M 780 - 879 had different ends from lower numbered M's as shown above and below
At least 3 M's had raised roofs as shown above, supposedly for circus elephant traffic
M 74 at Wodonga. March 1981
Photo courtesy Rob O'Regan
M 140 at Tottenham. June 1982
Photo courtesy Rob O'Regan
M 441, built Oct 1909, autocoupled Sept. 1932, off register circa 1978. photo date 1978
| The majority of M's had the handbrake arrangement shown above, very late M's had the handbrake arrangement shown below (sometimes called a GY handbrake)
Also of note are the vertical braces. In the above photo the brace curves into the side sill, the later M's (780 - 879) and M's that were built prior to 1897 (up to M 418) that later got steel frames had braces that were straight and an additional gusset was required to attach them to the side sill. |
