We may still be midway through the Manx Heritage Transport Festival (continuing until Sunday 31st July) but already we are looking forward to the next transport event on the Isle of Man \u2013 the 140th Anniversary of the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway. The anniversary will be celebrated over the weekend of Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August and Isle of Man Railways have now revealed the plans to celebrate in style which will include intensive services, trams in the evening and a parade of all trams to round things off.<\/p>\n
Saturday 6th August will see the weekend get off to a fine start with the enhanced timetable P in operation seeing trams every 15 minutes during the middle of the day. There will also be guided tours of the stables at 1200 (bookable at Derby Castle) and then for the second time in a week (after a gap of many years) there will be an evening service with trams running every 20 minutes between 1800 and 2100. As well as this there will be a pop-up gift shop open between 1230 and 1600.<\/p>\n
The main anniversary day is Sunday 7th August with the highlights being double decker no. 18<\/strong> in use of the 0900 departure from Derby Castle using two horses, an afternoon enhanced service between 1400 and 1530 with trams every 10 minutes and then a Parade of all operational trams from Derby Castle at 1600. A special commemorative ticket will be available for the parade costing \u00a34 for adults and \u00a32 for children (or \u00a31 with a valid horse tram ticket\/Go card.<\/p>\n The full programme for the weekend is:<\/p>\n Saturday 6th August<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 0900 to 1800: Timetable P with trams every 15 minutes<\/p>\n 1200: Guided tours of the stables<\/p>\n 1230-1600: Pop-up gift shop open<\/p>\n 1800-2100: Evening service every 20 minutes<\/p>\n Sunday 7th August<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 0900: No.18<\/strong> departs Derby Castle pulled by two horses<\/p>\n 0900-1400: Timetable P<\/p>\n 1200: Guided tours of the stables<\/p>\n 1230-1600: Pop-up gift shop open<\/p>\n 1400-1530: Enhanced service with trams departing every 10 minutes<\/p>\n 1600: Parade of all operational trams departs Derby Castle<\/p>\n 1800: Last tram departs Derby Castle<\/p>\n It may have been an uncertain few months for the tramway but the 140th anniversary weekend is a fine time to celebrate both the history and future of the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway.<\/p>\n * British Trams Online<\/em> will be providing a mixture of \u201cLIVE\u201d and \u201cDELAYED LIVE\u201d coverage from the Isle of Man between Thursday 4th and Tuesday 9th August including extensive updates from the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway. As always you can find this on our Facebook page at http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BritishTramsOnline<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We may still be midway through the Manx Heritage Transport Festival (continuing until Sunday 31st July) but already we are looking forward to the next transport event on the Isle of Man \u2013 the 140th Anniversary of the Douglas Bay … Continue reading