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Manx Electric Cars 1–3

Isle of Man ·built by G.F. Milnes & Co.

Manx Electric Cars 1–3, photo 1 of 1
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what is it?

This article details Car Nos. 1–3 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man. These tramcars were the original trio of tramcars supplied for the opening in 1893.

who runs it

base stats

  • power 75 kWpower output
  • seats 34passengers
  • built 3made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

spec sheet

built
—
number built
3
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
Isle of Man
builders
G.F. Milnes & Co.
operators
Manx Electric Railway
top speed
—
power
75 kW
gauge
914 mm 3 ft narrow gauge
electric system
550 V DC
formation
Unvestibuled Saloon
capacity
34 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q6753274, Wikipedia: Manx Electric Cars 1–3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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