“Pairs” Carriage F.61
Paired in 1910 using four-wheel carriage bodies from A.10 and C.12 on a new underframe supplied by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd., of Saltley Works in Birmingham, for the opening of the Peel Line F.61 had its bodies removed and scrapped at St. John’s Station in 1968, the underframe become bogie runner R.6 which was sold to the Ffestiniog Railway in 1974; the frame was used to create their carriage No.118.
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.
Sister carriage F.66 in regular traffic on the bay line at Port Erin Station.
Rebuilt ister carriage F.54 in regular traffic at Port Erin Station.