Manx Electric Cars 19-22

ManufacturerG.F. Milnes & Co.

Built atBirkenhead

Constructed1899

Number built4

Car Nos. 19 – 22
Manufacturer	G.F. Milnes & Co.
Built at	Birkenhead
Constructed	1899
Number built	4
Number in service	3
Formation	Closed Saloon
Capacity	48
Operators	Manx Electric Railway
Depots	Derby Castle Depôt
Lines served	Manx Electric Railway
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 collector(s)	Overhead
Braking system(s)	Air
Track gauge	3 ft (914 mm)

This article details Car Nos. 19–22 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

These saloon cars, forming the fifth batch of power cars, were supplied and delivered in 1899 for the completion of the final section of the line between Laxey Station and Ramsey Plaza. Three of the four remain in service presently as No.20 is undergoing overhaul. The four vestibuled cars, known as the Winter Saloons, are the backbone of the fleet of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man; they are still in regular service but No.22 was completely rebuilt following a fire at Derby Castle Depôt in 1992 and is now widely considered to be a replica car. They have appeared in a variety of liveries, but suit the 1930s "house" style the best in many people's opinion and it is this guise that they are best known for carrying although they tend to carry several variations of this scheme. No.22 was at one point re-painted in the plain red and cream livery of the island's buses in 1999 in line with management whim, but this ultimately proved unpopular and she now carries the usual livery. She was also one of the cars selected for re-paint in 1957 upon nationalisation, carrying an experimental green and white livery for some time. Nos. 19 and 20 currently carry the 1950s "austere" livery, with 21 remaining in a hybrid colour scheme of recent years.