At a cost of £1,150, 0s, 0d and built to replace the two 1881-built iron sheds for the same purpose, the 61-coach carriage shed was erected by Main & Co., Glasgow and ready for use by March of 1893 it was ready for use and was, at 320ft, the largest structure in environs of the station.  It remained in place (and indeed in use) until 1998 when, as part of a massive redevelopment of the whole site, it was demolished after a smaller replacement had been erected at the mouth of yard on the site of the old coal yard.  This shed became a haunt for expired coaching stock and later locomotives until its final demise, and was modified in 1981 to allow the buses of Isle of Man National Transport access to their yard beyond, with one road being removed accordingly.  The shed was used by the B.B.C. in 1988 when it doubled as a Russian Station as part of the period-drama The Ginger Tree for which locomotive No. 11 "Maitland" was painted matt black, a livery it retained for the next season.  The shed homed redundant locomotives for several years, latterly No. 5 "Mona (in private ownership by the time) and No. 6 "Peveril" which was, of course, cosmetically restored by the Supporters' Association in 1994 and now resides in the museum at Port Erin with various other exhibits.  By the time of its demolition the shed was time-expired and looked extremely run down, but this didn't stop it putting up a fight against the J.C.B. employed in its destruction!  The site of this shed is now home to the Transport Headquarters of the railway's management.  Our view shows a busy scene with carriage shed dominating the background of the view, giving a good idea of its size in relation to the station area.