- Douglas Bay Horse Tramway fleet
Since originally opening in
1876 the horse tramway that operates along the promenades atDouglas on theIsle of Man has been maintained by a fleet of various types of car which can be summarised accordingly. In the early years of operation several cars were rebuilt as double/single deck cars and/or replaced with respective fleet numbers being used by newer vehicles, which accounts for several numbers appearing twice on different cars.Current service fleet
No. 1 - winter saloon, second car to be given this fleet number
No. 12 - open toastrack with lamp standards on ends and large fleet numbers
No. 18 - rebuilt winter saloon, now double deck car
No. 21 - "long" (extended) open toastrack
No. 27 - enclosed winter saloon
No. 28 - enclosed winter saloon
No. 29 - enclosed winter saloon
No. 33 - roofed toastrack, in regular operation
No. 35 - roofed toastrack, in regular operation
No. 36 - roofed toastrack, in regular operation (illuminated tram)
No. 37 - roofed toastrack, in regular operation
No. 39 - "long" (extended) open toastrack
No. 40 - "long" (extended) open toastrack
No. 42 - "long" (extended) open toastrack, sees limited use
No. 43 - roofed toastrack, in regular operation
No. 45 - roofed toastrack, in regular operation
Miscellaneous
No. 11 - open toastrack, in private ownership and off-site storage
No. 22 - "umbrella" car, converted to shop but currently out of use
No. 44 - the royal tram, seldom used, in red white and blue paint scheme
No. 46 - restored to original condition and displayed on the mainland
No. 47 - roofed toastrack, in 1970s condition and privately owned, stored off-site
No. 49 - sole surviving "tomato box" style convertible car, privately owned, in store
ee also
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Transport on the Isle of Man
*Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram , a horse-drawn tramway inAustralia
*List of light-rail/tram systems
*List of town tramway (urban tramway, streetcar) systems External links
* [http://www.douglas.org.im/councilinformation.asp?ID=1026 Douglas Borough Council - tramway page]
* [http://www.iomguide.com/horsetram.php Isle of Man Horse Drawn Trams]
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