Purchased as two four-wheel carriages in 1873 from the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd., of Saltley Works in Birmingham and later allocated fleet numbers B.7 and B.8, by 1882 these two carriages had become close coupled and were later mounted on a new steel underframe, again supplied by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd., in 1925 to become “pair” F.50.  The carriage in this form survived in service but the bodies were scrapped and the frames retained as a runner until a review of surplus stock in the summer of 2024.

It was at this point the decision was made to scrap the runner whilst retaining all reusable parts in storage. This is one of few items of rolling stock for which there is a poor photographic record, if you have access to any images that you would be happy for us to use on this side to complete the page please get in touch with the website administrator who would be delighted to hear from you.  The accompanying drawings on this page are of similar carriages for illustrative purposes only.