The K” Series : Cattle Vans

This series of wagons were designed for the transportation of livestock and were similar to the later G vans.  The first two were delivered for the opening of the Peel Line in 1873, and of all the various series of rolling stock on the line their history is perhaps the most complicated with various modifications made to certain vans over the the years and various re-numberings with vehicles constructed using frames of other stock.  None survive today but it has been mooted that the Supporters’ Association may take on the reconstruction of one, so that the railway ultimately has an example of each type of stock in their possession.  The last example survived until what is believed to be around 1965 but their use from around 1960 appears to have dropped off in favour of the versatile Gs which saw use for several years afterwards.

Year

1873

1877

1879

1899

1908

1912

1914

1920

1921

1923

1926

1899

1924

Builders

Metropolitan

Ashbury

Swansea

Metropolitan

I.M.R. Co.

I.M.R. Co.

I.M.R. Co.

I.M.R. Co.

I.M.R. Co.

I.M.R. Co.

I.M.R. Co.

I.M.R. Co.

I.M.R. Co.

Notes:-

Both Scrapped 1921 - Replacements Constructed

Both Scrapped 1960 & 1964 Respectively

Ex-M.N.Ry. All Scrapped 1960-1963

Both Scrapped - 1960 & 1963 Respectively

All Scrapped 1947, 1946 & 1960 Respectively

All Scrapped 1927, 1944 & 1947 Respectively