Douglas Bay Horse Tramway - Stock

Introduction

This page is not intended for the Tramway enthusiast but as a guide to date photographs that include cable cars

Stock

Tram No

Builder

Seats

Type

Year in service

Notes

1

Starbuck

16

saloon

1876

later rebuilt 32 seat open top double deck

1

G. C. Milnes-Voss

30

winter car

1913

new car

2-3

Starbuck

32

double deck

1876

 

4-8

Starbuck

32

double deck

1882-1884

 

9-11

Starbuck

32

toastrack

1885-1887

 

12

G. F. Milnes

32

toastrack

1882

 

13-18

Metropolitian-Cammell

42

double deck

1883

built 1883 ex-South Shields Tramway Company

14       1908 renumbering of #13
15-16       1883  
17-18       1883 rebuilt 28 seater saloon 1903

19-20

G. F. Milnes

32

toastrack

1889-1890

 

21-22 ,,       canvas roof was fitted in 1908
23         canvas roof was fitted in 1909

27-29

G. F. Milnes

24

winter car/saloon

1892

 

30-31

G. F. Milnes

32

toastrack

1893

 

32-34

G. F. Milnes

32

sunshade

1894

 

35 ,,   ,, ,, converted to bulkhead 1907 (ref has 1967 ?)
36 ,,   ,, ,, converted to bulkhead 1908
37 ,,   ,, ,,  

38-40

G. F. Milnes

32

toastrack

1904

 

39          
40       1902  

41-42

G. C. Milnes-Voss

32

toastrack

1905

l

43-44

United Electric Car

40

bulkhead

1907

 

45-47

G. C. Milnes-Voss

40

bulkhead

1908-1911

 

48-50

Vulcan Motors

27/34

all weather car

1935

 

Reference

P. C Miles Manx Tramways in Camera Centenary Edition 1893-1993 Whittlebury: Quotes Limited 1993 (ISBN 0-86023-603-X)


 

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