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Metropolitan Railway Non Passenger Coaches


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Metropolitan Railway Milk Van 
Number 1 -4


Built by the Birmingham Carriage & Wagon Co. delivered 1896-7 .Based on the Jubilee stock design. 

After Milk traffic declined in 1914, other uses were found. Some found use in departmental service, and no 3 survived (rebuilt) into preservation.

Requires finishing off, wheels etc

Metropolitan Railway Milk Van 

Number 5 - 6

The second batch were built by Neasden in 1903. Main difference was sliding doors replacing hinged doors, as well as altered paneling. 

After Milk traffic declined in 1914, other uses were found. Some found use in departmental service, and no 3 survived (rebuilt) into preservation. 

Requires finishing off, wheels etc

 

Metropolitan Railway Milk Van 
Number 3(modified)

Built by the Birmingham Carriage & Wagon Co. delivered 1896-7 .Based on the Jubilee stock design. 

After Milk traffic declined in 1914, other uses were found. Some found use in departmental service, and no 3 survived (rebuilt) into preservation.

Requires finishing off, wheels etc
Metropolitan Railway Passenger Brake Coach

Six passenger brake coaches were built from 1899 to 1901 to replace the original rebuilt milk vans. Most scrapped in 1930s but but survived in stores use till 1958. 



Requires finishing off, wheels etc
Metropolitan Railway Covered Carriage Truck

Two of these were supplied by Ashbury in 1902. Numbered 3 and 4.
No 3 was scrapped in 1929, no 4 was converted to a flat truck in 1935 and finally scrapped in 1939. 

Requires finishing off, wheels etc
Metropolitan Railway Open Carriage Truck

Two of these were supplied by Birmingham C & W in 1896. Numbered 1 and 2. Chassis was almost identical to that used under horseboxes. Scrapped 1929.

Requires finishing off, wheels etc

Metropolitan Railway Horsebox nos 1 - 3

When the railways decided to build its own horseboxes, it built 3 in 1892 at Neasden, then 4 more to modified design in 1898,with 3 more supplied by GR Turner in 1904. All used same chassis as the open carriage truck.

The first 3 had flat sides and tucked in ends. 

All scrapped 1938.

 

 

Requires finishing off, wheels etc

 

Scale N (1/148)

 

Metropolitan Railway Horsebox nos 4-10

When the railways decided to build its own horseboxes, it built 3 in 1892 at Neasden, then 4 more to modified design in 1898,with 3 more supplied by GR Turner in 1904. All used same chassis as the open carriage truck. 
This modified version has flat ends and tucked in sides as opposed to tucked in ends and flat sides found on first 3 built.
Nos 8 and 9 were sold to Brecon and Merthyr Railway in 1914, and subsequently scrapped by the GWR. The remaining horseboxes were scrapped in 1938. 



Requires finishing off, wheels etc

Metropolitan Railway Gas Wagon

To enable gas lit coaches to be refueled away from Neasden, gas wagons were supplied from 1861 by Ashbury Cars and Iron Co. The final one, number 14 was built at Neasden in 1889. 
With electric lighting being introduced they became redundant and some were sold to the Cambrian Railway and LBSCR. Others wre scrapped in 1919, with two being converted into weighbridge adjusting and workshop vans. 

Requires finishing off, wheels etc

Pictures are just for reference, not of specific scaled model. 

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