56 is captured at Laxey Station coupled up to Tunnel Car 6 during the 2004 Laxey Blues Festival. 56 returned to service in its wheelchair carrying capacity on Easter Sunday 1995 following substantial rebuilding which included major attention to its heavily corroded underframe. (Photo: MERS Collection)
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Manx Electric Railway
THE pioneer electric tramway between Derby Castle, Douglas and Groudle Glen opened on September 7,…
MER Rolling Stock Directory & Photo Albums
Photos, Line Drawings and Profiles of the MER's Fleet of Trams & Trailers.
MER Trailer Directory
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Trailers 55 & 56
Built by the Electric Railway & Tramway Carriage Co. at Preston in 1904, in company with Cars 28-31…
56
56 has just been propelled back to Derby Castle Depot by Paddlebox car 26 in July 1977. Cars 26 and…
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The Rebuilding of Trailer 56
1904 Trailer 56 was chosen to undergo modification to allow the carriage of wheelchair users. Origi…
Re-profiled Wheels For Trailer 56
Trailer No.56 was noted at Derby Castle behind Winter Saloon car No.22 on Monday, June 18, 2018. Wi…
Trailer 56 - Laxey
56 is captured at Laxey Station coupled up to Tunnel Car 6 during the 2004 Laxey Blues Festival. 56…