“Pairs” Carriage F.55
Mounted on a new bogie underframe in 1912 supplied by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd., of Saltley Works in Birmingham, F.55 comprised four-wheelers B.2 and C.6. Latterly restricted to use on the schools trains and retaining the utility brown livery, the bodies were removed from the frames at St. John's and scrapped in 1968, the underframe becoming R.3 which was scrapped in 1975.
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.
Sister carriage F.62 in restored condition at Douglas Station.
August 1951 with sister carriage F.56 on the bay platform at Port Erin Station.
Sister carriage F.63 n test at Castletown Station following restoration work.