{"id":27999,"date":"2019-06-05T18:04:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T17:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=27999"},"modified":"2019-06-05T18:04:13","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T17:04:13","slug":"in-pictures-horse-trams-and-diesels-run-on-horse-tramway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=27999","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Horse trams and diesels run on Horse Tramway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month when preparations for the return of services on the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway were in full swing there were a couple of visitors to the newly laid rails. We have previously seen the Manx Electric Railway works diesel 34<\/strong> in use but the Simplex loco was also used. In this short pictorial article we take a look at the goings on after service had begun on 30th May.<\/p>\n

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How does one move a tram from the MER to the horse tramway when they aren\u2019t physically connected? Well this picture probably gives a clue!<\/p><\/div>\n

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The small Simplex loco moves along the track at Strahallan Crescent.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another view of the loco.<\/p><\/div>\n

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34 also remained in the temporary storage marquee. Its seen here poking out the front with MER Trailer 47 also seen at the MER\u2019s Derby Castle terminus.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Just to show horse trams do still run on the horse tramway as well here is 29 on the approach to Derby Castle.<\/p><\/div>\n

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And here we see 29 again being pulled away from Derby Castle. (Al Photographs by Bob Fleming, 30th May 2019)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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