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Car 29 mounted on the Corporation's road trailer and fresh from overhaul, makes it way down Broadway behind a DCT bus. The car is heading for Derby Castle during August 1976, ready to take its place in the horse tramway Centenary Procession a few days later. Until 1976 it was practice to overhaul h…
Road, Rail, Sea and Air
Treasury has been instructed to return to Tynwald in July with a capital funding request to complete reinstating the horse tram tracks. During an evening session of Tynwald on June 17th, politicians reviewed the draft business case presented by the Department of Infrastructure for laying the track…
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The twelve-page “Heritage Business Case - Douglas Bay Horse Tramway Continuation to the Sea Terminal” will be the subject of a Supplementary Order Paper at this month's sitting of Tynwald on June 16th. The Minister for Infrastructure, Tim Crookall MHK, is to move that ‘Tynwald notes the draft busin…
“MHKs have questioned the cost of reinstating the horse tram tracks along the full length of Douglas Promenade with one saying it's a ‘bit of a nonsense’. The Department of Infrastructure is now claiming it could cost up to £3 million to lay the section between the War Memorial and the Sea Terminal…
“The contingency budget allocated to the reinstatement of the horse tram tracks has been ‘significantly increased’. The Department of Infrastructure says it’s followed a Treasury recommendation because of the ‘volatile global financial climate’. It’s now estimating that it will cost £3 million to r…
“The DoI says it will cost over £3m to partially restore the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway to the Sea Terminal. While the historic double track has been consigned to the pages of history, a single track line is still proposed. The DoI’s business case recommends installing a single line of tram tracks f…
World record breaking MER car No.1 has been in service today. David Umpleby has kindly made available these interesting and unusual photographs which were recorded during a journey over the MER’s spectacular Ramsey section. Car 1's beautifully varnished wooden interior The recently relaid track bet…
Tynwald could be asked to approve a financial motion for the horse tramway in June, but only if outstanding design and feasibility work is completed in time. Treasury Minister Chris Thomas told the House of Keys that a capital funding request for the heritage rail project was received at the end of…
TODAY's featured
Car 16 received paint attention during the course of winter 2016/17, pleasingly regaining traditional MER colours. The car previously carried MER Board green and white livery for a number of years. 16's repaint represented the austerity era of the MER Company, lacking any lining out or sign-writing…
Car 25 propels trailer 55 back to Derby Castle Depot after a stint of duty in 1974. The burnt out ruins of the original Summerland Centre tower above the two cars, was to remain a blot until rebuilding work commenced in 1976. (Photo: D. Worth)
Car 12 is the oldest tram in the current DCT fleet and is still rostered for occasional use. 12 dates from 1888 and was built by G.F. Milnes as a 32-seat open toastrack car. The car has recently received a repaint into the smart blue colours of the IoM Tramways and Electric Power Co. 12 is the only…
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