Douglas Bay Horse Tramway

The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway (English for horse tram at the Douglas Bay ), also known as Douglas Horse Tram (horse tram from Douglas ) is a 1876, horses tram in Douglas, the capital of the British Kronbesitz belonging Isle of Man. It is 1.6 miles ( 2.8 km ) from the boat dock Victoria Pier to the last stop Derby Castle, where the Manx Electric Railway has its depot. She is one of the very few remaining horse trams in the world.

History

The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway was planned in the early 1870s by retired civil engineer Thomas Lightfoot, a native of Sheffield, and had in Douglas on the Isle of Man his retirement home. The horse tramway was built in 1876 and initially operated by Lightfoot. This was in service with exceptions in the Second World War every year, without exception, until the present time.

In 1882, Lightfoot sold his web to the Isle of Man Tramways Ltd, its another story can be read in Manx Electric Railway. January 2, 1902, the newly formed company had 33 vehicles and 60 horses.

Since 1929, the horse tram is seasonal only operated as one of the very few remaining of its kind every year in the summer months and remains as one of the hervorstehendsten Tourist attractions on the Isle of Man.

Description

The course is laid out in narrow gauge of 914 mm (3 feet), runs except at the termini continuous double track road subgrade and has 23 cars and about 45 horses.

Over the years, different car designs were used by each type is at least obtain a copy. The most common so-called "closed toast racks" are used - these are open-sided summer trolley with consecutively arranged transversely to the street rows of seats. It also closed cars are used over and over again. Only rarely used, however, is the last remaining double floor deck seat car.

In summer, the cars stay in front of a restaurant near the end of the line, but there is also a storage building, in the winter the vehicles.