# Manx Electric Railway rolling stock

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

A total of 33 motor cars were provided to the railway from its inception in 1893, the last being delivered in 1906, most of which survive today except where noted below. These tramcars are in a variety of styles ranging from closed saloons to open toastracks and were delivered in batches from various manufacturers. Today the serviceable fleet appear in a variety of historical livery styles. There are presently a total of fourteen working cars, notable among which are their original two which hold the Guinness World Record for being the oldest operational tramcars still in regular use on their original line. Also of note is Winter Saloon No.22 which was rebuilt following a fire in 1991, and works car No.34 which began life as a replica works vehicle for the Snaefell Mountain Railway.
| 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. | Unvestibuled | Maroon & Cream | 34 | As Delivered | ~ |
| No.2 | 1893 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Unvestibuled | Maroon & Cream | 34 | As Delivered | ~ |
| No.3 | 1893 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Unvestibuled | ~ | 34 | ~ | Lost 1930 Shed Fire |
| No.4 | 1894 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Vestibuled Saloon | ~ | 36 | ~ | Lost 1930 Shed Fire |
| No.5 | 1894 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Vestibuled Saloon | Red, White & Teak | 32 | Early Co., Scheme | ~ |
| No.6 | 1894 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Vestibuled Saloon | Maroon, White & Teak | 36 | Late Edwardian Livery | ~ |
| No.7 | 1894 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Vestibuled Saloon | Blue, Ivory & Teak | 36 | Original Livery | Rebuilt 2008-2011 |
| No.8 | 1894 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Vestibuled Saloon | ~ | 36 | ~ | Lost 1930 Shed Fire |
| No.9 | 1894 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Vestibuled Saloon | Red, White & Teak | 36 | Non-Standard | Illuminated Car |
| No.10 | 1895 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Vestibuled Saloon | Allover Grey | None | Freight Livery | Freight Car - Stored |
| No.11 | 1895 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Vestibuled Saloon | ~ | 38 | ~ | Scrapped 1926 |
| No.12 | 1895 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Vestibuled Saloon | ~ | 38 | ~ | Scrapped 1927 |
| No.13 | 1895 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Vestibuled Saloon | ~ | 38 | ~ | Scrapped 1957 |
| No.14 | 1898 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Roofed Toastrack | Maroon & Teak | 56 | Original Livery | Rebuilt 2015-2018 |
| No.15 | 1898 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Roofed Toastrack | Red & White | 56 | ~ | Withdrawn 1973 |
| No.16 | 1898 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Roofed Toastrack | Red & White | 56 | House-Style | |
| No.17 | 1898 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Roofed Toastrack | Red & White | 56 | ~ | Withdrawn 1973 |
| No.18 | 1898 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Roofed Toastrack | White & Red | 56 | ~ | Withdrawn 2000 |
| No.19 | 1899 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Winter Saloon | Maroon, Cream & Teak | 48 | 'Original' Livery | |
| No.20 | 1899 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Winter Saloon | Red, White & Teak | 48 | Former 1970s Style | |
| No.21 | 1899 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Winter Saloon | Green & White | 48 | Nationalisation Livery | |
| No.22 | 1899 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Winter Saloon | Red, White & Teak | 48 | Standard Livery | Rebuilt 1991-1992 |
| No.23 | 1900 | I.o.M.T.& E.P. Co. | Locomotive | Green & Grey | N/A | I.o.M.T. & E.P. Co. | Withdrawn 1994 & Stored |
| No.24 | 1898 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Roofed Toastrack | ~ | 56 | ~ | Lost 1930 Shed Fire |
| No.25 | 1898 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Roofed Toastrack | Red & White | 56 | ~ | Withdrawn 1996 |
| No.26 | 1898 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Roofed Toastrack | Red & White | 56 | ~ | Withdrawn 2009 |
| No.27 | 1898 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Roofed Toastrack | Yellow, Red & White | N/A | Non-Standard | 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. | Roofed Toastrack | Red & White | 56 | ~ | Restoration 2019-2024 |
| No.30 | 1904 | E.R.T.C. Co. | Roofed Toastrack | Red & White | 56 | ~ | Withdrawn 1971 |
| No.31 | 1906 | E.R.T.C. Co. | Roofed Toastrack | Red & White | 56 | ~ | Withdrawn 2002 |
| No.32 | 1906 | United Electric Car Co. | Roofed Toastrack | Green & White | 56 | Nationalisation Livery | ~ |
| No.33 | 1906 | United Electric Car Co. | Roofed Toastrack | Red & White | 56 | House-Style Livery | |
| No.34 | 1995 | Isle of Man Transport | Diesel Locomotive | Yellow & Black | ~ | Non-Standard Livery | Departmental Use |
| 7442 | 1956 | Wickham of Ware | Diesel Wickham Railcar | Green | ~ | | Departmental Use |

## Trailers

Similar to the power cars and delivered in batches between 1893 and 1903 with further examples in 1930 replacing stock lost in the shed fire at Laxey that year, the majority of trailers are of the toastrack style, with four being saloons (one of which is a rebuilt toastrack converted for disabled access passengers). A total of twenty-one of these trailers are available and in regular use, each carrying a variety of livery styles to match their power cars when possible. Some have had their bodies removed for departmental use over the years while others have been restored to original condition, carrying original fleet numbers where full restorations have been completed, for instance No.36 now carries the original No.19 number complete with curtains. As built early examples were not provided with a roof but these were quickly added as it proved impractical.
| 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. | Toastrack | ~ | 44 | ~ | |
| No.35 | 1893 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | ~ | 44 | ~ | |
| No.36* | 1893 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | Maroon & Teak | 44 | *As "No.19" | Curtains Fitted 2023 |
| No.37 | 1893 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | Red, White & Teak | 44 | Lined 'House' Style | Paired Car 2 |
| No.38 | 1893 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | ~ | 44 | ~ | |
| No.39 | 1893 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | ~ | 36 | ~ | |
| No.40 | 1930 | English Electric Co. | Toastrack | Red, White & Teak | 44 | Standard | Replacement |
| No.41 | 1930 | English Electric Co. | Toastrack | Red, White & Teak | 44 | Standard | Replacement |
| No.42 | 1903 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | Red, White & Teak | 44 | Standard | |
| No.43 | 1903 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | Red, White & Teak | 44 | Standard | |
| No.44 | 1903 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | Red, White & Teak | 44 | Standard | Paired Car 22 |
| No.45 | 1896 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | None | Black & Yellow | N/A | Non-Standard | Flatbed Trailer |
| No.46 | 1899 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | Red, White & Teak | ? | Standard | |
| No.47 | 1899 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | Red, White & Teak | ? | Standard | |
| No.48 | 1899 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | Blue, Cream & Teak | ? | Original Style | Matches Tunnel Car 7 |
| No.49 | 1893 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | Maroon, Cream & Teak | 44 | Restored To Original | Paired Car 1 |
| No.50 | 1893 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | Red & White | 44 | Plain 'House' Style | Undergoing rebuild |
| No.51* | 1893 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | Maroon & White | 44 | Original Livery | *As "No.15" |
| No.52 | 1898 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Flatbed | Black & Yellow | N/A | Non-Standard | Flatbed Trailer |
| No.53 | 1893 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | White & Red | 44 | Plain 'House' Style | Last Used 1978 |
| No.54 | 1893 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | White & Teak, Red Dash | 44 | Plain 'House' Style | |
| No.55 | 1904 | E.R.T.L. Co. | Toastrack | Red & White | 44 | Isle of Man Railways | Last Used 1997 |
| No.56 | 1904 | E.R.T.L. Co. | Saloon | Red, White & Teak | Varies | Standard Lined | Disabled Access |
| No.57 | 1904 | E.R.T.L. Co. | Winter Saloon | Red, White & Teak | 32 | 1970s style | |
| No.58 | 1904 | E.R.T.L. Co. | Winter Saloon | Red, White & Teak | 32 | Edwardian style | |
| No.59 | 1895 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Winter Saloon | Blue, Cream & Teak | 18 | As Built | Royal Trailer |
| No.60 | 1896 | G.F. Milnes & Co. | Toastrack | Red & White | 44 | Standard Lined | |
| No.61 | 1906 | United Electric Car Co. | Toastrack | Red & White (Teak Dash) | 44 | Standard Lettered | |
| No 62 | 1906 | United Electric Car Co. | Toastrack | Green & White | 44 | Nationalisation Livery | Matches Toastrack 32 |

## Others
### 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.

### 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.

### 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.