Built: G.F Milnes, Birkenhead
Delivered to M.E.R: Spring 1893
Length: 34’9″ (10.59m)
Width: 6’6″ (1.98m)
Height: 11’0″ (3.35m)
Conductors:
1893-1898: Bow Collectors
1898-Current: Trolley Pole
Trucks:
1893 – August 1903: Milnes Series 3 (Milnes Frames)
August 1903 – 19xx: Brush Type ‘D’
19xx-December 2012: Brush Type ‘D’ Nos 979 and 980 (Fitted with new axlebox coil springs 1962, Repainted Red Spring 1979-Winter/Spring 2002)
March 2013 – Current: Brush Type ‘D’ Nos 985 and 986 (ex Car No.7)
Traction Motors:
1893 – August 1903: 2x Mather and Platt 25hp
August 1903 – Current: 4 x SEHC (Societe l’Electricite et l’Hydraulique) 25hp
Controllers:
1893 – July/August 1903: Mather and Platt
July/August 1903 – October 1947: General Electric K11 units
October 1947 – Current: General Electric K12 units
Braking:
1893-July/August 1903 – Handbrake only
July/August 1903 – Air Braking
Application Valves:
1893-July/August 1903: None
July/August 1903-Current: Christensen
Motor Compressor:
1893-July/August 1903: None
July/August 1903-1959: Christensen
1959 – Current: Maley and Taunton (ex-Sheffield City Transport)
Automatic Governor:
1893-July/August 1903: None
July/August 1903-1950s: Christensen
1950s-Current: Maley and Taunton
Cylinder:
1893-July/August 1903: None
July/August 1903-Current: Christensen
Seating Style:
1893-Current: Longitudinal wooden benches
Seating Capacity:
1893-Current: 34
Exterior:
1993, 1994, 2013: Temporarily renumbered to No.3
September-November 2013: Fitted with ‘120 Years of the M.E.R’ plaques on north-end platform door
Major Overhauls:
1935
1980-1981
Winter 2012-Spring 2013
Liveries/Repaints:
Dates Carried | Livery | Notes | Image |
1893-1903 | Red/Blue/Teak with ‘Douglas & Laxey Coast Electric Tramway.’ lettering | ![]() |
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1903-Mid 1940s | Red/White/Teak with ‘The Manx Electric Railway Co. Ltd.’ lettering. | Repainted 1922 | ![]() |
Mid 1940s-Winter 1963 | Red/White/Teak with no lettering. | ![]() |
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Winter 1963-Winter 1980 | Red/White/Teak with no lettering. | Brown Upper Panels from 1978-1980 | ![]() |
Winter 1980-Winter 1992 | Maroon/Cream/Teak with ‘Douglas & Laxey Coast Electric Tramway.’ lettering. | ![]() |
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Winter 1992-Spring 2002 | Maroon/Cream/Teak with ‘Douglas & Laxey Coast Electric Tramway.’ lettering. | Repainted Winter 1995/96 | ![]() |
Spring 2002-Winter 2004 | Blue/Cream/Teak with ‘Douglas & Laxey Coast Electric Tramway.’ lettering. | ![]() |
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Winter 2004-Current | Red/White/Teak with ‘Douglas & Laxey Coast Electric Tramway.’ lettering. | ![]() |