Douglas Bay Horse Tramway — Douglas, Isle of Man
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N 54° 10.028 W 004° 27.656
30U E 404623 N 6003102
The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway runs along the seafront promenade for approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Waymark Code: WMV0EG
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 02/02/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
Views: 8

The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway (Manx: Raad Yiarn Cabbyl Vaie Ghoolish) runs along Douglas seafront promenade for approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km), from the southern terminus at the Victoria Pier, adjacent to the Sea Terminal, to Derby Castle, the southern terminus of the Manx Electric Railway (MER), where the workshops and sheds are located.
The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway is the world's last remaining 19th century original horse-drawn passenger tramway. The tramway is 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge, double track throughout, running down the middle of the road. Service is provided by 23 tramcars and some 45 horses. The tramway was built and initially operated by Thomas Lightfoot, a retired civil engineer from Sheffield. His service was introduced in 1876.
Since 1927 the tramway has run in summer season only. In 2015 the Douglas Borough Council confirmed that they had to close it as it was not financially viable. But fortunately the service will continue at least until the 2017 summer season (-> timetable)
source: wikipedia, Visit Isle of Man

The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]

The attraction’s own URL: [Web Link]

Hours of Operation:
April - October 9 am - 6 pm


Admission Prices:
Single Journey / Day Ticket: Adult: £3 / £6 Child: £2 / £3


Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Less than 15 minutes

Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle or Public Transportation

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