Manx Electric Trailer 59

{{Infobox Train

| background =

| name = Trailer No. 59 "Royal Saloon"

| image = MER-Trailer-59.jpg

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| caption = Trailer No. 59, Derby Castle Terminus

| manufacturer = G.F. Milnes & Co., Ltd.

| factory = Cleveland Street Works, Birkenhead

| yearconstruction = 1895

| formation = Saloon

| capacity = 18

| operator = Isle Of Man Heritage Railways

| depots = Derby Castle Depôt

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This article details Trailer No. 59 of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

This is the smallest item of passenger stock on the railway, and referred to as the Royal Saloon or sometimes "doll's house" owing to its diminutive size. It became known as the royal saloon/trailer after a visit to Royal Ramsey (so dubbed from the visit) by Queen Victoria and has since carried royalty on a few occasions. It remains rarely used in traffic and stored at Derby Castle Depôt after a number of years on display at the visitors' centre at the terminus.

References

{{cite book|author=Mike Goodwyn|title=Manx Electric|publisher=Platform Five|year=1993|isbn=978-1-872524-52-8}}
{{cite book|author=Keith Pearson|title=100 Years Of Manx Electric Railway|publisher=Leading Edge|year=1992|isbn=0-948135-38-7}}
{{cite book|author=Robert Hendry|title=Manx Electric Album|publisher=Hillside Publishing|year=1978|isbn=0-9505933-0-3}}
{{cite book|author=Norman Jones|title=Isle Of Man Tramways|publisher=Foxline Publishing|year=1994|isbn=1-870119-32-0}}

Sources

[https://web.archive.org/web/20090406105706/http://www.mers.org.im/fleetlist.htm Manx Manx Electric Railway Fleetlist] (2002) Manx Electric Railway Society
[http://www.island-images.co.uk/Rail/MER/zElectric.html Island Island Images: Manx Electric Railway Pages] (2003) Jon Wornham
[http://www.gov.im/tourism/attractions/railways/electric_attract.xml Official Official Tourist Department Page] (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways

Category:Manx Electric Railway