Rolling Stock
The numbering of cars can cause some confusion as numbers were duplicated when new cars replaced scrapped vehicles. In 1948 cars no. 8, 9 and 10 were renumbered 5, 2 and 1 respectively after the cars bearing those numbers were scrapped, all cars reverted back to their original numbers in the year 2000. The Cars were often built in pairs. Currently, there are seven electric cars and one diesel locomotive in operation on the line with an additional two electric cars on static display elsewhere.
| Number | Type | Builder | Date | Motor | Notes/Current Status | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (i) | Ten seater | William Pollard | 1883 | Unknown | Original two foot gauge demonstration car. Could not be re-gauged for new line. Scrapped when demonstration line closed. | |
| 1 (ii) | 30 seat saloon | Unknown | 1884 | Siemens D2 6 hp | Suffered badly from wartime storage. Scrapped June 1948. | |
| 2 | 30 seat saloon | Unknown | 1885 | Siemens D2 6 hp | Suffered badly from wartime storage. Scrapped June 1948. | |
| 3 | 40 seat semi-open | VER/Paston Place Works | 1892 | Greenwood & Batley 7 hp replaced by Compagnie Electrique Belge 8 hp | New underframe around 1923. Being rebuilt | |
| 4 | 40 seat semi-open | VER/Paston Place Works | 1892 | Greenwood & Batley 7 hp replaced by Compagnie Electrique Belge 8 hp | New underframe around 1923. Withdrawn, awaiting rebuild | |
| 5 (i) | 30 seat saloon | VER/Paston Place Works | 1896 | Siemens 8 hp | Body became a summerhouse in a garden near Falmer Station around 1928. | |
| 5 (ii) | 24 seater winter Car | G.Kelsey, Hove | 1930 | Siemens 8 hp | Unique all steel enclosed car for use in bad weather. Suffered badly from wartime storage and body became heavily corroded. Scrapped 1948. | |
| 6 | 40 seat semi-open | VER/Paston Place Works | 1901 | Compagnie Electrique Belge 8 hp | Withdrawn, requires new underframe | |
| 7 | 40 seat semi-open | VER/Paston Place Works | 1901 | Compagnie Electrique Belge 8 hp | Operational | |
| 8 (i) | 40 seat semi-open | VER/Paston Place Works | 1901 | Compagnie Electrique Belge 8 hp | Carried no.5 between 1948 and 2000. Operational | |
| 9 (i) | 40 seat open | VER/Paston Place Works | 1910 | Compagnie Electrique Belge 8 hp | Carried no.2 between 1948 and 2000. Operational | |
| 8 (ii) | Southend Pier 40 seat open | Falcon Works, Loughborough | 1898 (Into VER service 1950) | Two 140 Volt motors. | Purchased from Southend Pier Railway around 1948. Operated on VER until the 1990s when it was decided to retire the aged Southend cars. Static display at Southend Pier Museum. | |
| 9 (ii) | Southend Pier 40 seat open | Falcon Works, Loughborough | 1898 (Into VER service 1953) | Two 60 volt milk-float motors. | Purchased from Southend Pier Railway around 1948. Operated on VER until the 1990s when it was decided to retire the aged Southend cars. Static display at South Downs Heritage Centre, Hassocks. | |
| 10 | 40 seat open | VER/Paston Place Works | 1926 | Compagnie Electrique Belge 8 hp | Carried no.1 between 1948 and 2000. Operational. | |
| PW | Diesel works locomotive | Motor Rail (Alan Keef Ltd.) (40SD530) | 1988 (Into VER service 2004) | Perkins diesel engine. | Last ever locomotive to be ordered from Motor Rail though actually constructed by Alan Keef Ltd. Built for Butterley Brick Co. Ltd. and operated at Star Lane Brickworks. Passed back to Alan Keef Ltd. after closure of the brickworks, overhauled, and purchased by VER in 2004. First non-electric powered vehicle on VER. Used for maintenance and inspection at times when power rail is switched off. |
The railway also possess a small number of service wagons that are used with the diesel locomotive.
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