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| Douglas Bay Horse Tramway Raad Yiarn Cabbyl Vaie Ghoolish | |
|---|---|
 Roofed toastrack No. 35, Loch Promenade | |
| Locale | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Terminus | Derby Castle station / Villa Marina |
| Commercial operations | |
| Name | Douglas Bay Horse Tramway |
| Built by | Thomas Lightfoot |
| Original gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Preserved operations | |
| Owned by | Isle of Man Government |
| Operated by | Isle of Man Railways |
| Stations | Various (hail & ride) |
| Length | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| 7 August 1876 | Official opening |
| 2 January 1900 | Takeover, Douglas Corporation |
| 30 September 1927 | Winter service terminated |
| 28 September 1939 | Closed for duration |
| 1 May 1946 | Seasonal services resumed |
| Preservation history | |
| 9 August 1956 | 80th Anniversary |
| 7 August 1976 | Centenary parade |
| 7 August 2011 | 135th Anniversary |
| Headquarters | Banks Circus |
| Website | |
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The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway (Manx: Raad Yiarn Cabbyl Vaie Ghoolish) on the Isle of Man runs along the seafront promenade for approximately 1 mile (1.6 km), from the southern terminus at the Villa Marina, to Derby Castle station, the southern terminus of the Manx Electric Railway, where the workshops and sheds are located. It is a distinctive tourist attraction. However works have been underway to relay all of the track in 2019 and at present only a third (from the Derby Castle) is usable, with no published completion date for the works.