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Isle
of Man Trams
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Isle of Man 11
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No.
11 Built in 1886 by Starbuck Car and Wagon Co.,
Cleveland Street (possibly G F Milnes who had just
taken over the works from Mr. Starbuck, Mr. Milnes
had been the manager of the works and Company
Secretary.
The
car is an open 8 bench toastrack, it's now a 32 seat
vehicle. In 1963 roller bearings were fitted to
bring it up to date! One interesting feature not
realised before by enthusiasts is that the
floorboards are not tongue and groove, the reason is
that the open toast racks can't deflect the rain and
a gap in the boards allows the rain to pass through.
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Under cover at Taylor Street
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Isle
of Man 47
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No
.47 Built by G C Milnes Voss & Company, Birkenhead
in 1911. The car originally had canvas roller blinds
and cost £185.00.
It seats 47 passengers, there is evidence of the hole
for the chimney for the oil lamps fitted at each end
of the car although later converted to battery
operated lighting. It is fitted with knife edge rain
proof seating.
Both tram cars were surplus to requirements of both
Jurby Transport Museum and the Isle of Man. The offer
was made to us, free of charge, as both cars
were manufactured in Birkenhead. Car 11 is the second
oldest car in the MTPS fleet as Birkenhead 7 dates
from 1876.
Work has been concentrated on the visible end of the tram, with the
steel dash and its wood on steel top rail being refurbished and the
new hardwood timber spliced in where necessary. The missing brake staff
has been replaced by the intact one from the other end. A new brass
swan neck handle has been cast and is being worked on. The driver's
bench at this end has been completely re-slatted using new machined
wood. The T&G roof at this end is still waiting to be re-joined to
the much-refurbished canopy bend, which had to be removed to be worked
on.
All the seats on the tram have been refurbished bar the driver's bench
at the far end and one of the crossbench seats which is entirely
missing and will have to be made by us. However, the steel parts for
this are ready, having been made in house. The steel brackets for the
missing running board, running the full length of one side of the tram,
are now fitted. Steel parts on the underframe, which were cannibilised
in the IOM, have been replicated and fitted. Much painting (up to the
the undercoat stage) has also been carried out. No work has been done
recently on No. 11.
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The dashboard has been repaired and paint levels are being built up. Pictured with volunteer Vinny Kelly.
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Under cover at Tsylor Street
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