Conductors:
1894-1898: Bow Collectors
1898-Current: Trolley Pole
Trucks:
1894-July/August 1903: Milnes Series 3 (Milnes Frames)
July/August 1903: Brush Type ‘D’
1967-1968: Longer axlebox coil springs fitted, with hydraulic shock absorbers fitted to axleboxes
19xx-Current: Brush Type ‘D’ trucks Nos. 977 and 978 (hydraulic shock absorbers fitted to axleboxes)
Traction Motors:
1894-July/August 1903: 2 x Mather and Platt 25hp
July/August 1903-Current: 4 x 25hp SEHC (Societe l’Electricite et l’Hydraulique)
Controllers:
1894-July/August 1903: Mather and Platt
July/August 1903-January 1946: General Electric K11 units
January 1946-Current: General Electric K12 units
Braking:
1893-July/August 1903: Handbrake only
July/August 1903-Current: Air Braking
1932 – Fitted with Trailer Air Cocks
Application Valves:
1894-July/August 1903: None
Current: Christensen
Motor Compressor:
1894-July/August 1903: None
July/August 1903-1950s: Christensen
1959 – Current: Maley and Taunton (ex-Sheffield City Transport)
Automatic Governor:
1894-July/August 1903: None
July/August 1903-1950s: Christensen
1950s-Current: Maley and Taunton
Switchgear
1894-July/August 1903: None
July/August 1903-1950s: Christensen
1950s-Current: Maley and Taunton
Cylinder:
1894-July/August 1903: None
July/August 1903-Current: Christensen
Interior:
1894-Spring 1963: Open
Spring 1963: Central Partition for Smoking/Non Smoking fitted
1967-69: Dunlopillo Seat Cushions fitted
1991-92: Dunlopillo Seat Cushions removed
Seating Style:
1894-Current: Longitudinal wooden benches
Seating Capacity:
1894-Current: 36
Exterior:
19xxs: Iron Platform Gates removed and replaced by Glazed Doors
Mid 1940s: Side Window-Bars removed
1969: Central Cab Window Partition removed
September 1991-Spring 1993: Central Cab Window Partition rebuilt
July 1994-August 1994: Temporarily renumbered to No.8
Summer 1995: Temporarily renumbered to No.4
Summer 1996: Temporarily renumbered to No.10
Winter 2004-Summer 2006: Central Cab Window Partition removed
November 2012-January 2013: Fitted with ‘Santa Tram’ embellishments
March 2013-Winter 2013: Fitted with ’120 Years of the M.E.R’ vinyls on cab ends
Overhauls:
1943
Winter 1981-Spring 1982
Winter 1992-Spring 1993
Winter 1996-Spring 1998
Winter 2004-Summer 2006
Winter 2016/17: Repaint and Body Repairs
Liveries/Repaints:
Dates Carried | Livery | Notes | Image |
1894-1898 | Blue/White/Teak with ‘Douglas & Laxey Electric Tramway’ lettering. | ![]() |
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1898-1903 | Blue/White/Teak with ‘Douglas, Laxey & Ramsey Electric Railway’ lettering. | ![]() |
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1903-1939 | Red/White/Teak with ‘The Manx Electric Railway Co Ltd.’ lettering. | Repainted 1932, 1937 | ![]() |
1939-Mid/Late 1940s | Red/White/Teak with ‘The Manx Electric Railway Co Ltd.’ lettering. | ![]() |
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Mid/Late 1940s-Winter 1964 | Red/White/Teak with ‘M.E.R.’ lettering. | ![]() |
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Spring 1965-Spring 1969 | Red/White/Teak with ‘Manx Electric Railway.’ lettering. | ![]() |
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Spring 1969-Spring 1978 | Red/White/Teak with ‘Manx Electric Railway.’ lettering. | ![]() |
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Spring 1978-Winter 1981 | Red/White/Teak with ‘Isle of Man Railways’ lettering. | ![]() |
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Winter 1981-Winter 1990 | Red/White/Teak with ‘Isle of Man Passenger Transport’ lettering. | ![]() |
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Winter 1990-Winter 1992 | Red/White/Teak with ‘M.E.R.’ lettering | ![]() |
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Winter 1992-Summer 1998 | Red/White/Teak with ‘The Manx Electric Railway Co Ltd.’ lettering | ![]() |
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Summer 1998-Spring 2001 | Red/White/Teak with ‘The Manx Electric Railway Co Ltd.’ lettering | ![]() |
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Spring 2001-Summer 2006 | Red/White/Teak with ‘M.E.R.’ lettering | ![]() |
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Summer 2006-Winter 2010 | Red/White/Teak with ‘Manx Electric Railway.’ lettering. | ![]() |
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Winter 2010-Winter 2016 | Red/White/Teak with ‘Manx Electric Railway.’ lettering. | Ends Repainted Spring 2014 | ![]() |
Winter 2016-Current | Red/White/Teak with ‘The Manx Electric Railway Co Ltd.’ lettering. | ![]() |
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