Manx Electric Cars 10-13

Manx Electric Cars 10-13
Car Nos. 10 – 13
Manufacturer G.F. Milnes & Co.
Built at Birkenhead
Constructed 1895
Number built 4
Number preserved 1 (Static exhibit)
Number scrapped 3
Formation Vestibuled saloon
Capacity 38
Operator Manx Electric Railway
Depot(s) Derby Castle Depôt
Specifications
Traction system Four SEHC traction motors of 25 hp (19 kW)
Power output 100 hp (75 kW)
Electric system(s) 550 V DC
Current collection method Overhead
Gauge 3 ft  (914 mm)

This article details Car Nos. 10–13 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

This was the third batch of motorcars delivered to the railway in 1895 at the same time as the cars for the new Snaefell Mountain Railway were delivered. They were constructed to a very similar design to those provided for the mountain line. These vehicles were not a success owing to their initially open side with no glazed windows and were subsequently converted for use as cattle cars, one of which survives today, numbered 26 (in sequence with good stock rather than power cars, as power car 26 is still extant). It is currently in store but was for several years part of a display at Ramsey Plaza station as part of a small museum. It is the sole survivor of the class, the remaining ones were also converted to cattle cars but decreased usage of the railway for such use meant that they were surplus to requirements and only one was retained to ensure that one of each type is retained.

References

  • Mike Goodwyn (1993). Manx Electric. Platform Five. ISBN 9781872524528. 
  • Keith Pearson (1992). 100 Years Of Manx Electric Railway. Leading Edge. ISBN 0948135387. 
  • Robert Hendry (1978). Manx Electric Album. Hillside Publishing. ISBN 0950593303. 
  • Norman Jones (1994). Isle Of Man Tramways. Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1-870119-32-0. 

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