Isle of Man Railway 2-4-0T No. 9 'Douglas'
Port Erin, Isle of Man, UK 		Location: Isle of Man Railway Carriage Shed
Status: Display
Posted: Aug 15, 2025 @ 10:08:44 by Russell Newman
The cosmetic restoration on the Isle of Man Railway’s Beyer Peacock & Co. built 2-4-0T No. 9 "Douglas", has now been completed and the locomotive was unveilled on the 23rd of July 2025, during the Manx Heritage Transport Festival. The locomotive has been turned out in its original lined green livery and has been put on display.
Posted: Sep 2, 2024 @ 13:09:51 by Russell Newman
The cosmetic restoration on the Isle of Man Railway’s Beyer Peacock & Co. built 2-4-0T No. 9 "Douglas", is nearing completion as its boiler has been refitted after removal of asbstos lagging and the the cab had been put back on too.
Posted: Feb 4, 2023 @ 10:02:44 by Russell Newman
The Isle of Man Railway’s Beyer Peacock & Co. built 2-4-0T No. 9 "Douglas" is undergoing cosmetic restoration 70 years after it was withdrawn from service as part of the 150th anniversay celebrations of railways on the Isle of Man.
Posted: Oct 8, 2020 @ 13:10:14 by Steve Frost, European Editor
For many years, Douglas had been stored under a plastic cover alongside No.5 Mona because of asbestos lagging on the boilers. The frames and tanks were moved to Port Erin carriage shed in August 2020. The boiler, after removal of asbestos, remains at Douglas. It is not clear what will happen next.
Posted: Mar 5, 2008 @ 02:03:55 by Steve Frost
The Isle of Man was always 2-4-0T country, with very rare exceptions. The Isle of Man Railway favoured Beyer Peacock's locos. Several series of these exist, from the pioneer locos right up to the last IoMR loco, 'Mannin'. No 9, 'Douglas' is one of the later Victorian batch of 1896 and is shown here stored in the shed at Douglas. The Beyer Peacock characteristics are all there - the outside framed bogie, the lack of a bunker behind the cab and the angled cylinders.