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| Fleet No.: |
E.1 (ii) |
| Later No. |
E.4 (Post-1923) |
| Year Built: |
1894 |
| Builders: |
Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd., Birmingham |
| Length: |
16' 0" |
| Height: |
9' 6" (Rail - Roof) |
| Wheelbase: |
9' 0" |
| Status: |
Scrapped |
| Having briefly been re-numbered as the second E.4 following the demise of the first van to carry this number in 1921, this vehicle was withdrawn in 1924 and subsequently used as the breakdown van for use in conjunction with the Gibbins & Co., crane No. 2. Upon withdrawal from traffic it was re-painted into red oxide livery and stored with the crane behind the carraige shed. It was noted in 1968 that it appeared the standard grey goods livery, but it is believed that the red oxide coat had washed off during the intervening years of outside storage. By 1974 it had been removed from the rear of the carriage shed and scrapped. The accompanying image from Michael Bishop shows the van to the rear of the carriage shed at Douglas Station in the spring of 1968 with faded lettering visible. |
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Brake Vans 
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