This article details Trailer Nos. 49 – 54 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
The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...
.
These lightweight trailers were the purchased for the opening to
Groudle Glen
Groudle, or Groudle Glen, a glen on the outskirts of Onchan on the Isle of Man, is formed in a valley leading to the sea at the small port of the same name. It is one of the officially-listed Manx National Glens.
Groudle was a remote hamlet boas ...
in 1893 and only No.53 is out of service today. Also of note is that No.51 was restored to original condition in 1989 including detailing of original fleet name on the end dash panels and lightweight roof. At this time the car was numbered 13 as it would originally have been; in 1893 when it arrived there were no power cars numbered past 3, and so the trailers took consecutive numbering sequence, but owing to a subsequent re-think by the operators, trailers were re-numbered commencing after the last power car (33). So it was that the original number 13 was displayed until it reverted to its latter number 51 during management and policy changes in 2001. Additionally, No.52 serves as a flatbed wagon. This trailer was stripped of its seating and roofing each winter for use by permanent way crews, but this practice ceased in 1954 after which time the item has been a dedicating flatbed runner. It survives today and had a distinctive yellow-painted dash panel with standard painted fleet number, based at
Laxey Car Sheds.
[https://manxelectricrailway.co.uk/trailers/no-52/ MER Meet the Fleet Trailer No.52 information page]
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See also
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Manx Electric Railway rolling stock
Sources
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Manx Manx Electric Railway Fleetlist' (2002) Manx Electric Railway Society
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' (2003) Jon Wornham
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Official Official Tourist Department Page' (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways
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Trailers , Manx Electric Railway Online' Manx Electric Railway official website
Manx Electric Railway
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