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The following table is a summary of the types of passenger cars existing on the line.


Numbers Year Built Car Type Picture
1 - 3 1893 Unvestibuled Saloon
Built by Milnes with Milnes S3 Trucks & 2 x 25HP Motors
#3 destroyed at Laxey in 1930
Trucks replaced with Brush D & 25HP Motors
 
4 - 9 1894 Vestibuled Saloon
Built by Milnes with Milnes S3 Trucks & 2 x 25HP Motors
#4 & 8 destroyed at Laxey in 1930
Trucks replaced with Brush D & 25HP Motors
 
10 - 13 1895 Vestibuled Saloon
Built by Milnes with Milnes S3 Trucks & 2 x 25HP Motors
Converted to Freight Cars 26,21,22 & 23
 
14 - 18 1898 Cross Bench Open
Built by Milnes with Milnes S3 Trucks & 4 x 20HP Motors
#16 Trucks replaced with Brush D & 25HP Motors
 
19 - 22 1899 Winter Saloon
Built by Milnes with Milnes S3 Trucks & 4 x 20HP Motors
Trucks replaced with Brill 27Cx & 25HP Motors
#22 Burnt-Out in 1990 & Rebuilt 1992 by McArds (Port Erin)
 
24 - 27 1898 Cross Bench Open
Built by Milnes originally as Trailers #40-43
Brush D Trucks fitted with 4 x 25HP Motors by MER in 1903
#24 destroyed at Laxey in 1930
 
28 - 31 1904 Cross Bench Open
Built by ER&TCW with Brill 27Cx Trucks & 4 x 25HP Motors
Trucks replaced with Milnes S3 & 20HP Motors ex Cars #19-22 in 1904
 
32 - 33 1906 Cross Bench Open
Built by UEC with Brill 27Cx Trucks & 4 x 27.5HP Motors 
34 - 39 1894 Cross Bench Open Trailer
Built by Milnes with S2 Trucks 
40 - 41 1930 Cross Bench Open Trailer
Built by English Electric with Milnes S1 Trucks 
42 - 44 1903 Cross Bench Open Trailer
Built by Milnes with S3 Trucks 
45 - 48 1899 Cross Bench Open Trailer
Built by Milnes
#45 & 48 have S2 Trucks
#46 & 47 have S1 Trucks
 
49 - 54 1893 Cross Bench Open Trailer
Built by Milnes with S1 Trucks 
55 - 56 1904 Cross Bench Open Trailer
Built by ER&TCC with Brill 27CxT Trucks 
57 - 58 1904 Unvestibuled Saloon
Built by ER&TCC with Brill 27CxT Trucks 
59 1895 Unvestibuled Saloon
Built by Milnes with S2 Trucks 
60 1896 Cross Bench Open Trailer
Built by Milnes with S1 Trucks 
61 - 62 1906 Cross Bench Open Trailer
Built by UEC with Brill 27CxT Trucks/font>