Douglas Corporation Tramways 1902-1976
Note: This fleet list covers the period 1902-1976 concurrent with the municipal bus operation, although the horse trams continued to be operated after 1976.
Fleet No. | Type | Builder | Seating |
1902
2-6 | Double-deck open-top | Starbuck | 32 |
7-8 | Open toastrack | Starbuck | 36 |
9-11 | Open toastrack | Starbuck | 32 |
12 | Open toastrack | Milnes | 32 |
13-18 | Double-deck open-top | Metropolitan R.C. & W. Co. | 42 |
19-26 | Open toastrack | Milnes | 32 |
27-29 | Single-deck saloon | Milnes | 30 |
30-31 | Open toastrack | Milnes | 32 |
32-37 | Covered toastrack | Milnes | 32 |
38-40 | Open toastrack | Milnes | 32 |
Nos. 2-3 new 1876; No. 2 re-seated to 36 at a later date; No. 3 re-seated to 34 at a later date.
No. 4 new 1882; re-seated to 34 at a later date.
Nos. 5-6 new 1883; re-seated to 34 at a later date.
Nos. 7-8 new 1884; re-seated to 42 at a later date.
Nos. 9-10 new 1885; No. 10 lengthened and seating increased to 40 in 1935.
No. 11 new 1886.
No. 12 new 1888.
Nos. 13-18 new 1883 (ex-South Shields Tramway Co. in 1897); No. 13 re-numbered 14 in 1908, re-seated to 44 at a later date; Nos. 17-18 rebuilt to single-deck saloon in 1903.
Nos. 19-20, new 1889.
Nos. 21-22, new 1890; No. 21 lengthened and seating increased to 40 in 1936; No. 22 covered in 1908.
Nos. 23-26, new 1891; Nos. 23-24 covered in 1908 and 1910 respectively.
Nos. 27-29, new 1892.
Nos. 30-31, new 1894.
Nos. 32-37, new 1896; No. 36 lengthened and seating increased to 40 in 1908.
Nos. 2-37 ex-Isle of Man Tramways and Electric Power Company, 1st January 1902.
No. 38-40 lengthened and seating increased to 40 in 1934 (39), 1937 (38) or 1939 (40).
Withdrawn 1908 (14), 1915 (16), 1917 (17), 1924 (7), 1949 (2-6), 8, 13[as 14], 15, 19, 20), 1950 (30), 1952 (9, 23-25), 1974 (26), 1976 (11, 22).
The remainder were still in service at 1/10/1976.
1905
41-42 | Open toastrack | Milnes Voss | 32 |
Nos. 41-42 lengthened and seating increased to 40 in 1934 (41) and 1938 (42).
Still in service at 1/10/1976.
1907
43-44 | Covered toastrack | UEC | 40 |
Still in service at 1/10/1976.
1908
45 | Covered toastrack | Milnes Voss | 40 |
Still in service at 1/10/1976.
1909
46 | Covered toastrack | Milnes Voss | 40 |
Still in service at 1/10/1976.
1911
47 | Covered toastrack | Milnes Voss | 40 |
Withdrawn 1976 (47).
1913
1 | Single-deck saloon | Milnes Voss | 30 |
Still in service at 1/10/1976.
1935
48-50 | Convertible saloon/toastrack | Vulcan | 27 as saloon 34 as toastrack |
Still in service at 1/10/1976.