outside the carriage shed in August 1969 at Douglas Station after withdrawal from traffic, note tare loadings.
Gr.11 stored outside the goods yard in October 1967 at Douglas Station after withdrawal awaiting its ultimate fate.
Beside 1905-built saloon F.30 at Douglas Station in July 1937, the small “r” evidently omitted from the fleet numbering.
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