M.N.Ry. No.11 (N.49)
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Built as one of a series of fourteen six-wheelers for the opening of the Manx Northern Railway in 1879 by the Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co., as three double Third Class compartments, in common with some others of the series this was divided in 1881 to create six individual compartments.
The central compartments were designated for smoking passengers; upon the amalgamation of 1905 it was to recieve the new fleet numnber N.49 and operated in this guise for three further decades, though latterly use was restricted to busy days such as Tynwald Day and local market days.
The two central compartments were designated for smoking passengers as was common at this time; surviving in periodic use, last recorded in 1944, thereafter it was stored in the carriage shed at Ramsey Station and later moved in 1955 with other members of the series which met their fate there.
When the carriage shed at Ramsey Station was leased out it was moved to St. John’s Station where it stood on Harry Cubbon’s Wing to the side of the carriage shed, there is remained and was damaged during the shed fire there on 10th December 1975, and scrapped on site the following June.
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No.11
N.49
6’ 9”
30’ 0”
2’ 3”
24’ 0”
Stored behind the carriage shed at St. John’s Station on Harry Cubbon’s Wing following withdrawal from traffic; April 1955 where it resided for many years shortly after arriving.
Still in traffic and retaining its roof-mounted oil lamp housings seen by H.C. Casserley at St. John’s Station in July 1933, likley in use on Tynwald Day that year.
In the yard at St. John’s Station in July 1933 a clearer view of the later lettering and smoking designation transfer on the window, similar to the style of sign used today.
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