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This page is designed for photographic contributions to
the Manx Electric Railway Society website. If you have any
views of transport to or on the Isle of Man, particularly
pre 1980, and would like to see them added to the website
please e-mail first with details to busbus@mcb.net
All contributions welcomed. |
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Tunnel Car 6 is seen outside the entrance to the Derby Castle complex, about to run around its trailer in readiness for a return journey northwards |
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Ratchet car 18 fights its way through the weeds outside the then relatively youthful Laxey depot. The car is on its way back to Laxey station to operate a special to Douglas |
Winter Saloon 20 in full austere livery with few passengers, but with a goods van attached wait time at Derby Castle station. At hat time goods traffic was still a good source of income and was actively promoted |
Paddlebox car 27 in the timeless Laxey station with trailer 56 in the background. Nearly 50 years later you can still take a similar photograph, such is the lack of change to the station area |
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One of only three closed trailers, car 59 is an 18 seater and is now little used. In 1957 it is seen amongst various items of goods stock in Ramsey station. Seven years later Ramsey station was to be dramatically changed with a new station building erected on the land beyond the trailer |
Trailer 60 with a ratchet car have been shunted in readiness for a journey northwards whilst car 33 (and probably trailer 61) have just arrived with their load of holiday makers. Another open car can be seen behind the two car sets having just departed from the station. The backdrop is the long since demolished Derby Castle complex |
The 10-13 class of MER cars had short lives as passenger carrying units, all being withdrawn early and converted into other uses. This one became Freight car 26 and is a remarkable survivor being now housed disused in the former Homefield bus garage. It is seen whilst still on MER track, but out of use |