Engine Shed Spotter Cards

Twelve double-sided spotter cards for real Isle of Man engines and tramcars, from No. 1 Sutherland on the 1873 opening day to Groudle’s Sea Lion and the MER’s original 1893 tramcars, with facts checked against the railways’ own pages, a make-your-own card and an oldest-first game.

What’s inside:

- How to print and play

- 12 double-sided cards: No. 1 Sutherland, No. 4 Loch, No. 11 Maitland, Sea Lion, Brown Bear, Otter, MER Cars 1, 2, 3 (with Trailer 16), Tunnel Car 5, Winter Saloons 20 & 21, Snaefell Car 4

- Make-your-own fact sheet cards

- Oldest-first game

- Notes for grown-ups with answer key

- Credits, licence & sources

Pages: 10 (including cover and credits). Sizes: A4 (210 × 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), both included as PDF.

Who it’s for: Ages 7+.

Printing: Print at 100% / actual size on A4 or US Letter. Inside pages use light backgrounds and print well in black and white; covers are dark, so start from page 2 to save ink. Cards: print double-sided, flipping on the long edge, on thin card.

Every fact is checked against the operators’ own web pages (Isle of Man Transport heritage railway pages, the Groudle Glen Railway and the Isle of Man Public Record Office), checked 26 October 2026, and the sources are listed on each pack’s credits page. Details that can change, such as line lengths, journey times and numbers of stops, are true as of that date. All drawings are REALLYBYTE’s own stylised artwork; no photographs or operator logos are used. Not endorsed by Isle of Man Transport or the Groudle Glen Railway.

Licence: personal and single-classroom use. You may print as many copies as you need for your own family or your own class, and share it with your class through a password-protected platform. Please don’t resell, re-upload or share it publicly. For school-wide use, please email info@reallybyte.com.

Made by REALLYBYTE, the team behind manx.railways.im. Questions: info@reallybyte.com

This is a digital download: no physical item will be shipped.