Technical – Trailer No.43 (1903)

Built: G.F Milnes, Castle Car Works, Hadley, Shropshire
Delivered to M.E.R: November 1903

Trucks:
1903-Current: Milnes Series 3

Seating Capacity:
1903-Current: 44

Overhauls/Works Attention:
1935
Summer 2015/16: Truck attention

Liveries/Repaints:

1903-1904: White/Teak (Gold Numbering, White/Teak Bulkheads), White Valance Lined Gold, and Grey Footboards.

1904-1940s: Red/White (White Numbering, Red (Bordered White)/Teak (Lined Yellow) Bulkheads with M.E.R Crest), Red/Lined White Valance, White ‘The Manx Electric Railway Company Ltd’ lettering on Kicker Board, and Grey Footboards. (Repainted 1938)

1940s-1960s: Red/White (White Numbering, Red/Teak (Lined Yellow) Bulkheads with M.E.R Crest), Red/Lined White Valance, and Grey Footboards.

1960s-Winter 1987: Red/White (White Numbering, Red (Bordered White)/Teak (Lined Yellow) Bulkheads), Red/Lined White Valance, and Grey Footboards.

Spring 1988-Spring 2000: Red/Brown (White Numbering, Red (Bordered White)/Teak (Lined Yellow) Bulkheads, Red/Lined White Valance, and Grey Footboards.

Spring 2000-Summer 2003: Red/White (White Numbering, Red/Teak (Lined Yellow) Bulkheads), Red/Lined White Valance, and Grey Footboards.

Summer 2003-Winter 2006: Red/White/Cream Roof (White Numbering, Red/Teak (Lined Yellow) Bulkheads), Red/Lined White Valance, and Grey Footboards.

Spring 2007-Winter 2015/16: Red/White/Cream Roof (White Numbering, Red/Teak (Lined Yellow) Bulkheads), Red/Lined White Valance, and Grey Footboards. (Fitted with Kicker Boards lettered ‘Manx Electric Railway’ Spring 2012 ex-Trailer No.41)

Winter 2015/16: Red/White (White Numbering, Red (Bordered White)/Teak (Lined Yellow) Bulkheads with M.E.R Crest), Red/Lined White Valance, White ‘Manx Electric Railway’ lettering on Kicker Board and Grey Footboards.

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