Manx Electric Cars 10-13

This article details Car Nos. 10–13 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

Car Nos. 10 – 13
Manufacturer	G.F. Milnes & Co.
Built at	Birkenhead
Constructed	1895
Number built	4
Number preserved	1 (Static exhibit)
Number scrapped	3
Formation	Vestibuled saloon
Fleet numbers	10–13
Capacity	38
Operator(s)	Manx Electric Railway
Depot(s)	Derby Castle Depôt
Specifications
Traction system	Four SEHC traction motors of 25 hp (19 kW)
Power output	100 hp (75 kW)
Electric system(s)	550 V DC
Current collector(s)	Overhead
Track gauge	3 ft (914 mm)

This was the third batch of motorcars delivered to the railway in 1895 at the same time as the cars for the new Snaefell Mountain Railway were delivery. They were constructed to a very similar design to those provided for the mountain line. These vehicles were not a success owing to their initially open side with no glazed windows and were subsequently converted for use as cattle cars, one of which survives today, numbered 26 (in sequence with good stock rather than power cars, as power car 26 is still extant). It is currently in store but was for several years part of a display at Ramsey Plaza station as part of a small museum. It is the sole survivor of the class, the remaining ones were also converted to cattle cars but decreased usage of the railway for such use meant that they were surplus to requirements and only one was retained to ensure that one of each type is retained.