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.<\/p>\n
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Friday 30th<\/sup> July<\/strong><\/p>\n Summit Cake and Cameras<\/em><\/p>\n Celebrating 125+1 years of the Snaefell Mountain Railway.\u00a0 Photography trips every 30 minutes Summit \u2013 North Shoulder with SMR5<\/strong><\/p>\n Foggy<\/p>\n MER Evening service<\/em><\/p>\n Timetable CG in operation<\/p>\n Note: Cars 7<\/strong>, 32<\/strong> and 33<\/strong> not being used pending investigations into wheels and tyres following derailment of car 16<\/strong>.\u00a0 32<\/strong> passed for traffic later.<\/p>\n Car allocations<\/em><\/p>\n D1 – 19+44<\/p>\n D2 – 20+43<\/p>\n D3 – 6+47<\/p>\n D4 – 21+46<\/p>\n E1 – 22 (+48)<\/p>\n E2 – 19<\/p>\n Saturday 31st<\/sup> July<\/strong><\/p>\n Car allocations<\/em><\/p>\n D1 – 21+44<\/p>\n D2 – 6+47<\/p>\n D3 – 19+43<\/p>\n D4 – 22+41<\/p>\n Sunday 1st<\/sup> August<\/strong><\/p>\n Derby Castle Workshop Tours<\/em><\/p>\n Booked on 10am tour<\/p>\n Bottom Shed:<\/p>\n Paint Shop empty<\/p>\n Woodworking room, car 14<\/strong> slatted blinds<\/p>\n Hospital Roads<\/p>\n R1 – Wickham 22, 29<\/p>\n R2 – 62, 55<\/p>\n R3 – 40, wagon 8<\/p>\n Through Blacksmiths<\/p>\n Through Machine Shop, noted one large machine gone<\/p>\n Top Shed:<\/p>\n Pit R1 – Empty<\/p>\n Pit R2\u00a0 – Car 5 on jacks<\/p>\n R3 – 46, 44, 61<\/p>\n R4 – 57, 18, 53, 17, 15<\/p>\n R5 – 48, 9, 7, van 4, 4xbrush D trucks<\/p>\n R6 – Van 16<\/p>\n R7 – 6, 47, 34, 26<\/p>\n R8 – 32, 60, 58, 56<\/p>\n All from front of shed back.<\/p>\n Strathallan Horse Tram Depot<\/em><\/p>\n New depot open from 10am to 4pm.\u00a0 Trams on display.<\/p>\n R1 – 43, 44<\/p>\n R2\u00a0 – 33\u00a0 (pit road)<\/p>\n R3\u00a0 – 36, 42<\/p>\n R4 – 18, 27<\/p>\n R5 – 21, 38<\/p>\n R6 – 29, 12<\/p>\n R7 – 45, 1<\/p>\n MER enhanced service day<\/em><\/p>\n Service ran well in good weather<\/p>\n MER Car allocations:<\/p>\n D1 – 19+41<\/p>\n D2 – 20+43<\/p>\n D3 – 14<\/p>\n D4 – 2+42<\/p>\n D5 – 22+44<\/p>\n D6 – 1+51<\/p>\n D7 – 21<\/p>\n D8 – 32+60<\/p>\n Hot spare – 6+47<\/p>\n 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 … Continue reading \n