Isle of Man Railway rolling stock
The rolling stock used on the Isle of Man Railway today is entirely original but the serviceable passenger coaches number 14, out of an original total of 75 carriages. The railway was provided with a variety of stock from different manufacturers over its time, and types of coach were categorised according to a lettering system, with the original four-wheeled coaches being of A, B, C and D types, and so on. The types of stock can be summarised as follows:-
Four-Wheeled Coaches (1873-1874)
Four-wheeled carriages supplied for the opening of the line to Peel in 1873; these were close-coupled in pairs from the late 1880s. Each class of coach had a different internal layout. "A" class carriages were long and the remainder shorter. Class "A" consisted of twelve first class carriages - eleven three-compartment carriages and one saloon. The "B" class consisted of 24 three-compartment third class carriages open above the seat backs. The "C" class had two third class compartments and a brake compartment - one coach was later converted to a saloon. The "D" class consisted of a pair of composites arranged 3/1/3, the first class compartment being wider at the expense of the third class passengers. All these were later converted into bogie carriages by mounting pairs of bodies on bogie underframes supplied by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. They became known as the "pairs" coaches and were later renumbered into the F.50-F.75 series, see below.''"Small F"'' Coaches (1876-1896)
The initial batch were supplied by Brown Marshalls and became known as the "Small Fs" as they are noticeably smaller in size than the later vehicles being 35 feet long and 9'6" from rail to roof; all had wooden frames and had the frames concealed by the lower panelling of the carriage bodies, though at various periods where the frames would normally show was indicated with a broad black stripe at the bottom of the lower panels to match later carriages, this feature was reinstated in 2013. Coaches listed with "Guard" in the layout above had a handbrake fitted in a locking housing in one of the end compartments. In addition to the handbrake a lookout window was cut in the end of carriage. This made it possible for a brakeman to ride in this compartment and provide additional braking on heavier trains in the days before continuous vacuum brake. F.19 and F.20 were the first two "half luggage vans" delivered to the railway, half of the carriage being occupied with three third class compartments and the other half by a luggage compartment complete with guard's look-out duckets.| Key: | In traffic | Stored | Scrapped | Preserved | Undergoing Rebuild |
| № | Year | Builder | Layout Type | No. Seats | Current Status | Scrap Date |
| F.1 | 1876 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | G / 3 / 3 3 / 3 / 3 | 40 | Destroyed St. John's | 1976 |
| F.2 | 1876 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | G / 3 / 3 3 / 3 / 3 | 40 | Destroyed St. John's | 1976 |
| F.3 | 1876 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | G / 3 / 3 3 / 3 / 3 | 40 | Sold, Welsh Highland Railway 1975 | ~ |
| F.4 | 1876 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | G / 3 / 3 3 / 3 / 3 | 40 | Destroyed St. John's | 1976 |
| F.5 | 1876 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | G / 3 / 3 3 / 3 / 3 | 40 | Destroyed St. John's | 1976 |
| F.6 | 1876 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | G / 3 / 3 3 / 3 / 3 | 40 | Sold Rampton Rail Trust | ~ |
| F.7 | 1881 | Ashbury Carriage & Iron Co., Ltd. | G / 3 / 3 3 / 3 / 3 | 40 | Destroyed St. John's | 1976 |
| F.8 | 1881 | Ashbury Carriage & Iron Co., Ltd. | G / 3 / 3 3 / 3 / 3 | 40 | Withdrawn 1965, Destroyed Controlled Fire | 1970 |
| F.9 | 1881 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | G / 3 / 1 / 1 / 3 / 3 | 48 | Rebuilt 1987-1992 | ~ |
| F.10 | 1881 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | 3 / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 | 48 | ~ | |
| F.11 | 1881 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | 3 / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 | 48 | Rebuild commenced February 2020 | ~ |
| F.12 | 1881 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | 3 / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 | 48 | To Derby Castle | 1982 |
| F.13 | 1894 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | 3 / 3 / 1 / 1 / 3 / 3 | 48 | Destroyed St. John's | 1976 |
| F.14 | 1894 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | G / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 | 40 | Destroyed, St. John's | 1976 |
| F.15 | 1894 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | 3 / 3 / 1 / 1 / 3 / G | 40 | Undergoing Rebuild 2019-2020 | ~ |
| F.16 | 1894 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | 3 / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 | 40 | Destroyed St. John's | 1976 |
| F.17 | 1894 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | 3 / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 | 40 | Destroyed St. John's | 1976 |
| F.18 | 1894 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 | 40 | Roof Replaced 1989-1990 | ~ |
| F.19 | 1894 | Brown Marshalls & Co., Ltd. | Luggage / 3 / 3 / 3 | 24 | Destroyed St. John's | 1976 |
| F.20 | 1896 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Luggage / 3 / 3 / 3 | 24 | Destroyed St. John's | 1976 |
| F.21 | 1896 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | G / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 | 40 | Stored Port Erin Partially Restored | ~ |
| F.22 | 1896 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 3 / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 | 40 | Destroyed St. John's | 1976 |
| F.23 | 1896 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 3 / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 | 40 | Frames Scrapped 2011 | 1983 |
| F.24 | 1896 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 3 / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 | 40 | Destroyed, St. John's | 1976 |
| F.25 | 1896 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 3 / 3 3 / 3 3 / G | 40 | Withdrawn 1998; Stored Port Erin | ~ |
| F.26 | 1896 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | G / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 | 40 | ~ |
The ''Empress Vans'' (1897)
Two vehicles were supplied to the railway in 1897 and became known as the Empress Vans to acknowledge the fact that the year of delivery was Queen Victoria's jubilee year. These are the same length as the passenger vehicles but are entirely closed with no windows, but they have guard's lookout duckets attached; their busy careers have seen them in use as an ambulance train in conjunction with the T.T. and Manx Grand Prix races held annually on the island. They were stored for a number of years outdoors but despite this remain on the railway, having last been used in the 1992.| № | Built | Builder | Type | Status |
| F.27 | 1897 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon | Open Luggage Van | Body scrapped 2012; frames stored at Douglas |
| F.27 | 2013 | Isle of Man Railway | Kitchen carriage | In traffic |
| F.28 | 1897 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon | Open Luggage Van | Withdrawn in 1992; stored at Douglas |
The Saloons (1905)
The amalgamation of the Manx Northern Railway into the I.M.R. in 1905 led to an urgent need to buy more carriages so that the Manx Northern's cramped six-wheelers could be removed from front line service. Like all of the later carriages of the "F" class, the saloons were supplied by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Company. The sequence begins with F.29 in 1905. They were the first to be built with wooden bodies on steel underframes, and are 37' 0" long and 10'3" from rail to roof. All survive today; F.35,1 F.31 and F.32 were converted in 1980 to form the Bar Set at which time half the seating was removed from F.35 and a small bar and chemical toilet fitted, also through gangways to the adjoining coaches. Later, as F.31 was withdrawn for major bodywork attention, F.29 was fitted with a corridor and replaced the former vehicle. The saloons have remained unpopular with locomotive crews as they are heavy yet do not carry as many passengers as the standard compartment stock. Sketches survive which show that some consideration was given to building these carriages as Saloons with a large brake-luggage compartment. As of February 2015, all saloons with the exception of F.36 have been fitted with corridor connections to form a full dining train with F.27 at the rear providing the kitchen facilities and generator.| № | Builder | Current Layout | Corridor Added | Former Layout | Convert Date | Notes |
| F.29 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Dining | 2013 | 3rd / 3rd | 2015 | Refitted 1990 |
| F.30 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Dining | 2012 | 1st / 3rd | 2012 | Bus Windows 1972-2011 |
| F.31 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Dining | 1981 | 3rd / 3rd | 2012 | As Bar Set |
| F.32 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Dining | 1981 | 1st / 3rd | 2013 | As Bar Set |
| F.35 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Bar / 1st | 1981 | 1st / 3rd | 1980 | Bar Refitted 2014 |
| F.36 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Royal Saloon | ~ | ~ | ~ | Railway Museum |
The Hurst Nelsons (1899)
These were the first two bogie vehicles built for the Manx Northern Railway; they were the first passenger vehicles on steel underframes to enter service on the island's railway network, as well as the first to have electric lighting. They were purchased to act as through coaches to Douglas. Externally they are not terribly different from the other "Big Fs", together with the Foxdale Coach they were allocated numbers in the "F" class upon take-over in 1905. Remaining stock inherited from the Manx Northern Railway was either given the "N" prefix, or, in the case of non-passenger stock, a small "r" was added to the title, as explained below.| I.M.R. № | M.N.R. № | Builder | Layout | Seating Layout | Withdrawn Date | Notes | Sale Date |
| F.37 | №15 | Hurst Nelson & Co., Ltd. | G / 3 / 1 / 1 / 3 / 3 | 40 | 1972 | Sold to the Rampton Rail Trust | 1975 |
| F.38 | №16 | Hurst Nelson & Co., Ltd. | 3 / 3 / 1 / 1 / 3 / 3 | 48 | 1969 | Sold to the Rampton Rail Trust | 1975 |
The ''Foxdale Coach''
Yet another oddity is this carriage, this time originating from the Foxdale Railway. It was built by the Oldbury Railway Carriage and Wagon Co in 1886 for the small branch to Foxdale; this is a true survivor of the system and is still in operation today. It is the smallest bogie carriage on the system being only 30' 0" long, and rides on plate frame bogies. As constructed it had four third class compartments and a small luggage and guard's compartment complete with lookout duckets, which took up a little over a third of the length of the vehicle. One of the compartments was converted into a first class section, which led to the carriage acquiring the nickname Kitto's Coach after the Captain of the Foxdale Mines who had a first class free pass on the Manx Northern. It was converted into a camping coach in 1967 and painted into a non-typical blue and yellow livery. In 1979 to mark the occasion of the centenary of the Manx Northern Railway, it was painted into original livery and re-numbered No. 15 for a spell, before reverting to fleet livery of purple lake and regaining the fleet number F.39. She carried the red and cream livery from 1999 until 2013 when the coach was repainted into the Manx Northern Railway livery and renumbered M.N.Ry. No. 17. The first class compartment was also reinstated at this time reducing the seating capacity by two seats as armrests were provided.| M.N.R. No. | I.M.R. No. | Year | Builder | Type | Seats | Notes |
| №17 | F.39 | 1887 | Oldbury Carriage & Wagon Co. | G / 3 / 1 / 3 3 | 32 | In traffic |
''"Large F"'' Coaches (1905-1926)
Built to the same larger profile as the saloons, those that remain still provide the backbone of the service fleet today in everyday service and have rarely been out of traffic since their arrival on the island. They all carry the standard red and cream livery.| Key: | In Traffic | Stored | Scrapped | Undergoing Rebuild |
| № | Built | Builder | Type | Seats | Status | Body Scrap |
| F.33 | 1905 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 3 / 3 / 3 / Luggage | 24 | Frames used as a flat wagon | 1983 |
| F.34 | 1905 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 3 / 3 / 3 / Luggage | 24 | Destroyed | 1976 |
| F.40 | 1907 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 3 / 3 / 3 / Luggage | 24 | Underframe Retained | 1977 |
| F.41 | 1907 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 3 / 3 / 3 / Disabled | 24 | Withdrawn 1990; Underframe Retained | 2003 |
| F.42 | 1907 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 3 / 3 / 3 / Luggage | 24 | Destroyed | 1976 |
| F.43 | 1908 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 3 / 3 / 3 / Luggage | 24 | Withdrawn 1983; Stored Port Erin Station | ~ |
| F.44 | 1908 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 3 / 3 / 3 / Luggage | 24 | Frames Scrapped 2010 | 1983 |
| F.45 | 1913 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 3 / 3 / 1 / 1 / 3 / G | 40 | Turned 1985 | ~ |
| F.46 | 1913 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | G / 3 / 1 / 1 / 3 / 3 | 40 | ~ | |
| F.47 | 1923 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 | 48 | ~ | |
| F.48 | 1923 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 | 48 | ~ | |
| F.49 | 1926 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 3 / 3 / 3 / Luggage | 24 | Undergoing Rebuild 2018-2020 | ~ |
The ''"Pairs"'' Coaches (1909-1926)
To simplify the marshalling of trains and reduce their overall length, the original four-wheeled stock was close coupled in pairs from 1887 onwards. This involved removing the chopper couplers from one end of each vehicle and replacing them with conventional side buffers on one carriage and rubbing plates on the other. A link and pin coupling then joined the inner ends of the carriages whilst conventional chopper couplings were retained on the outer ends of the each pair.A further development of this policy occurred between 1909 and 1926 when the bodies of the four wheel coaches were removed from their original chassis and mounted in pairs on to bogie underframes supplied by Metropolitan. By the late 1950s, relatively few were used in regular service, but two sets were reserved for schools traffic. These were used in regular service on exceptionally busy days, such as Tynwald Day, but otherwise were confined to the school runs. By this time they were painted in a utilitarian all-over brown colour scheme. Oddly, several of the pairs were rehabilitated in the early 1970s, as their steel frames were of relatively recent date. Surviving pairs carriages are mostly in poor condition, as their bodies date from 1873–75, and have been surrounded by a certain amount of controversy in recent years, having been removed from the railway for storage. The Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association have campaigned for their retention on the railway. Some are now in the carriage sheds at Douglas and Port Erin, four in open storage at Port St. Mary protected with tarpaulins.
| Key: | In traffic | Stored | Preserved | Sold | Undergoing Rebuild |
| № | Year Mounted | Builder | Former №s. | Seats | Notes | Body Scrap |
| F.50 | 1925 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | B.7-B.8 | 48 | Frames used as a runner later scrapped | 1974 |
| F.51 | 1912 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | B.3-B.5 | 48 | Converted 'R' Series Later Sold | 1968 |
| F.52 | 1912 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | A.2-C.2 | 48 | Converted 'R' Series Later Sold | 1967 |
| F.53 | 1919 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | A.5-B.21 | 48 | Converted 'R' Series Later Sold | 1968 |
| F.54 | 1923 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | A.7-C.10 | 48 | Replica Built 1993-1999 -In Traffic | 1972 |
| F.55 | 1912 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | B.2-C.6 | 48 | Converted 'R' Series Later Sold | 1968 |
| F.56 | 1924 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | A.8-C.8 | 48 | Converted 'R' Series Later Sold | 1968 |
| F.57 | 1919 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | B.16-B.20 | 48 | In traffic as a flat wagon | 1995 |
| F.58 | 1918 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | B.18-C.3 | 48 | Converted 'R' Series Later Sold | 1968 |
| F.59 | 1920 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | A.6-C.4 | 48 | Converted 'R' Series Later Sold | 1968 |
| F.60 | 1916 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | B.13-B.24 | 48 | Converted 'R' Series Later Sold | 1968 |
| F.61 | 1910 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | A.10-C.12 | 48 | Converted 'R' Series 6 Later Sold | 1968 |
| F.62 | 1926 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | A.1-B.1 | 48 | Withdrawn 1987 - Undergoing Rebuild 2018-2020 | |
| F.63 | 1910 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | B.6-B.10 | 48 | Withdrawn 1987 - Stored Port Erin Carriage Shed | |
| F.64 | 1912 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | C.1-B.19 | 48 | Frames Extant - C.1 Body Displayed Peel Station | 1978 |
| F.65 | 1910 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | B.22-C.7 | 48 | Ballast Hopper №1 | 1983 |
| F.66 | 1910 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | B.11-B.15 | 48 | Withdrawn 1999 - Stored Port St. Mary | |
| F.67 | 1922 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | B.23-C.14 | 48 | Withdrawn 1987 - Stored Port St. Mary | |
| F.68 | 1909 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | A.9-C.13 | 48 | Sold 1975 - Phyllis Rampton Narrow Gauge Railway Trust | |
| F.69 | 1923 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | B.4-B.17 | 48 | Converted 'R' Series Later Sold | 1969 |
| F.70 | 1922 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | B.9-B.14 | 48 | In traffic | 1968 |
| F.71 | 1911 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | B.12-C.5 | 48 | Frames Extant | 1983 |
| F.72 | 1926 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | A.3-D.2 | 48 | Converted 'R' Series 8 Later Sold | 1967 |
| F.73 | 1920 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | A.4-D.1 | 48 | In traffic as a flat wagon | 1982 |
| F.74 | 1921 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | A.11-C.11 | 48 | Withdrawn 1987 - Stored Port Erin Carriage Shed | |
| F.75 | 1926 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | A.12-C.9 | 48 | Withdrawn 1974 - Extant Isle of Man Railway Museum |
"N" Six-Wheel Coaches (1879)
For its opening in 1879, the Manx Northern Railway ordered fourteen carriages; these were, six-wheel carriages built on Cleminson's patent underframes - five feet shorter than the Isle of Man Railways "small Fs." Cleminson's patent enjoyed a brief vogue in the late 1870s as an alternative to bogie carriages mainly due to its low tare weight. The Southwold Railway which opened the same year as the Manx Northern also used Cleminson's patent underframes from its passenger stock, and also for some high capacity freight wagons. The North Wales Narrow Gauge, and West Donegal Railways also used the system on coaches, and a Cleminson wagon survives on the Festiniog. Two of the Manx Northern "N" class carriages were built as firsts; two as composites; and ten as either third class or third-brake carriages. The first class carriages were arranged as three small saloons and seated 42. The third class carriages must have been quite cramped internally as the compartments were only 4'10" wide - ten inches less than was the case with the IMR bogie carriages. Both of the composites and about half of the third class carriages were built with handbrake wheel in an end compartment that could be locked away when not in use and the compartment used for passengers. Two of the third class carriages were damaged in minor collisions, or suffered underframe failure before the Manx Northern was taken over by the Isle of Man Railway. Twelve of the class passed to the IMR's ownership in 1905. J.I.C. Boyd states that the original intention was to number them into the "F" series, hence the numbers 40 to 51, but as they were six-wheelers the decision was made to give them the prefix "N" - the next available letter in the IMR's coding system - to distinguish them from the bogie carriages. Photographs suggest that at least some of the "N" series carriages remained in service in the 1920s and 30s. It is not sure when they fell into disuse. For many years they were stored in a siding behind St. John's station carriage shed. The body of one of the "N" class carriages survives on the line today as the mess hut at Douglas station. This body came from N.41 and was placed in front of the locomotive shed in 1964 replacing another former six wheeler. Between 1999 and 2013 it was stored on a runner behind the carriage shed at Douglas, but it has now returned to its former position, has been partly restored, and is used as an oil store. Another - composite carriage N.42 - was a resident of the Port Erin museum until it was rebuilt in 1998 when it was placed in store. It was not returned to the completed museum, but, despite being owned privately, it remained on the railway until finally removed to Southwold in 2013. A third is in private preservation in the north of the island together with a Beyer Peacock locomotive, No. 14 Thornhill. Of the other ten carriages, one was withdrawn in 1903, a second in 1905, and a third in the 1920s. This was used as a Mess Room at Douglas Station and was later replaced by the body of N.41, the other eight were scrapped, some after being damaged in a fire in 1975 which also destroyed most of the 1876 batch of wooden bogie carriages.| Key: | Scrapped | Preserved | Sold |
| M.N.R. № | I.M.R. № | Builder | Layout | Seats | Notes | Scrap |
| №1 | N.40 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon | All 1st Class | 24 | Sold 1975 Rampton Railway Trust | - |
| №2 | N.41 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon | 3rd Class Saloon | 24 | Frames scrapped; body used as bothy | 1964 |
| №3 | N.42 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon | Guard / 3rd Class | 48 | Sold 1975; off-island | - |
| №4 | N.43 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon | Guard / 3rd Class | 32 | Fire damaged in St. John's shed fire | 1975 |
| №5 | N.44 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon | Guard / 3rd Class | 24 | Fire damaged in St. John's shed fire | 1975 |
| №6 | N.45 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon | Guard / 3rd Class | 24 | Sold 1975; privately preserved | - |
| №7 | N.46 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon | Guard / 3rd Class | 24 | Fire damaged in St. John's shed fire | 1975 |
| №8 | N.47 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon | 3rd Class Saloon | 32 | Fire damaged in St. John's shed fire | 1975 |
| №9 | N.48 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon | 3rd Class Saloon | 32 | Scrapped | 1972 |
| №11 | N.49 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon | 3rd Class Saloon | 32 | Fire damaged in St. John's shed fire | 1975 |
| №13 | N.50 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon | 3rd Class Saloon | 32 | Fire damaged in St. John's shed fire | 1975 |
| №14 | N.51 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon | 3rd Class Saloon | 32 | Sold 1975 Rampton Railway Trust | - |
| №10 | - | Swansea Carriage & Wagon | All 3rd Class | 32 | Scrapped | 19?? |
| №12 | - | Swansea Carriage & Wagon | All 3rd Class | 32 | Used as a bothy at Douglas | 1964 |
"E" Class Brake Vans (1873-1895)
These were four-wheeled brake and luggage vans fitted with lookout duckets, but otherwise entirely sealed with only two drop-sash windows at the guard's door. None of these vans survive today, and they were effectively made redundant when later passenger coaches had their own braking systems. The primary purpose of the "E" van was to provide luggage accommodation and braking for the original "A" - "D" class most of which did not have their own brakes when supplied in 1873/4. One surviving member of the class sat at the end of the Port Erin arrival platform at Douglas for many years and retained its pre-war two-tone brown livery. The Manx Northern Railway owned a pair of similar vans for use with the "N" class carriages, but these seem to have been replaced in the 1890s and then used for goods traffic until they were scrapped in the 1920s. The possibility of the Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association recreating one of these vehicles has been mooted in the past but never reached fruition.| I.M.R. No. | M.N.R. No. | Year Built | Builder | Current Status | Scrap Date |
| E.1 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Destroyed, Frames To G.7, Scrapped | 1893 |
| E.1 | - | 1894 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Renumbered E.4. Scrapped Ballasalla Station | 1974 |
| E.2 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Body To Santon Station Store, Scrapped | 1975 |
| E.3 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Frames Converted | ~ |
| E.4 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Frames Converted Fish Wagon №3. Body Scrapped | 1923 |
| E.5 | - | 1876 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Mobile Store Douglas Station, Scrapped | 1974 |
| E.6 | - | 1876 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Body To Peel Road Store, Scrapped | 1975 |
| E.7 | - | 1895 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd. | Body To Sulby Bridge Store; Frames To K.5 | 1937 |
| Er.8 | №18 | 1895 | Manx Northern Railway Co., Ltd. | Body To Colby Station Store, Scrapped | 1972 |
| Er.9 | №19 | 1895 | Manx Northern Railway Co., Ltd. | Renumbered E.1 ; Scrapped Ballasalla Station | 1974 |
| Er.10 | №16 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | Later E.4 - Used With Crane, Scrapped Ballasalla | 1974 |
| - | №15 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | Scrapped | 1974 |
"G" Closed Vans (1873-1921)
These were four-wheeled closed vans, quite often these were attached to the rear of a passenger train to transport goods to the rural communities that the railway served for many years. Upon amalgamation with the Manx Northern Railway in 1905 five were inherited. Today, there remain three in existence, all of which remain on the railway, these are G.1, of the original 1873 batch, Gr.12, and G.19 which saw use for many years by the permanent way crews, distinctive for being fitted with clambour boards for tree felling, and having a small wood stove installed, these were removed for its display in the museum during 2013. Nine of the class were sold for scrap in the infamous Ballasalla Bonfire of 1974 together with many other items of redundant non-passenger stock. In 2017 the Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association announced plans to fully restore the sole surviving 1873 vehicle G.1 to service.| Key: | In Traffic | Stored | Scrapped | Preserved |
| I.M.R. No. | M.N.R. No. | Year Built | Builder | Notes | Frames Ex. | Withdrawn Date | Scrap Date |
| G.1 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Under Restoration Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association | ~ | 1990 | ~ |
| G.2 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Scrapped, Details Unknown | ~ | 19?? | 19?? |
| G.3 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Withdrawn & Scrapped | ~ | 1965 | 1975 |
| G.4 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Withdrawn & Scrapped | ~ | 1962 | 1974 |
| G.5 | - | 1877 | Ashbury Carriage & Iron Co., Ltd. | Vacuum-Piped Fitted | ~ | 1965 | 1974 |
| G.6 | - | 1877 | Ashbury Carriage & Iron Co., Ltd. | Scrapped, Details Unknown | ~ | 19?? | 19?? |
| G.7 | - | 1879 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Withdrawn & Scrapped | ~ | 1960 | 1963 |
| G.8 | - | 1879 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Withdrawn & Scrapped | ~ | 1964 | 1975 |
| G.9 | - | 1879 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Withdrawn & Scrapped | ~ | 1963 | 1975 |
| Gr.10 | №13 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | Ex-Manx Northern Railway, Scrapped | ~ | 19?? | 1975 |
| Gr.11 | №14 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | Destroyed, Arson Attack Douglas Station | ~ | 1965 | 1973 |
| Gr.12 | №15 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | Railway Museum 1975-1993, Rebuilt 1998-1999, In Traffic | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Gr.13 | №16 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | Ex-Manx Northern Railway | ~ | 19?? | 19?? |
| Gr.14 | №32 | 1897 | Manx Northern Railway Co., Ltd. | Ex-Manx Northern Railway, Scrapped | ~ | 19?? | 1975 |
| G.15 | - | 1915 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn & Scrapped | B.19 | 1964 | 1975 |
| G.16 | - | 1915 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn & Scrapped | C.11 | 19?? | 1974 |
| G.17 | - | 1916 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn & Scrapped | L.5 | 1967 | 1975 |
| G.18 | - | 1918 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd. | Destroyed, Arson Attack Douglas Station | L.6 | 1965 | 1972 |
| G.19 | - | 1921 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn & Displayed, Isle of Man Railway Museum, Port Erin | E.3 | 1991 | ~ |
"H" Three-Plank Wagons (1873-1925)
Twenty of these 6-ton three-plank, centre door, open wagons were built for the opening of the Peel and Port Erin lines in 1873 and 1874. A dozen similar vehicles were delivered to the Manx Northern Railway when it opened in 1879, and further small batches brought the total to 46 by 1926. One of these wagons was used to carry the military band to Peel on opening day in 1873. The Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association built one of these from scratch in 2000. It has been given the number H.1, and has been through piped for vacuum brake to meet with current safety regulations. This was the second project undertaken by the supporters, the first being the re-building of a ballast wagon M.78.| I.M.R. No. | M.N.R. No. | Build Date | Builder | Scrap Date | Notes |
| H.1 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1928 | |
| H.2 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1954 | |
| H.3 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1955 | |
| H.4 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1959 | |
| H.5 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1961 | |
| H.6 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1955 | |
| H.7 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1962 | |
| H.8 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1958 | |
| H.9 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1961 | |
| H.10 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1958 | |
| H.11 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1960 | |
| H.12 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1954 | |
| H.13 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1948 | |
| H.14 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1961 | |
| H.15 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1955 | |
| H.16 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1961 | |
| H.17 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1955 | |
| H.18 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1947 | |
| H.19 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1962 | |
| H.20 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1926 | Rebuilt 1894 |
| H.21 | - | 1877 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1962 | Coil Springs |
| H.22 | - | 1877 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1959 | Coil Springs |
| H.23 | - | 1877 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1954 | Coil Springs |
| H.24 | - | 1877 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1958 | Coil Springs |
| H.25 | - | 1877 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1927 | Coil Springs |
| H.26 | - | 1877 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1955 | Coil Springs |
| Hr.27 | №1 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1948 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.28 | №2 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | 196? | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.29 | №3 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1957 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.30 | №4 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1960 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.31 | №5 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1924 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.32 | №6 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1927 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.33 | №7 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1947 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.33 | №8 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1947 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.34 | №9 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1958 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.35 | №10 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1945 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.36 | №11 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1944 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.38 | №12 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | 1947 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.39 | №13 | 1900 | Hurst, Nelson & Co., Ltd. | 1960 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.40 | №37 | 1900 | Hurst, Nelson & Co., Ltd. | 1960 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.41 | №38 | 1900 | Hurst, Nelson & Co., Ltd. | 1925 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.42 | №39 | 1900 | Hurst, Nelson & Co., Ltd. | 1958 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.43 | №40 | 1900 | Hurst, Nelson & Co., Ltd. | 1946 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.44 | №41 | 1900 | Hurst, Nelson & Co., Ltd. | 1961 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.45 | №42 | 1900 | Hurst, Nelson & Co., Ltd. | 1959 | Ex-Manx Northern Railway Stock |
| Hr.46 | - | 1918 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd. | 1960 | Ex-K.15 |
| H.41 | - | 1925 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd. | 1962 | Replacement |
| H.1 | - | 1998 | I.o.M.S.R.S.A. | ~ | Isle of Man Railway Museum |
"K" Cattle Vans (1873-1926)
These were cattle carrying wagons, and were ostensibly similar to the "G" class as above but rather than being completely sealed, the top quarter of them was ventilated and featured horizontal rails where the "G" vans had only ventilated slots. The first batch were delivered for the opening of the Peel Line in 1873, with some early versions being delivered roofless. None survive today but it has been mooted, for historical purposes, that the Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association may take on the reconstruction of one of these, so that the railway ultimately has an example of each type of stock in their possession.| I.M.R. No. | M.N.R. No. | Build Date | Builders | Chassis Ex. | Scrap Date | Notes |
| K.1 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | ~ | 1921 | Remained Unroofed |
| K.2 | - | 1873 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | ~ | 1921 | Chassis To H.41 |
| K.1 | - | 1926 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | C.11 | 1962 | Replacement |
| K.2 | - | 1926 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | B.6 | 1962 | Replacement |
| K.3 | - | 1877 | Ashbury Railway Carriage & Iron Co. | ~ | 1965 | Roofed 1924 |
| K.4 | - | 1877 | Ashbury Railway Carriage & Iron Co. | ~ | 1946 | Remained Unroofed |
| Kr.5 | №7 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | ~ | 1924 | Former Manx Northern Railway |
| Kr.6 | №8 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | ~ | 1963 | Roofed 1916 |
| Kr.7 | №9 | 1879 | Swansea Carriage & Wagon Co. | ~ | 1962 | Remained Unroofed |
| K.5 | - | 1899 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | E.7 | 1961 | Replacement |
| K.8 | - | 1899 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | ~ | 1960 | Roofed 1916 |
| K.9 | - | 1899 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | ~ | 1964 | Roofed 1927 |
| K.10 | - | 1908 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | ~ | 1947 | Roofed 1916 |
| K.11 | - | 1908 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | ~ | 1946 | Roofed 1916 |
| K.12 | - | 1908 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | ~ | 1961 | Roofed 1916 |
| K.13 | - | 1912 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | B.12 | 1927 | Became K.13A 1924 |
| K.14 | - | 1912 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | C.5 | 1946 | Became K.14A 1925 |
| K.15 | - | 1912 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | B.3 | 1918 | Scrapped Following Accident |
| K.16 | - | 1912 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | B.5 | 1947 | |
| K.13 | - | 1924 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | B.2 | 1949 | Replacement |
| K.14 | - | 1924 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | B.18 | 1964 | Replacement |
| K.15 | - | 1912 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | B.16 | 1958 | Replacement |
| K.17 | - | 1914 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | B.2 | 19?? | No Portholes |
| K.18 | - | 1914 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | C.6 | 19?? | No Portholes |
| K.19 | - | 1920 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | B.20 | 1960 | |
| K.20 | - | 1920 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | B.21 | 1965 | |
| K.21 | - | 1921 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | B.11 | 1962 | |
| K.22 | - | 1921 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | B.15 | 1961 | |
| K.23 | - | 1921 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | B.4 | 1964 | |
| K.24 | - | 1923 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | B.17 | 1965 | |
| K.25 | - | 1923 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | B.13 | 1965 | |
| K.26 | - | 1923 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Douglas | B.24 | 1964 |
"L" Bolster Wagons (1874-1910)
The railway had six of these four-wheel vehicles which saw use carrying long loads commonly being used in pairs; each had manual parking brakes and they survived until the final years of the railway largely out of use latterly. All had a grey livery on woodwork and black metal and frames, they were numbered along their edges.| No. | Built | Builder | Notes | Scrap |
| L.1 | 1874 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Paired L.2 | 1975 |
| L.2 | 1874 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Paired L.1 | 1975 |
| L.3 | 1874 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Paired L.4 | 1959 |
| L.4 | 1874 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Paired L.3 | 1960 |
| L.5 | 1910 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd. | Rebuilt As G.17 | ~ |
| L.6 | 1910 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd. | Rebuilt As G.18 | ~ |
"M" Two-Plank Wagons (1877-1926)
Two plank, drop sided wagons, broadly similar to the "H" class. They were intended as Ballast Wagons but their ease of loading and unloading made them useful for many types of goods traffic, eventually totalling 78 of these wagons on the line. Three were leased as private owner wagons. At least six were still serviceable in 1975, and a couple survived into nationalisation. M.70 was resident on the old goods siding at Santon Station for many years. M.78 also survived and it was this vehicle that inspired the Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association to restore it in 1998. The "rebuilt" wagon is now part of the railway's historic fleet of vehicles and bears plaques denoting its origins. It is coupled to H.1 as the Troublesome Trucks each September for the Friends of Thomas event.| I.M.R. № | M.N.R. № | Built | Builders | Notes | Scrap Date |
| M.1 | - | 1877 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1955 | 1960 |
| M.2 | - | 1877 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1958 | 1961 |
| M.3 | - | 1877 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1960 | 1963 |
| M.4 | - | 1877 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1960 | 1962 |
| M.5 | - | 1884 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1960 | 1964 |
| M.6 | - | 1884 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1960 | 1965 |
| M.7 | - | 1884 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1953 | 1964 |
| M.8 | - | 1888 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 196? | 1961 |
| M.9 | - | 1888 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 196? | 1964 |
| M.10 | - | 1888 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1943 | 1944 |
| M.11 | - | 1888 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1959 | 1964 |
| M.12 | - | 1888 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1964 | 1965 |
| M.13 | - | 1888 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1960 | 1962 |
| M.14 | - | 1888 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1962 | 1964 |
| M.15 | - | 1888 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1944 | 1950 |
| M.16 | - | 1888 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1960 | 1962 |
| M.17 | - | 1888 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1960 | 1961 |
| M.18 | - | 1888 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1970 | 1972 |
| M.19 | - | 1888 | Ashbury Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1959 | 1960 |
| M.20 | - | 1889 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1955 | 1959 |
| M.21 | - | 1889 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1960 | 1961 |
| M.22 | - | 1889 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1961 | 1963 |
| M.23 | - | 1889 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1960 | 1963 |
| M.24 | - | 1889 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1960 | 1961 |
| M.25 | - | 1889 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1962 | 1974 |
| M.26 | - | 1889 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1968 | 1974 |
| M.27 | - | 1889 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1959 | 1961 |
| Mr.28 | №22 | 1884 | Matthew Baird & Co., Glasgow | Former Manx Northern Railway Stock | 1962 |
| Mr.29 | №23 | 1884 | Matthew Baird & Co., Glasgow | Former Manx Northern Railway Stock | 1974 |
| Mr.30 | №24 | 1884 | Matthew Baird & Co., Glasgow | Former Manx Northern Railway Stock | 1961 |
| Mr.31 | №25 | 1884 | Matthew Baird & Co., Glasgow | Former Manx Northern Railway Stock | 1970 |
| Mr.32 | №26 | 1884 | Matthew Baird & Co., Glasgow | Former Manx Northern Railway Stock | 1964 |
| Mr.33 | №27 | 1884 | Matthew Baird & Co., Glasgow | Former Manx Northern Railway Stock | 1961 |
| Mr.34 | №28 | 1884 | Matthew Baird & Co., Glasgow | Former Manx Northern Railway Stock | 1962 |
| Mr.35 | №29 | 1884 | Matthew Baird & Co., Glasgow | Former Manx Northern Railway Stock | 1959 |
| Mr.36 | №30 | 1898 | Manx Northern Railway Co., Ltd. | Former Manx Northern Railway Stock | 1962 |
| Mr.37 | №31 | 1898 | Manx Northern Railway Co., Ltd. | Former Manx Northern Railway Stock | 1958 |
| Mr.38 | №32 | 1898 | Manx Northern Railway Co., Ltd. | Former Manx Northern Railway Stock | 1974 |
| Mr.39 | №33 | 1898 | Manx Northern Railway Co., Ltd. | Former Manx Northern Railway Stock | 1972 |
| Mr.40 | №34 | 1898 | Manx Northern Railway Co., Ltd. | Former Manx Northern Railway Stock | 1974 |
| Mr.41 | №35 | 1898 | Manx Northern Railway Co., Ltd. | Former Manx Northern Railway Stock | 1964 |
| Mr.42 | №36 | 1898 | Manx Northern Railway Co., Ltd. | Former Manx Northern Railway Stock | 1965 |
| M.43 | - | 1911 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1959 | 1964 |
| M.44 | - | 1911 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1962 | 1974 |
| M.45 | - | 1911 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1965 | 1974 |
| M.46 | - | 1911 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1956 | 1974 |
| M.47 | - | 1911 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Used as 'Mantainor' Withdrawn 1969 | 1974 |
| M.48 | - | 1911 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1960 | 1965 |
| M.49 | - | 1911 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 195? | 1964 |
| M.50 | - | 1911 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1960 | 1974 |
| M.51 | - | 1911 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1962 | 1974 |
| M.52 | - | 1911 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1965 | 1965 |
| M.53 | - | 1911 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1960 | 1965 |
| M.54 | - | 1911 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1965 | 1974 |
| M.55 | - | 1924 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Used as 'Mantainor' Withdrawn 1969 | 1974 |
| M.56 | - | 1924 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1969 | 1974 |
| M.57 | - | 1924 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1960 | 1963 |
| M.58 | - | 1924 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1964 | 1974 |
| M.59 | - | 1924 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1955 | 1960 |
| M.60 | - | 1924 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1964 | 1974 |
| M.61 | - | 1925 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Converted Oil Tanker 1967 | 1974 |
| M.62 | - | 1925 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1960 | 1974 |
| M.63 | - | 1925 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 195? | 1965 |
| M.64 | - | 1925 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 196? | 1973 |
| M.65 | - | 1925 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1960 | 1974 |
| M.66 | - | 1925 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Converted Oil Tanker 1967 | 1969 |
| M.67 | - | 1926 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1952 | 1968 |
| M.68 | - | 1926 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1955 | 1968 |
| M.69 | - | 1926 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Dismantled, some parts remain | ~ |
| M.70 | - | 1926 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Some parts retained for M.78 | 1999 |
| M.71 | - | 1926 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Converted Oil Tanker 1967 | 1968 |
| M.72 | - | 1926 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Used as 'Mantainor' Withdrawn 1969 | 1974 |
| M.73 | - | 1925 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1971 | 1974 |
| M.74 | - | 1925 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1965 | 1968 |
| M.75 | - | 1925 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Used as 'Mantainor' Withdrawn 1969 | 1974 |
| M.76 | - | 1925 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1964 | 1970 |
| M.77 | - | 1925 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Withdrawn 1969 | 1974 |
| M.78 | - | 1925 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd. | Rebuilt 1996-1998, in traffic | ~ |
Breakdown Cranes
The railway possessed a total of three cranes, the first being delivered in readiness for the opening of the Peel Line in 1873; a third crane was converted for use on the railway and later became self-propelled but was generally only used for demonstration purposes before being sold privately. Today all lifting on the railway is done by hired road cranes, notably when locomotives are turned as part of the annual event galas.| I.M.R. No. | Build Date | Builder | Notes | Withdrawn Date | Scrap Date |
| №1 | 1873 | Thomas Kiss & Co. | Delivered for opening of Peel Line | 19?? | 1969 |
| №2 | 1893 | Richard C. Gibbins & Co. | Extant, Union Mills Railway Station | 19?? | ~ |
| №3 | 1902 | Taylor & Hubbard | Sold privately off-island in 2001 | 2000 | ~ |
"R" Bogie Runners
In 1967 as part of a short-lived experiment to use the railway to carry container traffic, a new "R" class was created as below using former 'Pairs' coach underframes, the bodies of which were removed and dumped in the goods yards at St. John's and Castletown; no stock carries this prefix today, the frames having been sold off in 1974 to the scrap dealer Manx Metals, the experiment having ceased in 1968. The series letter and numbering were entirely unofficial, having been applied by a party of visiting enthusiasts. The numbers were applied in the order they found the vehicles, not in order of their former F numbers. The exact correspondence between R and F numbers in not known. R3 was converted to a rather unsatisfactory well wagon and was cut up by Manx Metals, but the remaining ten were purchased from MM by the Festiniog Railway where six have been used under new coaches and two as wagons.| "R" No. | "F" No. | Built | Builder | Notes | Sold To | Sale |
| R.13 | F.50 | 1925 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Bogie Well Wagon | Manx Metals, Onward Festiniog Railway | 1974 |
| R.? | F.51 | 1912 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Manx Metals, Onward Festiniog Railway | 1974 | |
| R.4 | F.52 | 1912 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Manx Metals, Onward Festiniog Railway | 1974 | |
| R.1 | F.53 | 1919 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Manx Metals, Onward Festiniog Railway | 1974 | |
| R.? | F.55 | 1912 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Man-Tainor Traffic | Manx Metals | 1975 |
| R.7 | F.56 | 1924 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Manx Metals, Onward Festiniog Railway | 1974 | |
| R.? | F.58 | 1918 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Manx Metals, Onward Festiniog Railway | 1974 | |
| R.10 | F.59 | 1920 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Man-Tainor Traffic | Manx Metals | 1975 |
| R.? | F.60 | 1916 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Manx Metals, Onward Festiniog Railway | 1974 | |
| R.6 | F.61 | 1910 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Manx Metals, Onward Festiniog Railway | 1974 | |
| R.? | F.69 | 1923 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Manx Metals, Onward Festiniog Railway | 1974 | |
| R.8 | F.72 | 1926 | Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co. | Manx Metals, Onward Festiniog Railway | 1974 |
Permanent way wagons
The railway still has a number of runners and these are based on the underframes of former coaches and stored mostly on the siding outside Douglas station on the former Peel Line which now acts as a stock siding. Today, these still carry their "F" class fleet number either painted on, or in some cases just in chalk. In 1975 F65 and F50 frames were seen numbered as R12 and R13, but they later reverted to their F numbers.| № | Built | Builder | Type | Notes | Scrap |
| F.23 | 1896 | Brown Marshalls | Bogie Runner | Timber Framed | 2011 |
| F.33 | 1905 | Metropolitan | Bogie Runner | In Service | |
| F.44 | 1908 | Metropolitan | Bogie Runner | 2013 | |
| F.57 | 1919 | Metropolitan | Bogie Runner | In service | |
| F.64 | 1912 | Metropolitan | Bogie Runner | Extant | |
| F.65 | 1910 | Metropolitan | Ballast Hoppers | Replaced, F.70 | 2020 |
| F.70 | 1922 | Metropolitan | Ballast Hoppers | In Service | |
| B.A.T. 1 | 2009 | Isle of Man Railway | Boiler Accommodation Truck | Dismantled 2015 | |
| W.W. №1 | 1936 | Isle of Man Railway | Well Wagon | Replaced | 1998 |
| W.W. №2 | 1998 | Isle of Man Railway | Well Wagon | In Service | |
| W.W. №3 | 2012 | Isle of Man Railway | Bogie Well Wagon | In Service |
Fish Wagons (1909-1914)
Five low-sided wagons were built on four-wheeled underframes released from coaches which had been put on bogie underframes. They were numbered in a separate sequence with no letter prefix. They did not survive into the nationalisation era although some excellent photographs of them appear in the many books dedicated to the railway's history and rolling stock. They were labelled "Fish Wagon" at the left-hand side and carried their nominal fleet numbers to the right.| № | Built | Builder | Frames Ex- | Scrap Date |
| №1 | 1909 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd., Douglas Works | A.9 | 1974 |
| №2 | 1909 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd., Douglas Works | C.13 | 1965 |
| №3 | 1910 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd., Douglas Works | E.4 | 1951 |
| №4 | 1914 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd., Douglas Works | A.2 | 1960 |
| №5 | 1914 | Isle of Man Railway Co., Ltd., Douglas Works | X.?? | 1960 |