Steam locomotive 'Douglas', Port Erin Railway Station, Isle of Man
Date(s): c.1896
Scope & Content: The steam locomotive 'Douglas' came into operation in 1896 and was the last of the locomotives of the original 1873 design. The station shown is the original Port Erin station building which was replaced around 1903. During the Second World War Douglas had as its driver Tommy Cannan and his son was the fireman. His brother Alfie was the station master at Ballaugh. The train used to come out of Ramsey each morning bringing the alien internees to the country stations to work on the farms. The local boys nicknamed the loco 'the doodlebug'. At one time the staff kept a pet eel in the water tank which they fed regularly. The fish presumably got into the tank when the water was being taken on.
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Language: eng
Extent: photo format : 3.00 x 3.00
Physical description: glass
Item name: photograph
Collection: Photographic Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: PGN 01062