Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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Douglas Bay Horse Tramway* | Douglas | Horse | 1876-08-07 | [1], [2]. Winter service withdrawn from 2 Nov 1927, current operating season early May - late September. Operation suspended 30 Sep 1939 - 22 May 1946 because of war. | |
Cable | 1896-08-15 | 1929-08-19 | [3]. Winter service withdrawn from 1927. | ||
Douglas Southern Electric Tramways, Ltd. (Marine Drive Tramway) | Douglas - Keristal - Port Soderick | Electric | 1896 | 1939-09-15 | Opened to Keristal 7 August 1896, completed 1897. Operation suspended ca. 1914 - ca. 1918 because of war. |
Manx Electric Railway | Douglas (Derby Castle) - Laxey - Ramsey | Electric | 1893-09-07 | [4]. Operation suspended Laxey - Ramsey, 30 Sep 1975, restored 25 Jun 1977. | |
Snaefell Mountain Railway | Laxey - Snaefell Summit | Electric | 1895-08-21 | Operates only during summer season. Operation suspended 20 Sep 1939 - 1 Jun 1946 because of war. |
Note for Manx Electric Railway: Opened to Groudle Glen, 7 Sep 1893. Extended to Laxey, 27 Jul 1894. Extended to Ramsey (Ballure), 5 Aug 1898 Completed to Ramsey (Plaza), 24 Jul 1899.
Other than the tramways marked *, the routes of these railways are/were predominantly rural and thus they cannot be said to be town tramways.
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