Trailer Nos. 61 – 62 | |
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Trailer No. 62, Laxey Station | |
Manufacturer | United Electric Car Company, Ltd. |
Built at | Dick, Kerr & Co. works, Preston |
Constructed | 1906 |
Formation | Toastrack |
Capacity | 44 |
Operator(s) | Isle Of Man Heritage Railways |
Depot(s) | Derby Castle Depôt |
Specifications | |
UIC classification | 2′2′ |
This article details Trailer Nos. 61 – 62 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
The Manx Electric Railway is an electric interurban tramway connecting Douglas, Laxey and Ramsey in the Isle of Man. It connects with the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway at its southern terminus at Derby Castle at the northern end of the promenade in Douglas, and with the Snaefell Mountain Railway at Laxey. The line is undulating and passes through areas of scenic beauty. Many visitors take an excursion on the trams.
The Isle of Man, sometimes referred to simply as Mann, is a self-governing British Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann and is represented by a lieutenant governor. Defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom.
These were the final trailers supplied to the tramway, apart from the replacement cars of 1930, these trailers are both in regular use, with No. 62 most usually paired with Car No. 32.
This page details the rolling stock on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man, which is unique insofar as the railway still operates with its original tramcars and trailers, all of which are over one hundred years old, the latest dating from 1906. Save for a fire in 1930 in which several cars and trailers were lost, all of the line's original rolling stock remains extant, though many items have been out of use for a number of years, largely due to the decrease in tourism on the island over the last thirty years. Despite this, members of each class are still represented on site today, though not all are in original form or in regular use.
Ramsey Station serves the town of Ramsey in the Isle of Man; it is the northern terminus of the Manx Electric Railway. It was formerly known as Ramsey (Plaza) Station after the nearby Plaza cinema, now demolished and turned into a car park. Today it is often also known as Ramsey Tram Station and signage to this effect adorns the station, despite the line being described as a railway. It should not be confused with Ramsey's former station on the Isle of Man Railway.
Queens Drive is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
Skinscoe Halt is a diminutive rural request stop on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man, catering almost exclusively for local traffic. Due to the nature of the tramway's construction, the cars can stop and drop off almost anywhere and will do so within reason. For this reason a great number of localised stopping places have built up since the line was completed, many at the intersection of farmer's crossings like this one. The crossings/halts usually take the name of the farmer or the farm as is the case here, but these unofficial halts never appear in timetable materials or have nameboards fitted to show their names. Many do however now carry bus stop-type signs attached to traction poles, and these were fitted in line with then-management policy in 1999.
Ballure Halt is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
Walpole Drive is a diminutive urban request stop on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
Ballastowell Halt is the final request stop on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
This article details Car Nos. 19–22 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
Car Nos. 29–33 are a group of tramcars for the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
Laxey Car Shed is a storage facility for the Manx Electric Railway in the village of Laxey on the Isle of Man. It also serves as an intermediate stopping place on the line, being the last before reaching the mid-way point of the village station.
This article details Trailer Nos. 36–39 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
This article details Trailer Nos. 40–41 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
This article details Trailer Nos. 42 – 44 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
This article details Trailer Nos. 45–48 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
This article details Trailer Nos. 49 – 54 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
This article details Trailer Nos. 55 – 56 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
Trailer Nos. 57 – 58 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man are a pair of trailers.
This article details Trailer No. 59 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
Trailer Nos. 60 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man, was built as a one-off order in 1896.
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