Conductors:
1898-June 1903: None
June 1903-Current: Trolley Pole
Trucks:
1898-June 1903: Milnes Series 3 (E.C.C Frames)
19xx-2009 – Brush Type ‘D’ Trucks Nos. 981 and 995
2009-Current: Milnes Series 1 (Milnes Frames)
Traction Motors:
1898-June 1903: None
June 1903-2009: 4 x SEHC (Societe l’Electricite et l’Hydraulique) 25hp
2009-Current: None
Controllers:
1898-June 1903: None
June 1903-1948: General Electric K11 units
1948-Current: General Electric K12 units
Braking:
1898-June 1903: Trailer Wheel Braking
June 1903-Current: Air Braking
Application Valves:
1898-June 1903: None
June 1903-Current: Christensen
Motor Compressor:
1898-June 1903: None
June 1903-1959: Christensen
1959-Current: Maley and Taunton (ex-Sheffield City Transport)
Automatic Governor:
1898-June 1903: None
June 1903-1959: Christensen
1959-Current: Maley and Taunton (ex-Sheffield City Transport)
Switchgear:
1898-June 1903: None
June 1903-1959: Christensen
1959-Current: Maley and Taunton (ex-Sheffield City Transport)
Cylinder:
1898-June 1903: None
June 1903-Current: Christensen
Seating Style:
1898-Current: Crossbench
Seating Capacity:
1898-Current: 56
Interior:
June 1903-Current: Fitted with Roller Shutters by Clark, Burnett and Sons, London
Numbering:
1898-1899: Trailer No.21
1899-1903: Trailer No.42
1903-Current: Car No.26
Exterior:
1995: Temporarily renumbered to No.24
1996: Temporarily renumbered to No.11
1996-July 1997: Temporarily renumbered to No.42 (removed for short period during July 1997, then reapplied)
Overhauls:
1937
1964
Liveries/Repaints:
1898-1902: Presumed Brown/Cream with ‘Douglas, Laxey and Ramsey Electric Railway’ lettering
1944-Early 1950s: Red/White (White Numbering), Red Valance, with White ‘M.E.R’ lettering on Kicker Board, and Grey Footboards.
Early 1950s-Summer 1963: Red/White (White Numbering on Bulkhead), Red Valance, with no lettering on Kicker Board, and Grey Footboards.
Summer 1963-Spring 1978: Red/White (White Numbering with M.E.R Crest on Bulkhead and Cream Lining), Red/Lined White Valance, with White ‘Manx Electric Railway’ lettering on Kicker Board, and Grey Footboards.
1979-1992: Red/White (Yellow Numbering with M.E.R and IoMR/M.E.R Crests on Bulkhead and Cream Lining), Red/Lined White Valance, with Yellow ‘Isle of Man Railways’ lettering on Kicker Board, and Brown Footboards.
1992-Spring 2003: Red/White (White Numbering on Bulkhead with M.E.R Crest and Yellow Lining), Red/Lined White Valance, with White ‘Manx Electric Railway’ lettering on Kicker Board, and Grey Footboards.
Spring 2003-Current: Red/White/Cream Roof (White Numbering on Bulkhead with Yellow Lining), Red/Lined White Valance, with White ‘Manx Electric Railway’ lettering on Kicker Board, and Grey Footboards.
Notable Dates:
19/06/1903: Re-entered Traffic as a Powered Motor Car
Manx Electric Railway Online 