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
ManufacturerG.F. Milnes & Co.
Built atBirkenhead
Constructed1895
Number built4
Number preserved1 (Static exhibit)
Number scrapped3
FormationVestibuled saloon
Fleet numbers10–13
Capacity38
Operator(s)Manx Electric Railway
Depot(s)Derby Castle Depôt
Specifications
Traction systemFour SEHC traction motors of 25 hp (19 kW)
Power output100 hp (75 kW)
Electric system(s)550 V DC
Current collector(s)Overhead
Track gauge3 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.

References

  • Mike Goodwyn (1993). Manx Electric. Platform Five. ISBN 978-1-872524-52-8.
  • Keith Pearson (1992). 100 Years Of Manx Electric Railway. Leading Edge. ISBN 0-948135-38-7.
  • Robert Hendry (1978). Manx Electric Album. Hillside Publishing. ISBN 0-9505933-0-3.
  • Norman Jones (1994). Isle Of Man Tramways. Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1-870119-32-0.

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