Drop-Side Wagons M.43 - M.54
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The Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd., supplied twelve of this series in 1911, all of which have been scrapped. Described as the “improved” type.
The remainder disposed of during the Ballasalla Bonfire of 1974. The last to survive in use was M.47 for transporting and storing coal around the yard at Douglas Station, last being used in 1969 for this purpose whereupon it collapsed under the weight in the yard and was destroyed where it stood.
The first three were replacement wagons and therefore the second vehicles to carry the numbers M.43, M.44 and M.45, the first three having been inherited from the Manx Northern Railway upon the 1905 merger and rebuilt into drop-side wagons.
These were then converted to cattle vans in 1908, namely M.43 was rebuilt to become K.11, M.44 into K.21 and M.44 to K.10, details of which can be found in the respective directories elsewhere on this site.
Scrapping Dates
M.43 (ii) 19**
M.44 (ii) 19**
M.45 (ii) 1971
M.46 19**
M.47 1969
M.48 19**
M.49 19**
M.50 1974
M.51 1951
M.52 19**
M.53 19**
M.54 19**
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M.43 - M.54
Metropolitan
1911
14’ 6”
6’ 6”
4’ 8”
8’ 0”
Scrapped
Nil
M.47 at St. John's Station in April of 1950 showing lettering drop shadow.
M.47 at Douglas Station in July 1968 in latter condition before scrapping.
M.48 at St. John's Station in April of 1950 with one of the closed vans.
M.50 in the yard at Douglas Station during the closure in May 1966.
M.44 at Douglas Station in April of 1950 fully loaded with stone.
M.51 at Peel Station in September of 1938 without its prefix.
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