DESCRIPTION Manx Electric Railway (MER) opened in 1893; this suburban tram line connects Douglas, Laxey and Ramsey in the Isle of Man. MER mostly runs in reserved lanes, adopting its original rolling stock.
In the Isle of Man its also still operating a tourist horse tram (Douglas Bay Horse Tramway, opened in 1876), that interchanges with MER at Derby Castle (Douglas).
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HISTORYdate | section name | line | | 1876 | Douglas Bay Horse Tramway opening | -- | 1893 | Manx Electric Railway opening | MER |
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| TECHNICAL DATA Single line length (Km) --
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Total track length (km) 27
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Type steel wheels
Current/Voltage 550 V DC overhead
Type of guide/gauge 914 mm gauge rails
Vehicles builder G.F. MILNES & Co.,ELECTRIC RAILWAY & TRAMWAY CARRIAGE Co.,ENGLISH ELECTRIC & Co.,UNITED ELECTRIC CAR COMPANY
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Operator ISLE OF MAN HERITAGE RAILWAYS
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