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Manx Electric Cars 14–18

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

Manx Electric Cars 14–18, photo 1 of 1
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what is it?

This article details Car Nos. 14–18 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man. The fourth batch of power cars delivered to the railway in 1898 were also the first open toastracks delivered.

who runs it

base stats

  • power 60 kWpower output
  • seats 56passengers
  • built 5made 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
5
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
Isle of Man
builders
G.F. Milnes & Co.
operators
Manx Electric Railway
top speed
—
power
60 kW
gauge
914 mm 3 ft narrow gauge
electric system
550 V DC
formation
Open Crossbench
capacity
56 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6753276, Wikipedia: Manx Electric Cars 14–18 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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