Trailer Nos. 60 of the
Manx Electric Railway
The Manx Electric Railway ( Manx: ''Raad Yiarn Lectragh Vannin'') 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 Cas ...
on the
Isle of Man
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, was built as a one-off order in 1896.
This trailer has chilled iron wheels making it unique among the fleet; when rounding tight radius curves of which there are many on the line, its wheels make a distinctive shrill ringing noise. It is painted in the short-lived 1957 nationalisation livery of green and white and usually hauled by similarly treated open car No. 16.
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Manx Manx Electric Railway Fleetlist' (2002) Manx Electric Railway Society
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Official Official Tourist Department Page' (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways
Manx Electric Railway
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