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M.E.R. Rolling Stock

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Car No.Photo (click to enlarge)Builder & Year BuiltRemarks
Motor Cars
1
2
3

G. F. Milnes 1893"Unvestibuled Saloons"
- no.3 destroyed in 1930 (Laxey Shed fire)
4
5
6
7
8
9

G. F. Milnes 1894"Vestibuled Saloons TUNNEL CARS"
- nos.4 and 8 destroyed in 1930 (Laxey Shed fire)
- no.9 rebuilt as illuminated car in 1993
10
11
12
13
G. F. Milnes 1895"Vestibuled Saloons"
- no.10 rebuilt into goods motor car in 1904
- no.12 rebuilt into motor cattle car in 1903
- both of the above converted into freight trailers in 1918 (no.10 survives as bogie freight van no.26)
- no.11 survives today as bogie flat wagon no.21
14
15
16
17
18

G. F. Milnes 1989"Unvestibuled Crossbench"
19
20
21
22

G. F. Milnes 1899"Winter Saloon"
- no.22 rebuilt (new body) in 1992 after fire
24
25
26
27

G. F. Milnes 1898"Converted Crossbench Trailers PADDLEBOXES"
- rebuilt from trailers 40-43 (ex 19-22) in 1903
- no.24 destroyed in 1930 (Laxey Shed fire)
- nos.25 and 27 now pw cars
28
29
30
31
*

copyright Richard Dodge

Electric Railway & Tramway Carriage Works 1904"Unvestibuled Crossbench"

* Richard Dodge Photo
32
33

United Electric Car 1906"Unvestibuled Crossbench"
[360]

copyright Richard Dodge

*

copyright Richard Dodge*

John Stephenson (Brill) 1907- second hand from Lisbon in 1996
- was purchased to be regauged from 2' 11 7/16" (the car needs a substantial overhaul and is a too wide for the line)
- never received MER fleet number
- body used as a shelter at Derby Castle 2000-2001 but removed for storage after getting vandalised
- [photos include views of no.360 in service in Lisbon]

* Richard Dodge Photos
[1010]Talbot 1956-57- part of a batch of 6 trams bought in 1976 from Aachen/Germany to re-equip the Snaefell cars and thus never part of the M.E.R. fleet proper
- body survived as mess-hut at Derby Castle Works until 1985 when it was broken up
- sister cars 1003-1005, 1009 and 1011 never came to the island and were broken up at London Transport's Lots Road Power Station
- [photo shows similar car no.1005 in service in Aachen)
Passenger Trailers
49 (ex no.11)
50 (ex no.12)
51 (ex no.13)
52 (ex no.14)
53 (ex no.15)
54 (ex no.16)

G. F. Milnes 1893"Crossbench Open"
- nos.11-13 later nos.23-25
- later all renumbered 28-33
- no.51 restored as no.13 (now again numbered 51)
- no.52 now pw car
34 (ex no.17)
35 (ex no.18)
36 (ex no.19)
37 (ex no.20)
38 (ex no.21)
39 (ex no.22)

copyright Richard Dodge*

G. F. Milnes 1894"Crossbench Open"
- nos.34, 35, 38 and 39 destroyed in 1930 (Laxey Shed fire)

* Richard Dodge Photo
59 (ex no.26)G. F. Milnes 1895"Royal Saloon THE DOLL'S HOUSE"
- later no.32
- until 1900 this was a 4-wheeler
60 (ex no.27)G. F. Milnes 1896/M.E.R. 1931"Crossbench Open"
- rebuilt after 1930 Laxey Shed fire
40 (ex no.19)
41 (ex no.20)
42 (ex no.21)
43 (ex no.22)
G. F. Milnes 1898"Crossbench Open"
- rebuilt into motor cars 24-27 in 1903 (see above)
44
45
46
47
48

G. F. Milnes 1899"Crossbench Open"
- no.44 destroyed in 1930 (Laxey Shed fire)
40"
41"
42"
43"

G. F. Milnes 1903"Crossbench Open"
- nos.40" and 41" destroyed in 1930 (Laxey Shed fire)
55
56

Electric Railway & Tramway Carriage Works 1904"Crossbench Open"
- no.56 rebuilt in 1994-95 as saloon (fitted with wheelchair hoist and demountable seating)
57
58

Electric Railway & Tramway Carriage Works 1904"Unvestibuled Saloon"
61
62

United Electric Car Company 1906"Crossbench Open"
40'''
41'''
44'''

English Electric 1930"Crossbench Open"
- replacements after the 1930 Laxey Shed fire
Freight Stock
Open Wagon 1
Open Wagon 2
G. F. Milnes 1894- no.1 survives as remains only (possibly now scrapped)
Van (Platform) 3
Van (Platform) 4
G. F. Milnes 1894-95- no.3 without platforms since 1966
- no.4 rebuilt as mail van in 1993
Open Wagon 6
Open Wagon 7
Open Wagon 8
Open Wagon 9
Open Wagon 10
G. F. Milnes 1897-98- no.8 see also Generator Van no.8 (the chassis now survives as the new tower wagon)
Generator Van 8 (ex Open Wagon 8)G. F. Milnes 1897-98 / M.E.R. 1998- rebuilt with goods van body to hide the diesel generator
- used with no.33 on the steam railway in 1998 only
- chassis then rebuilt into new Tower Wagon (diesel generator now fitted to new Works Car no.34)
Van (Platform) 11
Van (Platform) 12

G. F. Milnes 1898-98- both now without platforms
- no.12 rebuilt as tower wagon/mobile workshop with ridge roof in 1976-77 (no fleet number carried)
Locomotive 23M.E.R. 1900- until 1925 with steeple cab
- withdrawn in 1944 - now restored but stored without trucks off the line
- always borrowed trucks from other cars
Van 13
Van 14
G. F. Milnes 1903-04
Van 15
Van 16
G. F. Milnes 1908
Open Wagon 17
Open Wagon 18
G. F. Milnes/Voss 1912
Stone Wagon 19
Stone Wagon 20
M.E.R. 1912
Freight Motor 21G. F. Milnes 1895 (MER 1904)ex Vestibuled Saloon no.11
Stone Wagon 21

G. F. Milnes 1926 (MER 19??)- no fleet number carried
- until recently in use as Bogie Flat Wagon (fitted with Challenger Crane)
Motor Cattle Trailer 22G. F. Milnes 1895 (MER 1903)ex Vestibuled Saloon no.12
Freight Trailer 23G. F. Milnes 1895 (MER 1926)ex Vestibuled Saloon no.13
- later renumbered no.22
Sheep Trailer 24
Sheep Trailer 25
M.E.R. 1910/12- not numbered until 1918
Stone Wagon 24
Stone Wagon 25
M.E.R. 1926
Bogie Freight Trailer 26G. F. Milnes 1895 (MER 1918)- originally Vestibuled Saloon no.10
Bogie Flat Wagon 52G. F. Milnes 1893 (MER 1947)- originally Crossbench Trailer no.52
- till the end of 1940s used as passenger trailer in the summer and pw trailer in the winter
Tower Wagons (3 in total)??? 1893/04 (?)- no fleetnumber carried
- destroyed in 1930 (Laxey Shed fire)
Bogie Wagons (14 in total)??? 189?- no fleetnumber carried
- twelve in use as Platelayers Wagons, one as Wire Wagon and one as Cable Wagon
Bonner Rail/Road Wagons (3 in total)Bonner 1899- no fleetnumber carried
Tower Wagons (3 in total)??? 1930s- no fleetnumber carried
- last one scrapped in 1998
Works Car 34

M.E.R. 1995-96- Replica SMR workscar "Maria" (never used as such)
- rebuilt as MER workscar (inaugurated in June 2004)
Tower WagonIoMR 1998- no fleet number carried
- built on chassis of Generator Van 8

 

 

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