THE frames and tanks of Isle of Man Railway Beyer, Peacock 2-4-0T No. 9 Douglas were relocated to Port Erin carriage shed in mid-August.
The move followed No. 9 being sandblasted and receiving a coat of red oxide, after it was decontaminated of asbestos. The work included lifting the boiler, which remains stored at Douglas.
For the last decade, No. 9 Douglas (and No. 5 Mona) had been stored in a polythene asbestos containment'tent' in the main carriage shed at Douglas, having been long out of service.