Work began on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man in 1893 with the first services later that year. The first trams from that time remain in service and indeed the Manx Electric Railway uses trams exclusively which are well over a hundred years old on it's continuing operation. Some stock was lost in the 1930 Laxey car shed fire and others have been stored though mostly due to the decline in traffic over the years.
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| Number 6 part of the first batch seen in 1904 [1], this tram is still in service today |
| Information for Cars 1-3 |
| Number built: |
3 |
| Built: |
1893 |
| Builder: |
G.F. Milnes & Co. |
| Motor: |
4 SEHC electric motors (550v DC OHLE) |
| Power: |
100 hp (75 kW) |
The three original cars were single decker unvestibuled saloons with double trucks. One of these cars was lost in the 1930 fire though the other two remain in service and are the oldest electric trams still in service on their original network in the world. In 1894 ten more trams followed of a similar design though with vestibules.
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| A tram in service in 1904 [1] |
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| A tram trailer, some are still in use as well! [1] |
[1] "The Manx Electric Railway", Street Railway Journal (Vol. XXIV No. 10 March 05 1904) p. 356
