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.jpg "Round we go!")
.jpg "What more can I add?")
.jpg "Laxey Station is well endowed with handing baskets and other floral displays. On a summer's day, the station cafe is very popular.")
.jpg "Car 2 is driven past the crossover .............")
.jpg "......... and stops.")
.jpg "A close-up of this ancient tramcar.")
.jpg "A third study of car 2 in the siding.")
.jpg "Car 33 again at Derby Castle. The white building with red doors in the background is the horse car sheds.")
.jpg "Car 33 yet again.")
.jpg "Yes - and again. Am I boring you?")
.jpg "...... with an enthusiastic and excited school party.")
.jpg "View from the other end with the name spelt out with white rocks.")
.jpg "Car 33 at Baldrine again.")
.jpg "26 is another of the toastrack motor cars.")
.jpg "The trailer in this case is No. 56 which was rebuilt in 1994/95 as a saloon and fitted with sides, glazing, wheelchair hoist, dynamo and demountable seating as a disabled access car. (Info from the MER Society's website).")
.jpg "Another view of 26 and 56 in the Derby Castle lay-by siding. Horse trams in the background and floral displays abound.")
.jpg "20 crosses the main road as it begins its journey out to Ramsey.")
.jpg "16 was on one of the Douglas to Laxey shorts and here it prepares to run round the trailer.")
.jpg "Green car 16 with Snaefell car 5.")
.jpg "16 and Snaefell car 5 again.")
.jpg "Did I really take so many of this one?")
.jpg "Car 2 comes to a stand to pick up passengers - including the photographer!")
.jpg "Car 33 with saloon trailer 56 still in tow appeared.")
.jpg "One of the small LMR locos can be seen as one of the winter saloons starts the steep ascent towards Ramsey.")
.jpg "Same location with another winter saloon braking for the sharp bends which take the line into Laxey.")
.jpg "Car 1 and 16 in the shed again.")
.jpg "32 and 21 side by side at the Ramsey terminus.")
.jpg "A short break was taken for photogrpahs and, in the case of some, a quick one in the local hostelry.")
.jpg "32 and 21 yet again.")
.jpg "... with passenger. Hold on- haven't we seen him before?")
.jpg "Back at Laxey, 21 awaits its time before going on to Douglas, while passengers board Snaefell car 2 for the trip to the summit.")
.jpg "21 again, this time with two Snaefell cars - one in, one out.")
.jpg "Another view of Laxey Station - the octagonal building on the right houses a craft shop.")
.jpg "The guard lines up the trolley pole with the wire.")
.jpg "Car 22 arriving from Douglas.")
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