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This page details the rolling stock on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man, which is unique insofar as the railway still operates with all of its original tramcars and trailers, all of which are over one hundred years old, the latest dating from 1906. Save for a fire in which several cars and trailers were lost in 1930, all of the line's original rolling stock remains extant though many items have been out of use for a number of years, largely due to the decrease in tourism that the island has experienced over the last thirty years. Despite this, members of each class are still represented in situ today, though not all are in original form or in regular traffic.
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Motorcars
Original Cars 1-3 the original trio of tramcars dating from 1893, two of which remarkably remain in regular passenger service today
Tunnel Cars 4-8 known as "tunnel cars" for their elongated appearance and longitudinal seating date from 1894.
Illuminated Car 9 converted into an illuminated car for the line's centenary in 1993, the final of the "tunnel" cars
Cattle Cars 10-13 unpopular and not in service for long, being converted to goods trams 1904-06. Only one of these cars now remains, in rebuilt form as a cattle car
Toastracks 14-18 the first set of open toastracks dating from 1898, all of which have survived and are still extant
Winter Saloons 19-22 these cars date from 1899 and form the mainstay of the service fleet today, with all four in operation
Paddleboxes 24-27 the "paddlebox" cars are so-called due to their unusual footboards that are built to accommodate protruding bogies
Toastracks 29-31 a further batch of three open toastracks supplied to the railway, capable of hauling two full trailers
Toastracks 32-33 the final batch of cars and the most powerful supplied to the railway, capable of hauling two full trailers
Trailers
Lightweight Trailers 36-39 these trailers were the first supplied to the railway for the 1893 opening
Bulkhead Trailers 40-41 two 1930-built cars, in replacement for those lost in a disastrous fire at the car sheds
Toastrack Trailers 42-44 these three trailers all remain in service, commonly in use with the winter saloons
Bulkhead 45-48 a batch of four crossbench trailers from 1898, one of which is now a flatbeg wagon
Lightweight Trailers 49-54 only one of these trailers remains in regular service having been restored to near original condition
Disabled Trailer 55-56 one of which was converted to form the railway's first and only disabled access trailer
Winter Trailers 57-58 the line's only two enclosed or "winter" trailers, used latterly on the "steam on the electric" events
Royal Trailer 59 the royal saloon, now mounted on bogies was originally a four-wheel carriage
Toastrack Trailer 60 a one-off order from 1896, usually paired off with ratchet car 16 which carries the same livery
Toastrack Trailers 61-62 the last two trailers, delivered with and used in service by the final motor cars, 32 and 33 more recently