Supplied by the Metropolitan Carriage & Wagon Co., of Saltley Works in Birmingham in this year were what went on to be referred to as the "Empress Vans" and allocated fleet numbers F.27 and F.28, being two bogie luggage vans for the Luggage In Advance service offered on the south line; they took their moniker from the fact this was the diamond jubilee year of Queen Victoria and are still known as such today.

The Douglas & Southern Electric Tramway was now in its second year running along the Marine Drive, and the novelty of this new tramway which took in breataking views between Douglas Head and Port Soderick, had a detrimental effect on revenue for the railway, which until this time had rather monopolised travel to the new coastal resort.  Takings were noted as being down by over £500 as a result of this loss of traffic.