Manx Electric Railway Online

Built: United Electric Car Company, Preston, 1906
Delivered to M.E.R: July 1906

Conductors:
1906-Current: Trolley Pole

Trucks:
1906-Current: Brill 27CX

Traction Motors:
1906-Current: 4 x General Electric 60 27 1/2hp

Controllers:
1906-1940s: General Electric K11 units
1940s-Current: General Electric K12 units

Braking:
1906-Current: Air Braking

Application Valves:
1906-Current: Christensen

Motor Compressor:
1906-1964: Christensen
1964-Current: Maley and Taunton (ex-Sheffield City Transport)

Automatic Governor:
1906-1964: Christensen
1964-Current: Maley and Taunton (ex-Sheffield City Transport)

Switchgear:
1906-Current: Christensen

Cylinder:
1906-Current: Christensen

Seating Style:
1906-Current: Crossbench

Seating Capacity:
1906-Current: 56

Overhauls:
Winter 1937/38
1978
2008-2010

Exterior:
January 2013-April 2013: Fitted with Wooden Cab and Windscreens at both ends

Liveries/Repaints

1906-1940s: Red/White (Lined Cream Red Bulkheads, White Numbering), Red/Lined White Valance, with White ‘The Manx Electric Railway Co. Ltd.’ lettering on Kicker Board, and Grey Footboards. (Repainted in 1935)

1940s-1958: Red/White (Red Bulkheads, with M.E.R Crest, White Numbering), Red Valance, with White ‘M.E.R’ lettering on Kicker Board, and Grey Footboards.

1958-Winter/Spring 1961: Green/White (Lined Cream Red Bulkheads, with M.E.R Crest, White Numbering), White Valance, with White ‘Manx Electric Railway.’ lettering on Kicker Board, and Grey Footboards.

Winter/Spring 1961-Pre 1966: Red/White (Lined Cream Red Bulkheads, with M.E.R Crest, White Numbering), White Valance, with White ‘Manx Electric Railway.’ lettering on Kicker Board, and Grey Footboards.

Pre 1966-1978: Red/White (Lined Cream Red Bulkheads, with M.E.R Crest, White Numbering), Red/Lined White Valance, with White ‘Manx Electric Railway.’ lettering on Kicker Board, and Grey Footboards.

1978-Spring 1988: Red/White (Lined Cream Red Bulkheads, with M.E.R Crest, White Numbering), Red/Lined White Valance, with Yellow ‘Isle of Man Railways’ lettering on Kicker Board, and Brown Footboards.

Spring 1988-Winter 2003: Red/Brown (Lined Yellow Red Bulkheads, with M.E.R Crest, White Numbering), Red/Lined White Valance, with White ‘Manx Electric Railway.’ lettering on Kicker Board, and Grey Footboards.

Spring 2004-Winter 2009: Red/White/Cream Roof (Lined Yellow Red Bulkheads, White Numbering), Red/Lined White Valance, with White ‘Manx Electric Railway.’ lettering on Kicker Board, and Grey Footboards.

Winter 2009-Current: Red/White  (Lined Yellow Red Bulkheads, White Numbering above Headlight at Derby Castle End, Below Headlight at Ramsey End), Red/Lined White Valance, with White ‘Manx Electric Railway.’ lettering on Kicker Board, and Grey Footboards.

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