Manx Electric Trailer 60

Trailer No.60 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man, was built as a one-off order in 1896.

Trailer No.60
Trailer No. 60, Derby Castle Terminus
Manufacturer	G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd.
Built at	Cleveland Street Works, Birkenhead
Constructed	1896
Formation	Open 'Lightweight'
Capacity	44
Operators	Isle Of Man Heritage Railways
Depots	Derby Castle Depôt

No.60 narrowly escaped the 1930 Laxey Car Sheds Fire; it was drawn out during the incident and repaired immediately afterwards. It reentered service a year later.

This trailer has chilled iron wheels making it unique among the fleet; when rounding tight radius curves of which there are many on the line, its wheels make a distinctive shrill ringing noise. It is currently painted in the common red/white liverly, but was painted in the short-lived 1957 nationalisation livery of green and white in the past. It's usually hauled by similarly treated open Car No.16.

No.	Builder	Seating	Livery	Seats	Notes
No.60	G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd.	Crossbench	Red & White	44	Appears rarely or when additional capacity is required

References

• Mike Goodwyn (1993). Manx Electric. Platform Five. ISBN 978-1-872524-52-8.
• Keith Pearson (1992). 100 Years Of Manx Electric Railway. Leading Edge. ISBN 0-948135-38-7.
• Robert Hendry (1978). Manx Electric Album. Hillside Publishing. ISBN 0-9505933-0-3.
• Norman Jones (1994). Isle Of Man Tramways. Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1-870119-32-0.

See also

• Manx Electric Railway rolling stock

Sources

• Manx Manx Electric Railway Fleetlist (2002) Manx Electric Railway Society
• Island Island Images: Manx Electric Railway Pages (2003) Jon Wornham
• Official Official Tourist Department Page (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways
• Trailers | Manx Electric Railway Online Manx Electric Railway official website