Description
By steamship, horse tram, electric tram, pier train and steam train.
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An introduction to the isle of Man from Laxey beach. |
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Leaving Liverpool on board the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s T.S.S. Manx Maid, of 1962, on August 14th, 1967. |
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Crossing the Irish Sea. |
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Douglas Corporation horsedrawn tramcar arriving at Victoria Pier terminus. |
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Riding a horsetram from Victoria Pier along Loch Promenade. |
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Description of the Manx Electric Railway. |
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On board Manx Electric trolleycar 9, of 1894, leaving Derby Castle and climbing through Port Jack to Onchan. |
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Trolleycar 20, of 1899, stops at Groudle Glen station with a southbound train and its air compressor churning. |
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Winding through Baldrine on board trolleycar 19, of 1899, starting at Baldrine halt and calling at Garwick Glen. |
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The first northbound train, the 7 a.m. “boat car” from Douglas, passing through Laxey at 7.30 a.m. on August 15th. Trolleycar 20, with a cross-bench trailer car and a parcels van in tow, stops at Laxey car shed, crosses the viaduct over the rushing Laxey river then, from the same location above the car shed, we hear it clattering along the far side of the glen. |
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Description of the Snaefell Mountain Railway at Laxey station in its rookery and the sound of car 5 , of 1895, starting the ascent of the 1-in-12 gradient near the car shed. |
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Riding M.E.R. cross-bench trailer car 40, of 1930, behind trolleycar 19, of 1899, from Dhoon Glen towards Dhoon church at Glen Mona, slowing for Dhoon quarry sidings on the way. |
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Northbound car 6, of 1894, with a trailer car, passing Ballaskeig Beg. |
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Car 6 and trailer car southbound, stopping at Dreemskerry. |
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Trolleycar 20 and a trailer car, entering Ramsey down Walpole Road. |
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The reversal ritual at Ramsey terminus on August 16th. Trolleycar 20 uncouples, moves forward and reverses through the crossover. The trailer car rolls by gravity past the crossover and the trolleycar reverses through the crossover and couples up to the trailer. |
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The Isle of Man Harbour Board’s Wickham petrol tramcar on Queen’s Pier, Ramsey. |
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Isle of Man Railway train, headed by 2-4-0 locomotive 11, Maitland, of 1905, calling at Sulby Glen station with the afternoon train from Ramsey to Douglas. |
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A journey on the I.M.R., the 2.05 p.m. train from Douglas to Castletown, on August 17th, recorded from the first carriage behind 2-4-0 locomotive 10, G.H. Wood, of 1905. The train climbs the 1-in-65 gradient out of Douglas, calls at Port Soderick station, echoes through the disused Santon station and clanks into Castletown’s glade station without platforms. |
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Epilogue at Port Erin. |
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