This page details the rolling stock on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man, which is unique insofar as the railway still operates with its original tramcars and trailers, all of which are over one hundred years old, the latest dating from 1906. Save for a fire in 1930 in which several cars and trailers were lost, all of the line's original rolling stock remains extant, though many items have been out of use for a number of years, largely due to the decrease in tourism on the island over the last thirty years. Despite this, members of each class are still represented on site today, though not all are in original form or in regular use.
Motors M.E.R. "Tunnel" Class Car No. 6 Key: Departmental Use In Storage Serviceable Scrapped Undergoing Rebuild
No. Year Builder Type Livery Seats Livery Notes Notes No.1 1893 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Unvestibuled Saloon Red, White & Teak 34 House 1930s Style ~ No.2 1893 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Unvestibuled Saloon Red, White & Teak 34 House 1930s Style ~ No.3 1893 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Unvestibuled Saloon ~ 34 ~ Lost 1930 Shed Fire No.4 1894 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Vestibuled Saloon ~ 36 ~ Lost 1930 Shed Fire No.5 1894 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Vestibuled Saloon Red, White & Teak 32 Standard Livery ~ No.6 1894 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Vestibuled Saloon Maroon, White & Teak 36 Late Edwardian Livery ~ No.7 1894 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Vestibuled Saloon Blue, Ivory & Teak 36 Original Livery Rebuilt 2008-2011 No.8 1894 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Vestibuled Saloon ~ 36 ~ Lost 1930 Shed Fire No.9 1894 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Vestibuled Saloon Red, White & Teak 36 Standard Livery Illuminated Car No.10 1895 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Vestibuled Saloon Allover Grey None Freight Livery Rebuilt into freight car, Stored No.11 1895 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Vestibuled Saloon ~ 38 ~ Scrapped 1926 No.12 1895 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Vestibuled Saloon ~ 38 ~ Scrapped 1927 No.13 1895 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Vestibuled Saloon ~ 38 ~ Scrapped 1957 No.14 1898 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Original Maroon 56 Restored To Original Rebuilt 2015-2018 No.15 1898 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red & White 56 ~ Withdrawn 1973 No.16 1898 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red & White 56 House-Style Livery No.17 1898 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red & White 56 ~ Withdrawn 1973 No.18 1898 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack White & Red 56 ~ Withdrawn 2000 No.19 1899 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Winter Saloon Maroon, Cream & Teak 48 'Original' Livery No.20 1899 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Winter Saloon Red, White & Teak 48 Former 1970s Style No.21 1899 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Winter Saloon Green & White 48 Nationalisation Livery No.22 1899 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Winter Saloon Red, White & Teak 48 Standard Livery Rebuilt 1991-1992 No.23 1900 I.o.M.T.& E.P. Co., Ltd. Locomotive Green & Grey N/A I.o.M.T. & E.P. Co. Withdrawn 1994 & Stored No.24 1898 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack ~ 56 ~ Lost 1930 Shed Fire No.25 1898 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red & White 56 ~ Withdrawn 1996 No.26 1898 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red & White 56 ~ Withdrawn 2009 No.27 1898 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Yellow, Red & White N/A Non-Standard Livery Withdrawn 2003 No.28 1898 E.R.T.C. Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red & White 56 ~ Withdrawn 1970 No.29 1904 E.R.T.C. Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red & White 56 ~ Undergoing Rebuild 2019-2020 No.30 1904 E.R.T.C. Co, Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red & White 56 ~ Withdrawn 1971 No.31 1906 E.R.T.C. Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red & White 56 ~ Withdrawn 2002 No.32 1906 United Electric Car Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Green & White 56 Nationalisation Livery ~ No.33 1906 United Electric Car Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red & White 56 House-Style Livery No.34 1995 Isle of Man Transport Diesel Locomotive Yellow & Black ~ Non-Standard Livery Departmental Use
Trailers Restored M.E.R. Trailer No. 37 Key: Departmental Use Withdrawn & Stored Serviceable Lost 1930 Fire Undergoing Rebuild
No. Year Builder Type Livery Seats Livery Notes Notes No.34 1893 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack ~ 44 ~ No.35 1893 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack ~ 44 ~ No.36 1893 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red, White & Teak 44 Plain 'House' Style No.37 1893 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red, White & Teak 44 Lined 'House' Style No.38 1893 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack ~ 44 ~ No.39 1893 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack ~ 36 ~ No.40 1930 English Electric Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red, White & Teak 44 Standard Replacement For 1930 Loss No.41 1930 English Electric Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red, White & Teak 44 Standard Replacement For 1930 Loss No.42 1903 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red, White & Teak 44 Standard No.43 1903 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red, White & Teak 44 Standard No.44 1903 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red, White & Teak 44 Standard No.45 1896 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. None Black & Yellow N/A Non-Standard Flatbed Trailer No.46 1899 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red, White & Teak ? Standard No.47 1899 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red, White & Teak ? Standard No.48 1899 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Blue, Cream & Teak ? Original Style No.49 1893 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Maroon, Cream & Teak 44 Restored To Original No.50 1893 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red & White 44 Plain 'House' Style Undergoing rebuild[ 1] No.51 1893 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Maroon & White 44 Approximate Original Livery No.52 1898 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Flatbed Black & Yellow N/A Non-Standard Flatbed Trailer No.53 1893 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack White & Red 44 Plain 'House' Style Last Used Summer 1978 No.54 1893 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack White & Teak, Red Dash 44 Plain 'House' Style No.55 1904 E.R.T.L. Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red & White 44 Isle of Man Railways (1980s) Last Used Autumn 1997 No.56 1904 E.R.T.L. Co., Ltd. Disabled Saloon Red, White & Teak Varies Standard Lined No.57 1904 E.R.T.L. Co., Ltd. Winter Saloon Red, White & Teak 32 1970s style No.58 1904 E.R.T.L. Co., Ltd. Winter Saloon Red, White & Teak 32 Edwardian style No.59 1895 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Winter Saloon Blue, Cream & Teak 18 Isle of Man Tramways (As Built) Royal Trailer No.60 1896 G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red & White 44 Standard Lined No.61 1906 United Electric Car Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Red & White (Teak Dash) 44 Standard Lettered No 62 1906 United Electric Car Co., Ltd. Roofed Toastrack Green & White 44 Nationalisation Livery
Others Car No. 34 (Snaefell No. 7 Maria ) Bertie a contractors' locomotive used when relays were being undertaken, since moved to UK. Bungle & Zippy hired second-hand from Bord na Móna in 2008 and refurbished on-island for further use on the railway, since returned to UK. Bonner Wagons road-rail dual purpose wagons dating from the earliest days of the line, none of which are extant today. Aachen 1010 a Talbot/Kiepe bogie car from Aachen ’s series 1001-1011, built in 1956-1957 and retired in 1974; bought for use but never converted, spending much of its life as a storage car at the railway's depot. Car CCFL 360 in 1977, still in regular service in Lisbon. Lisbon 360 a Brill -Stephenson 1907 bogie car in that city ’s unusual track gauge of 900 mm (2 ft 11+ 7 ⁄16 in ), bought for conversion to Manx Electric Railway’s almost identical 3 ft (914 mm ) gauge, — conversion never implemented due to clearance difficulties; it was used as a passenger waiting shelter for a spell; vehicle now in off-site storage on the island.[ 2] Dreadnought Trailers bogie open wagons with removable sides used for a variety of non-passenger purposes, but particularly associated with stone traffic from Dhoon Quarry, now all scrapped. General 12 ton capacity bogie vehicles. Four Wheel Goods Vehicles from 1894 onwards the Douglas and Laxey Electric Tramway and its successors operated a fleet of small four wheel goods wagons, mainly of 5 ton, and 6 ton capacity. There were a total of ten opens and eight vans built by Milnes, Milnes Voss, and the MERCo between 1894 and 1912. Some of the vans were painted red and used for mail traffic.
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References ^ https://manxelectricrailway.co.uk/trailers/no-50/ ^ “Lisbon No.360” Manx Electric Railway Online "Fleet List". Manx Electric Railway . 2019. Goodwyn, Mike (1993). Manx Electric . Platform Five. ISBN 978-1-872524-52-8 . Hendry, Robert (1978). Manx Electric Album . Hillside Publishing. ISBN 0-9505933-0-3 . Jones, Norman (1994). Isle Of Man Tramways . Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1-870119-32-0 . "Manx Electric Railway". Isle of Man Government . 2009. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. "Manx Manx Electric Railway Fleetlist". Manx Electric Railway Society . 2002. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Pearson, Keith (1992). 100 Years Of Manx Electric Railway . Leading Edge. ISBN 0-948135-38-7 . Wornham, Jon (2003). "Manx Electric Railway Pages". Island Images . England
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