Open sided trams with bench seating, known as "toastrack" trams were popular in seaside towns and attractions such as at
Blackpool. These trams, which were built for the Douglas Southern Electric Tramway on the Isle of Man, were unusual in being double decker toastracks (usually such trams were single deckers). They ran along the Douglas Marine Drive on a ledge cut from the cliff face.
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Douglas Number 1 at Crich
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| Information |
| Number built: |
14 |
| Built: |
1896 |
| Builder: |
Brush Traction |
| Motor: |
2 Westinghouse 12A electric motors (DC OHLE) |
| Power: |
50 hp (37 kW) |
The tram had a capacity of seventy five passengers, passengers could only board and alight from one side of the tram due to the cliff face. The tramway ran until 1939 when the line was closed due to the Second World War. After the war No. 1 was restored and is now preserved at Crich Tramway Museum. The tramway on the Isle of Man never reopened.
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| No. 1 at Crich |
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The steps can be clearly seen in this view
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Getting on isn't allowed this side!
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