diff --git a/fabcar/stopFabric.sh b/fabcar/stopFabric.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+function clearContainers() {
+  CONTAINER_IDS=$(docker ps -a | awk '($2 ~ /dev-peer.*.fabcar.*/) {print $1}')
+  if [ -z "$CONTAINER_IDS" -o "$CONTAINER_IDS" == " " ]; then
+    echo "---- No containers available for deletion ----"
+  else
+    docker rm -f $CONTAINER_IDS
+  fi
+}
+
+function removeUnwantedImages() {
+  DOCKER_IMAGE_IDS=$(docker images | awk '($1 ~ /dev-peer.*.fabcar.*/) {print $3}')
+  if [ -z "$DOCKER_IMAGE_IDS" -o "$DOCKER_IMAGE_IDS" == " " ]; then
+    echo "---- No images available for deletion ----"
+  else
+    docker rmi -f $DOCKER_IMAGE_IDS
+  fi
+}
+
+cd ../first-network
+echo y | ./byfn.sh down
+clearContainers
+removeUnwantedImages
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