Manx Electric Railway
Fleet Timetable and Events 2011 Gallery Along the Line
The Manx Electric Railway started out in 1893 as the 'Douglas & Laxey Coast Tramway' running from Derbycastle to Groudle with 3 power cars (1-3) and 6 open trailers. The following year the line opened as far as Laxey with addition trams 4-8 (the Tunnel Cars) and trailers later numbered 34-39.1898 saw the arrival of two batches of trams, Crossebnch motors 14-18 with trailers 40-43. 40-43 were later motorised an are now Paddleboxes 24-27. In 1899 the line opened up to Ramsey and it became formally known as the Manx Electric Railway. In that year the tramways workhorses of the fleet, the Winter Saloons (19-22) and the heavier crossbench trailers (44-48). The final members of the motor fleet to be delivered were in 1906, Crossbench motors 32 and 33. Only one class of tram has been completely lost in the tramways history, the 1895 cars 10-13. Car 10 is still existent as Goods Van 26. A number of trams were also destroyed in the 1930 Laxey Car shed fire, including 1893 motor No.3. The last new trams for the MER were trailers 40, 41 and 44 as replacements for those lost in Laxey in 1930. In 1957 the MER was handed over to the Manx Government. During the 1960s and 1970s many Crossbench motors and early trailers were withdrawn, many not having returned to use since. In January 1967 part of the line at Bulgham resulted in through operation suspended until the summer. Unfortunately the Laxey-Ramsey line once again closed in 1976, but by popular demand it reopened in 1977 and remains here today.
Some of the details from this gathered from Wikipedia articles and manxelectricrailway.co.uk Gallery 2009Active fleet September 2013Motor Cars: 1/2/5/6/7/9/16/19/20/21/22/32/33
Trailers: 40/41/43/44/46/47/48/51/56/57/58/59/60 |
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