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The final set of pictures come from the MER Derby Castle shed.  If this object drops off the roof, the staff evacuate the shed.  All from a historic fire at the shed…..

Restoring underframes….

Restoring bodywork…..

And the impressive end results….

And to finish, some typical (and very nice) IOM goods wagons…

Well, that’s all from somewhere in the Irish Sea.  The more usual boring posts will start again next time! 

Arriving at MER Laxey shed by Wickham trolley and trains pass on the main line….

Some interesting shunting.  I do like cars converted for other uses like this trailer.  [Correction – this vehicle was built like this as a bogie van, for transport of parcels, milk, and interestingly, coffins.  It has just been restored by the MER supporters and this was its first trip out.]  Note the man holding the trolley pole in place during reverse shunting….

Inside the works, plenty of restoration work needed….

And some excellent restoration completed…..

The unusual double ended engineers motor…

Next post, MER Derby Castle.

The next few days posts finish off the Isle of Man travels of Allan and Ron, returning to three visits to the car sheds on the island.  Mainly photos, with the odd (sometimes very odd) comment!  

But we’ll first revisit ‘Caledonia’, on their trip to closed lines on the island.

And the beautifully maintained Foxdale station, on the short (and steep) branch to the mines there.

Today’s shed visit is to the Snaefell car shed at Laxey.  There’s some work going on maintaining the car bogies…

Permanent way stock….

Restoring car bodies….

And some odds and ends!

Next time, the electric main line at Laxey.

Starting with trains today….

Sitting in Port Erin Station this morning.

Waiting for a train….

And off to Douglas, waiting for the return trip to Port Erin….

And a mixture from various days of trams at Laxey and Douglas, plus a few horsey shots!

The holiday is coming to an end….

By train and bus to MER Derby Castle for shed tour. Now waiting to do round tour to Ramsey before steam Extravaganza and barbecue at Douglas Station. On ferry back to Liverpool tomorrow.

Just Allan’s pictures of the shed tour to come later in the week.

Lots of pictures today, though Saturday will still be two posts – trams today and trains tomorrow.

Sunny but now starting to rain. Took seasonal weekend bus to Peel and carried on to Laxey via Ramsey. Now waiting for tram cavalcade at Laxey.

Peel….

And here come the trams (in numerical, not chronological, order!)

Snaefell….

Engineers train….

I’ve been waiting for the picture of local produce!

Was up at Laxey today for the parade of trams. Found a nice place to watch….. the Mines Tavern.  Just about to start and you guessed it – the rain came down. So I went somewhere it was not raining…….

Another day, another adventure (I’ve slightly lost track of the days!!)

Overcast turning sunny. Made way to Laxey intending to carry on to Ramsey but due to improvement in weather and short queue decided to go up Snaefell following wet journey on Sunday. Returned to Douglas for horse tram cavalcade to find it was running around 30 mins late before taking train back to hotel.

Bungalow Station and the views….

Summit Station….

Back down the hill for the Horse Tram Cavalcade.  I’ll have 3/6 on the one with the sheepskin noseband!

And a bit later….

Leaving Douglas Station with the dining train. In the platform. Also the freight train that was running today.

And a couple of shed shots to finish….