With the Mini Manx Heritage Transport Festival taking place between Friday 30th July and Sunday 1st August this is a report on the output on the Manx Electric Railway during this period along with details of the Snaefell Mountain Railway and Douglas Bay Horse Tramway courtesy of David Mee.
Friday 30th July
Summit Cake and Cameras
Celebrating 125+1 years of the Snaefell Mountain Railway. Photography trips every 30 minutes Summit – North Shoulder with SMR5
Foggy
MER Evening service
Timetable CG in operation
Note: Cars 7, 32 and 33 not being used pending investigations into wheels and tyres following derailment of car 16. 32 passed for traffic later.
Car allocations
D1 – 19+44
D2 – 20+43
D3 – 6+47
D4 – 21+46
E1 – 22 (+48)
E2 – 19
Saturday 31st July
Car allocations
D1 – 21+44
D2 – 6+47
D3 – 19+43
D4 – 22+41
Sunday 1st August
Derby Castle Workshop Tours
Booked on 10am tour
Bottom Shed:
Paint Shop empty
Woodworking room, car 14 slatted blinds
Hospital Roads
R1 – Wickham 22, 29
R2 – 62, 55
R3 – 40, wagon 8
Through Blacksmiths
Through Machine Shop, noted one large machine gone
Top Shed:
Pit R1 – Empty
Pit R2 – Car 5 on jacks
R3 – 46, 44, 61
R4 – 57, 18, 53, 17, 15
R5 – 48, 9, 7, van 4, 4xbrush D trucks
R6 – Van 16
R7 – 6, 47, 34, 26
R8 – 32, 60, 58, 56
All from front of shed back.
Strathallan Horse Tram Depot
New depot open from 10am to 4pm. Trams on display.
R1 – 43, 44
R2 – 33 (pit road)
R3 – 36, 42
R4 – 18, 27
R5 – 21, 38
R6 – 29, 12
R7 – 45, 1
MER enhanced service day
Service ran well in good weather
MER Car allocations:
D1 – 19+41
D2 – 20+43
D3 – 14
D4 – 2+42
D5 – 22+44
D6 – 1+51
D7 – 21
D8 – 32+60
Hot spare – 6+47
- Photos from this period taken by David Mee can be found in Gallery 961.