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	21ma.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Trams differ from other forms of rail-based transport in that their tracks are partly or wholly laid in streets, which they share to a greater or lesser extent with other road traffic.
		The first trams, known as streetcars or horsecars in North America, were built in the United States and developed from city stagecoach lines and omnibus lines that picked up and dropped off passengers on a regular route and without the need to be pre-hired.
		Modern trams generally use overhead electric cables, from which they draw current through a pantograph, a bow collector (less commonly) or the now-rare trolley pole (the former is most common and used on most new tram designs).
	www.21ma.com /mod3.php?title=Tram (5682 words)

	Tramway - Tram Fleet
		This tram which ran on the Isle of Man is the oldest trolley-equipped tram at Crich, entering service in 1896, still within the experimental period in electric traction.
		An 1874 horse tram, this was the first tram to carry passengers at the Museum in 1963 before electric traction commenced in 1964.
		This tram was placed in service in 1934 and was donated to the Tramway Museum Society after the closure of the mine on which it ran.
	www.tramway.co.uk /smx/cms/tramfleet (659 words)

	Manx Parents .net : Railways of The Isle of Man : Douglas Horse Trams
		Built in 1876, the trams proved to be a welcome and popular attraction for many as they carried passengers between the ferries, the hotels and the many attractions on the promenade.
		Despite the decline in tourism and the rise in public and private transport, the horse trams still operate from the beginning of May until the end of September running at regular intervals between 9:20am and 6:00pm.
		The horses which are specially bred for the task in hand operate on a rota making a couple of return journeys before being changed.
	www.manxparents.net /attractions/dht.php (252 words)

	The Cable Car Home Page - The Manx Electric Railway
		Adding further to MER’s uniqueness is the fact that many of the line’s Douglas (the capital and most important town on the Isle of Man) riders use the Douglas Horse Tramway to connect with the company’s electric cars.
		The Douglas Horse Tramway operates a three-foot gauge, 1.6 mile double-track line from the terminal of Manx Electric (Derby Castle) to the City Center/Sea Terminal, running along Douglas’s sea-front Promenade.
		The Douglas Corporation owns the horse tram which, except for war years, has operated since 1876, whereas Manx Electric is owned by the Manx government.
	www.cable-car-guy.com /html/cciomelectric.html (2403 words)

	Finance Choices - Personal Finance Wiki
		W-class trams are used on the free City Circle tram route in addition to several other routes and also operate as the world's first restaurant tram.
		Trams in Adelaide were all but wiped out in 1958 with the exception of the single Glenelg Tram line, which links the city centre with the seaside suburb of Glenelg and operates substantially along its own right of way and continues to run to this day as public transport.
		Tram services also existed in Johannesburg (where the suburban railway to Boksburg, opened in 1890, was also called the Rand Tram), Pretoria and Durban but were replaced by petrol, diesel and trolley bus systems by the early 1960s.
	www.financechoices.co.uk /personal-finance-wiki.php?title=Tram (7241 words)

	Horse Tram - 2005-0098 On display: Manx Museum, Douglas - Isle of Man Government Manx National Heritage:
		Douglas Corporation horse-drawn tram No14 was built in 1883, by the Metropolitan Railway Carriage and Wagon Company of Birmingham, for South Shields tramways.
		It is believed to be the oldest surviving double-decker horse tram.
		This tram is on display in the Manx Museum, Douglas.
	www.gov.im /mnh/collections/social/transport/tram.xml (116 words)

	contributorspage5b (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Douglas, the capital of the Island since 1869, has had a horse tramway running along the Promenades for all but seven years of its 'premiership', after a 3' gauge line was laid in 1876.
		Tram 33, carrying advertising for the Island's Department of Tourism is seen approaching the traffic lights at the bottom of Broadway.
		The tram is seen as on Queens Promenade driven by horse tram stalwart Paul Kelly with conductor Carlo.
	www.mers.org.im /contributorspage5b.htm (503 words)

	Isle of Man Guide - TRANSPORTATION, Horse Drawn Trams
		The trams are fitted with roller bearings to ease the load on the horses bred to pull them.
		The trams have been running ever since, only seeing brief breaks during World War II, and are a popular form of transport for locals and tourist.
		There are marked signs with a horse and tram on them along the edge of the promenade.
	www.iomguide.com /horsetram.php (333 words)

	Douglas Horse Trams, horses provide power for the Isle of Man tramcars - Isle of Man Government -
		The world's oldest horse tram service dates back to 1876 having operated continuously with only war-time breaks.
		Some 42 horses provide the motive power and the 23 tramcars are fitted with roller bearings to ease the load.
		Horses are bred specifically for the service and on reaching retirement graduate to the Home of Rest on the outskirts of Douglas, where they can be viewed by the public.
	www.gov.im /tourism/activities/railways/horsetrams.xml (152 words)

	Victor Harbor Tourism - Horse Drawn Tram Welcome
		The Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram uses 14 Clydesdale Horses on a rotational basis with the trams accommodating approximately 50 passengers.
		The Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram is situated at the start of the Causeway next to the Victor Harbor Visitor Information Centre opposite Warland Reserve.
		Each horse works two to three shifts per week, depending on their age and the season of the year.
	www.victor.sa.gov.au /site/page.cfm?u=321 (702 words)

	Douglas, Isle of Man, United Kingdom: Things To See & Do
		Running only from spring to early autumn, these horse-drawn trams first began running in 1876, and today are the oldest working horse tram left in the world.
		Connecting the Horse Trams to Derby Castle some 17 miles away, the electric-powered trains is one of the easiest and loveliest ways to see the scenery along the east coast, following a steep, twisting route through the towns of the east coast before terminating at Ramsey, about 2 hrs journey one way.
		Running from Douglas to Port Erin on the south side of the island, this railway built in the 1800s is yet another archaic form of transport which has survive and thrived on the island, while its counterparts on the mainland have disappeared.
	www.holidaycityflash.com /uk/douglas_things_todo.htm (456 words)

	Railways
		Spirited departure from Douglas on a damp day.
		The tramway has stables in Douglas but pastures at its farm near Maughold.
		Retired tram horses at the island's horses' home.
	homepage.mac.com /wasleys/mann/PhotoAlbum54.html (167 words)

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		No more so than in Douglas where you can still hear the clip clop of horseshoes as these powerful large animals that are purposely bred for this task pull the oldest horse drawn tram service in the world along the promenade from its terminus at Derby Castle to just in front of the sea terminal.
		The reason is that the trams run down the centre of the road and so the only way a car can pass is by passing on the left hand side.
		When the horses have ended their working life they are retired to the Rest Home for Old Horses on Richmond hill just outside Douglas.
	www.freewebs.com /mannananscloak/timestandsstill.htm (856 words)

	The Cable Car Home Page - Cable Car Lines in the UK
		Douglas Corporation acquired the horse tramway and the cable railway in 1902 after Dumbell's bank failed.
		Persistent stories have it that the horses are scared of the car, as they often were of cable cars.
		In 1883, Liverpool United Tramways, a horse tramway operator, considered using cable traction on a line on London Road and Prescot Street from William Brown Street to Kensington.
	www.cable-car-guy.com /html/ccuk.html (2163 words)

	British Trams Online - News November 2005
		Trams are part of Blackpool's cultural history and the redevelopment and regeneration plans could soon mean that trams become obsolete.
		We are trialling this tram in Birkenhead ahead of introducing it in Blackpool where we hope it will become the first of a large fleet of 85 to modernise their trams, many of which are around 70 years old.
		Two trams were stranded by the closure of the tramway, one on the eastbound track at Coombe Lane and one at Addington Village heading westbound.
	www.britishtramsonline.co.uk /newsnov05.html (9375 words)

	Douglas Bay Horse Tramway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway is a horse-drawn tramway in Douglas on the Isle of Man.
		The route runs along the seafront promenade for 1.6 miles (~2.8 km), from a southern terminus at Victoria Pier, by the Sea Terminal to a northern terminus at Derby Castle, the southern terminus of the Manx Electric Railway.
		Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram, a horse-drawn tramway in Australia
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas_Bay_Horse_Tramway (326 words)

	Six Bells Junction - UK - Class 50
		The Douglas Horse Tram runs along the town's promenade between Sea Terminal and Derby Castle (the terminus for the MER tram line).
		The 1615 departure to Douglas is seen with numbers 1 and 11 at the head.
		SMR tram no.4 (disguised as "Martin the mountain tram"!) pauses on for a photo-stop en-route from Laxey to Bungalow, the lines only intermediate station.
	members.fortunecity.com /sixbells/iom.html (696 words)

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		It is the Mother Church of the wider Douglas community....having given birth to two other churches - one at Frankfield (built in 1976) and one at Rochestown (built in 1991).
		There was a time when people journeyed to Mass by horse and cart, and they tied up their horses to the surrounding railings.
		Long may this Church be loved by the people of Douglas; long may the people continue to make sacrifices to make sure that God has a worthy dwelling place among them.
	homepage.eircom.net /~douglasweekly/homily18.html (687 words)

	Isle of Man - Getting Around by Train and Tram (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Islands' network of steam trains, electric trams and horse trams enable you to travel from the Southern town of Port Erin all the way up to the Northern town of Ramsey.
		The Manx Electric Railway operates on the east coast of the Island between Douglas and Ramsey, a distance of 18 miles.
		One of the great summer sights of Douglas, the trams are known locally as 'toast racks' and travel for 2 miles along the promenade.
	www.isleofman.com /gettingaround/bytrain (329 words)

	Douglas Horse Trams - Transport Centre, Colourpoint Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		He has had a life-long interest in transport subjects and is the author of the The Fintona Horse Tram (out of print).
		The diversity of the liveries and the charm of the venerable tramcars are extensively illustrated.
		The author takes the reader along the route in easy stages and the pictures show detail of some of the routines at the terminals when the horses are changed.
	www.colourpoint.co.uk /titles/1898392102-4.html (179 words)

	The Douglas Bay Tramway - The only surviving Horse Tramway in Britain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The horse trams are a common sight on the promenade during the summer months.
		The trams run daily from May to the end of September, with many of the original fleet of cars still in use today, and is a popular tourist attraction and tramway of important historic value.
		It is the only surviving Horse Tramway in Britain, and the only one to have operated continuously since its opening (with the exception of World War II).
	www.douglashorsetramway.net (158 words)

	Douglas Horse Trams
		Linking the Manx Electric Railway terminus at Derby Castle with the Sea Terminal, the line runs for nearly 2 miles along Douglas Promenade forming an important public transport function.
		Horses are bred specifically for the service and on reaching retirement graduate to the Home of Rest on the outskirts of Douglas, where they can be visited by the public.
		At Derby Castle, a restored Douglas cable car is displayed in the Horse Tram Depot - the only bogie cable tramcar outside San Francisco
	www.isle-of-man.com /heritage/transport/h_tram.shtml (177 words)

	horsetramfleetlist01
		Notes: This was the second tram to carry the fleetnumber 1
		Moved to the Manx Museum, Douglas as a static exhibit in 1990.
		Two other former Douglas Corporation horse trams survive in private ownership - 1909 GC Milnes-Voss Bulkhead 46 in the UK and 1935 Vulcan 'Tomato Box' 49 in the Isle of Man
	www.mers.org.im /horsetramfleetlist01.htm (356 words)

	Isle of Man Buses 2005
		Seen crossing the lifting bridge over Douglas Harbour on 19th September is 42, one of three Optare bodied Daf DB250s in the Isle of Man Transport fleet, working a Douglas Town Service.
		Whilst waiting for a bus to Douglas at Baldrine on Wednesday 21st September noe came the other way, and was captured on film by Steve Mitchell.
		Back in Douglas, seen on Lord Street was one of the 2005 VDL DB250s was photographed loading on a Douglas local service.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /caroline.mathews/threelegs.html (2351 words)

	ISLE OF MAN - Train companies & railway stations, timetables, fares virgin trains tickets and trainline tickets online ...
		All the trams running today are original, all built between 1893 and 1906.
		This tram service, which runs along the promenade at Douglas, links the port area with the electric tram service at the northern end of the promenade.
		The oldest surviving horse-drawn tram service in the world, it dates back to 1876 and runs the entire two miles of the promenade.
	www.touristnetuk.com /nw/isleofman/travel/railways.asp (646 words)

	Railways, Isle of Man Steam train museum and Manx Electric trams - Isle of Man Government -
		In Douglas are the horse drawn trams - the oldest trams in the world - in continuous service, except for the war years since 1876.
		The main train, electric tram and bus stations are in Douglas.
		Travel there by horse tram (they stop by request at tram stops along the promenade) or by bus.
	www.visitisleofman.com /activities/railways/intro.xml (777 words)

	Manx Electric Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The electric railway was first opened in 1893 between Douglas and Laxey.
		In conjunction with the Steam Railway it meant that during the early part of the century there was a railway system available for people wanting to travel down either the East or West coasts.
		A horse tram service from the Douglas tram station would take passangers to and from the Sea Terminal.
	www.mcb.net /iom/etrams.html (185 words)

	Onchan Online A Tour of Onchan, Round The Edges
		The bungalows were built for individual owners and were generally designed by the firm of Lomas and Barrett architects of Douglas.
		Beyond the bungalows is the entrance to Tremmisarry (at one time called Mount William House) which was built for Moore Thomas Cubbin when he purchased an area of land from Deemster Heywood in 1852.
		It takes the water from a spring and natural drainage in the fields on the right hand side of Blackberry Lane and this then passes through a glen and shows behind the horse tram depôt in the form of a waterfall before passing under the promenade and appearing again on the beach.
	www.onchan.org.im /onchan_history/onchan_tours/tour2/tour2_11.php (899 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Isle of Man \| Horse tram popularity in decline
		The trams are a part of Douglas's heritage
		But chairman of the Leisure Services Committee, Councillor David Christian, said the trams must stay as they are part of the town's heritage.
		"I think the horse trams are very safe at the moment," he added.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/isle_of_man/4413886.stm (187 words)

	Ballarat Tramway Museum - Ballarat Trams are Ballarat History.
		I Tram di Milano (The Trams of Milan)
		Tourist Tram of the Valley of the Deule (French)
		Tramdev - LRT, Tram & Tramway in Bristol
	www.btm.org.au /links.htm (403 words)

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