Isle of Man Heritage Transport Festival 2024 by Tindle News - Dailymotion

Isle of Man Heritage Transport Festival 2024

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00:00the line reached a little bit further. But it was the following year, once the Badu Vardat

00:10had been completed, that on the 28th of July 1899, trams arrived here in the current ground

00:19station for the first time. And four large winter saloon trams were delivered for the opening of

00:26the new section of the line by GF Mills of Birkenhead. And they included 19, 20, 22 and 21

00:36that hauled us here today. And they all remain, all of those remain in service to this day,

00:41which is pretty incredible. And I think it just highlights the extraordinary skill,

00:47expertise, craftsmanship of the Victorian companies that did that. We were with the

00:54steam railway yesterday and I was making the same point,

00:57then talking about sustainability and endurance of these things. Wow, absolutely amazing.

01:04So today we're marking the 125th anniversary of the first tram into Ranji station.